Chelsea Sack Andre Villas-Boas

[BlueLion. 21,491]

• Calling for an evolution and not revolution. - one step at a time. You don't just get rid of 10+ players and replace them in one summer. He's done well to phase out three or four players gradually and also sell on Anelka and Alex, who were both surplus to requirements.
  
• Trying to force his style of high line with a team not build for such a style. - you can't blame him for this. Especially since it worked at first, and quite successfully, as well. We were scoring goals and were relatively strong at the back, despite the lack of clean sheets.
  
• Mismanagement of some great servants like Anelka and Alex. - I am with you on this, but if they don't want to play for the club why should they train with the team? It is bad for the team chemistry, but I concede it was extreme.
  
• Lack of youth integration into the team. - in times of crisis you can't just play anyone. Experienced heads are needed, ie. Drogba, Terry.
  
• Continued support for Torres. - you're seriously blaming him for this? We've all backed him.
  
• Arrogant towards the help of others. - where's your evidence for this? He has two capable deputies in di Matteo and Steve Holland, two men who know the club very, very well. He has come here into a coaching set-up not of his own, so it will take time for him to learn to trust those around him. That is a natural human trait.
  
• And stating he needs no support from his team but only the owners. - he's quite right. He is the manager, and the most important man in the football club. The players have to listen to him, and if they do not show him respect they should be disciplined. Fully behind AVB here, he wants to flex his muscles and rightly so. His authority should not be challenged by anyone except Roman Abramovich.
  

Fully behind AVB, and my replies are in bold.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Fully behind AVB, and my replies are in bold.

Just wanted to give you one piece of evidence of the point arrogant towards the help of others:

André Villas-Boas says he doesn't need Guus Hiddink's help at Chelsea

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/nov/25/andre-villas-boas-guus-hiddink-chelsea

This is just one of many arrogant comments from AVB.

[Styles 9,790]

Does justin still post?

Marca are reporting that Chelsea are apparently interested in two managers; Bielsa of Athletic Bilbao and Unai Emery of Valencia.

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[BlueLion. 21,491]

Fully behind him. Sack the players that aren't. Simple. AVB could be our SAF, given time to build his own team without the selfish spoilt brats in our dressing room poisoning the club from the inside. Or watch him go somewhere else and in a couple of years they will be a force. A bad manager doesn't win the Portugese league title, respective domestic cup and the EUROPA League... Think about it. I have no doubt in my mind that AVB is the future of our club and I am more than happy with that.

I'm less than happy with the fans that think we're playing a game of Football Manager on the PC and want instant success. We're going to have to rebuild and it's going to take some time, we need to be realistic about this and get behind the club.

So glad you're back mate. Brilliant post.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Again, that is down to interpretation. All he said is this:

"No, I don't agree with that. I solve them [problems] with my group of people and players and it's been like that throughout. I have nobody I turn to. Not a religious person so just hold on to self-belief."

That doesn't sound arrogant at all to me. It sounds confident, self-believing and determined, and I like that about AVB. Come hell or high water, it's the AVB way or the highway. And that is exactly how it should be. Fuck the players and the dressing room politics. AVB is the manager, therefore in authority. I quite like to see him flex his muscles and pull no punches. He's the boss, and they're just players. The sooner he realises he isn't there to be a friend like Mourinho, but to be a strong leader like Ferguson or van Gaal, the sooner he will turn from a potentially-great manager into the next big thing managerially.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

As stated, one of many arrogant comments towards the help of others, but if you feel it's otherwise I might not as well continue with that point then.

[Term-X 7,891]

And loaned out Benayoun. Looking at how things are now, the more puzzling that decision seems. We thought we made room for a new signing, but it seems that signing ended up being Meireles.

Tbf to AVB, Modric was the target, in the final hours of the window Daniel Levy's stance lead to an uninspired panic buy, that is all.

[eldo 868]

Why is lack of youth his blame? Who decided to offload Borini and Tore?

Those two were ready to be part of our squad unlike Josh.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Why is lack of youth his blame? Who decided to offload Borini and Tore?

Those two were ready to be part of our squad unlike Josh.

Well besides the player that force himself into the team, Sturridge, hes been very awful with Lukaku, Josh and Ryan.

Especially Ryan.

He saves himself with Romeu, but the same can be said about Carlo when he gave chances to Josh Kakuta and others, before Josh and Kakuta descended into obscurity just like with Romeu today.

[eldo 868]

Well besides the player that force himself into the team, Sturridge, hes been very awful with Lukaku, Josh and Ryan.

Especially Ryan.

He saves himself with Romeu, but the same can be said about Carlo when he gave chances to Josh Kakuta and others, before Josh and Kakuta descended into obscurity just like with Romeu today.

Romeu isn't descending into obscurity. He needs time to cement his position in our first team. So far he's tasted how does football here look like and he can build on that.

Well Lukaku's position is quite complicated, I think he would play more if Torres was scoring regularly.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Romeu isn't descending into obscurity. He needs time to cement his position in our first team. So far he's tasted how does football here look like and he can build on that.

Well Lukaku's position is quite complicated, I think he would play more if Torres was scoring regularly.

Why is that?

Cause I remember when Drogba was scoring regularly a couple of seasons back we did not gave much chances to our other youngster strikers like Borini and such.....

[eldo 868]

Why is that?

Cause I remember when Drogba was scoring regularly a couple of seasons back we did not gave much chances to our other youngster strikers like Borini and such.....

Do you think in 2009/10 Borini was the same player as he's today.

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Do you think in 2009/10 Borini was the same player as he's today.

I think the same can be said about Lukaku, Ryan, and Josh.

But if you are brought to improve what Carlo was not so good at, to infuse our youth to the team, then what improvement is it?

It is why that is one mandate he had from the beginning, and his cause was not helped by hardly giving any minutes to some of these players...

I remember people complaining about how our youth going to improve if all you give them is 5 or 10 mins at the end with Carlo?

Well AVB has been far worse then that scenario!

[Beirut_Blues 306]

• Calling for an evolution and not revolution.
  
• Trying to force his style of high line with a team not build for such a style.
  
• Mismanagement of some great servants like Anelka and Alex.
  
• Lack of youth integration into the team.
  
• Continued support for Torres.
  
• Arrogant towards the help of others.
  
• And stating he needs no support from his team but only the owners.
  

Clearly AVB is guilty as he stands, but The Big Kahuna, Roman, will have the final verdict.

Will he forgive AVB for his sins? Or cast him out of his kingdom?

Its not AVB who supports Torres.... Its £50M that says he should play.

Regarding support from the owners, thats a fukk u to lamps and drogba which they deserve...and this time i think Roman sees the fact that the old guard's gotta go rather than the coach.

[Liquidator 5,176]

anyone else worried about his health? He seems to have aged an enormous amount since he arrived and he shakes a lot on the bench. If this job is affecting his health at 34 he should leave as soon as possible for his own good.