“I know the weight of my story is heavy”

The Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho This Wednesday he praised the “excellent work” that Robert Martinez led the selection of Portugal and ensured that, along with France and England, they were among the favorites to win the Euro Cup. “We are in the Euro Cup, with a coach who has done a great job, with a great generation of players,” he told reporters in Vila do Conde, in the north of Portugal, where he was attending in a tribute to his father.

Mourinho recalled that he had a “very real” possibility of returning to Portugal to lead the national team, but pointed out that the team now belonged to Martínez and wished him success. “I want everything to go well, and for this group of players, being well means winning. By winning, (Martínez) will continue and this group of players will continue with him and go to the next that World Cup,” he hoped.

But he did not rule out assuming that position in the future: “If it happens one day, it will happen,” said the coach, who revealed that no Portuguese club had contacted him to hire him as a coach.

For Mourinho, Portugal is one of the strongest teams going into this year’s Euro Cup, along with France and England. “There could be surprises, yes. But if we look at the quality and quantity of players, which is an important thing in short competitions where they are played every three days, I think Portugal has to win,” he said. .

Also regarding his future, the coach, who is without a club after being fired by Roma this season, said that he has no plans now and “whatever happens, happens.” “I know that the weight of my history is heavy. I know that even when I coach teams not made to win, people expect me to always win. In the last two years I have played in two European finals. I want to play more,” said Mourinho, who vowed to train again because it was a “main” part of his life and without it “there would be no happiness.”