Chelsea 1-0 Benfica: Jose Mourinho defeated but still loved on Stamford Bridge return
On Monday, Mourinho, who spent a long -term chelsea employee Thresa Connemy, had a age, poured into the shoulder of the British star of the England star, while chatting with his ex -player Joe Cole after he came 90 minutes before he started. Before the match went to the dressing room before the match, a young Chelsea stopped and signed the fan’s shirt.
“Of course I thank them,” said Mourinho, when a supporter reaction is asked.
“I did this on the field. I live here. I talk to them on the street every day.
“I hope to go back here [Stamford Bridge] With my grandchildren in 20 years.
“Them [Chelsea] It belongs to my history and I belong to theirs. “
Still, Mourinho wants to win. When challenging decisions and demanding more than his players, you can say that he patrols the touch line, as he always does.
It seemed strange to hear how well his team was playing in defeat, even if the ratios were stacked against them by the UK Champions League contestants and the big gap in the income from Portugal.
He sat in the same shelter when he became a manager, but he wondered why the club expects Mauricio Pochettino to change them when it is now a home refuge.
This meant that he was closer to Benfica fans because he produced another classic Mourinho in the second half.
Chelsea may have paid 107 million pounds to Lisbon Club to sign the Arzo midfielder Enzo Fernandez two years ago, but the money has no clear influence on how the former club’s supporters think about him.
Fernandez was bombed with missiles from the upper and lower parts of the stands around him.
Mourinho saw what was going on, splashed out of his seat and took off the contact line – Old Red out that he was a Porto ruler in Trafford, and played Manchester United in 2004 from the Champions League.
The knee shift is now beyond that. Instead, he held himself in angry waves and told the supporters to stand.
They may not all act as they wanted, but the bombing has decreased at least long enough for Fernandez to take the corner.
Peaceful Jose. His friend Jose.
Benfica didn’t win – and Chelsea wasn’t that good – but Mourinho’s return was unforgettable.
There will always be mutual respect here.
