Ball – André Villas-Bois: Sergio Conceicao’s “cry of rebellion”, Roger Schmidt’s “press” and Ruben Amorim’s tough moment (football)

Without a club since he left the leadership of Marseille, in February 2021, Renasinca gave an interview to Andre Villas Boa on the sidelines of the Web Summit, in Lisbon, where he spoke about the moment of Portuguese football, namely Porto, Benfica and Porto.

First “your” club Porto. With qualification for the Champions League last 16 guaranteed, as she was seeded for the first time in Group B, André Villas-Boas commented on Sérgio Conceiçã’s recent comments, noting that “there are many people, even insiders, who have put the guitar in the bag” [ver notícia associada].

“After that start, there was a lot of speculation, on the part of the media, about how many teams, statistically speaking, were able to reach the round of 16, and they are in this position. With FC Porto finishing in first place, Sergio Conceicao wanted to express his feeling I think he wanted to express the cry of rebellion,” commented Villas Boa, who gave “a positive assessment of the first third of the season at FC Porto”, despite realizing that, in the tournament, “a little farther from Benfica who achieved excellent results.”

Regarding Benfica, the Portuguese coach said: “Roger Schmidt’s advantage is clearly visible.” “The stages of adaptation to Portuguese football were short, he formed his team with the structure of Benfica, with some investment, but it seems to me that it is well combined with his game model. Now, he is reaping the fruits of this good work ». In the future, given the superiority in leading the league.

“FC Porto will try to shorten the distance, and for sure, Roger Schmidt always looks at these distances not as a comfort zone, but always as a pressure zone. We’ll see if you can keep up. I hope not, because I am a Porto player and I want FC Porto to be a national champion.”

And Andre Villas-Boas also spoke about Ruben Amorim, considering that “all coaches go through difficult times.” “It’s a natural process for us as coaches, and dealing with difficulty. It’s the moment he crosses the Robin Amorim River. I’m sure the experiences he’s going through at this point will be the tool he’ll use one day to respond in other ways, if he’s faced with the same difficulty. This is a tough stage for me. For him, he will know, I think, the best way to find a path with his team and with his players to improve results”, he said.