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Vítor Pereira’s Porto tactics

Vítor Pereira’s Porto tactics
Photography by Octavio Passos for The Coaches' Voice/Getty Images
Author
The Coaches' Voice
Published on
March 14 2024

Vítor Pereira

Porto, 2011-2013

In this superb Coaches’ Voice Masterclass, Portuguese manager Vítor Pereira explains the tactics he employed to great success during his time in charge of Porto.

Pereira assisted André Villas-Boas during the treble-winning 2010/11 campaign, in which Porto added the Europa League to a domestic double. He then took the reins himself, guiding Porto to back-to-back league titles in the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons, losing just one game in 60 Primeira Liga fixtures.

In this exclusive Masterclass, Pereira explains the tactics he employed with a team that included such talents as João Moutinho, James Rodríguez, Nicolás Otamendi, Danilo and Jackson Martínez.

He explains his attacking principles – including the importance of different rhythms – and how they implemented a high press and mid-block.

Vítor Pereira