To be honest, you can't really judge him on what other people have said about him being a manager, unless you were in his dressing room when he gave team talks. It could all be sour grapes from players who were not getting into the team, or just general rubbish from the media!
I don't think that's completely André Villas-Boas' fault! I doubt the players would be willing to move to obscure clubs from such a successful one, and I also doubt Roman Abramovic would be willing for them to move. 1. He seems fairly obsessive and stubborn (he insisted that Fernando Torres should start, for most of last season) and probably wouldn't be willing for them to leave.
Also, some of those moves probably wouldn't be very concrete, and 2. Villas-Boas was just giving them a chance to prove their worth before offloading them. Selling players who were so established is not an easy thing to do, and it would probably mean that he would have to overspend on a replacement quick!
Until Abramovic realizes that sacking managers after a poor run of results, and giving them little time to put their mark on the squad, is bad, Chelsea fans probably wouldn't be seeing much silverware!
3. He can waste his money all he likes, but this could have more long term problems for Chelsea: maybe managers will be reluctant to move there in the future, fearing their reputation would be ruined or maybe this is just the start of a downward slide for Chelsea.
Again and again, he is wasting his money, and threatening the stability within in the club, by appointing new managers and then sacking them as soon as things turn sour.
4. This is expected, of course, but I don't believe Villas-Boas should be sacked right now, especially with the Birmingham game so soon! This is going to heap a load of pressure on Roberto Di Matteo, who may even be sacked before the end of the season!
- PZW