Andre Villas- Boas akipongeza wachezaji wake enzi zile akiwa Chelsea |
Tottenham Hotspur have appointed former Chelsea and FC Porto
boss Andre Villas-Boas as their new manager.
Villas-Boas, who was sacked by Chelsea in March after less than
a season at Stamford Bridge, has signed a three-year contract and replaces
Harry Redknapp, who was dismissed by Tottenham in June.Spurs also considered former France coach Laurent Blanc and Schalke 04 boss Ralf Rangnick, while Everton manager David Moyes had been a serious contender before chairman Daniel Levy cooled his interest.
Villas-Boas, 34, will be charged with creating a young Spurs
side that can challenge for a place in the top four of the Premier League and
qualification for the Champions League.
The Portuguese was hugely successful at Porto prior to his move
to Chelsea, winning the Primeira Liga, Portuguese Cup and the Europa League in
his one season in charge at Estadio do Dragao.
Commenting on the appointment, Chairman, Daniel Levy said:
“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.”
Speaking as the new Head Coach, Andre Villas-Boas said,
“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."Andre brings with him two members of his coaching staff - First Team fitness coach Jose Mario Rocha and Daniel Sousa, head of opposition scouting.
Daniel Levy continued: "We are constantly looking to move the Club forward. It is important that we now look to develop the potential within the squads at all levels, whilst strengthening the First Team in the summer in key positions with players who will become part of the future success of the Club.”
The job, in short, is not to be AVB - or, at the least, not the AVB English audiences have experienced and Premier League players have disliked. The task would be to coach, charm and, where necessary, change. And, in the process, to rebuild his reputation.
A glance at his estranged mentor may help. Mourinho has long tailored his tactics to suit his players, from Porto's diamond midfield to Chelsea's 4-3-3 and the very different variants of 4-2-3-1 purveyed by Inter and Real Madrid (the counter-attacking Italians often without the ball, the attacking Spaniards invariably with it).
Last year, Villas-Boas' insistence on a high defensive line
became infamous. Spurs' ageing central defenders, like their Chelsea
counterparts, may not be so keen on it. His preference for pressing might
require Tottenham to be fitter - which, given their end-of-season struggles in
the last two campaigns, could be a benefit. A midfield expected to interchange,
as Porto's did, might not bring the best from Scott Parker, who excelled with a
more limited brief, while Modric, the player perhaps most suited to execute the
Portuguese's vision, could be leaving. And if he apes the 4-3-3 system used at
both Porto and Chelsea, where a striker - whether Hulk or Daniel Sturridge -
was used on the right of the attacking trio, it raises questions about how, and
where, both Van der Vaart and Aaron Lennon could be accommodated.
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