xPetrCechx 13,578 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Villas-Boas to start Chelsea reign with £80million deals for Falcao, Moutinho and... Neymar!http://www.mirrorfoo...icle751146.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunk 1,442 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Martin Lipton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas 1,468 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 At the moment I'm waiting for us to finish with the backroom staff to form an opinion. Hiring AVB came to me a surprise, giving up on Guus was a shock.While André Villas-Boas is a bet that has the potential pay off better than Mourinho for us or Guardiola for Barcelona* (Because I do believe that AVB is exceptionally gifted) his success will largely depend not only on his own work but also on the backing and the support his gets from the club.As neel pointed out expecting every new managed to build a dynasty and believing that someone fresh in the job could stay for over 10 years is naive and a rare (possibly abnormal) occurrence in football. Therefore this sought after continuity, stability and most importantly creating a club identity/philosophy must be achieved through people who have more responsibilities and more power than a Chelsea manager. Getting a Director of Football, a proven genius like Hiddink nonetheless, was always more important to me than hiring a manager. Without one the chances of this new football beginning being successful are completely dependent (/reliant?) on the skills of a relatively inexperienced man and on whether the club (Roman, Gourlay, Buck, Pini, Marina, The Board™ etc) have learned anything from their mistakes over the past 8 years and are genuinely determined on running the club in a different way.I'm sure I could have phrased this post much better but I hope it makes sense.*in terms of improvement, not success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetsajCFC 1,255 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Hopefully.But i think this will be determined upon whether roman and the board are willing to give AVB much more authority , including transfers and coaching staff or he is another "just a coach" .The departure of Malouda , Anelka , Kalou , Ferrera , Zhirkov and Drogba is highly recommended , we will get around 40 - 45 millions for them , will decrease the wages and more importantly will move a step closer towards changing our game play .Add another 55 millions to those 45 and use those 100 millions to get a decent playmaker (Modric / Pastore) , and 2 pacy tricky wingers (neymar / Sanchez / Hazard / Hulk / Mata)Sell 6 and get 3? We already have a small squad. But I see your point. We should just have them on lower wages, let some of them go, has to be a gradual transition, otherwise we'll end up with 17man squad including youngstersNew era definately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Just how special is Villas-Boas?http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opinion/blogs/mirror-football-blog/Chelsea-Andre-Villas-Boas-Jose-Mourinho-Special-One-comparison-Ego-man-management-style-and-Psychology-article751203.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.F. 1,484 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Villas-Boas to start Chelsea reign with £80million deals for Falcao, Moutinho and... Neymar! and... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 No he didn't, Mourinho got sacked because of a disagreement with Roman about playing players such as Shevchenko, and because results weren't going our way and we were playing poorly.Bad football!Had he won the CL it would have saved him. But he did not, and was playing bad. Hence got the boot.If AVB can do the same but play good football, he will stay for long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoranZg 56 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Welcome and good luck Andre. Personally, I've been hoping Guus will return, but I feel this was not a bad move at all. Definitely better than bringing Harry Redknap, Mark Hughes or Rafael Benitez (God forbid!) like some reports suggested.As for rumours that Falcao and Moutinho will come in... I don't know. Both are solid players, no question, but I'd rather see Sneijder and Aguero instead. Along with Neymar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas 1,468 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 They say he's the new Jose Mourinho. On Sunday night, Andre Villas Boas took the link a little further.It wasn't just that he was winning a trophy, it was the way he did it. Porto sealed the Portuguese league title with a 2-1 win away from home at fierce rival Benfica, despite playing the final 20 minutes with 10 men. Just under a year ago, Mourinho managed to hold out against Barcelona to record a famous victory at Camp Nou after his Inter side had a man dismissed. After the game, Mourinho rushed onto the pitch to start the celebrations with his players, who gathered in front of the small corner of Inter fans, tucked high away in the stands. Barcelona wasn't too happy with Inter's celebrations and, rather unsportingly, turned on the pitch sprinklers to disrupt the party. On Sunday night, Benfica pulled the same trick on Villas Boas and his players as they celebrated their title victory. In fact, they went one step further -- in addition to the sprinklers being used, they switched off the stadium lights, leaving Porto to jump around and dive across the pitch in near-darkness. And this is supposed to be the Estadio da Luz -- the Stadium of Light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Lukaku_ 13 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Who gives a damn what the media has to say about us our players ages? I don't.Tweaked a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Amazing isn't it? It really is lazy journalism, you expect better from the BBC.LOVE your sig. +rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 2,275 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Bad football!Had he won the CL it would have saved him. But he did not, and was playing bad. Hence got the boot.If AVB can do the same but play good football, he will stay for long.Yes, But you said he was sacked because he didn't play attractive football, Mourinho played defensive football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Now all we need is to buy Arda Turan (unlikely) or Neymar and a creative midfielder and sell, Ferriera, Malouda, Anelka, Zirkov, and Drogba if he wants to leave.Manager: Andre Villas BoasGK: Cech, Turnbull, HilarioCB: Terry, Alex, Ivanovic, LuizRB: BosingwaLB: A.Cole, BertandMF: Ramirez, Essien, Mikel, Lampard, Modric, McEchran, BenayounFW: Torres, Sturridge, Kalou, Neymar, Lukaku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRiver 1,512 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Add Bosingwa to that selling list. Selling him in the summer should be the club's priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Add Bosingwa to that selling list. Selling him in the summer should be the club's priority.If we are going by one season, then we should add Lampard and Essien to that list as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Hopefully.Although Ron Gourlay's recent comments over Drogba's future cast doubt over that. No rumours over Kalou, Anelka and co's future either (yes, it's early days, but still). Having said that, Hiddink’s arrival would have had the opposite effect. So the decision to bring in AVB alone must be a sign of intent.Rumours are clueless. The press spend the last month talking about Guardiola, the odds about Harry and almost said that Hiddink as the new boss was a question of time.Of course that talks with Boas started a long time ago. Now there are rumours about Falcão and Hulk.Im sure many rumour about players exit will start right now. We spend 15m in one manager. It means the board os willing to do big changes.It doesnt mean We should get rid of Anelka. He is a good player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Mourinho was sacked for many reasons, and one of them was his defensive football, despite all money he spent he coul not beat Liveerpool, who had a worst squad.Villas Boas>>>>>>>Mourinho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 2,275 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Mourinho was sacked for many reasons, and one of them was his defensive football, despite all money he spent he coul not beat Liveerpool, who had a worst squad.Villas Boas>>>>>>>MourinhoYou cannot say that on the bases that Villas Boas has had 1 excellent season, where as Mourinho has had lots, Including winning the same competitions that André has won, He also has many others including a treble at Inter.While Andre might prove himself to be a better manager than José in time, You cannot say that Villas-Boas is a better manager than Mourinho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrique 9,133 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 You cannot say that on the bases that Villas Boas has had 1 excellent season, where as Mourinho has had lots, Including winning the same competitions that André has won, He also has many others including a treble at Inter.While Andre might prove himself to be a better manager than José in time, You cannot say that Villas-Boas is a better manager than Mourinho.Less arrogant, not as big mouth and Jose, and loves attacking football.For me he will do more good things than Jose did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 2,275 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Less arrogant, not as big mouth and Jose, and loves attacking football.For me he will do more good things than Jose did.Under no circumstances do the three things you said have to do with Mangerial abillity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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