Tottenham fans give Andre Villas-Boas a chance!
Was Andre Villas-Boas’ (a.k.a. AVB) first season in England a complete failure? Chelsea was fifth in the league, and trailing 1-3 to Napoli in Champions League when he left. Roberto Di Matteo earned Roman Abramovich his dream trophy but Chelsea still finished fifth in Premier League, only to qualify for next season Champions League through the defending champion rule.
The root of AVB’s failure in Chelsea was that he could not read the Russian millionaire’s mind. The three year “project” is to slowly phase out the older generation, like Nicholas Anelka, Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard, but delivering titles are as always the top priorities. AVB could have been thinking about rebuilding a new Chelsea era within three years.
Not all the Tottenham fans are behind the appointment of AVB, given his disastrous season with their fellow London rivalry. However, there are couple of reasons which would give them a more positive reaction towards their new Portuguese manager.
First of all, Tottenham has already proved they have the assets to become one of the Big4 in the Premier League. The loss of Modric will be a big blow, but Tottenham has always been regarded as having one of the strongest benches in Premier League. The addition of Sigurdsson, Vertonghen, Adebayor and maybe followed by Lloris and Moutinho, demonstrates that they are addressing correctly their weaknesses in the squad.
The young, energetic, motivated AVB
Although Harry Redknapp has brought competitiveness and success to Tottenham, there is something missing in his philosophy to transform Tottenham into a title challenger — tactics. His inability to maintain the squad fitness and make game-changing substitutions was widely criticised. Although AVB’s talents in tactics are yet to be revealed in England, expectation would be high given his assistant coach career under Jose Mourinho, a masterclass football tactician.
Kyle Walker, one of those who publicly speaks of his support to his new manager
More importantly, the target for Tottenham in 2012-13 is as clear as ever, Champions League football. The flirt about title challenge last season might have overwhelmed and disillusioned the players, which could be evident in the 2-5 loss in Emirates Stadium. Now they are focused and strongly determined to regain what they have gifted away last season.
Andre Villa Boas’ ability has already been proved in Porto. He is nothing short of motivation after his frustrating and forgettable year in Stamford Bridge, but this was also a year that matures the 35 year-old manager, who had come under intensive spotlight for the first time in his career.
Chelsea has a core group of very strong characters. In contrast, Ledley King, Michael Dawson, Gareth Bale and Scott Parker are those who would rather do the talking on the pitch than in the dressing room. A less chaotic dressing room could help AVB regain his focus in football. Together with the support from a chairman like Daniel Levy, do not write off Tottenham’s chance to be the leading club in London again after a 17 years spell.
phat (no spelling mistake) chance.
a good article but do your homework, chelsea finished 6th last season.
GOT REALLY GOOD FEELINGS BOUT OUR MAN AVB, WITH THE NEW SIGNINGS, WHICH IN PREVIOUS YEARS, HAVE BEEN, NONE, THINK WERE GONNA HAVE A GREAT SEASON… COYS!
coys get behind avb we can do this we got great players and chairman i know in the past arry moaned about money not payin enough wages but spurs run a tight ship not like pour old rangers fans and what they have bin through.the old saying is you cant spend what you havent got so we are good enough have faith coys
Chelsea finished 6th not 5th.
Some silly mistakes could just mess up a lucious article. Chelsea did not finish 5th. Pls help tell avb that he should learn, in Tottenham, to be sitting down as other coaches do and not to squat or dance shabada as he did at Chelsea. He should grow up.
so thats Phat as in good… like it
I think Spurs will do well this year. They have brought in Positive players who WANT to be playing for Spurs and Ade wants to be there as well so looking good.Ian. Canada
I’M 100% BEHIND YOU AVB,SO COME ON MAKE US PROUD,HOTSPURS FOREVA
i wish u all the best AVB we need new spurs with trophy.
not worried about the fans ,we will support him home and away but the press will not give him a chance ,the arry luvin media ,talksport etc those are redcrapp luvers who will not leave it alone,the supporters who go on blogs supporting arry they never go to a game ,but think they know everything about spurs, especially watching on a screen 16″ sq yep u really do see everything NOT!!!
I hated redcrapp but still went home and away ,because first of all i am a TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR supporter
My Dear Spurs Friend, I like what you write and the way you write. Great! Beauty is the eye of the beholder, they say. You see AVB a prospective brilliant manager, unfortunately, given his tactical acumen and his ability in managing the crisis [when it became a crisis] and most importantly, managing the players was certainly a failure. We know failure can be the foundation of success, let's hope so for supporters sake, but it doesn't bode well. Arun – aAn eternal optimistic Spurs fan.
no just being different
agree.
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