André Villas-Boas on Varandas: “His words spurred us on” | OneFootball

André Villas-Boas kept up the tradition and went to dinner with members of the Assembly of the Republic who support FC Porto, after the Dragons had won the national title. Before the meal, already in Parliament, the FC Porto president spoke to journalists and was asked about the insults aimed at Frederico Varandas during the championship celebrations.

“These are title celebrations. There are excesses, there is emotion, emotions are visceral because they are tied to what the championship was, to the history of the championship. So I cannot deny that the players will have heard the Sporting president’s words a few times during the season and that this may have served as motivation. As a coach and leader, I also used these little slips by opponents, so to speak, to give us motivation. Farioli certainly did the same with his players. That is why the players ended up venting all those emotions they were feeling in an emotional way,” explained André Villas-Boas.

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