102 Quotes by Andre Villas-Boas

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    I think sometimes drive and ambition of individuals should not be confused as arrogance, and sometimes Cristiano gets that tag on him.

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    I'm very happy at Porto. It's the city I grew up in. It is my own club and I don't think it is easy to leave it.

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    If you are a dictator of choices, players won't be able to explore their possibilities to the full. You have to be able to free them.

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    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.

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    I just want to make my players give their most. I give them room to express themselves because that's how they develop. I promote their talent and let them make their own decisions.

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    Tottenham set a points and victories record in my first season, missed out on the Champions League by one point and had a great run in the Europa League. In the second season, at the time I left we had more points than in the previous campaign.

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