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Andres Villas-Boas<\/a> has revealed he has been given backing by players within the Chelsea<\/a> squad after his appointment on Wednesday.<\/p>\nThe 33-year-old was bought out from his contract at Porto for \u00a313.2 million and penned a three-year deal at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
When asked whether he had spoken to some of the players he has inherited, Villa-Boas admitted his personnel are eager to get the new season underway, after a trophyless campaign under Carlo Ancelotti.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, a couple of them and it is good to feel they are around and to feel their expectations,\u201d Villas-Boas told the club’s official website..<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody is excited and everybody is looking forward to starting again and this is something positive.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to get the group back together and to feel them and then go on from there and face every single game as a game we have to win and fight for it with our upmost desire.”<\/p>\n
Villa-Boas dismissed a career comparison to Jose Mourinho, a man he worked under at both Porto and Inter in a scouting capacity, and insists Chelsea hired him for his ability to develop a winning squad mentality.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think there is no way you can avoid comparison, it is something that is the interest of the media,” he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn’t take the Porto job nor the Chelsea job because Jose made the same steps.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are two of the most sought-after clubs in the world and in the end I had the opportunity and was able to make them find something in me that they thought would continue their route to success.<\/p>\n
\u201cChelsea appointed me basically for human qualities and that is what I want to bring into this club again.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most important thing is to motivate the players to get their ambitions right, to reflect again on what the club has achieved in the last six years and we need to keep this route to success.”<\/p>\n
Villa-Boas is aware of the expectation from his new employer, Roman Abramovich, and is targeting success at a club known for his turnover in the managerial ranks.<\/p>\n
\u201cChelsea is a club that in the last six years has achieved so much and people are expecting us to be on the same way,” he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is not going to be more or less tolerance for me if I am not successful so this is the challenge I face and I feel confident that we can motivate everybody, not only the players but also the structure.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel confident I can respond to the ambitions of the supporters and the ambitions of the owner and the administration.\u201d<\/p>\n
Villas-Boas believes that he learned a lot from under the guidance of the late Sir Bobby Robson.<\/p>\n
In 1994, the Chelsea boss was invited to work as a trainee with Porto’s youth-team coaches by the former Newcastle United, Barcelona and PSV manager.<\/p>\n
\u201cBobby was a very important person in my career,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was the person who advised me at a very young age to go on coaching courses and unlocked the doors of Porto for me to have access to his training sessions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had a very good relationship and he was someone I respected a lot and was respected in world football.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is somebody that means a lot to the English game and I think he would be happy of course.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat he did, he did not only with me and Jose but with all different kinds of people, promoting them and inspiring them to take their own role and their own way.<\/p>\n
“I think he would be extremely happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Andres Villas-Boas<\/a> has revealed he has been given backing by players within the Chelsea<\/a> squad after his appointment on Wednesday.<\/p>\n The 33-year-old was bought out from his contract at Porto for \u00a313.2 million and penned a three-year deal at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n When asked whether he had spoken to some of the players he has inherited, Villa-Boas admitted his personnel are eager to get the new season underway, after a trophyless campaign under Carlo Ancelotti.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, a couple of them and it is good to feel they are around and to feel their expectations,\u201d Villas-Boas told the club’s official website..<\/p>\n \u201cEverybody is excited and everybody is looking forward to starting again and this is something positive.<\/p>\n \u201cWe need to get the group back together and to feel them and then go on from there and face every single game as a game we have to win and fight for it with our upmost desire.”<\/p>\n Villa-Boas dismissed a career comparison to Jose Mourinho, a man he worked under at both Porto and Inter in a scouting capacity, and insists Chelsea hired him for his ability to develop a winning squad mentality.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there is no way you can avoid comparison, it is something that is the interest of the media,” he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn’t take the Porto job nor the Chelsea job because Jose made the same steps.<\/p>\n \u201cThey are two of the most sought-after clubs in the world and in the end I had the opportunity and was able to make them find something in me that they thought would continue their route to success.<\/p>\n \u201cChelsea appointed me basically for human qualities and that is what I want to bring into this club again.<\/p>\n \u201cThe most important thing is to motivate the players to get their ambitions right, to reflect again on what the club has achieved in the last six years and we need to keep this route to success.”<\/p>\n Villa-Boas is aware of the expectation from his new employer, Roman Abramovich, and is targeting success at a club known for his turnover in the managerial ranks.<\/p>\n \u201cChelsea is a club that in the last six years has achieved so much and people are expecting us to be on the same way,” he said.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is not going to be more or less tolerance for me if I am not successful so this is the challenge I face and I feel confident that we can motivate everybody, not only the players but also the structure.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel confident I can respond to the ambitions of the supporters and the ambitions of the owner and the administration.\u201d<\/p>\n Villas-Boas believes that he learned a lot from under the guidance of the late Sir Bobby Robson.<\/p>\n In 1994, the Chelsea boss was invited to work as a trainee with Porto’s youth-team coaches by the former Newcastle United, Barcelona and PSV manager.<\/p>\n \u201cBobby was a very important person in my career,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was the person who advised me at a very young age to go on coaching courses and unlocked the doors of Porto for me to have access to his training sessions.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had a very good relationship and he was someone I respected a lot and was respected in world football.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is somebody that means a lot to the English game and I think he would be happy of course.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat he did, he did not only with me and Jose but with all different kinds of people, promoting them and inspiring them to take their own role and their own way.<\/p>\n “I think he would be extremely happy.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n