Mental test of Portugal players in Madrid

Mental test of Portugal players in Madrid

MADRID - Jose Mourinho has no plans to add "flavor of Portugal in the team. He said the players are still struggling to adapt to Portugal, Spain.

On the sidelines of his team prepare to host the competition next season, Mourinho took time to vent about how the psychological state of players from Portugal to Los Merengues costume.

And he admitted that he had pretty heavy mental pressure kompatiriotnya in Spain, both fans and media. So, will they find it difficult to train the best games, if it does not have a very strong mentally.

"Bringing Portugal to Real Player? I would not do it if it's not really sure. Since it is very, very difficult (to deal with the pressure in Spanish), "said Mourinho was quoted Tribalfootball, Monday (30/07/2012).

"You must be like Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe, a real man to face particular mental situation is not easy," he said.

Besides Ronaldo and Pepe, Madrid are still two other players who came from Portugal, namely Ricardo Carvalho and Fabio Coentrao. If Carvalho facing the problem of injuries and age, it is still struggling Coentrao won the heart of fans.

Therefore, in order to strengthen the confidence of players returning, Mou chose Lisbon, Portugal as a destination pre-season tour of Madrid (other than the U.S.).

"It's important for him (Coentrao) is located in Lisbon, to return to the applause. This will increase confidence in himself, and was not acquired at Real Madrid, "he concluded.