Vítor Baía was this Sunday, like Jorge Costa, in the program “FC Porto at home”, 16 years after both renewed for the last time with the club. The many achievements of dragon to the chest were remembered, with special emphasis on the achievement of the Champions in 2004. Manchester United was one of the opponents that stood in the way.
“The way Mourinho prepared us for another requirement was excellent. So much so, when Manchester United comes out of the Champions League draw, what is the first thing you do? You clap your hands, all happy, as if thinking : ‘we”re finally going to have someone who can match us; we”re finally going to have a challenge and we”re going to finish them off. “It was José [Mourinho ]”s leadership style and that was noticeable inside. Now we can say that. But there were games in which we bet on how much we were going to win. And it wasn’t just in the national championship. It was also in international games. It was the kind of confidence we had. We were on another level, “recalled Vítor Baía.
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