It’s not a one man show, new Stamford Bridge boss tells fans

NEW Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has played down the significance of his arrival at Stamford Bridge, telling fans: “Don’t expect something from one man”.

Villas-Boas was confirmed as Chelsea boss this morning on a three-year contract after the west Londoners agreed to pay a reported £13.3m €14.86m to release him from his Porto contract.

It is a significant outlay from Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich for the 33-year-old Portuguese, who has earned a burgeoning reputation after leading Porto to domestic and European success last term. Given those circumstances obvious parallels have been drawn with Jose Mourinho’s appointment at Chelsea seven seasons ago. However, unlike his countryman, who labelled himself as the ‘Special One’ upon his arrival in England, Villas-Boas has used his first interview to tell fans any success will be down to the club rather than him alone.