No room for 'crybabies' in Portugal squad, Scolari warns

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2004

LISBON (AFP) — Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari warned there is no room in his Euro 2004 squad for "crybabies" who refuse to play because they are injured.

"I don't want crybaby players on my team. Being on the national team means having the biggest pain in the world and still playing," he said in an interview with sports daily A Bola.

"It is like being called to go to war for your country," he added.

"No one goes to war thinking they have a little pain in their shoulder. I want warriors who grab their arms and put them on their shoulder without always complaining, saying it hurts a bit."

Scolari, who led his native Brazil to a record fifth world title in 2002, said Portugal playmakers Luis Figo and Rui Costa were good examples of players who never...