Chelsea Sack Andre Villas-Boas

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After seeing him in action since his arrival at the club id argue the guy has more charisma than jose and conducts himself in whats considered the right way, avoiding controversy and producing seemingly what it is roman wants, attacking football, if he can bring us the champions league during his time here then I see him going down as a club legend, so far all the signs are pointing towards a long and successful career with us long my it continue.

[warnie_666 1,081]

The arrival of AVB has seen us break two hoodoos in recent times.

1. We finally win a penalty shootout in a competitive game.

2. We finally get the better of Everton at the bridge.

Would the 3rd one be winning the champions league this season?

Amen to that

[Waterfall 893]

We are also seeing less and less of Kalou, so that's an improvement

[LDN Blue 7,903]

We are also seeing less and less of Kalou, so that's an improvement

Still being offered a new contract though

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Still being offered a new contract though

Being offered a new contract doesn't mean he is going to be here for long. Falcao agrees.

[francozola 2,040]

The contract thing is probably just so that we can make some $$$ when we sell him. He's the only one of Anelkalouda + Drogba that has any decent resale value

[eldo 868]

He hates Arsenal.

[NattyBlue 44]

I love watching AVB on the sidelines looking all crazy, nice to have some life out there

[Rambo 1,729]

[Valens 7]

AVB is a BOAS.

'Nuff said.

[Kojo 4,676]

I don't know why we add Anelka into the Kalouda, because i think he's been one of our best players so far...

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I don't know why we add Anelka into the Kalouda, because i think he's been one of our best players so far...

Yeah, I'd agree with that.

[Laylabelle 9,359]

I love watching AVB on the sidelines looking all crazy, nice to have some life out there

Same!!!! I know if I was at the Bridge and the game goes crap andI'd just end up watching him lol.He's so like emotinal and moving and randomly crouches down and fuck knows why he does that cause they're tall but hey! And looks classy when he does it rather then Fergie who looks like an angry old man

[Justin_3d 1,140]

Warnock backs Villas-Boas to emulate Ferguson

http://www.adifferen...e-ferguson.html

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The 34-year-old's youth was highlighted again this week when he marked what was his 100th match as a manager with Chelsea's 5-0 Champions League thrashing of Genk.

'The first century was good,' the Portuguese prodigy said with typical understatement considering his remarkable win percentage.

'I was very fortunate to be able to complete this sequence first having been in a good club like Academica and then with strong European clubs like Porto and Chelsea.

'If I hadn't had spells with those clubs, I wouldn't have had a record like this.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz1bW5mfViy

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A humble men that can recognized his success is not just because of him. Nicely done!

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Honourable by Warnock.

[Blue Armour 4,289]

AVB faces FA charge after unleashing rant at ref:

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Chelsea-boss-Andres-Villas-Boas-faces-FA-charge-after-rant-at-referee-Chris-Foy-article819297.html

Mission accomplished eh, Chris Foy?

[Milan 17,854]

But Chelsea almost pulled off a remarkable second-half comeback. They countered their numerical disadvantage by condensing space with constant effort and endeavour and, amazingly, put QPR on the back foot. Chelsea gambled at every opportunity and Neil Warnock's men did not help themselves by making poor passing selections and getting caught in possession instead of working the ball calmly and making Chelsea chase from flank to flank.Petr Cech made only one crucial second-half safe.

Attacking intent André Villas-Boas positioned his team cleverly after they had been reduced to nine men. It was a gamble to leave so much space in behind, but QPR could not capitalise. Photograph: Graphic

David Luiz and John Terry took it in turns to surge forward and support Nicolas Anelka, who missed a great chance from Branislav Ivanovic's cross. It was hectic stuff but amid the mayhem the nine-man system deployed by André Villas-Boas shone. He left one up field in Anelka and as well as asking his two centre-backs to support him, also deployed Frank Lampard and Raul Meireles in semi-forward, narrow positions, reducing the distance between Chelsea's defence and attack. With Mikel John Obi shielding, Ivanovic and Ashley Cole were also allowed to play as semi-wingers, giving the visitors a refreshing attacking shape despite being down to nine players.

For 45 second-half minutes, this game felt like the last five minutes of a typical league match in which a team have to throw the kitchen sink at the opposition in order to get a goal. It was incredible that Chelsea came so close to snatching an equaliser, and in defeat their manager displayed shades of José Mourinho during his time at the club; that of a brave tactical transformer.

guardian.co.uk

[Justin_3d 1,140]

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.