Jose Mourinho, wanda ya koma Real Madrid a matsayin babban koci, ya sanya England cikin manyan abubuwan da ya fi so don lashe kofin gasar FIFA World Cup 2026 — ko da yake ya yarda cewa nauyin tsammani ya kasance yana tsayar da su a tarihi.

Yayin da yake magana a Beast Mode On Podcast, mai horar da ƙwallon ƙafa ɗan Portugal ya nuna yadda ya daɗe yana yarda cikin tsarin ƴan wasan England.

"Kullum ina cewa England [za ta yi takara don kaiwa ga karshen wasa]. Ina duba ƴan wasa, kuma muna fitowa daga wannan tsara, [Frank] Lampard, [Steven] Gerrard, [John] Terry, [Rio] Ferdinand, [David] Beckham. Tun daga lokacin, kullum ina cewa England, sannan ba ya faruwa, amma kullum ina cewa England."

England a halin yanzu tana takara a Rukuni L, inda ta bude da nasara ta 4-2 kan Croatia kafin ta zana 0-0 da Ghana. Za ta fuskanci Panama a wasan ƙarshe na matakin rukuni.

Matsin lamba na bugun fensir da nauyin kafofin watsa labarai

Mourinho ya nuna cewa bugun fensir da ƙaruwar matsin lamba na kafofin watsa labarai sune karfin biyu da suka kasance suna dakile England a manyan wasanni. Ya tuna da fitar da suka faru a Euro 2004, lokacin da Portugal ta cire su ta hanyar bugun fensir.

"Idan ka yi hasara ta hanyar bugun fensir kana magana ne game da ƙananan bayanai… Bugun fensir ƙananan danna ne kawai."

Kocin mai shekaru 62 ya kuma jaddada musamman nauyin da ƴan wasan England ke ɗauka idan aka kwatanta da sauran ƙasashe, yana mai cewa duba kafofin watsa labarai yana ƙara tsammanin magoya baya zuwa matakin kusan ba za a iya sarrafa shi ba.

"Ina ganin suna da matsin lamba fiye da kowa dangane da kafofin watsa labarai. Kuma kafofin watsa labarai, a ƙarshen rana, suna tasiri ga mutane sosai — a wannan yanayi magoya bayan Ingila. Tsammani. Alhakin. Ba su iya jimrewa ba."

Duk da wannan tarihi, Mourinho ya jaddada cewa bangaskiyarsa a England ba ta karye ba. "Kullum suna da kyawawan kococi. Suna da wani kocin mai kyau kuma. Kullum ina tsammanin za su iya [lashe Kofin Duniya]," in ji shi.

Mourinho ya koma Real Madrid

Komawan Mourinho zuwa Bernabéu ya zo bayan wani nasarar lokaci a Benfica. Ya rattaba hannu kan kwantiragin shekaru uku tare da Real Madrid wanda zai ƙare a ranar 30 ga Yuni 2029 — yana mai haɗa shi da ƙungiyar da ya jagoranta a karon farko shekaru 13 da suka wuce.