SL Benfica had the most difficult victory till now. The Vitória Sport Clube players, once orientated by Jesus are now well orientated by Prof Nelo Vingada, had more chances to score than our team. The motivated Guimarães players did all they could to defeat Benfica. Cardozo missed a great chance on a penalite shot but he his young and will soon now how to change things for better and present us all with great perfomances on the future games. Fortunately to SLB Ramires scored a great goal on a fault once again brilliantly marked by Fábio Coentrão.
The official games are harder to win and different from the pre-season, that were fantastic. On the day Jorge Jesus was announced as Benfica’s coach, for a two years contract with one more optional, he knew well that those difficulties would appear, but on this Club everyones thoughts are on winning. Jesus wants for sure to win Titles and be a positive mark on the history of the Reds. The words of Jesus saying that wanted to become Portugal Champion on this first year motivated even more the fans
The successor of Quique Flores wants to win everything, but the Spanish coach also dreamed with that, and the final results were not good as expected after months of brilliant work. Jesus wants above all to turn Quique’s team more dynamic. Jorge Jesus appreciates to study the opponent teams almost until exhaustion and ideas will appear when needed to change the positioning of the team. The lack of ideas was one critical point of Quique Flores that in a crucial season phase did not know how to solve similar the problems. Of course there is a big loss, Reyes that doesn’t belong anymore to this group, but other solutions were obtained by Rui Costa and the President LF Vieira.
Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus (24/07/1954)
Jorge Jesus was born almost 55 years ago, in Amadora, a city near Lisbon that grew tremendously in the last long years. In the local Club, Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, he started playing, but soon changed to Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he stayed for two seasons. Sporting was also Jesus father Club where he played on one of the most kown teams ever. J. Jesus good performances made him wear the shirt of almost twenty Clubs, from the south to the north of Portugal. Later he returned to Amadora and before becoming Coach Jorge played one season for Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco.
Jorge Jesus learnt with the best on the beginning of his Coach career. The times spent on Barcelona with Johan Cruyff he will never forget.
J. Jesus represented, as coach, the following Football Clubs during his career:
Amora Futebol Clube (1989 - 1993);
Futebol Clube de Felgueiras (1993 - 1998);
Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora (1998 - 2000 and 2002/03);
Vitória Futebol Clube (2000 - 2002);
Vitória Sport Clube (2003/04);
Moreirense Futebol Clube (2004/05);
União Desportiva de Leiria (2005/06);
Clube de Futebol - «Os Belenenses» (2006 - 2008);
Sporting Clube de Braga (2008/09)
Futebol Clube de Felgueiras (1993 - 1998);
Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora (1998 - 2000 and 2002/03);
Vitória Futebol Clube (2000 - 2002);
Vitória Sport Clube (2003/04);
Moreirense Futebol Clube (2004/05);
União Desportiva de Leiria (2005/06);
Clube de Futebol - «Os Belenenses» (2006 - 2008);
Sporting Clube de Braga (2008/09)
Jesus brought has on his staff, thre following top professionals:
Raul José is a well known coach that will be focalized on the forward players work;
Miguel Quaresma will have the specific job of training the defenders;
Mário Monteiro the third element of the staff will assume the players fitness.
Bruno Mendes works on the reds Lab and will be able to recover enjuried players;
Minervino Pietra the glourious Benfica player will transmite the Mystic to the group;
Luis matos will be the Goal Keepers Coach;
Marco Pedroso the video technician will study the teams.
Miguel Quaresma will have the specific job of training the defenders;
Mário Monteiro the third element of the staff will assume the players fitness.
Bruno Mendes works on the reds Lab and will be able to recover enjuried players;
Minervino Pietra the glourious Benfica player will transmite the Mystic to the group;
Luis matos will be the Goal Keepers Coach;
Marco Pedroso the video technician will study the teams.
Jorge Jesus is well known in Portugal by everyone who loves football. He likes discipline and rules. The benefits to the players are enormous although some don’t like initially his methods or probably his words. As a coach he likes detailed explications to the players in entrainments and also to the players on the bench during the games. If the players give their best they will become more discipline and more creative, and a better football model will apear on the team.
Next Thursday SL Benfica will play the second leg of the Europa League play offs. The four goals advantage scored on the home game against Vorskla Poltava allow Jesus the introduction of other players on the team. On the other hand will be able to avoid some fadig on other players.
