Chelsea Sack Andre Villas-Boas

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

Good luck Guus!!!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/9088440/Guus-Hiddink-signs-18-month-deal-at-Anzhi-Makhachkala.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2102480/Guus-Hiddink-appointed-Anzhi-Makhachkala-manager.html

http://www.goal.com/en/news/553/russia/2012/02/17/2911255/breaking-news-guus-hiddink-signs-for-anzhi-makhachkala

[Wavy Crockett 190]

smh at the Kalou slander

[CHOULO19 24,332]

AVB excited to have Drogba back

http://www.premiershiptalk.com/2012/02/17/chelsea-boss-hails-strong-striker/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PremiershipTalk+%28Premiership+Talk%29

[Kajo 176]

AVB excited to have Drogba back

http://www.premiersh...iership+Talk%29

Torres will once again feel the heat of the bench... mmm so warm.

[Fernando 6,585]

AVB finally showing some authority.

I thought these words where very interesting of what is going on behind the scenes:

"Players compete, in the end, for their place and for their place towards the future in the team. So if you want to be in the team in the future, you are competing to win something against your colleague. I would put it exactly like that: performance to have reward ... reward in terms of results and reward in terms of future continuity.

"My authority is total because it's the owner's authority. I have told you that we set out this team to try to win four trophies, believing in this team. Next year it's another one because there are different ongoing situations regarding contracts which will have to be addressed so that means different changes. Two players have already departed and further will depart in the future and won't make part of the project, which more or less they expect but this is the reality of any football team. We prepare to be more competent in the present and we have to prepare the future as well.

"They know there is a manager in position holding on for a project of three years so, if they want to be part of that project, [it is about] performance level, or continuity of performance level and display. I think that's pretty basic of any football team. You don't contemplate with a reward people who underperform in any football team."

"I am completely happy [with Abramovich] ... I have no problem with him at all," Villas-Boas said. "It is a relationship that is perfect at the moment. We have discussed how we can correct what's going wrong. I don't feel I am under pressure for my job, although I know I am under pressure for results."

-AVB

[Sheva. 5,373]

Good luck Guus!!!

http://www.telegraph...akhachkala.html

http://www.dailymail...la-manager.html

http://www.goal.com/...zhi-makhachkala

Awesome!

[termninja 5,290]

Nicely said Andre.

"They know there is a manager in position holding on for a project of three years so, if they want to be part of that project, [it is about] performance level, or continuity of performance level and display. I think that's pretty basic of any football team. You don't contemplate with a reward people who underperform in any football team."

[nullabletype 987]

He might not answer so he don't up looking like a fool, like all those that wanted AVB and now want him out......

I'm awfully disappointed that he never replied to me. I think it's because they guy knows he's a total mug.

[Rubber bullets 1,183]

Tonight's headines :

Several Chelsea players hand in transfer requests, reason being it's always been their dream to play for Anzhi Mackalalalala

[carefreeluke 27]

I hope he stays and I still have faith in him. I can only see him leaving if this season goes completely wrong, for example not qualifying for the Champions League, going out the FA Cup and Champions League. The criticism he's been receiving is deserved though, we've been awful for months now. Our main problems lie with AVB and his tactics, he's not willing to change things, very much like previous Chelsea managers who have ended up being sacked. Ancelotti's tactics were awful at times in his second season which is why he ended up being sacked, he didn't make any changes and for periods just stuck with the same game plan all the time, we were too predictable and teams found us out. Ancelotti should have never been sacked however. Scolari was the same, his tactics worked very well at the start of the season, then teams found us out, they knew how to stop us but Scolari still persisted with the same shape and tactics each game, he didn't change things, we were playing poor and he ended up being sacked. Ancelotti and Scolari didn't have a plan B. It's very much the same with AVB now, he has made some changes, we don't play so high up now but he hasn't made any dramatic changes to the shape or personnel. We play the same way every week and it's too easy to play against, we have no width, we've been lacking width for years now. I miss the days when we had Duff and Robben on the wings under Mourinho, both were natural wingers.

However, I believe AVB will be here next season. When asked about his future, he seems confident that he'll still be here which I don't think it's something he'd say if he believed otherwise. When Ancelotti was in his second season, he was constantly asked whether he would be here next season and he didn't sound assured at all, it all seemed a bit awkward. AVB is the complete opposite. One thing's for sure, if AVB had came in a couple of seasons ago and had performed the way he has done so far this season, he would have been sacked a long time ago. AVB season so far is all too similar to Scolari's and Ancelotti's second. He sets out his team to play one way, it works well for a period, then it becomes found out and easy to stop. He then continues to play that way for the rest of the season, no changes, no plan B and we end up turning into a very poor team. I understand AVB wants his team to play a certain way and it will be interesting next season when he can get some more players to suit the system. He's said his project next season will be much more important, so it will be interesting to see what happens. At the moment though, he needs to stop playing Bosingwa, put Mata in the middle and play some actual wingers.

[dwonder 11]

that would be lovely sam8. i am sick and tired of this fecking primadonnas

[Henrique 9,133]

If he is saying he has the support of Roman, it must be true. I don't think you can tell bullshit about Roman without being punished. So Roman support must be genuine.

I dont know, last season Carlo said that when Abramovich has a contract, there wasnt any problem, so he was cool about his job. Lets remember he always said he was staying, then was fired days later.

I dont think his interview means he is safe.

"If Abramovich publically backed his man, would it not kill any doubt over his future?

“The funniest thing in football is the vote of confidence,” Villas-Boas said with a smile. “It means it is the end. It would not make any difference. Maybe I don’t want one!” Tellingly, he added: “My authority is total because it’s the owner’s authority.”"

For me it means he has full support in this players row, but in the end the results is whats matter, he wont survive If we dont get at least 4th place.

[Tomo 21,751]

Andre Villas-Boas is getting stick this week for losing the Stamford Bridge dressing room, but Chelsea fans need to look at the bigger picture.

This is why they should stick with their talented young manager…

CHELSEA NEED STABILITY

Chelsea need a manager who feels comfortable planning for the future. At Man United, Sir Alex is happy to sign players like Fabio and Rafael, who he nutures into the starting line-up gradually over time, whereas every Chelsea manager is always looking over his shoulder, thinking about the short-term.

MAN CITY AND VALENCIA PERFORMANCES PROVE HE HAS GREAT POTENTIAL AT CHELSEA

If Villas-Boas is so out of his depth, how did he manage to mastermind deserved victories over league leaders Man City and dump Valencia out of Europe with a convincing 3-0 victory? Yes, it's his job to get players performing every week, but senior players are paid millions to put in as much effort against Wigan as they do against Man City or Valencia.

ARROGANT CHELSEA STARS SHOULD CHANGE, NOT VILLAS-BOAS

The unforgiving performance at Goodison Park last weekend wasn't down to Villas-Boas. Chelsea's players weren't run ragged or out of position, they were organised but seemed to lack any real desire or bottle. It's time they stopped feeling sorry for themselves and battled for fourth spot. No team has a god-given right to be title contenders.

THEY'RE (MOSTLY) NOT HIS PLAYERS

Villas-Boas was employed to oversee a transitional period at Chelsea, bring in his own young players and reinvent the club's philosophy from the very bottom. But it takes time; Barcelona didn't develop their current crop overnight, did they? So what if a few senior players are throwing their toys out the pram? They're not bigger than Chelsea and won't be around for much longer.

PORTO PLAYERS RESPECTED HIM AND WON THE TREBLE

At Porto, there weren't any individuals bigger than the club. They respected the owner's choice of manager, embracing the philosophy he chose to instill. The result? A treble in Villas-Boas' first season in charge including an unbeaten league campaign and European success. The Premier League is a step up from Portugal, granted, but there can be no doubt Villas-Boas is a precocious managerial talent and was always going to be up against it against the vastly experienced Alex Ferguson, Harry Redknapp, Arsene Wenger and Kenny Dalglish, not to mention the resources and extra time Roberto Mancini has had at Man City.

HE COULD COME BACK TO HAUNT CHELSEA LIKE MOURINHO DID

If Villas-Boas gets the boot from Abramovich he won't find himself short of options and, like Mourinho did at Inter, he will probably come up against his former charges at some stage in the Champions League. Would Chelsea rather the lessons he learns at Stamford Bridge be put to good use in West London or elsewhere?

MOURINHO FEELS THREATENED SO HE'S CLEARLY TALENTED

Mourinho was opposed to Villas-Boas' ambition to be a manager, when he left Jose's back room staff to embark on his own managerial career, in 2009. In fact, they've fallen out over it. The 34-year-old's incredible success at Porto and subsequent hring by Chelsea confirmed why Mourinho was worried.

HE HASN'T SPENT MILLIONS LIKE MOURINHO

Comparisons to the Special One are absurd when you consider their differing circumstances at Stamford Bridge. Mourinho was appointed with a blank cheque book, able to offload ten players immediately and buy whoever he pleased, whereas Villas-Boas is being forced to work with the ageing players Mourinho brought in almost ten years ago. He has splashed out once on Juan Mata and guess what? The Spaniard has been Chelsea's best player this year.

SIR BOBBY BELIEVED IN HIM

Ten years ago, the late Sir Bobby Robson - who took a young Villas-Boas under his wing at Porto - sent him to shadow George Burley, then manager of Ipswich. Burley recalls: "Bobby told me the boy was going to be something special in the coaching world. He never stopped asking questions... Jose Mourinho is a legacy of Sir Bobby, who gave him a job as his intepreter at Barcelona, but Andre is even more so as Sir Bobby took him under his wing at an early age." What would Sir Bobby make of a man with Andre's talent, who will succeed regardless of whether it's at Chelsea or somewhere else, being undermined by his players?

LOOK AT THE BIGGER PICTURE

A young, tactically astute and attack-minded manager, Villas-Boas remains the perfect choice to emulate the kind of footballing philosophy at Stamford Bridge that Pep Guardiola is reaping rewards for at Barcelona. So what if they go a couple of years without a trophy? It's clear as day that one of the problems Chelsea have is kneejerk decisions to get rid of managers - the club needs to keep the faith with their manager and they will reap the rewards. If Chelsea ever intend to dominate Europe, they should consider getting rid of the inflated egos preventing their talented manager building his own team.

http://www.talksport...dre-villas-boas

[Sheva. 5,373]

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Truly excellent read. Well done Mr. Chris Mendes