Jose Mourinho Reacts to Sam Allardyce's Appointment as England Manager
"?Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has shared his thoughts on the appointment of Sam Allardyce as the new England manager.
Speaking in a press conference (via "?Sky Sports) on Thursday - prior to Big Sam's confirmation as manager on Friday - the Portuguese tactician was asked for his opinion on the matter, and bluntly replied: "It's your country."
After a bit of a pause, he continued: "I think you are a complicated country for the person that gets the job.
"I think he's the right person for that, yes. I think he is a good choice but I think he needs support and I think you can do better in respect to that because my experience in your country shows that me you, [the] football world, could do a bit better."
Mourinho accused Allardyce of playing "19th-century football" at West Ham two-and-a-half years ago, but pledged to give his support to his former rival.
"From my side, not just as a friend but my side as Man United manager, the only thing I can promise is that I am going to try to support him the best way, prepare the players for him, try to have the English players always available in a good condition to help him.
"I hope you can do the same because it's your time. In Portugal we were waiting and waiting and finally we got it [at Euro 2016]. I think it is time for you because '66 [when England won their one and only major international trophy] was a long time ago, so good luck Big Sam."
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