Portuguese legend Jose Mourinho got a new job at the end of the season. After being sacked by Roma, he waited until May and with much fanfare (which is so typical for Turkish clubs) arrived in Istanbul to take over Fenerbache. But during EURO he will be a TV pundit for TNT Sport and he was asked to provide his thoughts before the start. The former Real, Manchester, Inter and Chelsea coach predicted Harry Kane as the Golden Boot winner and Jude Bellingham as the player of the tournament, talked about Messi and Ronaldo, selected his Portugal to win EURO and expressed his skepticism at Italy‘s chances. José Mourinho’s predictions for EURO 2024. 🇵🇹👀 pic.twitter.com/MnzakLkfht— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) June 13, 2024 “I am convinced that practically everyone thinks like me. Portugal, England, France, followed by Germany and Spain. But Italy as European champions? I don’t believe that. Why can’t Italy defend their European title? ‘I don’t think they have enough talent to win the tournament, they won the last European Championship, but I don’t think they’ll do it again“ he told RTP Sport, predicting that Portugal will defeat England in the final.Mourinho cutting all ties with Roma: I’m not interested in any of their playersOn the Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi debate, Mourinho gave an indirect answer, favoring the Argentinian, even thou he coached his countryman Ronaldo from 2010 until 2013 in Real and won one La Liga title with him. When asked to name the player he whished he could sign, his answer was obviously, Messi. “Of course I would say the little guy. ‘But the little guy was not coachable. But I have to say, in our generation, he was the best“ said the former Real coach to TNT Sports.Meet the EURO 2024 coachesHe also had to answer to a number of quick questions, like who has the best stadium in the world, to which he replied that it was San Siro, which was kind of obvious, since he coached Inter Milan. When asked who the best player he has worked with he couldn‘t choose: “You know, it is very hard to say, to speak about Terry, Lampard, Drogba, Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso, Man United, all the Inter guys, I don’t know“. As for the best fans, the answer was (a bit) surprising: “Old Trafford is Old Trafford, Bernabeu is Bernabeu, San Siro is San Siro, Stamford Bridge is Stamford Bridge. But I would say for a team not used to winning, Roma fans are so so loyal to the team“. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8154653##
