Portugal coach: We are a family can not be dismantled

World football

Portugal coach Fernando Santos has said his country are a family that can not be dismantled after they took the title of the first edition of the European Nations Cup on Sunday to the 2016 European Football Championship..

Despite being a small country, Portugal have enjoyed a golden age in the last 15 years, after reaching the final of the 2004 European Championships at home, the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup and the semi-final of the 2012 European Championship, but they did not win any title before Santos arrives in 2014.

"The players did a great job," the 64-year-old said after a 1-0 victory over the Netherlands. "There was not enough time to invent tactics so they had to believe in the coach. Sometimes things do not go perfect, but that's not about the lack of effort. "He said.

"In the last five years we have been a family that can not be almost dismantled, we know what we can do and we will continue to work the same way and we are always favorites to win titles"He said.

"We have made five, six or seven good chances, we have defended and attacked better," said Santos, adding that winning two titles in four seasons is a huge footprint in Portuguese football but looks forward to the future..

"The future is in our hands. If we look at the 2016 tournament, we will find that some of the squad are not with us now. It is a continuous development process. This shows how many talents we have in our country and the future of the Portuguese football is guaranteed but we need to keep Balance"He said.