KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum That's Villas Boas gone then?

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Ranieri sacked from Inter Milan.

Avb is Going back home .... Portugal, not Italy

I just don't understand the fascination with the guy Craney?

He walked into a job with a superb squad and failed miserably. How is he going to fair coming into a shambolic mess (which if he is needed it will be) arguably more pressure, less funds and a poorer overall team to start with?

There was bad on both sides at Chelsea, AVB MAY have tried change things too quickly, then again if he did, he will have learnt from that and his record with Porto can't be forgotten. (The argument of the portugal league is a poor league is invalid as the Portugese league is much more tighter and harder than other leagues, for example the Scottish league, where managers have entered the prem league and done a great job.)
And player power was a part in his downfall and everyone could see it. No matter how long you've been playing for a club and how much money you're making, it doesn't make you bigger than the manager. Unfortunately that seems to be the case at Chelsea and many other clubs.

Chelsea failed avb.

Avb will become a great manager, he will.replace fergie in abt 3 yrs.

Lfc have missed another chance to get in a very good young manager.

Fascination? I wouldn't go that far mate, I want the right manager this time. No excuses.

A great squad is very very very very very questionable. Still now, even though performances have "picked up" for Chelsea, I still think the squad is average and aging.

"failed" is a strong word, I don't think Chelsea deserved him or even wanted him from day one, it COULD be compared to when Hodgson came to us. We wanted somebody else from the of (at the time Dalglish) so in a way the chalice was already poisoned. Player power at Chelsea is evident to.

I wouldn't call our entire situation a shambolic mess at all, we're not fighting relegation mate! Deary me!

Villas Boas won the treble at Porto the year before he joined Chelsea. He was being looked at by most clubs, young, smart and very clever and most of all successful. Chelsea paid nearly £10million overall to get the man in the first place from Porto.

This man isn't just an average manager, this man IS the future, if he is loved and supported at the right club.

What stands out for me is for such a young foreign manager is just how well the man can speak English.

Mark my words, whether you like it or not, if Dalglish steps aside, Villas Boas will be considered amongst a minority of managers who can come in and take us forward, a small minority.

This is why I've been saying for months now that we need to replace kenny asap to avoid losing out on a manager and to give the new guy time to prepare for next season. Oh well - at least we've got a new kit deal.