Villas-Boas confident of title return: “The signs are encouraging” | OneFootball

By focusing his speech on the present and the future, Villas-Boas addressed the spirit conveyed to football.

“We made demanding and difficult decisions. We entrusted the technical leadership to Francesco Farioli, a young coach with a solid track record, who well represents the balance we want, the absolute respect for our competitive DNA and, at the same time, a modern approach to training, the game, and locker room management. We approached the market with rigor. We invested over one hundred million euros in a squad that combines experience and youth, talent and character, players who know that here, it's not enough to play well: you need to have a commitment to the club and our fans,” stated the president of FC Porto, this Monday, at the Dragão Arena, where another Dragões de Ouro gala is taking place.

“The signs given so far are encouraging. We all feel, inside and outside the locker room, that we have the conditions to fight until the end for the place that FC Porto belongs to. The dream of becoming champions is present in every training session, every meeting, every decision we make. And this dream only makes sense because it is shared by everyone: management, technical team, players, members, and fans. We dream and want this title so that we can dedicate it to those who have given so much for us and for FC Porto,” continued Villas-Boas.

Addressing also the work of his management “off the field,” as he believes a club “is only truly strong when its foundations are solid,” the president of FC Porto continued on these topics.

Finances: “In a few months, we managed to take very important steps in the financial plan. We achieved a historic consolidated net result, significantly reduced the operational costs of the SAD, improved equity, and at the same time, made the largest investment in recent years in the main team.”

Associative Life: “These achievements are closely related to associative growth, where the response from Porto fans has been extraordinary. We launched the new membership card, the Member Portal, and the Ticketing Portal, and in just five months, the number of members grew by more than fifteen thousand new members.”

Proximity: “The FC Porto Houses have been a fundamental pillar on this path. We strengthened contact with them, simplified processes, listened to their concerns. We created a social and associative ranking for the Houses, thus valuing what they do for the club and society.”

FC Porto Foundation: “The same spirit is behind the creation of the FC Porto Foundation, which will allow us to further deepen our social, cultural, and sporting mission, and give new expression to our public utility status, the distinctions the Club has received, and the responsibility we have in the city, the region, the country, and the world ‘In the service of youth and sport,’ a quote we fondly remember from our beloved Estádio das Antas.”

High-Performance Center: “Also in infrastructure, we decided not to wait any longer. The Olival High-Performance Center, a long-desired project, has finally started to materialize. We are finalizing the licensing process with the Gaia municipality; we have the land prepared and a clear plan to equip FC Porto with a Training Center that matches our ambitions.”

Pavilion: “In Campanhã, on the grounds of the former Ramalho Ortigão School, we will advance with a multi-sport pavilion that will be decisive for establishing sports, supporting the growth of women's sports, futsal, and adaptive sports, and strengthening the club's connection to the city and the region, in an area that has long awaited structural responses in the field of sports. I must commend the previous executive of the Porto City Council, led by Rui Moreira, who, with a unique sense of strategic, sporting, and social vision, will allow easy access to sports practice for hundreds of young people from Porto.”

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