Pepe was one of the few players to stand up for Iker Casillas during his time at Real Madrid. The Spanish doorman experienced a real nightmare at the end of his contract with the ‘merengue’, then trained by José Mourinho.
In a statement to ‘NOVO’, the Portuguese recalled his remarks: “I want to clarify that at this time, I was not against my trainer. When I spoke to the media, I asked for respect for my teammate. I have been very clear about this. Iker has a great history at Real Madrid, he has also won the World Cup and the Euro, he has been the captain of Real and the Spanish national team. Why has he been criticized so much? I wanted to defend my teammate“.
“I may have spoken at the wrong time because they were both in shock. I only asked Iker for respect. I still think it’s unfair what happened at Real Madrid, after everything he has given football, to be treated like this … “added the current Porto player.
In addition, Pepe also had time to discuss the future of his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been talked about a lot in recent months.
“I think he’s happy in Turin. He is the top scorer in Serie A, people who criticize him don’t know how much effort it takes to score more than 30 goals per season. It’s just amazing what he does. I hope that he will stay there for another year, that he will give joy to sports fans and that he will represent Portugal, “said Pepe.
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