National coach responds to José Mourinho over Benfica star: It’s tough | OneFootball

Stale Solbakken, Norway's coach, responded to José Mourinho's comments about the use of Andreas Schjelderup at Benfica. The initial statements of the Nordic country's coach prompted a strong response from the Portuguese coach, who now has a reply.

Recall that Stale Solbakken had recently stated, that José Mourinho had to give Schjelderup 90 minutes regularly, so that the Norwegian forward could transform into a player who performs during that duration of time.

José Mourinho was not a fan of the Norway's coach, and responded as follows: ""I can't understand how a national coach dares to comment on a coach's choice about a player who belongs to a club. I will always be available to any national coach who wants to contact me, but I would appreciate this respect".

This time, it was Stale Solbakken's turn to respond to José Mourinho. However, the coach of Norway wanted to calm the situation: ""It was a strong interpretation. I said I agreed with everything he said. I agree with the entire analysis of Andreas Schjelderup, but it's hard to be a 90-minute player if you never play 90 minutes. In that case, you don't get an answer about whether you're a 90-minute player. I agreed with everything he said about Andreas. I think we can agree on that".

"Have I talked to Mourinho? No. I talk to almost all the coaches who have relevant players [for that selection], so, sooner or later, we will certainly talk. But we're not hoping that this will be the main topic. I hope not", he shot back, before revealing that the coach of Benfica has been "a role model" in recent years, for the way he prepares for big games.

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