Portuguese Football Federation president Gilberto Madail admits they're unhappy with Chelsea for announcing during Euro 2008 that Luiz Felipe Scolari had accepted the coaching job.
"I know Scolari had nothing to do with it and I was surprised not by the appointment, because Scolari is a great coach, but at the timing chosen.
"I wish Chelsea would have consulted us before so that we could have chosen a better time."
Madail conceded that Scolari's departure was inevitable.
"I knew when we entered the tournament that Scolari would leave," he said.
"We respected his wishes. His cycle with Portugal had ended because he wanted a new experience with a club.
"There was nothing we could do. It was a financial issue and we couldn't match Chelsea's offer."
