Villas-Boas lashes pundits who branded team “naive”

CHELSEA manager Andre Villas-Boas yesterday hit out at the pundits who branded his team “naive and stupid” in their Premier League defeat at Manchester United.

Almost a week has gone by since the Blues’ controversial 3-1 loss at Old Trafford, but Villas-Boas was still smarting yesterday over the fallout from the game.

The former Porto boss, who had not lost a league match as manager for 17 months prior to Sunday, began this week by venting his frustration at the performance of the officials in Manchester, revealing he had made a complaint to referees’ chief Mike Riley.