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Andre Villas-Boas - Head Coach
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Justin Edinburgh
Excellent, do really like that training top too.
I was actually surprised how good his English sounds - intially expected another version of his fellow countryman Kimi (i.e. close your nose with your index finger and thumb and commence speaking)
DHSF
Les Ferdinand
I dont
I still do not get how grey fits in with our colours. I understand yellow, but not silver/grey.
Mumorn
Vic Buckingham
Yeah, his English is as good as Gudjohnsen. Plus he has been in the country since he was about 16 and he's 22 now.
metalgear
Luka Modric
seems like a nice chap with good manners. sounds like bale talking to me.
Enter the Pitbull
Luke Young
Raikonnen is not from Iceland.
WookieD
Didier Zokora
Blues blast: AVB hits out at former boss Abramovich and says Spurs are properly run
The Tottenham manager praises Daniel Levy for his football understanding and the way he approaches the market
Andre Villas-Boas has taken an incredible swipe at former club Chelsea and owner Roman Abramovich.
Having already accused Abramovich of quitting on him, the new Tottenham boss has now launched a broader, damning assessment of the Russian’s running of Chelsea.
Villas-Boas claimed “the main difference” between Spurs and Chelsea is working with a chairman, Daniel Levy, who knows about football and is involved on a daily basis.
He also believes Abramovich surrounds himself with people looking for spacegoats and finished his attack by *stressing he is now proud to be the manager of a club famous for playing attractive football.
Villas-Boas said: “It was *important to come to a club with an owner who is involved on a daily basis with his knowledge.
“That is the main difference. The structure that is around Tottenham is *extremely good. There are competent people in and around the football club. The club is driven towards success. Everybody knows they must play a part in achieving that success, they are not looking for spacegoats and I think when so many people are striving forward it makes your job easier.
“Since I have met the chairman here, I like the way he goes about his business. I think he is a person who knows what he is doing, *approaches the market in a different way.
“He is a person of great football understanding and we can build something. Tottenham are also linked with great football in the past. It is something they have always valued highly. There is a wonderful history regarding *attractive football and Bill Nicholson left all of these messages of playing good football and doing things in style, which I think meet what I want to achieve in the game.”
Villas-Boas struggled against player power at Chelsea and faced *opposition from England stars Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole.
At White Hart lane he has inherited a dressing-room that is largely *devoid of egos and will move the squad into their impressive new Enfield training ground once it is complete. “This is a totally different proposition to *Chelsea,” Villas-Boas added. “I have thought about what happened at Chelsea and in the end you learn by mistakes, and you learn from experience. Maybe I was misled and this is something that made me more meticulous.
“It was never in my mind that I was in a hurry to get back into football. I took my time because I wanted to reflect on what I did.
“Hopefully, it has made me a better coach and a better person. I have learned I can’t give myself to certain people so openly.
“Tottenham is a club full of tradition and this is what I admire. A new training ground, eventually the club will have a new stadium and what I want is to be able to cut the gap short towards winning something.
“The club must be present in those top four positions. For us to bridge the gap to the title is a tremendous step, but it is one this squad can make based on what Harry (Redknapp) built.
“Success is taking Tottenham *towards trophies this season. It’s the natural step forward from what Harry did and, hopefully, we can do it.”
* Real Madrid are confident of clinching a deal for £35million Luka Modric this week. Villas-Boas has lined up Porto star Joao Moutinho as his an ideal replacement for the Croat
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/tottenham-manager-andre-villas-boas-hits-1143097
The Tottenham manager praises Daniel Levy for his football understanding and the way he approaches the market
Andre Villas-Boas has taken an incredible swipe at former club Chelsea and owner Roman Abramovich.
Having already accused Abramovich of quitting on him, the new Tottenham boss has now launched a broader, damning assessment of the Russian’s running of Chelsea.
Villas-Boas claimed “the main difference” between Spurs and Chelsea is working with a chairman, Daniel Levy, who knows about football and is involved on a daily basis.
He also believes Abramovich surrounds himself with people looking for spacegoats and finished his attack by *stressing he is now proud to be the manager of a club famous for playing attractive football.
Villas-Boas said: “It was *important to come to a club with an owner who is involved on a daily basis with his knowledge.
“That is the main difference. The structure that is around Tottenham is *extremely good. There are competent people in and around the football club. The club is driven towards success. Everybody knows they must play a part in achieving that success, they are not looking for spacegoats and I think when so many people are striving forward it makes your job easier.
“Since I have met the chairman here, I like the way he goes about his business. I think he is a person who knows what he is doing, *approaches the market in a different way.
“He is a person of great football understanding and we can build something. Tottenham are also linked with great football in the past. It is something they have always valued highly. There is a wonderful history regarding *attractive football and Bill Nicholson left all of these messages of playing good football and doing things in style, which I think meet what I want to achieve in the game.”
Villas-Boas struggled against player power at Chelsea and faced *opposition from England stars Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole.
At White Hart lane he has inherited a dressing-room that is largely *devoid of egos and will move the squad into their impressive new Enfield training ground once it is complete. “This is a totally different proposition to *Chelsea,” Villas-Boas added. “I have thought about what happened at Chelsea and in the end you learn by mistakes, and you learn from experience. Maybe I was misled and this is something that made me more meticulous.
“It was never in my mind that I was in a hurry to get back into football. I took my time because I wanted to reflect on what I did.
“Hopefully, it has made me a better coach and a better person. I have learned I can’t give myself to certain people so openly.
“Tottenham is a club full of tradition and this is what I admire. A new training ground, eventually the club will have a new stadium and what I want is to be able to cut the gap short towards winning something.
“The club must be present in those top four positions. For us to bridge the gap to the title is a tremendous step, but it is one this squad can make based on what Harry (Redknapp) built.
“Success is taking Tottenham *towards trophies this season. It’s the natural step forward from what Harry did and, hopefully, we can do it.”
* Real Madrid are confident of clinching a deal for £35million Luka Modric this week. Villas-Boas has lined up Porto star Joao Moutinho as his an ideal replacement for the Croat
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/tottenham-manager-andre-villas-boas-hits-1143097
NaijaSpurs
Les Ferdinand
Okay, now time to forget about Chelsea and just focus on us
NaijaSpurs
Les Ferdinand
But which headline sells more papers I ask you?
ANDRE VILLAS-BOAS feels that he has arrived at Tottenham a changed man.
Most importantly, he is convinced he has learned from the mistakes he made in his brief spell in charge of Chelsea.
And after taking training at his new club for the first time last week, their Portuguese chief is confident he has the support of everyone at White Hart Lane.
Villas-Boas, axed in March just 259 days into the job at Stamford Bridge, said: “I have thought about what happened at Chelsea.
“You learn by trying, you learn by experience... . and you learn by mistakes.
“I arrive at this club much more prepared and a much better manager than I was before.
“I have to admit to mistakes, which I can put right.
“Now what I want is to compete in the Premier League and put together a squad of players that enables us to win.”
Villas-Boas accepts one of his biggest errors was not understanding English football fans are happy to hear praise for individuals rather than just the team.
He explained: “I learned at Chelsea there is a tolerance in England towards individual praise. It’s common.
“But what I did, and not just with Frank Lampard, was always to have a sense of protection for the team.
“Because of the way I was educated at Porto, I believe the club is always more important than any individual.
“And so while I was never able to criticise any of my players publicly, I was also never able to praise any of my players publicly.”
AVB takes over a squad that finished fourth under Harry Redknapp last season but agonisingly missed out on a Champions League place because of the Blues’ historic final win over Bayern Munich.
Now he is determined to cement Spurs’ place in the top four and mount a realistic bid for the title.
He added: “Harry Redknapp made it public last year that Tottenham could go on to win the title. That’s what we must accept if we want to move forward.
“The chairman wants continuous success. That can only happen when you put titles in your cabinet. Hopefully, we can do exactly that.”
AVB believes he has the full confidence of Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, in stark contrast to the relationship he endured with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.
He said: “Since meeting the chairman here, I like the way he goes about his business at the football club. I think that he is a person who knows what he is doing.
“It was never in my mind that I was in a hurry to get back into football.
“I took my time because I wanted to reflect on what I had done. Hopefully, it has made me a better coach and person.
“There is more a sense of belonging to a club at Tottenham. It was important to come to a club with a knowledgeable chairman, who is involved on a daily basis.
“That is the main difference from before.
“The structure around Tottenham is extremely good. There are competent and trustworthy people in and around the football club, which is driven towards success.
“They are not looking for certain spacegoats. And when so many people are striving forward, then it makes your job easier.”
Villas-Boas maintains moving to Tottenham is not about getting revenge on Chelsea but getting Spurs to take those final steps to glory.
He insisted: “This job is not about myself, it is about the club. All of us are very, very emotional and we respond in different ways to sentiments of ambition and revenge.
“But it would be a wrong step to take it that way. This football club is much more important than me.
“What I must do is try to take them to success and not worry about personal issues.”
AVB accepts there will be pressure on him to realise Tottenham’s aspirations, yet he is adamant that does not worry him.
He agreed: “There are responsibilities that come with this job. You don’t expect us to be 10th or ninth or whatever. We have to be in a comfortable position.
“When we are so ambitious, there are responsibilities you have to take on.
“I will be the first to admit failure, if that is the case.”
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4429665/Andre-Villas-Boas-is-a-changed-man.html
Most importantly, he is convinced he has learned from the mistakes he made in his brief spell in charge of Chelsea.
And after taking training at his new club for the first time last week, their Portuguese chief is confident he has the support of everyone at White Hart Lane.
Villas-Boas, axed in March just 259 days into the job at Stamford Bridge, said: “I have thought about what happened at Chelsea.
“You learn by trying, you learn by experience... . and you learn by mistakes.
“I arrive at this club much more prepared and a much better manager than I was before.
“I have to admit to mistakes, which I can put right.
“Now what I want is to compete in the Premier League and put together a squad of players that enables us to win.”
Villas-Boas accepts one of his biggest errors was not understanding English football fans are happy to hear praise for individuals rather than just the team.
He explained: “I learned at Chelsea there is a tolerance in England towards individual praise. It’s common.
“But what I did, and not just with Frank Lampard, was always to have a sense of protection for the team.
“Because of the way I was educated at Porto, I believe the club is always more important than any individual.
“And so while I was never able to criticise any of my players publicly, I was also never able to praise any of my players publicly.”
AVB takes over a squad that finished fourth under Harry Redknapp last season but agonisingly missed out on a Champions League place because of the Blues’ historic final win over Bayern Munich.
Now he is determined to cement Spurs’ place in the top four and mount a realistic bid for the title.
He added: “Harry Redknapp made it public last year that Tottenham could go on to win the title. That’s what we must accept if we want to move forward.
“The chairman wants continuous success. That can only happen when you put titles in your cabinet. Hopefully, we can do exactly that.”
AVB believes he has the full confidence of Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, in stark contrast to the relationship he endured with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.
He said: “Since meeting the chairman here, I like the way he goes about his business at the football club. I think that he is a person who knows what he is doing.
“It was never in my mind that I was in a hurry to get back into football.
“I took my time because I wanted to reflect on what I had done. Hopefully, it has made me a better coach and person.
“There is more a sense of belonging to a club at Tottenham. It was important to come to a club with a knowledgeable chairman, who is involved on a daily basis.
“That is the main difference from before.
“The structure around Tottenham is extremely good. There are competent and trustworthy people in and around the football club, which is driven towards success.
“They are not looking for certain spacegoats. And when so many people are striving forward, then it makes your job easier.”
Villas-Boas maintains moving to Tottenham is not about getting revenge on Chelsea but getting Spurs to take those final steps to glory.
He insisted: “This job is not about myself, it is about the club. All of us are very, very emotional and we respond in different ways to sentiments of ambition and revenge.
“But it would be a wrong step to take it that way. This football club is much more important than me.
“What I must do is try to take them to success and not worry about personal issues.”
AVB accepts there will be pressure on him to realise Tottenham’s aspirations, yet he is adamant that does not worry him.
He agreed: “There are responsibilities that come with this job. You don’t expect us to be 10th or ninth or whatever. We have to be in a comfortable position.
“When we are so ambitious, there are responsibilities you have to take on.
“I will be the first to admit failure, if that is the case.”
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4429665/Andre-Villas-Boas-is-a-changed-man.html
Andre Villas-Boas lays in to Roman Abramovich while talking up his ambitions for new club Tottenham
Andre Villas-Boas has wasted no time in inflaming the rivalry between Tottenham and Chelsea and risking further alienation from Roman Abramovich with a stinging attack on the set-up at Stamford Bridge, comparing the Russian unfavourably with his new boss Daniel Levy, and suggesting Spurs have a greater history and more potential than the west London club.
When he was introduced this week as Harry Redknapp’s successor, Villas-Boas made it clear he felt let down and ‘’cut short’ by Abramovich, who sacked him in March, barely eight months into a three-year ’project’ at Stamford Bridge.
And when asked why he felt it would be different at White Hart Lane, where he has also signed a three-year deal, the Portuguese manager went back on the attack, claiming the management style and structure at Tottenham was more conducive to success.
He also said he felt the club had a greater sense of belonging, a stronger tradition of attractive football, and were not looking for spacegoats, suggesting Abramovich and his board were less involved and less knowledgeable than Levy and Joe Lewis, Tottenham’s billionaire backer.
Villas-Boas even went so far as to compare Tottenham with Barcelona for their style, and said Chelsea have only had real success since Abramovich bought the club in 2003, investing over a billion pounds in the process.
It will certainly make for an intense atmosphere when the two clubs meet at White Hart Lane in October, with Villas-Boas unlikely to have many friends left in the Chelsea camp.
When asked if Tottenham is a better fit for him than Chelsea, he said: “There is more of a sense of belonging to a club. This is a club full of tradition, which I am still learning about and have to admire.
"Chelsea has its own tradition that has changed dramatically since it was bought in 2003, and there is a sense of belonging here at Spurs which I want to use in a different way.
"They are totally different clubs and propositions, with different ways of being.”
He said that Levy was the main factor in his decision to join Tottenham. “I met the chairman and saw the way he goes about his business at the club.
"He knows what he’s doing, approaching the market in a different way, and is a person of great football understanding – that had the effect of giving me the assurances I wanted in terms of building something.
“I met Joe Lewis as well, a person of great warmth. Along with Daniel they have strong ambitions for the club and I share those ambitions.
"Not only that Tottenham are linked with great football in the past. It is something they have always valued highly.
“You can’t say they are the Barcelona of England, but there is a wonderful history of attractive football, and Bill Nicholson left these messages of football well played and doing things in style, which is what I want to achieve as well.”
Villas-Boas also believes Levy’s reputation as a negotiator par excellence bodes well for him.
This week Jan Vertonghen revealed it was Levy’s personal touch that persuaded the Belgian defender to leave Ajax for Tottenham, a move soon followed by signing Emmanuel Adebayor for a bargain £6 million.
By contrast, Abramovich is famous for paying way over the odds for players who have not worked out, with the £30 million spent on Andriy Shevchenko the most obvious example.
“I think with an owner that is involved on a daily basis at the football club, with his knowledge, that is the main difference,” added Villas-Boas.
“They are not looking for certain spacegoats, and when so many people are striving forward, it makes your job easier.
"The thing is that what we were doing [at Chelsea] in terms of the project, words did not meet the actions, so I think I was cut short.”
But he is also realistic about the expectations and pressure at Spurs. “Of course there are responsibilities that come with this job.
"You don’t expect to be in ninth or tenth place and expect to be in a comfortable position, I accept that.
“When you are so ambitious, there are responsibilities that you have to take, and if it is a failure it is a failure, and I will be the first to assume failure if that is the case.
“It’s not about me, it’s about the club. All of us are emotional, and we all respond in a different way to sentiments of ambition and revenge, but it would be a wrong step if I were to take it that way.
"This club is much more important than me and what I have to do is try to take them to success and not make it a personal issue.”
One player Villas-Boas appears to believe is essential to that pursuit of success is Rafael Van der Vaart, who now appears likely to be staying at the club.
Earlier interest from Schalke and Hamburg has cooled and the Dutch international admitted he is likely to start the season with Tottenham — which will delight new manager Villas-Boas, who is already resigned to losing his other star midfielder Luka Modric to Real Madrid.
“With Van der Vaart, at the moment I am absolutely counting on him,” said Villas-Boas.
“It’s a totally different situation from Luka, who has been chased by different clubs in the past two seasons and is continuing to drag interest. We have to make sure the club’s interests are met, and it’s up to the chairman to decide that.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/9400375/Andre-Villas-Boas-lays-in-to-Roman-Abramovich-while-talking-up-his-ambitions-for-new-club-Tottenham.html
Andre Villas-Boas has wasted no time in inflaming the rivalry between Tottenham and Chelsea and risking further alienation from Roman Abramovich with a stinging attack on the set-up at Stamford Bridge, comparing the Russian unfavourably with his new boss Daniel Levy, and suggesting Spurs have a greater history and more potential than the west London club.
When he was introduced this week as Harry Redknapp’s successor, Villas-Boas made it clear he felt let down and ‘’cut short’ by Abramovich, who sacked him in March, barely eight months into a three-year ’project’ at Stamford Bridge.
And when asked why he felt it would be different at White Hart Lane, where he has also signed a three-year deal, the Portuguese manager went back on the attack, claiming the management style and structure at Tottenham was more conducive to success.
He also said he felt the club had a greater sense of belonging, a stronger tradition of attractive football, and were not looking for spacegoats, suggesting Abramovich and his board were less involved and less knowledgeable than Levy and Joe Lewis, Tottenham’s billionaire backer.
Villas-Boas even went so far as to compare Tottenham with Barcelona for their style, and said Chelsea have only had real success since Abramovich bought the club in 2003, investing over a billion pounds in the process.
It will certainly make for an intense atmosphere when the two clubs meet at White Hart Lane in October, with Villas-Boas unlikely to have many friends left in the Chelsea camp.
When asked if Tottenham is a better fit for him than Chelsea, he said: “There is more of a sense of belonging to a club. This is a club full of tradition, which I am still learning about and have to admire.
"Chelsea has its own tradition that has changed dramatically since it was bought in 2003, and there is a sense of belonging here at Spurs which I want to use in a different way.
"They are totally different clubs and propositions, with different ways of being.”
He said that Levy was the main factor in his decision to join Tottenham. “I met the chairman and saw the way he goes about his business at the club.
"He knows what he’s doing, approaching the market in a different way, and is a person of great football understanding – that had the effect of giving me the assurances I wanted in terms of building something.
“I met Joe Lewis as well, a person of great warmth. Along with Daniel they have strong ambitions for the club and I share those ambitions.
"Not only that Tottenham are linked with great football in the past. It is something they have always valued highly.
“You can’t say they are the Barcelona of England, but there is a wonderful history of attractive football, and Bill Nicholson left these messages of football well played and doing things in style, which is what I want to achieve as well.”
Villas-Boas also believes Levy’s reputation as a negotiator par excellence bodes well for him.
This week Jan Vertonghen revealed it was Levy’s personal touch that persuaded the Belgian defender to leave Ajax for Tottenham, a move soon followed by signing Emmanuel Adebayor for a bargain £6 million.
By contrast, Abramovich is famous for paying way over the odds for players who have not worked out, with the £30 million spent on Andriy Shevchenko the most obvious example.
“I think with an owner that is involved on a daily basis at the football club, with his knowledge, that is the main difference,” added Villas-Boas.
“They are not looking for certain spacegoats, and when so many people are striving forward, it makes your job easier.
"The thing is that what we were doing [at Chelsea] in terms of the project, words did not meet the actions, so I think I was cut short.”
But he is also realistic about the expectations and pressure at Spurs. “Of course there are responsibilities that come with this job.
"You don’t expect to be in ninth or tenth place and expect to be in a comfortable position, I accept that.
“When you are so ambitious, there are responsibilities that you have to take, and if it is a failure it is a failure, and I will be the first to assume failure if that is the case.
“It’s not about me, it’s about the club. All of us are emotional, and we all respond in a different way to sentiments of ambition and revenge, but it would be a wrong step if I were to take it that way.
"This club is much more important than me and what I have to do is try to take them to success and not make it a personal issue.”
One player Villas-Boas appears to believe is essential to that pursuit of success is Rafael Van der Vaart, who now appears likely to be staying at the club.
Earlier interest from Schalke and Hamburg has cooled and the Dutch international admitted he is likely to start the season with Tottenham — which will delight new manager Villas-Boas, who is already resigned to losing his other star midfielder Luka Modric to Real Madrid.
“With Van der Vaart, at the moment I am absolutely counting on him,” said Villas-Boas.
“It’s a totally different situation from Luka, who has been chased by different clubs in the past two seasons and is continuing to drag interest. We have to make sure the club’s interests are met, and it’s up to the chairman to decide that.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/tottenham-hotspur/9400375/Andre-Villas-Boas-lays-in-to-Roman-Abramovich-while-talking-up-his-ambitions-for-new-club-Tottenham.html
thfcsteff
George Hunt
Quite aside from hoping it works out because I am a supporter, I hope it works out because every time the bloke speaks, what he says is absolutely BRILLIANT and if he's looking for a buyer, I'm right in. I wanted him beforehand, and now he's here I have romantic visions of him leading us into a period of dynasty-like dominance. He could well be the Ferguson we've waited for...
