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Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho made a pre-tournament assessment of the favourites for the coming European Championships.
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What Mourinho said
Speaking ahead of the European Championships, Mourinho made a bold statement. He claimed that France, who have made the last two World Cup finals, the hosts Germany, nor England and Spain are better than Portugal heading into the tournament.
He believes that the Portugal squad is the best they have had and that if they are confident, they can go all the way.
"I don't want to be disrespectful about previous generations that we had, but in terms of squad depth and quality, we are probably now the best we have ever been and Portugal can go on to win it," Mourinho said, per the Mirror.
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"It's about having confidence, self-belief that they can beat anyone. I don't want to say Portugal are the best team, but Spain, France, England, Germany are not better.
"The best problem for a coach is having to choose who to play, because there are two great right-backs, two great left-backs, two great positional midfielders—and I say two only because there is a 23-man squad, but there are more.
"There will be good players in Portugal who will be outside of the squad. If there is a surprise, I will be surprised! France and Germany always do well; Portugal and England are better than ever.”
The 61-year-old Portuguese tactician was recently named Fenerbahce manager, but he still has his heart set on coaching the Selecao. He has previously turned down the chance to coach Portugal on two separate occasions, as he was tied to jobs at the time.
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