Without a club since he left the Marseille team, in February 2021 André Villas-Boas was interviewed by Renascença on the sidelines of the Lisbon web summit, talking about a moment in Portuguese football, namely FC Porto, ” Benfica and FC Porto.
The first “your” FC Porto. André Villas-Boas commented on Sergio Conceição’s most recent statements as reaching the last 16 of the Champions League is guaranteed as he is in Group B for the first time. bag” [ver notícia associada].
“After this start, there was a lot of speculation in the media about how many teams statistically managed to reach the 1/8 finals while in this position. And since Porto took first place, Sergio Conceição wanted to express his feelings. I think he wanted to protest,” commented Villas-Boas, who was “positive about the first third of the season at Porto” despite admitting that he is “a little farther” in the league. from Benfica, who have achieved excellent results.”
As for Benfica, “the merit of Roger Schmidt is obvious,” said the Portuguese coach. “The stages of adaptation to Portuguese football were short, he created his team with the structure of Benfica, with some investment, but I think it is well adapted to his playing model. Now he is reaping the rewards of his good work,” he justified, demonstrating his expectations for the German coach’s ability in the future, given the league lead advantage.
“FC Porto will try to close the distance, and of course Roger Schmidt always looks at these distances not as a comfort zone, but always as a pressure zone. Let’s see if you can keep up. I hope not, because I’m a Porto player and I want Porto to become national champions.”
André Villas-Boas also spoke about Ruben Amorim, believing that “all coaches go through difficult times.” “This is a natural process of our growth as coaches, overcoming difficulties. This is the moment when Ruben Amorim crosses. I am sure that the experience he is having at this stage will become a tool he will one day use to respond in other ways if he encounters the same difficulty. This is a difficult stage for him, I think he will know better how to find a way with his team and with his players to improve the results,” he said.
