Mourinho: "The war in Ukraine was a human rather than a political failure"

The Portuguese coach Roma Jose Mourinho declared that “the war of Ukraine it’s a man rather than a political failure ”and“ something hard to explain ”.

The technician, ex Real Madrid, Chelsea, Inter o Man Utdamong others, showed his most personal facet in an extensive interview with Cardinal Jose Tolentino de Mendoncahis compatriot, publishing this Tuesday ‘The Roman Observer‘.

Mourinho He’s not just talking about football. The man from Setubal reveals his most secret aspect, his thoughts on war Ukraine and his relationship with God.

“This is a failure on all levels of humanity”

“I believe that the war in Ukraine was a human rather than a political failure. It was a cruel failure, it was the loss of principles or the non-development of them, it was the evolution of human thinking in the wrong direction, which is important and which is less. This is something that is difficult to explain. It is a failure at all levels of humanity: it is our failure, “he said of the invasion of Russia in Ukraine.

The ‘giallorossi’ coach, who is now struggling to retain fifth place and trying to storm fourth, the last one for access to the Champions League, explained how he sees current football, which he thinks is “with a cruel facet”.

“There’s something cruel about high-performance sport”

“You pay for your mistakes. If I make a mistake, I pay for it by dismissal. If a player makes a mistake, he pays for it by not playing. There’s something cruel about it, but we can’t let that go. nature of our work overlaps with what we are as human beings.I try to help others and myself to be better.Something that is hard for me to accept is the waste of talent, it is something that, after 30 years of football, it’s hard for me to accept, ”he said.

“There is something cruel about high-performance sport, especially football, which is the most industrialized sport at all levels,” he added.

Regarding performance in the top competition, the Portuguese believes that tactics and preparation alone are not enough. You need to add more. Something he associates with “spirituality”.

“I think, in preparing for a competition at the highest level, which implies pressure and responsibility, you have to put in more of what you’re trained, and I think there’s something else closely related to your spirituality. Be thinking about the people who want us to win today. The tactical, technical, physical and mental aspect is not enough, there is more to be done “, he explained.

In addition, he confessed that in private, the last thing he talks about is football: “Football is the last thing I talk about, it’s the last thing I think about, the last thing I ask for. something. And that’s exactly what I was. trying to say. Trying to be a good father, a good husband, a son, a good friend, this attempt is the greatest motivation a person can have in life. “

Your family, ahead of anything

MourinhoAlso, he wanted to clarify in the conversation that his family is ahead of anything. Ahead of his work and football. And Pope Francis is an “inspiring” figure for him.

“I talk to God and I always say: my family is more important than this. Give me a hand if you have the time … but if the choice must be between football and the welfare of the people I love you., I don’t think twice times … “he pointed out.

“Dad inspires me because I see him and, without having the honor of getting to know him, I listen to him and I don’t get tired. I see that simplicity, and it seems to me that he has the ability to create empathy with those. people with different faiths than us, “the technician confessed.