The special too

Andre Vilas Boas, the Porto head coach is being called the clone of Jose Mourinho by the European media.
This is quite the compliment, being called a clone of the "special one".
The Porto boss is a rare breed, he became the head coach of Porto at the age of 33, a very young age to be the boss at one of the best clubs in the World, he has never played professionally, and he had little head coaching experience.
Prior to Porto, he only coached at Academica, but before all that he was the assistant to Jose Mourinho.
One could argue that the two have a lot in common, after all, Mourinho himself was not a star soccer player, and he learned under the late Sir Bobby Robson.
Vilas Boas started out in Porto in the scouting department while he was still a teenager. Jose Mourinho took him under his wing and made him an integral part of his staff at Porto, Chelsea, and Inter.
This however is where the similarities end, however.
Even though both coaches use the 433 formation, Vilas Boas uses a more attacking approach, while Jose Mourinho is known for his tactical and defensive approach. This is not to say that Vilas Boas is not a tactical genious, because he is. The only thing that he lacks is the charisma, and some may say the arrogance of Jose Mourinho. One of the main strenghts of Mourinho is the way that he plays the media. how he uses it to charm his players and the fans, the mind games that he plays against opposing coaches.
This is not always a good thing as it was seen in the press conference yesterday when he disrespected Malaga, and former Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini.
Vilas Boas is getting there, when asked what he thought about the way that Benfica has been playing, his answer was: I don't remember Benfica playing this way in the European Champions League.

No matter what I think about Porto, I will admit that I am very impressed with Andre Vilas Boas, and it will only be a short matter of time until he is coaching a team like Inter, Chelsea, Liverpool or any other giant of Europe like Benfica.....