Portuguese coach José Mourinho seemed more motivated than ever, saying “I’m still at the beginning of my career … and you have to support me for many years to come”, despite the fact that 20 years. career.

And the current Roma manager still feels “young”, adding during a press conference at the Faculty of Human Mobility at the University of Lisbon, from which he graduated in 1987, that “compared to who I was 20 years ago, In terms of motivation and how I live for my work, nothing changes for me.”

The 59-year-old, who won his first Conference League title a few days ago when Roma defeated Feyenoord Rotterdam 1-0 in the final, continued that he always approaches finals the same way after he crowned his fifth continental title.

Mourinho made history after becoming the first manager to win continental titles with four different clubs, having previously won two Champions League titles with Porto (2004), with whom he also won the European Union Cup (2003), Inter Italia (2010). and the Europa League with Manchester United (2017).

Mourinho referred to the Conference League final, saying: “This final, which was my eighteenth, if I’m not mistaken, was no different from my first, which I won in the European Union Cup with Porto in 2003.”

The former Chelsea and Real Madrid manager continued: “There was a lot of tension in the days leading up to the final, just as it was in the hours leading up to the match. I feel calm for ninety minutes of the match, without emotions, and then the emotions come back. moment when the final whistle sounds.