Villas-Boas on Varandas: “We don't get on, I don't trust him, nor he me…” | OneFootball

The relationship between André Villas-Boas and Frederico Varandas was naturally one of the main topics on the panel in which the FC Porto president took part at RR’s Bola Branca Conference, and the leader of the blue and whites did not hesitate when faced with the question of who gives him more trouble: Rui Costa or Varandas?

“Here I can’t deny that Frederico gives me more trouble. There is a particular animosity between us; we don’t like each other. I don’t trust him, he doesn’t trust me. Rui is a gentleman of football, one of the greatest Portuguese talents ever. A dignified, humane person who leads Benfica, our biggest rival, a historic rival of FC Porto. With great pride, we are the club with the most titles in national football. Rui and I have a close, direct relationship, although in a way I haven’t been pleasant with him either. I wasn’t pleasant with him when I said he was in Frederico’s pocket. An alignment between Benfica and Sporting seems increasingly evident, with the aim of breathing down FC Porto’s neck. With Frederico, there is personal animosity, because he attacks me on a personal level and I cannot allow that, also involving my family. On a professional level, we shared some views, on the issue of centralization, which is being threatened by Nacional and Marítimo with an idea that could implode Portuguese football,” he said.

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