Andre Villas-Boas has blasted his former club Chelsea, of not having style and being “invisible” in football, because of the many managerial changes they have made.
The Tottenham Hotspurs manager, is set to make a return to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, for the first time after he was sacked, to face the Blues in what has been termed a Champions League knock-out match.
“In the end, (changing managers) has brought them success and sometimes success is what matters in football, independent of the style,” he said.
“I have a different opinion. I think if you don’t have a style, it makes you invisible in football. Only teams with style succeed, but in the end, success normally is what matters in modern Europe.
“I mean style of play. When things are attractive. Obviously what is attractive to me is maybe different to the style of football you might find attractive.
“We saw the wonderful team Mauricio (Pochettino) is building at Southampton. The change from Nigel (Adkins) to Mauricio was difficult to take, but the reality is Southampton is not invisible in terms of their football. Their football is absolutely outstanding this season.”
Villas-Boas also went on to suggest that Jose Mourinho’s team created a unique identity for the club, but the thirst for trophies has led to constant change in the pattern of football played.
“If you remember the (Chelsea) team of 2004 was an absolutely deadly machine of football, but in a different way” he added. “Great counter-attacking football and one of the great teams in the country.
“There are various types of teams, teams built along great creative players and these Chelsea teams have the ingredient to be able to play this type of football.”
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