Farioli hails FC Porto's 88 trophies after Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup | OneFootball

For FC Porto, “FC Porto is a huge club, a great institution with immense history,” while Francesco Farioli believes that “it has been a privilege and a great opportunity” to lead “the Portuguese club with the most trophies.” Speaking to Sky Sports after the victory in the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, the Porto coach described the haul of 88 titles as “an incredible achievement” and admitted he feels “a great responsibility” because he knows “what the club means to its fans.”

“My responsibility as FC Porto coach is different; I build a connection with the fans, with the club and with the people who run it. In this context, it is not enough to deliver good training sessions on the pitch, that is only one part of the job,” said the national champion coach in an interview with Britain’s leading sports broadcaster.

A global giant“Winning 88 titles is an incredible achievement that makes FC Porto the Portuguese club with the most trophies. FC Porto is a huge club, a great institution with immense history. When we enter the Museum, we see all the trophies, the domestic and the international ones… having the opportunity to represent a club of this size is a daily privilege and a great responsibility, because of FC Porto’s history and what the club means to its fans.”

Coaching FC Porto“It has been a privilege and a great opportunity. Ten years ago I was in Qatar, then I went to Turkey, France, the Netherlands and now I am in Portugal, but I also worked in Italy in the meantime. Being able to work in so many countries, in so many different contexts, at such distinct clubs with such different demands and expectations… it is very good for anyone who wants to embrace new professional challenges, because we are able to adapt to anything. It is possible to keep our ideas, but we are also flexible and able to adjust to what is needed.”

Greater responsibility“When you start working at clubs the size of FC Porto and AFC Ajax, you discover new aspects of the game and understand what it means to be the coach of an elite team. My responsibility as FC Porto coach is different; I build a connection with the fans, with the club and with the people who run it. In this context, it is not enough to deliver good training sessions on the pitch, that is only one part of the job. We are all improving, the coaching staff continues to grow, and it has been an incredible experience.”

Seven years of career“When I started coaching, I was 30 years old and that was something rare. I remember I was one of the few people to have the privilege of coaching at that age. It is a utopia, because it is now normal to see young coaches working at the highest level. It is also fashionable nowadays to hire young coaches. Any club that hired me could not do so because of my nationality or my age, but because of my ability. I never wanted to be hired for being young, which is why I always wanted to go deeper and lay all my cards on the table in job interviews. I think things are changing, a new generation of coaches will emerge, but I will never forget the previous generations, who have a lot of quality and a lot of experience. I am very grateful to them for what they brought to football.”

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