Official - AVB confirmed as Chelsea boss

[Kostas 1,468]

The thing about him scouting via Football Manager was a rumour/joke running around circa 2006.

According to an article on The Independent in 2004, he could actually visit the training ground of the team we were about to play to gather information and created multiple video presentations for both Mourinho and the players. I don't see how him using FM could be regarded as anything but a gag.

Terry07, I was probably the one who mentioned it during the season.

[Ollie 4,400]

He was at Chelsea, how you barely know him?

He was at Chelsea, yes but he was just a member of staff. Just because i support Chelsea doesn't mean i know all their staff personally....

[Sheva. 5,373]

The transfer of André Villas-Boas to Chelsea will be launched on Tuesday by FC Porto.Chelsea will immediately pay the 15 million contained in the termination clause of the coach, who Monday was still in Portugal, but will travel to London, where he will sign the contract.

The financial part was of course one of the factors that led Villas-Boas to accept the proposal of Abramovich, together with the fact that the coach was understood that this could be the opportunity of a career and Chelsea is a club that knows the inside after having worked there for three years, including the technical team of Jose Mourinho.With a young coach, goes to the London-physical trainer Jose Mario Rocha, as Daniel Sousa, observant opponents FC Porto last season.

http://www.jn.pt/Pag...tent_id=1884167

[Kostas 1,468]

Guardian's Portugal journo Tom Kundert on Five reasons why Chelsea want André Villas-Boas as their new manager

I've highlighted the part about his abilities as far as transfers are concerned for future reference.

3 Transfer nous

The 33-year-old has less contol over transfers than he would in England due to the way Porto is run. They have an unrivalled scouting network in South America and a well-oiled backroom structure – and it is often the president, Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, who oversees transfers. As such, making the most of the market is one test Villas-Boas is yet to take.

[termninja 5,290]

FrankLampardUK Villas-Boas to be revealed as #Chelsea manager today. ➔ http://bit.ly/kxDunm [Only in Portuguese]

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[_Lukaku_ 13]

He's the best signing we've made since Essien! What a coup for CFC though

[_Lukaku_ 13]

Express and Mirror saying AVB considering our offer still.

[Swoopz 183]

Oh wow.. Porto supporters are raging..

FUCK YOU TRAITOR!!!!! FUCK CHELSEA MOTHER FUCKERS YOU STOLE OUR COACH

From now on please FCPorto, don't ever do business with Chelsea again.And you, André Villas-Boas, you go to chelsea and be their special one, because for us (porto supporters) you will never be special. Just go, and fill your pocket with money : )

THE ONLY THING WE WANT IS FCPORTO AGAINST CHELSEA IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SO WE CAN JUST FUCKING RAPE YOU.

the way he left i feel like he slapped us (porto supporters) across the face, he said he was in his "dream chair" and he would stay at the club for more 15 years, still he leaves like this, 8 days before the start of the pre-season. I am aware he would leave the club eventually , but like this.... it's sad

It goes on and on.. I almost feel bad..

[Sheva. 5,373]

Lmao, like a great man once said, this is football... they will get over it - can't remember who said it though

Edit: But i do understand how they feel though, first we took Mourinho and now about to take Boas and probably their best striker.

[╫rue Blue 47]

22 pages have been done here today??!

Anyway what a briiliant move, fucking brilliant. Hiddink is probably a bit old and i have a feeling Roman FINALLY wants a long term manager. It's either pay €15m to get him out of Porto or give him €15m euro's pay off getting sacked after a year.

I had a feeling that we were targeting someone else because Gourlay was saying a few days ago that talks were going very well and we'll get a new manager soon, even within a week. Now.... The Hiddink stuff was going all over the show with the Turks so it certainly wasn't with Guus because those talks hadn't even happened. He was still deciding whether to stay at Turkey or not.

Villas-Boas is young (Fuck me he's the same age as Lampard !) and he's gonna have fresh ideas and will learn and learn. This has to be a long term idea. Fucking excited so much. I'm sure he has some players to bring with him too i'd love Falcao but with Torres and Drogba i can't see it. Hulk... really a chance, he plays as a winger right? Boy we need one (or 2) of those.

Feels like when Jose came. I don't wanna compare because it's unfair maybe but he has so many similarities with the main man. This is such a good move for our club.

totally agree

about someone he will bring, i agree falcao is great ( i know i just see him from youtube) he si pure striker

especially his jumping header is great, but like you said we already have torres & Drogba for the first choice targetman

hulk is really more right player what the team needed than falcao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AYv2Wuirhk&feature=related

hulk shooting attribute is great, powerfull

he have determination, technically good

his body is good enough too for epl

he can place for 2 position in the wing

right winger as inverted winger or in the left

[Melanicus 5,208]

That precisely us the problem. You need a manager that the player should fear like Mou and Guus. Carlo was more like a friend. When your subordinates start thinking of you as a friend then there is complacency and it affects the efficiency of the team. That is one of the problem I see with the signing. The other is players like Drogba, Terry, lampard, Cole, cech will still see him as Mourinho's post man and not take him seriously as a Manager. Terry, Drogba, anelka, Torres are the ones I fear who have the player power in the team.

Yeah, I afraid they'll accept him as a friend and won't take seriosly anymore... Also Ashley could have a power at the team. What about Lamps, he is quite and calm person...

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Porto - well and truly our feeder club.

[Clevemayer 764]

just get him plus HULK, and many many of our problems are solved... fuck off neymar... hope this twat will never play in blue...

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Hulk is built for EPL

[teignman 441]

rather have hulk than falcao

[Severinb 309]

rather have hulk than falcao

:goodpost:

[Tomo 21,751]

I wonder why Jose and AVB dont speak?

Surely it can't be because AVB went to be his own manager, surely Jose would not begrudge him that?

[xPetrCechx 13,578]

I wonder why Jose and AVB dont speak?

Surely it can't be because AVB went to be his own manager, surely Jose would not begrudge him that?

Jose afraid that Boas will be better than him...

[vanperez 2]

i hope we complete the villa Boas deal, and sign falcao or hulk because to sign the both of them i think its not easily possible with the presence of Drogba, Torres and Anelka, is there no plans of of selling some chelsea aged players? So that players like falcao and hulk can come in?

[22mek22 133]

I think that this deal will not happen, because it is taking a while and I'm just not sure.

I'm desperate, but does anyone agree?