Helton: “Vítor Pereira had more nous, Villas-Boas ran the dressing room” | OneFootball

The clash between FC Porto and Nottingham Forest, in the Europa League quarter-finals, marks Vítor Pereira’s return to the Estádio do Dragão, where he became a two-time national champion between 2011 and 2013, after having served as assistant to the current Porto president, André Villas-Boas, during a historic season for the club.

Helton was the goalkeeper of that team and describes the profile of the two coaches at the time. «Vítor Pereira had more technical knowledge, more focused on drills and practice, while André Villas-Boas had what for me is more important: managing people. He controlled the dressing room like no one else,» the Brazil international told Agência Lusa.

In the 2010/2011 season, when FC Porto won the league without suffering a single defeat and also lifted the Europa League, the Super Cup and the Portuguese Cup, «many training sessions were delegated to Vítor Pereira, because of the trust in him and the knowledge he already had,» Helton also recalled.

With Villas-Boas leaving for Chelsea at the end of that season, Vítor Pereira was promoted to head coach of the dragons, the club with which he won two league titles, one of them without a single defeat, and two Cândido de Oliveira Super Cups.

The first leg of the Europa League quarter-final between FC Porto and Nottingham Forest will be played on Thursday at 8:00 pm at the Estádio do Dragão. The match will be covered live by Maisfutebol.

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