Andre Villas-Boas has revealed how his relationship with former idol Jose Mourinho changed beyond recognition when he attempted to emerge from his mentor's shadow.
After both beginning their football education under the late Sir Bobby Robson, the duo were once inseparable as Villas-Boas became a vital member of Mourinho's analytical backroom staff when he took over at Porto, before subsequently following him to Chelsea and Inter Milan.
But as time ticked on and he continued to learn from his mentor, Villas-Boas had an ever-growing desire to stand on his own two feet and eventually left Inter to pursue his own managerial career at Academica, having previously tried and failed to secure the manager's job at Braga.