Tiago Silva hails Villas-Boas after win: “He got the manager right” | OneFootball

Having taken direct charge of professional football was, in André Villas-Boas’s view, the decision that carried the most weight in FC Porto’s 31st national league title, sealed on Saturday. That is the reading of Tiago Silva, a Dragons supporter and CMTV commentator. “The reasons for this season’s success began, first and foremost, with the fact that the president took it upon himself and directly assumed responsibility for football. That was decisive,” says the Porto-based lawyer, speaking to the newspaper Record, also highlighting the president’s sharp judgment in choosing the coach.

“He got the coach selection absolutely right, and also the definition of the reinforcements who came in to give substance and quality to Francesco Farioli’s ideas,” says Tiago Silva, praising the players, particularly those who arrived this season, for the way they lived up to the ambitions of the blue-and-white supporters. “The way the team approached the league, with absolute focus, maximum competitiveness, and the awareness that the title is won in every game, without distractions or complacency. The competitive commitment was one of the strongest hallmarks of this FC Porto side,” adds the legal expert, who also gives his analysis of the effectiveness of Porto’s winter transfer market.

“It ended up being the decisive boost, because players came in who proved crucial for FC Porto to make the difference in the final third of the league campaign and, at the same time, gave Farioli more options to rotate, manage, and freshen up the squad. That allowed the team, in the decisive stage, to look fresher, more intense, and better prepared than their closest pursuers,” argues Tiago Silva, who, even amid the celebratory mood, still points to “the various traps that were set along the way.”

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