Andre Villas-Boas

“England was bad for me, I was not flexible in my ideas.”

“I work of my own accord. I don't want to work with restraints or worry what Jose thinks.”

“There has to be a level of entertainment. But the trophy cabinet is something that is more visible.”

“Having, and building, a team that plays good football is important.”

“There are a lot of seasons when Porto have been outstanding.”

“I am an individual who has that hunger for success and I want to keep it that way.”

“You always have to be very, very careful with statistics. It doesn't mean that we negate them completely; we just don't use them to the extent that people might think.”

“The Premier League is a circus, it's constantly changing. It's full of emotion, ups and downs, unpredictability and this makes it the spectacle that it is.”

“Regarding why I left Inter, it was because I wanted the extra edge to fulfil my ambitions as a professional coach, so I took the risk to find my own job at Academica.”

“The Chelsea experience was too much too soon. I wasn't flexible as a manager at that time. I was communicative, but I wasn't flexible in my approach.”

“Playing in Italy and scoring goals is difficult.”

“Sometimes whatever you say to players is not enough to convince them your choice is the right one.”

“It is about the players that take us to success. When they feel your convictions you can sell them your ideas a bit better and take them to important results.”

“Creativity in my players is important.”

“I am linked with Jose because we worked together, but I don't go out of my way to talk about it. We are 'different people, have 'different 'personalities and different views on the game.”

“Strong teams are consistent when they have their best players available - you always want a stronger team than the one before.”

“Racing runs in the blood of my family and my dream was to do the Dakar one day.”

“I think persistence and resilience are very important.”

“I want to discover Japanese culture and Japanese football.”

“I don't solve problems on my own. I solve them with my group of people and my group of players.”