Terry has been distracted with events off the field. Torres has lost his touch. I also think they have not shown the manager enough respect or, probably, listened to what he wants from them. If he wants to make himself manager, then do that. UK About For business. Printable version. SportsLab participants have weighed in with their views on the merits of Pearce for the temporary job this summer.
If Levy was to make a short-term appointment within the club, he could turn to the former player, Tim Sherwood, until the end of the season. Sherwood is currently responsible for all the development teams beneath the first team. He has a reputation for being fairly outspoken himself. The club are keen that whoever comes in makes use of the seven new signings in the first team, especially Lamela. In a statement, Tottenham said: "The club can announce that agreement has been reached with head coach, Andre Villas-Boas, for the termination of his services.
It is the largest points haul not to qualify for the Champions League in Premier League history. September 1 - Real Madrid announce the signing of Tottenham's Gareth Bale in a deal worth a reported million euros. Tottenham use that money to sign a wealth of players led by Roberto Soldado, Christian Eriksen, Erik Lamela and Paulinho, with many believing the squad is stronger despite the loss of its star player. Oct 6 - After a strong start, a home defeat to West Ham raises the first questions over Tottenham's strengths as they struggle to score goals.
Dec 12 - A convincing victory over Anzhi Makhachkala sees Tottenham advance in the Europa League and appears to ease concerns over their attacking potency.
Dec 16 - Villas-Boas departs Tottenham after the club reach an agreement to terminate his services. They visit Championship side Birmingham for an FA Cup fifth-round replay on Tuesday and the following week they must overturn a deficit against Italian side Napoli at Stamford Bridge to avoid exiting the Champions League at the last 16 stage.
Villas-Boas first came to Chelsea as a scout from during Jose Mourinho's tenure, and five major domestic trophies were won in that period. His first club managerial role was with Portuguese side Academica in October , but after moving to Porto the following summer he won the Portuguese League and Cup double plus the Europa League.
After being recruited by Chelsea boss Roman Abramovich in what was thought to be an attempt to implement a more attractive style of play, Villas-Boas suffered early defeats against Manchester United and Arsenal and questions were raised about his tactical strategies.
Villas-Boas also appeared to have a difficult working relationship with senior players at Chelsea, several of whom were only slightly younger than him.
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