André Villas Boas - Manager - Porto (3 Viewers)
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Holy shit is right. This is the man we need.
He will win the league this season, that's for sure. The Europa Cup looks like a trophy that he could also win this season. His team is playing really well in the competition, and they're definitely one of the favorites to go all the way.
So of course he won't come now, but there's a pretty good chance that he could be available at the end of the season. It just a matter if our management could persuade him or not.
He will win the league this season, that's for sure. The Europa Cup looks like a trophy that he could also win this season. His team is playing really well in the competition, and they're definitely one of the favorites to go all the way.
So of course he won't come now, but there's a pretty good chance that he could be available at the end of the season. It just a matter if our management could persuade him or not.
run little hamster, run!
It's too early for him to coach a team like Juve...
but should he win the Europa League and then the season after that the Champions League, who knows !
Now serious. I doubt he's the man we need now. We need someone with experience in the highest level,
someone who had actually coached the very best teams in Europe and won some major honours.
but should he win the Europa League and then the season after that the Champions League, who knows !
Now serious. I doubt he's the man we need now. We need someone with experience in the highest level,
someone who had actually coached the very best teams in Europe and won some major honours.
Introducing 33-Year-Old Coaching Prodigy Andre Villas Boas – Porto’s New Jose Mourinho
Goal.com's Robin Bairner examines one of the rising stars of European coaching...
In the modern game, Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is widely considered to be one of the very best tacticians. Though the 48-year-old did not cut his teeth with Porto, it was his spell at the Dragoes that brought him into the focus of the worldwide media, largely thanks to a UEFA Cup win that was quickly followed by a shock Champions League triumph.
While the Portuguese club have hardly faded into obscurity since ‘Mou’ departed for big-spending Chelsea in 2004, it’s fair to say that they’ve never threatened to reach such heights once more. Though the domestic title has been won on four occasions, Porto haven’t passed the last 16 of the Champions League since Mourinho’s departure, and because of their third-placed finish last season, didn’t even compete amongst the continent’s best in the current campaign.
Mourinho’s former prodigy, Andre Villas Boas, is however threatening to steal some of his spotlight. The emerging coach has already snatched Porto’s record unbeaten run away from his former tutor, setting a new mark of 36 games without loss in all competitions.
Indeed, last season’s failure may be something of a blessing in disguise for the Estadio do Dragao side, as it has given a rising star of the coaching game an opportunity to shine.
Villas Boas was called to the club last summer to replace Jesualdo Ferreira, whose impressive four-season tenure came to a limp end, finishing behind Benfica and relative minnows Braga in the domestic standings. In need of fresh ideas, the 33-year-old has proven to be an inspired appointment.
His similarities to Mourinho are many. Both have come into coaching early, after little or no playing experience, both have found their way to Porto at a very young age, and perhaps most significantly, both are winners.
Villas Boas started life with Porto in the 1990s as a raw 18-year-old, impressing the late Bobby Robson with his scouting reports, before undertaking an unlikely stint as director of football in the British Virgin Islands.
But it was under the wing of Mourinho at Porto, where he compiled extensive dossiers on opponents, that he started to come to prominence after being promoted from coaching the under-19s. Ultimately, the young Villas Boas would follow ‘The Special One’ to Chelsea and Inter, becoming known as ‘director of opposition intelligence’.
Before ‘Mou’ led the Nerazzurri to Champions League success, his prodigy had already fled the nest, returning to Portugal to carry Academica from a position of almost certain relegation to mid-table safety and a national cup semi-final.
As Porto’s fortunes ailed, the stock of the young coach was rapidly rising, and he was appointed to take charge of the giants less than 12 months after taking his first head coaching job.
There can be little doubt that this was a gamble on the Dragoes part, but their move proved well-timed. When big stars such as Bruno Alves and Raul Meireles were shipped out for €35 million, Villas Boas set about rebuilding the side in his image, managing a profit in the transfer market in the process.
The success has been profound. Porto are dominating the Portuguese league to an unprecedented degree, winning 19 of their opening 21 fixtures and drawing the other two, achieving this with an expansive, exciting brand of football that is not associated with his mentor. Underlining their position as the nation’s premier club, they hammered second-placed Benfica 5-0 in November.
Now, Villas Boas is regarded as one of the brightest stars in his profession and has already been linked to a number of big European clubs. Liverpool reportedly considered Villas Boas as a successor to Roy Hodgson only 14 months after he had taken his big break with Academica, while Juventus supposedly see him as a potential successor to Luigi Del Neri.
With the world at his feet, Villas Boas is set to be a star in dugouts for the foreseeable future, and given his promising start, eclipsing Mourinho’s achievements may not be totally out of the question.
Goal.com's Robin Bairner examines one of the rising stars of European coaching...
In the modern game, Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is widely considered to be one of the very best tacticians. Though the 48-year-old did not cut his teeth with Porto, it was his spell at the Dragoes that brought him into the focus of the worldwide media, largely thanks to a UEFA Cup win that was quickly followed by a shock Champions League triumph.
While the Portuguese club have hardly faded into obscurity since ‘Mou’ departed for big-spending Chelsea in 2004, it’s fair to say that they’ve never threatened to reach such heights once more. Though the domestic title has been won on four occasions, Porto haven’t passed the last 16 of the Champions League since Mourinho’s departure, and because of their third-placed finish last season, didn’t even compete amongst the continent’s best in the current campaign.
Mourinho’s former prodigy, Andre Villas Boas, is however threatening to steal some of his spotlight. The emerging coach has already snatched Porto’s record unbeaten run away from his former tutor, setting a new mark of 36 games without loss in all competitions.
Indeed, last season’s failure may be something of a blessing in disguise for the Estadio do Dragao side, as it has given a rising star of the coaching game an opportunity to shine.
Villas Boas was called to the club last summer to replace Jesualdo Ferreira, whose impressive four-season tenure came to a limp end, finishing behind Benfica and relative minnows Braga in the domestic standings. In need of fresh ideas, the 33-year-old has proven to be an inspired appointment.
His similarities to Mourinho are many. Both have come into coaching early, after little or no playing experience, both have found their way to Porto at a very young age, and perhaps most significantly, both are winners.
Villas Boas started life with Porto in the 1990s as a raw 18-year-old, impressing the late Bobby Robson with his scouting reports, before undertaking an unlikely stint as director of football in the British Virgin Islands.
But it was under the wing of Mourinho at Porto, where he compiled extensive dossiers on opponents, that he started to come to prominence after being promoted from coaching the under-19s. Ultimately, the young Villas Boas would follow ‘The Special One’ to Chelsea and Inter, becoming known as ‘director of opposition intelligence’.
Before ‘Mou’ led the Nerazzurri to Champions League success, his prodigy had already fled the nest, returning to Portugal to carry Academica from a position of almost certain relegation to mid-table safety and a national cup semi-final.
As Porto’s fortunes ailed, the stock of the young coach was rapidly rising, and he was appointed to take charge of the giants less than 12 months after taking his first head coaching job.
There can be little doubt that this was a gamble on the Dragoes part, but their move proved well-timed. When big stars such as Bruno Alves and Raul Meireles were shipped out for €35 million, Villas Boas set about rebuilding the side in his image, managing a profit in the transfer market in the process.
The success has been profound. Porto are dominating the Portuguese league to an unprecedented degree, winning 19 of their opening 21 fixtures and drawing the other two, achieving this with an expansive, exciting brand of football that is not associated with his mentor. Underlining their position as the nation’s premier club, they hammered second-placed Benfica 5-0 in November.
Now, Villas Boas is regarded as one of the brightest stars in his profession and has already been linked to a number of big European clubs. Liverpool reportedly considered Villas Boas as a successor to Roy Hodgson only 14 months after he had taken his big break with Academica, while Juventus supposedly see him as a potential successor to Luigi Del Neri.
With the world at his feet, Villas Boas is set to be a star in dugouts for the foreseeable future, and given his promising start, eclipsing Mourinho’s achievements may not be totally out of the question.
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