André Villas Boas: “Porto have strengthened to win the league” | OneFootball

André Villas-Boas addressed journalists today to discuss the current state of FC Porto.

Start of the season

"I am satisfied and could not fail to thank the team for their commitment and thirst for victories. All Porto fans were eager to receive a new image from the professionals of FC Porto and this has happened as a result of each one's personal transformation. They found themselves as professionals and now, under a new coach, they are able to put all their talent and abilities into practice. This transformation has been evident, the reinforcements have brought more individual quality to the team and the coach has been excellent at this start of the season. These are the first steps, our final goal is to win the title and for that we have to continue to be competitive and win on every field."

Participation in the Europa League

"We had high expectations for the European competitions, as we do every year. Our main goal is to put FC Porto back on top and for that we have to be in the best competitions, we have to win the title and be in the Champions League. The Europa League has a history intimately linked to FC Porto and we have a commitment to victory, but the reality is that last season things did not go well nationally and internationally, in the Europa League and the Club World Cup, and the image that FC Porto has to give is the opposite of the one it gave last year. This is the commitment we have to assume, we have been giving these signals in national competitions and we want to transfer it to international competitions, with the great objective of FC Porto being National Champion and this is the obligation we have towards our fans."

Main goal

"FC Porto has strengthened to be National Champion and it has already become clear to everyone that there is individual quality to fight for the title. That is what we aspire to more than ever."

Arrest of three Sporting fans

"They were surely arrested for attempted murder and not for attempted assault. There is a big difference. It is a sad episode, FC Porto immediately sided with the fans involved in this sad outcome. You know that only some media gave due notoriety to this episode, some preferred to omit it and I thank the competent authorities for continuing the investigation and trying to find the guilty so that they are duly penalized."

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