At this moment he understands that the agreement reached at the end of Euro 2004 can be modified. He will be received with open arms and happiness. |
Each player is excellent, with different characteristics. We have to call them up because with three strikers we have scope for variation. |
Eriksson has done a great job. England are no longer a team who depend on high crosses into the penalty area, although they still use that sometimes. Now, they keep the ball on the ground and move it around. |
Euro 2004 can provide a springboard for the Portuguese to say, 'Ah yes, we can! |
He handled it very well, saying that the group was more important than the individual, |
He has been playing reasonably well. His call-up offers me another chance to complete my final list of players. |
He is a player with a lot of character, a lot of personality, who knows what he wants. |
he'll always be my hero, on and off the pitch. |
I am coach of Portugal and I am only thinking and speaking about Portugal until the last day of the World Cup. |
I don't want this situation involving England because in two days during which I was not coach, I never agreed to anything, life was invaded. My privacy was totally under siege. |
I don't want to wait until the last minute to qualify, as has been the tradition in Portugal. |
I have a contract with the (Portuguese) soccer federation and I've abided by it to the best of my ability. But when the contract ends, it's over. Finished. |
I have a deep respect for Rooney, ... If we give him a couple of chances he could be fatal for us. |
I have done right by Portugal ; always giving my best. |
I picked these players because I think they're right for this job -- nobody will make me change my mind. |