On the performance of Portugal and the balance of the 2026 World Cup: “For me, everything went wrong from the very beginning until now. Everything went wrong. There was no game in which you could say that we played well or that we attacked a lot and were unlucky. Literally today you gave the game from start to finish to Spain. Spain controlled the whole game, did what they wanted, controlled the pace of the game, when they wanted to speed up the game, they speeded it up, when they wanted to put more pause in the game, they put it further and we went without desires, no joy, very slowly. Then substitutions that I don’t understand… I’m tired of saying it, but Martinez never bothered me, whether you like it or not, I don’t care if you’re upset or not, but should we be so much more happy that we won?
Criticism of Roberto Martinez: “No one should lack respect for the coach, but there has to be that kind of personality and that kind of character. Many times I was hurt because I did what came into my head and what the game demanded of me, and of course there were coaches who didn’t like it and they took me away. And that’s normal, it’s their choice, they’re in charge. if they fail, anything, so why don’t they take on more?