Not much quality bellow the first 4, but very demanding tactically.
There's not much space to play, most of the teams (bellow said 4) defend with 5 in the back plus a midfield line with 4 men.
No team was as weak as that Nacional side.
Some pretty ridiculous goals there.
But Nunos Porto did defeat Nacional 7-0, a Nacional side that also finished last.
But his style would adapt pretty easily to the Premier League.
He favours a direct to goal, pacey style of play, adding to this the very characteristic fighting spirit of his teams and extreme competitiveness, Wolves could aim for a place in the top
In general?
Or a portuguese manager specifically
I would say Sérgio Conceição. But I doubt he would be interested in joining Wolves. Wolves are out of the continental competitions and that is a big "no no" for him.
If you want to take your young players to the next level he might be a good choice.
Given the demanding levels of the Premier League patience will be required.
He blooded those youngster because:
A - It was what he had to work with, the board never gave in to his requests for signing players deemed too expensive (Till they gave him Vinícius and Weigl).
B- He had worked with most of them during his spell as the B team manager, he knew them to the bone...
I was actually talking about Nuno.
Benfica is not the top dog, is one of the two top dogs for one spot in Portuguese football, they were the dominant force historically till the mid 70's. Their dominance eroded and by the mid 80's they lost it. Absolute zero's during the 90's and early to mid...
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