André Villas-Boas: We’re fighting against all odds | OneFootball

André Villas-Boas believes that FC Porto currently holds a comfortable advantage in the championship, but he emphasizes that there is still a long way to go and the team must remain vigilant against the various obstacles ahead.

“Favorites to win the title? It's still very premature, we're in the eighth round, there's a lot of the championship left. If we maintain this attitude, we are confident that we can reach the title, but there is still a lot of work, many games, and much of the championship ahead. FC Porto, above all, must know that we fight against everything and everyone, must maintain this attitude, this ambition, and, above all, the unity around the team with the fans to reach the title. Therefore, it is a commitment we must have with victory, taking it to the end. We have a good advantage at the 8th round, but it means nothing, we have to come together again and there is still a lot of the championship left,” noted the Porto leader on the sidelines of the ‘Portugal Football Globes’ gala.

AVB also praised Farioli. “He has done an exceptional job. Farioli is only possible at FC Porto because he lost the championship with Ajax. Under other conditions, he would either stay at Ajax or be in other championships. He is a young, highly ambitious coach who has brought a lot to FC Porto, to whom we are very grateful and whom we want to serve in the best possible way, not only with the squad he currently has at his disposal but also with the entire structure supporting him in his decisions,” stated Villas-Boas, also highlighting the urgency of returning the club to titles.

“Given how we ended last year, we had to have an immediate impact, because otherwise, FC Porto would not meet the titles it so desperately needs. We have been away from the national championship title for some years now, we want it very much and we feel it deeply within our group this year,” he admitted.

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