Source: Telegraph
Chelsea confirm Andre Villas-Boas as new manager on three-year contract
By Telegraph staff and agencies[LNB]10:46AM BST 22 Jun 2011[LNB]Comments[LNB] In a club statement, Chelsea boldly declared their confidence that Villas-Boas would lead them to 'greater success in major domestic and European competitions'. [LNB]Given that Chelsea have already won eight major domestic trophies, reached four Champions League semi-finals and one final under Roman Abramovich, the level of expectation could hardly much higher. [LNB]Villas-Boas, though, is undaunted and is already understood to have taken soundings from senior Chelsea players. At 33, he is the youngest manager in the Premier League and the seventh incumbent at Stamford Bridge since Abramovich bought the club eight years ago. [LNB]Comparisons have inevitably been drawn between Jose Mourinho's arrivalat Stamford Bridge. However unlike his countryman, who famously labelled himself as the 'Special One' upon his arrival in England, Villas-Boas used his first interview to tell fans that any success under his stewardship will be down to the club rather than him alone. [LNB]"Don't expect something from one man," he told the club's in-house TV station. [LNB]Related Articles
