Mourinho: Only by doing good results can you win back the trust of fans. I am a consequentialist who loses the game after all.

October 1: In the second round of the Champions League stage, Benfica lost to Chelsea 0-1 away. After the game, Mourinho accepted an interview with the media.

Q: Benfica and his opponent have offense and defense. What do you think?

Mourinho said: "I won't go around the corner: Losing means losing, no matter how good you play. This is a fact, and I won't hide it from my players. But there are different ways to lose. Sometimes it makes people dare not go out the next day, and sometimes even though they lose, they can get positive things from it. We play with a strong team, and the results could have been different. Despite the limited training time, we still found a lot of places worthy of recognition. This is our best game, the team maintained stability and organization, and the opponent's goalkeeper was not the best in the game."

"We had the chance to score. From the 75th minute, I felt that some players were physically declining, such as Sudakov. All three of our midfielders were carrying yellow cards, and that The game will inevitably become more open. Chelsea is very strong in counterattacks. I made substitution adjustments to increase vitality, but their substitutes are even stronger than the starting lineup, and they have too many choices. I think Joao Pedro should have received the second yellow card very early. UEFA's law enforcement is very "rules-based", such as the red card in Istanbul Florentino is an example. Otamendi could have awarded a second yellow card that time. If that were the case, the game would definitely be rewritten. We were frustrated by the loss, but optimistic about the team's progress on the tactical and psychological level. This time we have three days of training, and now there will be four days, which can make us better prepared."

Q: Chelsea's goal came when Benfica's performance was getting better. Are you satisfied with the team’s response?

Mourinho said: "That goal was frustrating because the team did almost perfectly in assisting and regional defense. But the two players responded to the same action, and Dedic was too far behind the scene. Overall, the team had no big problems, and Chelsea's offensive dynamics were really hard to defend. The guys performed well."

Question: Is the team winning back the trust of the fans?

"Only by good results can you truly win back the trust of fans. But even if you don't have good results, if you can perform well... Losing is ultimately losing. However, unlike Karabach's game, players may not want to go out the next day, and after this game, if they go to Liberty Avenue for dinner tomorrow, no Benfica fans will insult them. I think this is a positive signal. I am a consequentialist myself, and losing is a loss, but there is still a difference in the way of losing..."

Question: Is this a good foundation before the match against Porto?

"Porto is an extremely powerful team, in excellent form, winning all games, scoring many goals, and almost conceding goals. But since we can play such a game at Stamford Bridge, we should be equally not afraid when facing Porto. The team needs to be vigilant, but we must not be afraid, just like when facing Chelsea."