The Portuguese national team was eliminated from the World Cup after an unfortunate 1-0 defeat against Morocco. The association has now parted ways with coach Fernando Santos after a joint discussion.
Not all national coaches are as lucky as Hansi Flick to be able to continue after an unsuccessful major tournament. According to a media report, Fernando Santos has to do itAnd it was he left as coach of the Portuguese national team after losing in the quarter-finals.
The 68-year-old took charge in 2014 and led Portugal to the 2016 European Championship title. Fernando Santos has recently shown mettle with the measure of benching Cristiano Ronaldo. After the World Cup in the quarterfinals against Morocco, the coach had already announced that he wanted to talk to the federation about his future. Apparently the parties have agreed that they want to go their separate ways.
There are now speculations about José Mourinho as his successor. However, The Special One is currently the manager of AS Roma which could complicate things. As a Portuguese compatriot, it would likely be an exciting task for Mourinho to become national team manager.
According to the Portuguese newspaper, if the king’s alleged solution does not work, Portugal Under-21 coach Rui Jorge and Fernbahce coach Jorge Jesus are also possible options.
