Twenty-two-year-old showed that prior to Morinho’s arrival he was not in the best shape and that the lack of regular activism had also affected his routine.
Before Hourinho arrived, I was a little lazy. I wasn’t so focused on every fight, Schelderup agreed.
Mourinho, since the first days in Benfya, had publicly criticised the physical state of Norwegian football and his commitment to the defence phase. The coach wanted Schelderup to help the team in their defense, despite their opponent.
When he came, he set the standards. If you did not fulfill them, you had problems and certainly listened to his warning. Now I don’t come back to help protect only against Barcelona, but even in difficult guest matches, the footballer has said.
Schjelderup has also recalled a game as a guest against a team located on the bottom of the Portuguese championship table when Mourinho had rebuked him both during the match and after its end.
He made it very clear to me from the beginning. If I wanted to play under his direction, I had to return to help with the defense. There were no exceptions, the Norwegian showed.
Under Mourinho’s direction, Schjelderup became one of Benfia’s most important football players. From January to the end of the season, it was title in fifteen out of the seventeen championship matches, marking six goals and providing four assistings.
However, after changing coach during the summer, his situation has changed. Under the direction of Marco Silva, Schjelderup was the title in only four out of the eleven championship matches. His average time in the field has fallen from seventy-three to forty-one minutes to match.
The Norwegian footballer said that he felt the lack of faith he had from Mourinho, especially in his best form.
Before the World Cup, I was in the best shape, and I had the complete trust of Morainho. I played every fight and stayed in the field for ninety minutes. When you have so much faith, you feel more secure and that helps you to be at the best level. I missed this after the World Cup.
He has acknowledged that after the end of this tournament, he failed to return to the same physical and psychological level.
Schjelderup is expected to be titled in Norway’s match against Wales, which takes place in Oslo on Saturday.
Source Layer: RTKLive