Villas-Boas on rival chiefs: “I won’t accept attacks on FC Porto” | OneFootball

André Villas-Boas once again stressed the need to improve the institutional climate in Portuguese football, while making it clear that he will not accept attacks on FC Porto.

The Dragons’ president said he has been trying to bring together the so-called big clubs in Portuguese football, but stressed that this effort is undermined whenever insults are directed at the club. “I have done nothing other than try to bring the big clubs in Portuguese football closer together. From the moment they try to step on FC Porto’s toes, there is no way for the clubs to get along with each other. I broke that rule when a certain president began attacking FC Porto without foundation,” he said.

These remarks come during a recent period of tension between club officials, after Villas-Boas had already argued for greater responsibility in the way clubs speak about one another. The blue-and-white leader even said that Portuguese football cannot go back to experiencing episodes of verbal confrontation between presidents, calling for restraint and institutional respect.

At the same time, Villas-Boas criticized the atmosphere surrounding the latest League General Assembly, where he described proposals put forward by Sporting as an “attempt at smart-aleck trickery that backfired.”

The FC Porto president’s stance reinforces the idea that, for the Dragons, openness to dialogue between rivals depends on one essential principle: respect for the club and its officials.

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