The rearranged Euro 2020 tournament finally gets underway this Friday evening and Mourinho believes the Three Lions have ‘an amazing’ squad to compete.
England have never won the Euros and have been without a major trophy since their triumph in the 1966 World Cup when they hosted the competition.
With a plethora of talents at Gareth Southgate’s disposal, the English fans are beginning to hope that this could be their year.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Mourinho insisted that Spurs superstar Harry Kane is England’s main man and Southgate’s side will rely on his quality.
“I think the squad is amazing. England has to go with everything,” the Portuguese said.
“It’s not like with some others where you can feel a good starting 11 and then, during the competition, they will be in trouble with an injury or a suspension.
“I would say Harry, I think, is the one that has on his shoulders a lot. The country expects a lot from him, he expects a lot from himself.
“He is the captain, he wants to win something – he’s not doing that with the club! Of course, he is going to try to do everything with the Three Lions. But it is a generation full of good players.
“Even the young players, the whole squad is amazing.
“Gareth [Southgate] is getting a lot of experience at this level; a few years and a few important competitions as a national team manager and that is an incredible experience for him.
“England I would say is with Brazil, the two most difficult national countries to coach because of what people expect from the team.
“He has a great assistant and that is very important in modern football now, we cannot be lonely in our jobs, we have to be surrounded by good people and Steve Holland is a fantastic assistant for Gareth.”
