Villas-Boas reveals Farioli’s reaction to Thiago Silva talks: “Delighted” | OneFootball

Francesco Farioli did not hesitate. According to André Villas-Boas, the FC Porto coach was “delighted” with the possibility of having Thiago Silva in the squad and immediately gave the green light to sign the experienced Brazilian centre-back back in December.

“It was an option that was presented to us by the agent, and we could hardly believe it was real. After that call from the agent to me, I called the coach and he was delighted and, perhaps, it was one of the signings we completed the quickest,” revealed the Dragons’ president in an interview with Rádio Renascença, as part of the podcast O Código Farioli.

“It was a market opportunity we wanted to take advantage of. We were very concerned because we only had three centre-backs available due to Nehuén’s injury, after he ruptured his Achilles tendon. We also knew that Pablo [Rosario] had given us guarantees and played many matches as a centre-back, but the market opportunity that came up with Thiago Silva was unique,” AVB stressed.

He added: “Then there is everything connected to the emotional side of bringing Thiago Silva back to FC Porto, after his spell with the B team, and all the negative emotions surrounding that period. That is why Thiago Silva’s return is magical, and the fact that we see a player with his experience, his honours, with all the titles he has won, captain of Brazil, at FC Porto is a source of enormous pride and greatly dignifies us as a club,” Villas-Boas said.

The changes already made at the Jorge Costa Training and Sports Development Centre

In the same interview, André Villas-Boas revealed that FC Porto has already carried out several works at the Jorge Costa Training and Sports Development Centre in Olival, some of them at Farioli’s request.

“FC Porto is in the process of renewing its infrastructure. This beautiful stadium [the Dragão] is 20 years old, just like our Training Centre. We are in a phase of infrastructure renewal, as far as our finances allow. That was the case with the new High Performance Centre, where in April the first earthworks, licensing and the start of construction will now move forward. So, although we have all the conditions to offer at Olival, there are improvements we make on a permanent basis. I wouldn’t say daily, but weekly and monthly. In Farioli’s case, there was an immediate identification of infrastructure needs that could improve the day-to-day running of the Jorge Costa Training Centre,” explained the Dragons’ leader.

“For example, in the gyms, such as the machines that each fitness coach believes are necessary for their method. In the meeting rooms, in the players’ dressing room, which also underwent radical changes… After 20 years, we moved the players out of the dressing room where they had always been and placed them in another space, significantly improving the facilities. All of these are changes that improve the quality of day-to-day life, the infrastructure and, from there, with that connection and the coach’s feedback, we accepted that these were changes we should make,” he concluded.

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