But Mourinho went anyway. He then began to instil what were at that point some of the most detailed and innovative coaching techniques and training drills that the game had seen. From Benfica to Spurs – Rating each of Jose Mourinho's managerial reigns by Harry Diamond 19/06/2020, 10:11 Jose Mourinho and Tottenham will welcome former side Manchester United to north London this evening as both sides prepare to return to action following the suspension of the Premier League season. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Small but significant changes were made - the size of the training pitch was reduced and more detailed scouting of opponents ordered. On the field, rewards were slow to arrive. With that drought still ongoing, the real edge to this story is that Mourinho probably would have ended it long ago. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is now the interim … The Special One began his managerial career with the Portuguese giants in 2000. Jose Mourinho takes most things personally, but Manchester United's Champions League meeting with Benfica on Wednesday night means even more to him than usual. The manager was on the phone to his wife, though, with his feet up on the desk… and not really interesting in talking to him. JOSE MOURINHO has opened the door for Gedson Fernandes to return to Benfica in January and cut his flop loan short. Benfica SL and União de Leiria were the first teams he managed. Jose Mourinho & Benfica. Champions League final could be moved to England! ', Mourinho would go on to win the Champions League with Benfica's rivals Porto in 2004, He won the Champions League for a second time with Inter Milan in 2010. Mourinho is in the market for a forward this summer, he confirmed on Sunday and hopes to get a deal done to provide Harry Kane with some attacking support before the end of the transfer window. Among the many problems were that the young Portuguese had found board members briefing against them, while there would be strange occurrences like the sudden changing of hotels or details he had planned. The second season was not so much better for Mourinho in Benfica. Benfica, given their inconsistent form, were expected to lose. Mourinho’s main backer was out. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. 'We understood that decision showed a lack of trust in our work.'. “It’s all or nothing,” he told Lourenco. The Lisbon club were at that point going through a crisis, in terms of their status and their economics, and it would greatly constrain the role. Using his very first team talk to just instil a bit of identity and merely telling them that the fact so many of them were internationals should mean they had more confidence about what they were doing, Mourinho first of all gave them a focus and team identity. 'President Vilarinho thought it was better not to accept our request,' Mourinho told a press conference. The club switched managers two times. Training became focused more on ball work rather than fitness. He left them 19 points behind their bitter rivals. Mourinho was sacked in December last year, less than 24 hours after United lost 4-1 at Liverpool. But they conceded an equaliser at the death and two points slipped away. He was in bullish mood. Play it now. One problem was how he did it. Jupp Heynckes was replaced by José Mourinho in September. With Azevedo out of his post, Mourinho had lost his main backer and suddenly was in a race against time. He felt like he was being provoked. Government 'hold talks with UEFA over switching from... European Super League clubs are 'at WAR with each other' as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus 'threaten... Manchester United owner Joel Glazer FINALLY writes to fans with 708-word letter saying he WILL meet them and... 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