Chelsea Sack Andre Villas-Boas

[madalista 30]

Why has Villas-Boas lost his cool?

By: Alex Chick

When Andre Villas-Boas arrived in England he came with a reputation as the archetypal modern coach, schooled in tactical detail and forensically thorough scouting.

A man seeking to eke out every possible advantage through statistical analysis - Moneyball in football manager form. Something of a nerd, in fact.

From what I'd seen of his Porto side in the Europa League, he seemed a thoughtful and hugely talented manager.

Certainly passionate on the touchline, but always respectful, always in control, and never prone to the histrionics of that other Portuguese bloke who moved from Porto to Chelsea.

Jose Mourinho comparisons were quickly dismissed as the lazy fabrication of journalists unable to tell one sharp-suited Portuguese polyglot from another.

Villas-Boas set the tone with an intentionally boring introductory press conference in which he fended off the 'Special One' questions by anointing himself the 'Group One'.

Clearly, as the season progressed, the differences between Villas-Boas and Mourinho would grow ever-more obvious. Wouldn't they?

But something funny has happened. The more we see of Villas-Boas, the more he seems like Mourinho - only without the knowing winks and the humorous asides.

To be blunt, Andre Villas-Boas seems rather annoying.

First off, he is very quick to whinge when a decision goes against his team.

It started after Chelsea's defeat to Manchester United, when he said: "(I'm) very, very unhappy with the poor performance from the referees which had a decisive role in the result."

Fair enough, perhaps. It's not like Fergie or Wenger are slow to bemoan their team's misfortune. Any manager would say that.

But the anger has grown, and Villas-Boas accosted Chris Foy after Sunday's defeat to QPR, when Chelsea had two men sent off and conceded a penalty.

Villas-Boas raged: "I spoke to (Foy) at the end and I was very aggressive to him. I don't care if he's OK or not."

Just a hunch: Foy was probably OK.

AVB went on: "It's the third time in row where a referee has directly influenced the result for us and we're not happy with this. In three games there have been blatant refereeing mistakes."

Odd, since Chelsea had won their last three Premier League matches going into the game at Loftus Road.

The rant continued: "Conspiracy theories can lead to bans and lead to you calling us cry babies, and we're not. But it keeps happening."

Well, he said it: conspiracy theories.

As it happened, Foy got the big decisions spot on. While not on the scale of blaming Unicef for a defeat to Barcelona, Villas-Boas looked very silly.

Then came the John Terry controversy. A tough issue for a manager, admittedly, but Villas-Boas hit the wrong note again with his defence of the captain.

"John is a player who represents this country to the highest level internationally. He is a player of great responsibilities," he said. "I find it strange when people don't trust the words of a representative from your country."

You mean Terry's word counts for more than Anton Ferdinand's because he plays for England? Really?

There was more last night: "I think all of the players would like to dedicate the win to John Terry."

Terry is being investigated over very serious allegations, which he denies. Chelsea are perfectly entitled to offer him support and resist pressure to suspend him on full pay (as would be the case in many professions) - but their manager should not treat him like one of history's great martyrs.

Terry is innocent until proven guilty, but how bad would Villas-Boas look if his captain were found to have done wrong?

And to top it off, we had the wild jig of vindication across the pitch after last night's win at Everton, which channelled both Mourinho and David Pleat. Steady on Andre, it's only the Carling Cup fourth round.

So what has made Villas-Boas lose his cool? It is tempting to put it down to the stress of his big new job, but there can be few higher-pressure positions than at the most successful club in Portugal, particularly when you are trying to get through the whole season unbeaten.

Maybe he is too used to winning - he had a astonishing 84 per cent win ratio at Porto - and gets rattled by anything but three points.

Or it may simply be that we were right first time - that far from the studious, reserved image he brought to England, maybe he really is the second coming of Mourinho.

where did u find this? seems just a personal attack on avb......its frankly annoying.....i like the fact andre speaks his mind eventually itll pay off.....that was carlo's one weakness he is to quiet and numb

[Justin_3d 1,140]

where did u find this? seems just a personal attack on avb......its frankly annoying.....i like the fact andre speaks his mind eventually itll pay off.....that was carlo's one weakness he is to quiet and numb

http://twitter.com/#!/alexchick81

And I think he is right. AVB has gotten annoying like Mourinho, SAF, Wenger and such with all that whining!

I liked Carlo way!

[zolayes 14,489]

http://twitter.com/#!/alexchick81

And I think he is right. AVB has gotten annoying like Mourinho, SAF, Wenger and such with all that whining!

I liked Carlo way!

http://twitter.com/#!/alexchick81

And I think he is right. AVB has gotten annoying like Mourinho, SAF, Wenger and such with all that whining!

I liked Carlo way!

you might have changed your name but you are still a fucking jerk ,,,don't believe anything you post or your friend ED,,,just fuck off again

[Justin_3d 1,140]

You know what, fuck this shit!

I don't need to keep being here, if people are going to keep cursing at me!

[zolayes 14,489]

the answers easy stop posting shit from ficticious sources

[termninja 5,290]

Come on guys calm down.

First, everyone has the right to voice their opinion and there's no need to curse at them. This is the point of the forum, to exchange opinions and discuss them.

And second, Justin Stan stop making a victim out of yourself every time. Escaping Leaving is never a solution.

Honestly, I find AVB amusing. He is full of faith, optimism and he trusts all of his players. He isn't afraid to risk and big names aren't safe under him. He's passionate and emotional and you would think his life depends on the match looking at him on the sidelines.

The press doesn't like him obviously as he doesn't reveal anything and defends his club and players. Add to that the already negative attitude they have towards us and voilà!

[zolayes 14,489]

Come on guys calm down.

First, everyone has the right to voice their opinion and there's no need to curse at them. This is the point of the forum, to exchange opinions and discuss them.

And second, Justin Stan stop making a victim out of yourself every time. Escaping Leaving is never a solution.

Honestly, I find AVB amusing. He is full of faith, optimism and he trusts all of his players. He isn't afraid to risk and big names aren't safe under him. He's passionate and emotional and you would think his life depends on the match looking at him on the sidelines.

The press doesn't like him obviously as he doesn't reveal anything and defends his club and players. Add to that the already negative attitude they have towards us and voilà!

I dont like ficticious posts especially ones critical of our club ,,,IF he wants to criticise then do it but don't hide behind some ridiculous smokescreen

[manpe 10,861]

You know what, fuck this shit!

I don't need to keep being here, if people are going to keep cursing at me!

You can limit the damage by acting by your words:

This is Justin_3d.

I deleted my account cause i did not wanted to be here and create more problems with people on the forum.

But after realizing something, i think i made a mistake. And that was a lot of people thanked me for the links i provided after the match.

So i decided to create an account that way i can bring you the links after the game.

Have no doubt, i am still piss of at some people, and i won't post in the forum to discuss much of anything. I will just bring the links so that people can enjoy the match.

I was going to post them in the game match thread, but it seems people got piss of after Kalou!

I guess that was one reason why i wanted to leave, because i was creating a bad atmosphere.

Hence why now i will only bring you the links to the games and other stuff.

Keep it cool guys!

[Justin_3d 1,140]

You can limit the damage by acting by your words:

I did as posted, hardly posted comments. Usually was when someone replied to me, but as i said, i could care less. No point in being here for me, so that people will continue cursing at me!

[LDN Blue 7,903]

http://twitter.com/#!/alexchick81

And I think he is right. AVB has gotten annoying like Mourinho, SAF, Wenger and such with all that whining!

I liked Carlo way!

I don't think it's whining. He's saying it how it is, the referee standards weren't top-notch. It's not his fault, every journo asks him about it!

[termninja 5,290]

I dont like ficticious posts especially ones critical of our club ,,,IF he wants to criticise then do it but don't hide behind some ridiculous smokescreen

I don't like posts like that either, but you don't need to get offensive. It's just an opinion.

[zolayes 14,489]

I don't like posts like that either, but you don't need to get offensive. It's just an opinion.

and you needn't be so sanctimonious

[termninja 5,290]

and you needn't be so sanctimonious

I know I am and I hate doing it, especially to someone like you, but I do believe I am right. He stated his opinion and you have sworn at him for it.

I don't think it's whining. He's saying it how it is, the referee standards weren't top-notch. It's not his fault, every journo asks him about it!

Agree with LDN B.

[manpe 10,861]

Do agree, no need to call him a fucking jerk for his opinion... I also don't agree with justin but hey, I don't need him to agree with my opinion. And my opinion is that AVB is classy and intelligent and there is a difference between whining and making a point... all he's tried to do is make a point about bad refereeing (anybody disagrees with AVB on that.. anybody?) Although his comments on JT are a bit dodgy at first glance, but it's understandable that he's trying to protect him and he must be certain that he's innocent, otherwise I can't see him risking with such comments.

And fuck.. AVB is still a rookie manager. It's hard to forget because he oozes confidence, but he's just got his career in full gear and the inexperience is bound to reveal itself at one point or another. I personally think thus far he's handled everything like any other experienced manager. He's a coach of immense, unique talent and potential... let's not forget that, he'll keep getting better and better and is full of determination to prove himself... unlike some other old boring farts who just sit there and don't seem to give a fuck, who whine out of spite and boredom.

[warnie_666 1,081]

you might have changed your name but you are still a fucking jerk ,,,don't believe anything you post or your friend ED,,,just fuck off again

What the fuck man? Stan is just posting what looks like a blog I dont think he wrote it. Now be a good boy and say sorry.

Stan I hope u don't quit. Losers quit. And more importantly we need u to provide us with those links to download the game. So please stick around

[Kojo 4,676]

Fuck sake now here comes the bandwagon jumping at Zolayes, bit of a coincidence once Sh0n3x points it out, the rest start jumping in....

[manpe 10,861]

Fuck sake now here comes the bandwagon jumping at Zolayes, bit of a coincidence once Sh0n3x points it out, the rest start jumping in....

why not let that misunderstanding die out? and carry on with normal discussion, without the need to call each other names.. although that wouldn't be talkchelsea style

[Kojo 4,676]

why not let that misunderstanding die out? and carry on with normal discussion, without the need to call each other names.. although that wouldn't be talkchelsea style

The same reason you didn't just leave it at that, you wanted to make a point as do I, I won't lie I hate keeping stuff in my head, I'd much rather let everyone know... what good will it do? probably nothing. Can't remember myself calling someone a name however.