Benfica coach surprised by words from Porto’s assistant coach e publicly questioned the meaning of the accusation.
Jose Mourinho was surprised by the criticism of Lucho González, who nicknamed him “traitor” and publicly questioned the meaning of the accusation.
“Traitor of what?”began by questioning the coach of the at the press conference after the in the Light, remembering that the former midfielder left the Porto club when he transferred to .
“When he went to Marseille, he betrayed his ? Was he a traitor? Traitor of what?”, he stated.
After the 2-2 draw achieved in the final moments, the coach considered that the word used by the former Argentine international constitutes a direct attack on professionalismsomething that Mourinho says he values above all else in his career.
“You could have insulted me in another way, perhaps I would have accepted it better, but this is an attack on my professionalism,” he said.
José Mourinho also recalled the journey through several top clubs in world footballhighlighting the dedication that he says he demonstrated at each stage.
“I was in Porto, I gave my soul to Porto. I went to I gave my soul. I went to the for the for the . I went around the world and gave twenty-four hours of my life every day”, he concluded.
The Portuguese helmsman also made a distinction between criticism from fans and comments from professional colleagues.
“Insults from fans is football. They are the same fans who years ago I couldn’t walk around the city of Porto and who then knelt at my feet. Now they insult me, there is no problem”, he said.
Even so, José Mourinho seemed uncomfortable because the accusation came from someone linked to professional football.
“A professional colleague called me a traitor… why? Traitor of what?”, he concluded.
