Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic says working with Jorge Jesus has improved him as a player.
Matic paid tribute to his former Benfica coach.
"Tactically, I am much better because I worked a lot at Benfica," he told the Daily Mail. "When I came to Benfica, I played like a number 10 in the team. The manager, Jorge Jesus, told me 'You are going to play like a defensive midfielder'.
"I worked every day tactically with him to improve. After training, I stayed every day to do physical work in the gym as well.
"Jorge Jesus believed in my quality and kept saying, 'Just do what I ask and slowly you will play better'. I did. I watched some players to see how they moved. He showed me a lot of Javi Garcia (now at Manchester City) because he played at Benfica with me at that time."
