THE BALL – Rui Vitória justifies going abroad: «In Portugal we trained a huge club…» (Football)
In conversation in the program Wib & Cast, Rui Vitória addressed the departure of Benfica. After a Saudi coaching career all done in Portugal, the 52-year-old Luso went to Saudi Arabia, signing for Al Nassr, in what was his first experience abroad. A fact that the technician justified.
«When I left Benfica now I thought: ‘Here in Portugal we trained a huge player, that is, if you go abroad’. first no
denying that as conditions that were proposed to me when we left very good, almost that thing of saying that we couldn’t refuse, then we also went on a journey to get to know the world. It was this quest to discover a new reality, a new culture that also attracts me. The last, the last notion that we are sometimes here and thought that this room is too much, but it was also the one that we, sometimes beautiful, justified.
With four Portuguese coaches in Brazil – Abel Ferreira (Palmeiras), Paulo Sousa (Flamengo), Vítor Pereira (Corinthians) and Luís Castro (Botafogo) – Rui Vitória was faced with the possibility of heading to the Canarian championship.
“I’m curious. More and more, due to the potential that exists, we always think what we can do for that country and that football, is that we can help to improve. It’s definitely not going to teach those players and kick the kick, they can dominate them from high to high, you can probably go for them», he said, revealing that it was already a likely possibility to happen, then through other areas as low as possible. . one reason or another will not happen particularly on my side anymore, but Brazil is a very attractive country to work in. There are good things and there are bad things. From the perspective, one of them is what is the least positive aspect, the ease with which coaches are changed and that for those who like my stable, organized work, move. On the other hand, there is a great attraction that is the quality of fantastic players, a competition that any team there can suddenly be huge champions, it is a country where I think it can be added, where there is something to be done.”
And as for the possibility of a selection, Rui Vitória revealed that it is something that pleases.
«Regarding interesting options, it is something that was already hypothesized, when the invitation came, as I thought I have this
not so momentary view of the situation. I like to get involved, in quotes, in club associations, to think about how the player grows, to talk to departments, more than being the coach of that team, so it was something that even attracted me to a selection», he concludes.