{"id":470724,"date":"2011-07-30T17:36:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-30T17:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/30\/andre-villas-boas-pleased-with-chelseas-attacking-display-in-2-0-victory-against-aston-villa-in-premier-league-asia-trophy-final\/"},"modified":"2011-07-30T17:36:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-30T17:36:00","slug":"andre-villas-boas-pleased-with-chelseas-attacking-display-in-2-0-victory-against-aston-villa-in-premier-league-asia-trophy-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/30\/andre-villas-boas-pleased-with-chelseas-attacking-display-in-2-0-victory-against-aston-villa-in-premier-league-asia-trophy-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Andre Villas-Boas pleased with Chelsea’s attacking display in 2-0 victory against Aston Villa in Premier League Asia Trophy final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andre Villas-Boas<\/a> proclaimed himself happy with Chelsea<\/a>\u2019s 2-0 victory over Aston Villa<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Blues triumphed in the Premier League Asia Trophy final thanks to goals from Josh McEachran and Fernando Torres, who scored with his first touch after coming off the bench.<\/p>\n

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The victory was clearly pleasing to the Portuguese manager, who praised his side\u2019s defensive work and ability to create chances against what his opposite number called a tired Villa side.<\/p>\n

“It was good, we really found some good spaces today and it’s important for the level of opposition in Aston Villa to find these spaces and have a certain amount of opportunities. It’s a good sign,\u201d he told reporters after the match.<\/p>\n

“To create opportunities is one of our main objectives this season, a lot more attacking football, a lot more possession and we were able to do it today, even coping with Aston Villa’s aggressiveness in their game, always testing us in behind. We were able to manage it quite well in the first half and better in the second half.<\/p>\n

“Our defensive work is an offensive weapon and that’s what I’ve been telling the players, we focus a lot on defensive objectives because we want the ball in our possession more and we want to attack more. For us to do it, we have to get it back as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

“The appliance of the principles was only possible because of the excellent acceptance of these principles by the players and they are able to apply it. If they weren’t able to apply it, you would be doing your job wrong. I think they are enjoying it.<\/p>\n

“Commitment-wise, motivation-wise and the professionalism of these players on this tour is something I have not seen before. It’s not easy to come away from your home in these difficult conditions, always finding motivation to train, always finding motivation to play and this a good positive sign for us.”<\/p>\n

The match was significant for Torres, who scored his first goal in pre-season as he aims to restore confidence before the start of the new season.<\/p>\n

But his manager refused to get carried away by the Spaniard\u2019s strike, instead putting the team performance ahead of individual displays.<\/p>\n

“I am happy whoever scores,” he added.<\/p>\n

“We had a couple of good chances today, a couple from Fernando, a couple from Nicolas Anelka, a couple from Daniel Sturridge, so we are just happy that the team is able to put them in the back of the net whoever scores and for us to continue winning.”<\/p>\n

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Andre Villas-Boas proclaimed himself happy with Chelsea \u2019s 2-0 victory over Aston Villa . The Blues triumphed in the Premier League Asia Trophy final thanks to goals from Josh McEachran and Fernando Torres, who scored with his first touch after coming off the bench. The victory was clearly pleasing to the Portuguese manager, who praised his side\u2019s defensive work and ability to create chances against what his opposite number called a tired Villa side. “It was good, we really found some good spaces today and it’s important for the level of opposition in Aston Villa to find these spaces and have a certain amount of opportunities. It’s a good sign,\u201d he told reporters after the match. “To create opportunities is one of our main objectives this season, a lot more attacking football, a lot more possession and we were able to do it today, even coping with Aston Villa’s aggressiveness in their game, always testing us in behind. We were able to manage it quite well in the first half and better in the second half. “Our defensive work is an offensive weapon and that’s what I’ve been telling the players, we focus a lot on defensive objectives because we want the ball in our possession more and we want to attack more. For us to do it, we have to get it back as soon as possible. “The appliance of the principles was only possible because of the excellent acceptance of these principles by the players and they are able to apply it. If they weren’t able to apply it, you would be doing your job wrong. I think they are enjoying it. “Commitment-wise, motivation-wise and the professionalism of these players on this tour is something I have not seen before. 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But his manager refused to get carried away by the Spaniard\u2019s strike, instead putting the team performance ahead of individual displays. “I am happy whoever scores,” he added. “We had a couple of good chances today, a couple from Fernando, a couple from Nicolas Anelka, a couple from Daniel Sturridge, so we are just happy that the team is able to put them in the back of the net whoever scores and for us to continue winning.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-470724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nAndre Villas-Boas pleased with Chelsea's attacking display in 2-0 victory against Aston Villa in Premier League Asia Trophy final - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/30\/andre-villas-boas-pleased-with-chelseas-attacking-display-in-2-0-victory-against-aston-villa-in-premier-league-asia-trophy-final\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Andre Villas-Boas pleased with Chelsea's attacking display in 2-0 victory against Aston Villa in Premier League Asia Trophy final - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Andre Villas-Boas proclaimed himself happy with Chelsea \u2019s 2-0 victory over Aston Villa . 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