Villas-Boas: Porto ruffle feathers, we’ll fight to the end | OneFootball

After recalling these figures, André Villas-Boas reviewed the previous season, highlighting the aspects that did not go well for the team.

“We did not achieve the national football title we desired. There were moments of frustration and many mistakes. The club did not hide. The signs this season are encouraging. The dream of becoming champions is in every training session and decision. And it is this spirit that we have brought to football this year. We made demanding and difficult decisions. We entrusted the technical leadership to Francesco Farioli, a young coach, but with a solid track record, who well represents the balance we want: absolute respect for our competitive DNA and, at the same time, a modern approach to training, the game, and locker room management,” he stated.

The president then detailed the measures adopted at the beginning of the current season to reverse the trajectory, emphasizing the strengthening of the squad.

“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 it is not enough to play well, it is necessary to have a commitment to the club and the fans. We have the conditions to fight until the end for the place that FC Porto belongs to,” he noted.

André Villas-Boas also highlighted advances in the club's finances, mentioning the “historic consolidated net result, the reduction of the SAD's operational costs, improvement of equity, and investment in the main football team.”

He further added progress in the associative area and infrastructure.

“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 15,000 new members. (…) The same spirit is behind the creation of the FC Porto Foundation, which will allow us to deepen the social, cultural, and sporting mission.” The Olival High-Performance Center has finally started to materialize. We are finalizing the licensing process with the Vila Nova de Gaia municipality. In Campanhã, on the grounds of the former Ramalho Ortigão School, we will advance with a multi-sport pavilion to support sports, adapted sports, and women's football. FC Porto is growing in an integrated manner,” he completed.

To conclude, he addressed a message to the fans, taking the opportunity to launch some jabs at the opponents.

“FC Porto continues to bother many people. It is because of this strength that, even when the path seems steep, we know we are not alone. What distinguishes us is this ability to renew ourselves with the same will to fight, with realism, but without fear, for a greater, more competitive FC Porto, more faithful to its identity. (…) I wish you an excellent night of Dragões de Ouro. Long live Futebol Clube do Porto,” he concluded.

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