You May Have A Point Andre, But…
By: Robert Reed | July 16th, 2012
Firstly, let me reiterate the fact that I am very happy with the signing of Villas Boas as Spurs’ new manager. Anyone who has read any of my recent articles will know how excited I am about the new man’s appointment, so nobody take this as an anti AVB viewpoint.
Having said that, I find some of his recent comments a little unsettling.
AVB is very young to be a manager of a top club and although he was undermined and to a certain extent I believe double crossed at Chelsea, his inexperience certainly factored in what was a disastrous tenure at the club.
I’m sure he has learned a lot from that experience, and if he were between jobs having been sacked by Chelsea then that would be a suitable time to air his grievances about the situation if he felt that necessary. Now though his recent and repeated digs, however subtle, at his old club from his new post as head coach of Tottenham Hotspur are unbecoming of a man in his position.
The professional thing for him to do now is to leave all that in the past and concentrate 100% on his new job. I’m not surprised if he still holds a very big grudge against his old chairman but the way to set the record straight is to use the skills he believes he has and which were unappreciated at Chelsea to propel Spurs above his old club. There would be no sweeter revenge on Abramovich than to appear disaffected by the experience at Chelsea and leave him with his judgement questioned by his own supporters, as the man he sacked works wonders with their close rivals.
His latest comments are of the nature that Daniel Levy does not look for scapegoats when things go wrong. Well, I don’t know about that. I don’t think there is a chairman in the world who would suggest that anything was their fault when they could blame the manager. It’s been proven over the years that a manager can be given a lot of slack by their board but when it gets to the point where the fans go beyond blaming him and start turning their attentions toward the boardroom, the manager’s days are usually numbered.
That’s not to say that Levy isn’t a terrific chairman. I wouldn’t mind having Roman’s money thrown around at our club but that is as far as I would like the involvement of someone like him.
The fact is though that I find myself in the unusual position of being in agreement with a lot of Chelsea fans who are saying today that AVB should just shut up and get on with his job. Especially as I, personally, think he is going to do a very good job.
COYS!
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I honestly believe that all of these so-called “digs” at Chelsea and Abramovich stemmed from one single interview, which the media have constantly used again and again for their benefit. Hey, they need to come up with articles at the end of the day, even when there is no news… so why not stir up some drama???
COYS!
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I agree with what you are saying, however I am a little scepticle of how all this is being reported. AVB the arrogant is a running theme in the media at the moment, and the Chelsea links makes for a juicy story, so I think any little comment AVB makes will be blown up, and often out of proportion. I read some of his quotes, ‘Spurs are run properly’ and the it’s been reported as ‘AVB takes a swipe at Chelsea’.
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I get what you’re saying Mike, but I think there is truth to the reports.
‘They are not looking for certain scapegoats, and when so many people are striving forward, it makes your job easier.’ is a direct quote from Sunday. It seems pretty obvious what he’s getting at.
The media surely are looking for dirt between he and Chelsea, so if he doesn’t want to convey it I think he should strive to be a little more media savvy.
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He has only had one press conference since being at spurs this all stems from one press meeting and is being regurgitated…. we all knew this would happen as the media love harry this is there way of piling on the pressure do not take any notice its that simple !! COYS !!!
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Obviously, the Press are intent on asking him about what happened at Chelsea, quite possibly with a view to stirring, and getting sensational headlines. What he has to do now is, in any future contact with the Press, politely, but firmly state that this is in the past, and he has answered these questions once but won’t answer them again, so could they all please concentrate on his present and future at his current club.
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Its clear that when it comes to talking to the media AVB is a novice. He proved that time and again in his tenure at Chelski. If I were Levy I would advise him to keep his conferences to a minimum until he becomes more professional in this cuthroat arena. Speak positively whenever possible and cut out any negativity.
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If you closely analyse what he said, very little has been on Chelsea. But the press has picked up on the little he has said – and made that the story. just because he is praising Spurs, Levy etc does not mean he is critical of Chelsea. Having said that, this is to be expected of the press – and he should stay away from commenting directly on Chelsea or even trying to talk about Spurs in a way that would make comparisons with his ex-employees. I for one would get agitated if he had to carry on about his sacking at chelsea. He needs to move on and do good work at Spurs.
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I am not sure how what he says about about chelsea, at the end of the day, effects the job he does at spurs. So, he’s a spikey character. Levy would have done his homework and known this before he was hired. Tell me something that he said that other top managers, trying to restore their tarnished reputations wouldn’t. We have to remember that the guy worked under Mourinho who was never shy in engaging in the odd battle with the media when he felt he had to. Who cares what he says as long as when the EPL starts he gets the results tottenham need to finish in the top four. If he achieves this, which I’m sure he will, he’ll be fine. The media were always gonna be after him following his time at chelsea, and their obvious adoration for ‘England manager in waiting’ Harry Redknapp, no matter how he approached his press conferences.This will no doubt be the case for the rest of the season. NOBODY SAID IT WOULD BE EASY!!!
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