Pedro Emanuel recalls Mourinho and Villas-Boas on joining Vasco da Gama | OneFootball

Pedro Emanuel was introduced this Monday as the new coach of Vasco da Gama, in Brazil. “The challenge is great. We need to make an immediate impact because, naturally, in 18 rounds the club has changed coaches twice. Things are not going well, but that is part of what our preparation over many years has been about,” the Portuguese coach said during the press conference.

“I also understand your skepticism regarding the choice of my name. We have come to organize, to be compact, to convey the confidence the players need right now more than anyone. They need that in our training process, in our game process,” he stressed, according to Globoesporte.

Vasco da Gama’s new coach also mentioned some examples of successful Portuguese managers in Brazil. “Abel and Jorge Jesus are success stories [in Brazil]. Abel is an example. For me, it is not a problem. A large part of the people do not know me. I will have to work to earn my place. It is very competitive here and only through work will I earn the fans’ trust. That is life. Trust is not asked for, trust is earned. I want to win over the fans through work and through the essence of the club, which is competitiveness. That is what makes us great,” he said, also recalling the experience gained alongside Mourinho and Villas-Boas, his former assistants.

“Fortunately, throughout my career as a player, I had different ways of working with different coaches, and they made me a champion. And so, having also worked with Mourinho as a player, I absorbed a great deal from what I learned from him. And that also made me look at a coaching career as a valid option. Then André Villas-Boas, who also added to that during a season of great success at FC Porto, led me toward clearer ideas. We must be joyful in the way we play. And being joyful means not being afraid to have the ball, taking charge of the game when we have it. But when we do not have it, we must have the ability to help our team, to react to losing possession,” he pointed out.

After 18 matches in the Brasileirão, Vasco da Gama has 20 points and sits in first place among the teams in the relegation zone.

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