Rui Costa: Mourinho is one of the best coaches, he has never asked me for signing

Hupu October 3rd News Recently, Benfica's current chairman Rui Costa accepted an exclusive interview with The Recorder. He talked about many topics about the new coach Mourinho, from his remarks to his resume, and then to his game style. The following is the first part of his interview. Will

be more difficult against Porto than against Chelsea?

This is different game, very different. One is an international Champions League match, and the opponent is a team that has just become the world champion. Mourinho said it was more difficult for Porto? This is the speech of our head coach, who has a comprehensive understanding of the team and football. The players know that there is no "spiritual victory". We lost to Chelsea, but we realized the team's response was good, especially considering the team's previous performance. This provides us with psychological preparation for the game at Dragon Stadium, which will not be easy.

Mourinho's remarks after the Chelsea game? Is it a mistake he said that Chelsea is better than Porto?

He wants to cheer up Benfica for his players, and it is his duty. In this football world, few people can teach him about game preparation. My coach is so optimistic about the game at Dragon Stadium, I feel happy, even though he knows it’s not easy and the importance of the game. I'm happy with the message our coach conveys and the confidence he has in this game. We have to take this into account.

If you were a Porto player, would you feel more motivated?

When it comes to such a game, I can say as chairman, management member and former player that the motivation is already there. These are competitions that require high motivation and concentration. I trust Mourinho's message to the players very much. We should think in this direction and prepare for the competition in this direction. Instead of thinking about what the opponent is thinking, we must consider our own problems.

Murinho is enough to reverse the current situation?

Nothing is absolutely absolutely, but if that's the best measure we can find to turn the situation around... He is a fully competent coach, one of the best coaches in the world and one of the most successful coaches in modern football history. His level is self-evident, and it is not difficult to choose him. We are very happy, and Benfica fans should be happy, and they still take over the team when the current situation is not easy. Judging from what I observed his work, I was very satisfied.

As a fan, do you like Mourinho's football style in recent years?

We must analyze it thoroughly, and he said something that I was very satisfied with at the debut ceremony: "If my bad resume in the past few years is to enter two European finals... ".

But Mourinho's team does not always bring attractive games

We often say that in Benfica, winning just is not enough, and winning beautifully is the requirement of the club. But we are not talking about someone who doesn’t know the history of clubs or Portuguese football, so he is very well prepared. To analyze Mourinho's performance in the past few years, we must also evaluate which clubs he coaches. A coach cannot win the championship in a club without a corresponding lineup. Mourinho has experienced this in some way, people talk about United, but he won the trophy there, Roma has never won the European trophy before, he won one and reached another final, which doesn't worry me.

Did Mourinho ask you for signings?

I talk to him every day, has he asked me for signings? No. He pointed out an obvious problem because he talked about the age of the players, our bench was very young, it was our choice, the whole team was very young. This also stems from our strong investment in youth training. Sooner or later, these children must enter the first team and they have this ability.