National coach Fernando Santos dismissed his resignation on Saturday, saying he will discuss his future with the president of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), Fernando Gomes, when they return to Portugal. When asked if he was going to present his resignation, he guaranteed that “this is not even a question.”
“We have always talked about this topic. I have been here since 2014 and we have always talked about the issue naturally, without these resignation issues, that this is not part of my vocabulary or the president’s, “she said. he told reporters at the post-Morocco-Portugal press conference.
“After any competition, the president and I talk, we address the issue and we think what we are going to do. When we return to Portugal, with serenity and time, we will talk again and see what analysis we do ”, he explained.
Even so, the coach acknowledged that Portugal “could have done better”, especially for being a team “with a lot of quality”.
“The players did everything, they worked and fought a lot, but there are games in which a bit of luck is lacking. Today was one of those cases, ”he lamented.
A Youssef En-Nesyri goal in the 42nd minute sealed the win for Morocco, who became the first African team to reach the semi-finals of a World Cup, while Portugal posted their third-best performance in eight finals, behind 1966. and 2006.
Source: TSF
