Andre Villas-Boas has been appointed the new Tottenham
Hotspur manager on a yet to be disclosed contract thought you be worth anything
up to £15 million over three years.
The new manager though won’t be presented to the media until
next week when the spurs’ players return to the club for pre season training. The 34 year old is the same age as defender William Gallas,
four years younger than reserve goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini and seven years
younger than first choice between the posts Brad Freidel.
The Portuguese was sacked by Chelsea only four months ago,
but preceding his spell at Stamford Bridge he kept Academica in the Primeira
Liga and won the treble with FC Porto.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy had this to say about
Villas-Boas’ appointment: “I am delighted that Andre has agreed to become our
new Head Coach. He has an outstanding reputation for his technical
knowledge of the game and for creating well-organised teams capable of playing
football in an attractive and attacking style. Andre shares our long-term
ambitions and ethos of developing players and nurturing young talent, and he
will be able to do so now at a new world class Training Centre.”
The man himself added: “Tottenham Hotspur is a great club
with a strong tradition and fantastic support, both at home and throughout the
world. I feel privileged to be its coach. For me, this is one of
the most exciting coaching positions in the Premier League. I have had
several discussions with the Chairman and the Board and I share their vision
for the future progress of the Club. This is a squad any coach would love
to work with and together I believe we can bring success in the seasons
ahead."
Coaches Jose Mario Rocha and Daniel Sousa have also followed
AVB to White Hart Lane.
Ben Shave (@benshave), a football reporter based in Portugal
wishes AVB luck: ‘Good luck André. Hope he gets more time this, er, time.’
Phil McNulty (@philmcnulty), chief football writer for BBC
Sport gives his two cents: ‘Initial reaction from most Spurs fans to AVB seems
favourable - don't forget this time last year he was one of Europe's most
wanted coaches. How times change.
AVB will now presumably be telling Luka Modric what a rotten idea it is to even
think of playing for Chelsea.’
Who Scored.com (@whoscored) has a stat which will maybe pour
cold water on optimistic Spurs fans though: ‘Andre Villas-Boas: Won 50% of his
games in all competitions while in charge at Chelsea, in which time Spurs won
56% of theirs.’
What do you think about Andre Villas-Boas’ appointment at
White Hart Lane?
Article written by David James (no, not that one). You can follow him via Twitter @Davetherave07.
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