Former Roma manager Jose Mourinho was critical of his time in the Italian capital and weighed in on Italy’s chances of winning the EUROs.
The Portuguese technician was skeptical with regards to Luciano Spalletti’s squad and questioned their talent ahead of EURO 2024.
“I don’t believe Italy can win, no,” Mourinho said in an interview with RTP.
“They just don’t have a very talented squad and I don’t believe they will win again,” he added.
“I think practically everyone agrees as to who the favorites are to win it this year: it’s Portugal, England, France, then further back Germany and Spain,” he continued.
When asked about his decision to join Fenerbahce, Mourinho spoke of the lack of hunger to win at Roma.
“At Roma, I didn’t play to win. You always have to say that you play to win, but it’s not true. It wasn’t true and nothing changed after I left to the end of the championship.”
“What we achieved in Europe was a little bit outside the norm, but on a national level, we were unable to compete. Fenerbahce will have its difficulties in Europe, but nationally it is historically between Fenerbahce, Besiktas, Galatasaray and sometimes Trabzonspor.”
“I am motivated by challenging to win a league title and I missed that at Roma, I missed it at Tottenham, and I miss playing to win.”
