Bosingwa says will not play under coach Bento
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November 9, 2011, Wednesday
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JOSE Bosingwa will not play for Portugal while Paulo Bento is in charge, the Chelsea defender told the sports daily 'A Bola' yesterday.
"It pains me to say but while Paulo Bento remains as Portugal coach I won't put on the national shirt again," Bosingwa said.
Last week Bento explained that Bosingwa had not been called up for this month's Euro 2012 playoff against Bosnia because the fullback did not meet the necessary requirements, including "emotional and mental ones".
Bosingwa said he was bewildered by the coach's remarks.
"I feel offended and disrespected with these declarations about me... I don't understand what the coach meant by emotional and mental matters because I find it hard for a player to reach the level I've achieved by being weak in the points he mentioned," Bosingwa said.
"I play for Chelsea in the Premier League, for many the best league in the world, and things are going very well for me in one of the hardest seasons we've seen in England in the last few years," he added. The 29-year-old, who has 24 caps, has been a regular under coach Andre Villas-Boas at Chelsea this season.
"I am proud of my path in the national team, in contrast to that of Portugal's coach who, in emotional and mental terms, left a lot to be desired in Euro 2000" when Bento was banned by UEFA for six months.
In September, Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho announced his retirement from international football saying he had been disrespected.
"It pains me to say but while Paulo Bento remains as Portugal coach I won't put on the national shirt again," Bosingwa said.
Last week Bento explained that Bosingwa had not been called up for this month's Euro 2012 playoff against Bosnia because the fullback did not meet the necessary requirements, including "emotional and mental ones".
Bosingwa said he was bewildered by the coach's remarks.
"I feel offended and disrespected with these declarations about me... I don't understand what the coach meant by emotional and mental matters because I find it hard for a player to reach the level I've achieved by being weak in the points he mentioned," Bosingwa said.
"I play for Chelsea in the Premier League, for many the best league in the world, and things are going very well for me in one of the hardest seasons we've seen in England in the last few years," he added. The 29-year-old, who has 24 caps, has been a regular under coach Andre Villas-Boas at Chelsea this season.
"I am proud of my path in the national team, in contrast to that of Portugal's coach who, in emotional and mental terms, left a lot to be desired in Euro 2000" when Bento was banned by UEFA for six months.
In September, Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho announced his retirement from international football saying he had been disrespected.
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