Italian Francesco Farioli is one of the most important coaches in the world.

The world has been upside down since yesterday due to the great tactical match played by Mourinho’s Benfica against Porto Friuli, especially the pressing style.

To understand the difficulty of the story, Porto has won 9 consecutive matches and was one victory away from achieving the record before the Benfica match.

They have won all 8 of their league matches, scored 19 goals in the league, and conceded only one goal. This is the first time they have failed to score since Friuli held them against Benfica.

Mourinho said he studied them extensively and knew Porto’s central defenders before, so he decided to play with a compact system with two man-markers on their pivot, with one man holding him and the other facing the defender and blocking the passing angle to the pivot.

He said, “If we played man-to-man with one player, we would have risked duels and cards, but this way, we stopped three Porto players with two of our players,

so we had an extra player to cover the defensive line, in addition to Benfica’s wingers positioned between the fullbacks and midfield, completely paralyzing Porto’s progression.

” Mourinho said there was no pressure, but rather central control that dominated Porto’s midfield, which produced its worst performance yesterday.

Farioli was helpless against Benfica yesterday, failing to break their pressure or find solutions. Even Benfica’s goalkeeper didn’t make a single dangerous save, even when the team was on the back foot.

It was difficult for Porto’s players to find space in a defense that was so tightly packed and prepared for their attacks.

Even Farioli, the Porto coach, praised Benfica’s defensive style and said he was impressed by Mourinho’s ability to convince his players to play with such focus and defensive cohesion.

Italian Francesco Farioli, one of the most important coaches in the world today, made a previous statement when asked about his coaching references.

He said, “It’s normal to say Pep Guardiola’s Barça, Cruyff’s Ajax, or Sacchi’s Milan, but for him, Mourinho’s Inter is one of his most important references in closing down your defense or staying deep.

Yesterday, I certainly learned a new lesson from Mourinho about defending brilliantly and preparing intelligently.”

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