{"id":446181,"date":"2011-06-23T12:24:34","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T12:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/23\/grant-warns-new-boss-villas-boas\/"},"modified":"2011-06-23T12:24:34","modified_gmt":"2011-06-23T12:24:34","slug":"grant-warns-new-boss-villas-boas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/23\/grant-warns-new-boss-villas-boas\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant warns new boss Villas-Boas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"76.5720108696\">\n<div readability=\"32\">\n<div>\n<div readability=\"7\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"holding\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/53630000\/gif\/_53630626_villas-boas.gif\" alt=\"New Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas \" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please turn on JavaScript.<\/strong> Media requires JavaScript to play.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Villas-Boas promises fresh approach at Chelsea<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant has warned Andre Villas-Boas that he must achieve immediate success to satisfy owner Roman Abramovich.<\/p>\n<p>Villas-Boas, 33, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/13858858.stm\">was appointed by Chelsea on Wednesday<\/a>, having achieved league, cup and Europa League success in his only season in charge at Porto.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Roman is a guy who wants results and gives you everything to achieve them,&#8221; Grant told BBC Radio 5live.<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>GRANT CHELSEA FACTS<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport2\/hi\/football\/13887405.stm#skip_feature_02\">Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In charge for 54 games<\/li>\n<li>W 36 D 12 L 6<\/li>\n<li>Runners-up in Champions League, Premier League and league cup<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;He wants it as quick as you can, because he has put a lot of money in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 56-year-old added: &#8220;At the end of the day, football is a game of results, especially Chelsea.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grant managed the Blues during the 2007\/08 season and was sacked by Abramovich after his side came second in the Premier League and lost to Manchester United in the Champions League final.<\/p>\n<p>He believes Villas-Boas&#8217;s relatively young age should not count against him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I liked him a lot when I was director of football of Chelsea and he was a scout,&#8221; added Grant, who was <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/13404955.stm\" title=\"Grant sacked by West Ham\">dismissed as manager by relegated West Ham<\/a> towards the end of last season. &#8220;He&#8217;s a nice guy, nice person and I enjoyed being with him.<\/p>\n<div readability=\"20.2631578947\">\n<h2>MATT SLATER&#8217;S BLOG<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport2\/hi\/football\/13887405.stm#skip_feature_02\">Continue reading the main story<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"6\">\n<p>Most Porto fans are in a dark, heart-broken mood. They will be drinking to forget tonight<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/blogs\/mattslater\/2011\/06\/chelseas_gain_is_portos_pain.html\">Chelsea&#8217;s gain is Porto&#8217;s pain<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I know he&#8217;s young but fellow coach Pep Guardiola was young when he started at Barcelona &#8211; and without much experience &#8211; and did a great job. Experience is important but quality and authority is more important.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Andre did a great job at Porto. The players liked him. Players are human beings. 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