AVB: I made mistakes as Chelsea manager

Andre Villas-Boas has admitted that he made mistakes during his reign as Chelsea manager.

AVB has made a good start to life at Tottenham boss, with us currently sitting in fourth placed in the Premier League and believes that he has learnt from the mistakes he made.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich gave AVB his marching orders after just nine months in charge at Stamford Bridge and feels that he should have been given more time.

He told France Football: “What we are doing at Tottenham with my staff is a reaction to Chelsea, an echo to the mistakes we made.

“Not everything we did there was wrong, but we could have done better. It has not affected the way I am viewing football, but I admit I thought a lot about it.

“I would never have gone to Chelsea if I was not absolutely convinced that I could have been a success there.”

“I should have been given an opportunity to go on, but I am aware that, considering the results, change is the only way to make an impact.

“I would never have gone to Chelsea if I was not absolutely convinced that I could have been a success there.”

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