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Jorge Jesús was asked again about the criticism of those who have been the target of Benfica’s performance.
«I spent more than two years abroad and I knew that in Portugal there is communication with speculation. It’s another game out of the game, intended to devalue coaches, players, and presidents. I know that politically this communication exists. I wasn’t trained for this … I was used to talking only about football, I spent two years talking only about football. He was not used to this speculation and chase to devalue. (…) In Portugal I listen to lawyers and architects – without valuing these professions – talk about football … but does it fit in someone’s head? »
I don’t have to answer those people. What I have is to respond to the Benfica fans by winning games. In the last six games we have won five and drawn one. Could we have done better and won all six? We could. Could we play better? We could, because this team can play a lot more, as it showed at the beginning of the championship ”.
“There is a lot of movement that worries Benfica fans, that’s why they get nervous. Even today on the bus I saw a sign that said ‘Shame’. This influences the fans. The championships are not won neither on the fifth day when we were in first place, nor now that we are in second place. In May, we do the math. All teams have phases, Benfica started well, there was a period in which the results were not so good. I know why, but I don’t want to not talk because they say it’s an excuse. I smelled Seferovic (recovered from Covid-19), we didn’t have one, we had 13 (Covid-19 cases on the team). There are many factors that influence the decline in team performance.
“Fight? But what challenge? In six league games, we won five and drew one. There is still speculation that the coach and the team will be nervous. The coach does not make you nervous. The past does not count, the present counts. But The coach has some merits, I am sure they will not jeopardize my quality, here, in China, wherever. The dispute that interests us to speak and speculate, I do not know. I know that the fans are not happy, nor am I happy. happy is different from arguing.
