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Mourinho: I can understand Lager s mood at this time, because I have experienced the same thing

2:04pm, 18 September 2025【Football】

September 18 News Recently, Mourinho talked about former Benfica coach Bruno Lager in an interview with The Records, and he expressed his views on the latter's departure.

Mourinho said: "I understand this feeling, I know how he is now, and he needs time to adjust himself. No coach would be happy when he leaves, thinking things could have been different. I respect him very much because I experienced the same thing not long ago."

"I still evaluated him a month ago: He is a good coach with a big team, and I congratulate him. I am not a model of fair play, but say they should Winning the game is not easy. "

"About Lager's departure, I'll almost certain that I will take over? You know better than me that there is only respect and best wishes for him in his career. He knows that I'm not planning to return to Portugal, but I always think that one day I'm going to coach the national team is the ultimate dream of my coaching career. "

"If this really happened to me and become Benfica's coach, which coach would reject Benfica? I won't."