Diogo Costa: Hoping Diogo Jota helps us realise World Cup dream | OneFootball

Around the World Cup, the expectations and emotional weight were evident: “Our expectation, just like that of all Portuguese people, and even globally, everyone knows that the Portuguese national team is a contender to win. There is no lack of quality, but obviously we have high expectations, we have this demand to win the World Cup, not only because of the quality, but also for very sentimental reasons. After what happened with Diogo Jota and his brother, we also really want to honor them by winning this title.”

About Diogo Jota, they emphasized: “It’s still something difficult to talk about. When we talk about Diogo, we talk about the excellent memories we have of him as a person and as a player. It’s a difficult subject, it’s not talked about much, but it’s something that is deeply felt by everyone. Diogo Jota was a player with very good statistics, but as a person, he was one of those people everyone likes in the locker room, because of his personality and his way of being. That’s what stands out the most to us, his personality and character. It’s not something we talk about much, but it’s something we feel deeply and want to honor him for. I’m sure he will be with us in our locker room and I hope he helps us, from above, to make this dream come true.”

As for Roberto Martínez, they said: “He brought new ideas and brought a modern style of play. Above all, he is a coach who knows the players he has and knows what he can do, within his game philosophy, so that each of us can stand out as much as possible. And we, the players, are very happy to work with him and we already have a title won together.”

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