Joao Mario reveals the biggest mistake of his career: “I’m sorry I didn’t stay…” – Benfica

In an interview with SportTV, Joao Mario talked about different aspects of his career and revealed the moment he most regretted in his journey as a player. The midfielder also talked about the passage through Inter Milan and assumed that at first he was not even inclined to accept going to the Italian championship. “In the beginning, when the proposal was raised, one of the reasons I didn’t care was because I thought if I went to the English or German leagues – because of the interest – I could take the next step in a physical level. Think faster and execute faster. That’s what the league forces you to do. The English have to do, that’s the experience I had at West Ham. If I have to think ahead of time in Portugal, I have to think ahead of time two hours in, because there the game is really fast. In Italy, when I arrived and adapted like De Boer, it went really well on Individual level, but not so much on a team basis. Then with Piolo it went well in space. Considering the Italian championship does not suit my qualities, but there was also the mental aspect of not believing in the project. Then, since it is a big investment, the blame lies A little bit on you and Gabigol for example. It’s the price you have to pay for the cost,” he commented, later recalling his spell at West Ham between January and June 2018.

“Looking back on my career, the big mistake I made was not staying at West Ham at that time. West Ham wanted to buy me, but I thought I needed to go back to Inter. Not that I wanted to stay at Inter, but how I got contracted. Because I I remember, I had a conversation with Mr. Fernando Santos, and he said to me “You have to play to go to the World Cup”. I thought it made sense to go there. I found the club, a great tournament, I had to adapt for a month. I feel sorry, for one reason or another, for not Staying in England. Looking back at my career, this was my biggest mistake, ”said the midfielder, who stayed at Inter Milan until 2021, when he signed with Benfica.