How old is villa boas

That win rate is actually the ninth best in the Blues' history, not including caretaker managers, so there was definitely potential for improvement if only the former FC Porto boss was given more time. Quite a huge difference and undoubtedly the reason why the manager was so sought after and of course why Chelsea badly wanted him.

This is not the transfer fee for flop Fernando Torres , rather the minimum overall estimated cost of Andre Villas-Boas being at Chelsea and replacing him. Lastly, despite Andre Villas-Boas supposedly being treated unfairly at Chelsea, there's one thing nobody can accuse Roman Abramovich of—not financially backing his manager. Villas-Boas was given a massive salary and an even bigger transfer kitty, which is the figure above in GBP.

So for all the criticisms over Abramovich's treatment of Villas-Boas, he did in all fairness give him one of the most enviable transfer budgets in world football.

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The most recent chapter in Villas-Boas' managerial career takes place at White Hart Lane, mere miles away from a Chelsea club that couldn't wait to get rid of him. So far, the man of Porto and Chelsea fame has made sure any failure for Spurs won't be because he didn't spend enough. Can he tweak his tactics to fit a Spurs team that has lacked consistency? Will he continue to spend his way to the top, rivaling the free-wheeling ways of Manchester City , Manchester United and Chelsea?

These questions and more will start to be answered in less than five weeks. Until then, Spurs fans have nothing to do but sit back and watch it all unfold. Enjoy our content? Villas-Boas was also an assistant to Jose Mourinho when he was the boss. On 22 June , Chelsea confirmed that Villas-Boas had been named manager. He made his competitive managerial debut for Chelsea in a draw with Stoke. His first win as boss was the victory over Norwich, on which his newest signing, Juan Mata scored his first for the Blues.

Villas-Boas' first defeat as manager was the loss at Old Trafford. He lost two London derbys in the space of two games, a defeat to QPR and an embarrasing home defeat to Arsenal.