Jorge Jesus is minutes into his press conference ahead of Portugal’s Nations League duel with Denmark.
The 72-year-old squirms in his chair as the self-respect he’s developed over a coaching career spanning 36 years, during which he collected titles on three continents, seeps out of him with each gushing word. He’s begrudgingly maneuvered through five of the pre-arranged points to get across to the group of journalists in front, manifesting as a pack of hyenas. They smell weakness.
