Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho shared his emotions after being appointed head coach of Benfica.
Jose Mourinho and Rui Costa. Photo: slbenfica.pt«I have a lot of emotions, but experience helps me control them. I want to thank you for your trust, I want to thank you for the honor that I feel right now.
I am the coach of one of the biggest clubs in the world, and I want to focus on that, I want to focus on this mission, I want to focus not on difficulties but on the fulfillment, in terms of what being a coach is, focusing on something that is truly exciting.
25 years have passed, but I am not here to celebrate that. It has been 25 years during which I have had the opportunity to work in the biggest clubs in the world. And I would like to tell you that none of those clubs I have had the opportunity to coach have given me greater honor, greater responsibility, or greater motivation than being the coach of Benfica,» he said, again addressing the president.
My promise is very clear: I will live for Benfica, I will live for my mission. I left home and said: «See you on Sunday.» This means that I will not leave here until Sunday. We have a game in 48 hours and nothing is more important than the next match," said Mourinho.
