Graeme Souness: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 are taking a big risk with Andre Villas-Boas appointment
Chelsea’s latest manager, Andre Villas-Boas, is a big risk taken by the club according to formerLiverpool coach, Graeme Souness.
His main concern was the fact that Villas-Boas was on par with several Chelsea players in terms of their age and this could have severe drawbacks, as the players would not respect him as much as Ancelotti.
“What he’s got to do immediately is get the players on side. At 33, some of them will be older than him and he’s a novice anyway you look at it.” Souness said.
Souness also claims that the former Academica man is a not experienced enough to handle the rigors of the English Premier League and UEFA Champions League. He believes that the Portuguese is a novice compared to Ancelotti, despite the fact that he has occupied lower managerial capacities at Stamford Bridge.
“He had a great year last year but he’s a novice and I think it’s an enormous gamble given that you have got someone [Carlo Ancelotti] who had a track record second to no-one out there.” He continued.
The former Southampton boss added that one of his biggest challenges will be the fact that that he hasn’t played the game professionally.
“I know it’s not the be all and end all but at 33, having never played the game, he’s come from a league that Porto generally win – it’s a big ask," Souness concluded.
While Villas-Boas did not have a proper playing career in the game, his managerial experience is quite diverse and can rival those of any other coach. The 33-year-old started coaching after the insistence of Sir Bobby http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/British-Virgin-Islands-c2859 Team, before eventually going on to manage Academica and Porto.
Hailed as the ‘New Special One’, his abilities and honours mirror those of Jose Mourinho making his title even more accurate. His experience of working under his mentor at Stamford Bridge and the San Siro has refined his techniques and knowledge of the coaching art.
But Souness still believes that Roman Abramovich should have stuck with Carlo Ancelotti as he had the respect of the players and the admiration of the fans, and should not have used his cheque book on luring Villas-Boas to London.
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