Tottenham Hotspur winger Lucas Moura was interviewed at the weekend by ESPN Brasil.
On Friday, they had already released a teaser in which the player spoke about the Champions League final against Liverpool and his feelings at being left out of that match.
Now in the full show, Lucas talked a little more about his time at Tottenham, and even revealed some of his plans for his future.
First speaking of managers, the 29-year-old praised his relationship with José Mourinho, who was more than just a coach for him at the club.
“The relationship with Mourinho is fantastic, it’s wonderful. Today I’m pleased to say that he has become a friend of mine,” Lucas Moura told ESPN Brasil.
“He’s a guy who gave me a giant boost, an impressive confidence. The relationship with him on a daily basis was very… like we’re here now, in a chat. So that made players very comfortable. It was a very nice experience to work with him.
“It’s a great honour to be one of the greatest coaches in world football. And for me it was a pleasure, I wish him success in his journey. And now another Portuguese, may we be successful. The relationship is already good with Nuno, hopefully it can be as good as it was with Mourinho.”
The player made other compliments towards Nuno Espírito Santo, saying the squad has been enjoying the manager’s first few months in charge of Spurs.
“It’s been very good. A very nice guy. A more relaxed guy, you know? More on his own, speaks low. He did a spectacular job at Wolves, he has everything to do a great job here too. We are slowly eating around the edges, we are there in the lead, three games, three wins.
“Let’s see what happens at the end of the season. But it’s been very positive. It makes it much easier that he’s Portuguese, the language makes it much easier. His training is very good. I’m very optimistic, very hopeful for this season.”
Lucas Moura has appeared in all three of Tottenham’s Premier League matches so far this season, although his game time has reduced each time. In the last match, against Watford, he was restricted to 22 minutes on the pitch.
