André Villas-Boas on Sérgio Conceição: “An exemplary FC Porto leader” | OneFootball

André Villas-Boas was present at the ECO Festival in Lisbon, where, on Wednesday morning, he took part in a panel dedicated to various topics. Asked about some of the decisions he has had to make since taking over the FC Porto presidency, he spoke about Sérgio Conceição and the influence the coach had on the club.

“These are decisions that have to be made. Sérgio Conceição is the most successful coach in FC Porto’s history. He was an exemplary leader in the history of FC Porto,” he said.

“FC Porto returned to focusing on the management of its resources, economic responsibility, the management of the few financial assets it has, and debt restructuring. Those were the breakaway decisions we basically took,” he also said about the tough decisions he had to make when he took office.

The possibility of a Portuguese team winning the Champions League

“The UEFA Champions League, I would say, is practically impossible. The Premier League has soared to stratospheric levels in terms of purchasing power and funding. It is on another level. There should also be a Brexit for European competitions. The others [European competitions] are possible, but that is the place where nobody wants to be. We all want to be in the most important competitions, and that is the Champions League.”

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