Chelsea Sack Andre Villas-Boas

[Laylabelle 9,357]

'It hasn’t taken him long to moan about ­refereeing. It was too soon.' Well if the refs didnt make mistakes he wouldnt have to! What a complete shit article! The reason they get slated is because they make mistakes over and over but yet never noticed...Stuar Atwell for christ sake and the ghost goal went on to make more costly mistakes but its the teams fault not his...or the Managers fault for having an opion..and it aint nothing new either just because he is the new guy and is Chelsea Manager so now every comment no doubt be reported and crisited depite him being right

Kenny Dalglish has been slating refs but yet thats fine :s sure he wouldnt complain either if a desion went his way but thats been inored obviously and if a decison does go that way that'll also be inored.However if happens to us be mega higlighted and hear about it for weeks

You know things are bad when Graham Poll in his random colum says the descisons are wrong and goals shouldnt have stood

[dodojojo 510]

Two red cards in a week...please, AVB, no more complaints about the refs.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Haha i agree. Same happened to Liverpool after Queen Kenny complained.

[Tortilla9 390]

[manpe 10,861]

It's getting annoying this misuse of "your" and "you're"... I hope the maker of those pics isn't british

[Kostas 1,468]

Still waiting for your answer, cause i don't understand what you are implying by "common sense"

Don't need to imply anything. It's common sense that a man with AVB's football knowledge and basic intelligence wouldn't approach a possible game against Barcelona in exactly the kind of way that they want. Our quick passing can be sloppy enough as it is, with Barcelona's pressure we'd get murdered just like any team that tries to play football at Camp Nou.

[Kostas 1,468]

Manchester United could only improve so much over the pathetic side that they were last year. Barcelona's efficiency is on another level.

[manpe 10,861]

Yeah and i did not thought AVB would do that as well at United own home, when they where playing some amazing football, and where scoring goals for fun.

AVB had the guts to play like that Old Trafford, so i don't see why he can't do the same at Camp Nou?

With all due respect to manure, Barca are a tougher nut to crack. In the CL final Barca humiliated ManU, didn't they hold possession 65% of time? Besides it's okay to take some risks in the league where one game doesn't necessarily determine everything, but in a knockout competition and especially at Camp Nou you have to take a bit more different approach than we did at OT. AVB went on a gamble and it nearly paid off, but we were still vulnerable at the back.. Barca, in my estimation, are much more ruthless in exploiting those spaces we left behind.

But who knows, if AVB gets things ticking much better than they at the moment are, beating them with their own weapon could prove to be the most effective method as of yet.

[manpe 10,861]

AVB's philosophy is well known to include aggressive pressing high up the pitch, so no doubt we will see more and more of this.

[warnie_666 1,081]

AVB had the guts to play like that Old Trafford, so i don't see why he can't do the same at Camp Nou?

I agree. AVB will stick to his principles. He got criticized for sticking to his principles at OT but his answer was that we play for fans and he prefers attacking football. Remember this team is not the same as the one Barca faced.

If you ask me whether we can win against Barca if we were to play them in October? I'd say no chance.

We need time to gel. Remember we are still trying to find our best 11 under AVB. Also our strikers are returning to form but still aren't in form. In April I would be more confident of beating Barca with our football. Remember Barca play an open game they don't have a watertight defense just like Man Utd. If we had our strikers in form we would have won it same applies for Barca. I am confident we will cut them open. It's only a question of having inform strikers and having clam nerves.

[warnie_666 1,081]

This was told to me by a Man Utd fan after last years humiliation.

"I hope Barca are made to face Chelsea in the UCL knockouts next year cus they seem to be the only team that can put Barca in their place."

Which is true. Last time they beat us was when del horno was sent off. They have never beaten us with 11 On 11 men since mou took over. And the world knows they were very lucky the last time we met.

[warnie_666 1,081]

And I hope United are made to face Real Madrid in the UCL knockouts next year, cus SAF knows how to beat Mourinho team.

Mourinho has won 6 against SAF while SAF has won 2 against Mou. This includes Porto Chelsea and Inter.

[Tomo 21,733]

And I hope United are made to face Real Madrid in the UCL knockouts next year, cus SAF knows how to beat Mourinho team.

You are joking?

[zolayes 14,489]

Let's concentrate on the group stages first and the PL ...AVB is just starting to work on our team...

and leave the Mourhiho and SAF crap alone till we see if they meet

[bluesman2610 1,341]

Soooooo...AVB looks like he could be the right manfor the job? *tries to get back on topic*

[manpe 10,861]

Soooooo...AVB looks like he could be the right manfor the job? *tries to get back on topic*

yes, I think so :blue scalf: *tries to help bluesman restore order*

[termninja 5,290]

*get's ready to bitchslap anyone who goes off topic*

[Tomo 21,733]

Andre is our secret weapon, i don't think many just realise how talented the guy is.

The manc clubs may look better on paper than us but every club he leapfrogged with Academica looked better on paper and when he came into Porto, Benfica looked better on paper too.