Chapter 435 Chelsea's new coach

On June 12, 2011, Chelsea finally announced Ancelotti's successor, Andre Vilas Boas, known as Mourinho II. The young coach who led Porto to win all the championships this season is only 33 years old. There is no doubt that the youngest coach in the Portuguese league will also become the youngest coach in the Premier League, but he has become the most valuable coach in international football. Chelsea paid Porto 15 million euros for his joining. - The most noble coach's liquidated damages in history (Morinho went from Inter to Real Madrid, and Peres only compensated Moratti for 8 million euros)!

Age is not a problem, because his grades are already speaking for Boas, and he may be more special than his "teacher" Mourinho. On May 18, 2011, he led Porto to win the UEFA Europa League at the age of 33 years and 213 days, the youngest European champion coach in history. Porto's 36 unbeaten record in all competitions also surpassed Mourinho's previous 33 unbeaten record; 14 European victories are the Portuguese team in Europe. The continent's best record; 30 rounds and 84 points is also the record for the highest points in the history of the Portuguese League; 16 consecutive wins is a record; 21 points ahead of the second-ranked team is also a record...

Even if he is as arrogant as Mourinho, he has to pay tribute to this record, because in his first Triple Crown season in Porto, Mourinho's winning rate was 77%, but Boaz was 83%! Their team did not lose in the league all season. On April 3, 2011, at the end of five rounds of the league, they won the league championship because of the 2-1 home victory of the second-ranked Benfica!

At the peak of Portugal, Boas only took a season and a half.

In October 2009, he succeeded Goncalvio as the coach of Portugal's bottom team, the University of Coimbra. At that time, the team had not yet won a league victory. He not only finally brought the team out of the relegation zone by 10 points, but also regrettedly in the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup because of Porto's goal at the last moment. Defeated.

Porto did not hesitate to take him to the Dragon Stadium. Here, he not only won all the championships, but more importantly, the way he won. In the battle with Sparta and Villarreal Moscow, they all gave each other five balls, the Dragon Stadium, which witnessed the birth of another giant. And now, Abu invited him to London, Stamford Bridge. How will he appear?

From brother to boss, he had to change his role in London. On Tuesday night, Andre Vilas Boas, who got off the plane, took a deep breath. The English media speculated that he was still on vacation, but he couldn't wait to have a landing rehearsal.

Four years ago, as members of Mourinho's coaching staff, they left the city almost in a hurry. But now, he is back. A man, sitting on Abramovich's private plane, after the Russians' compensation of 15 million euros, 33-year-old Boas finally officially became Chelsea's new coach, with an annual salary of 5 million euros and a three-year contract, which was arduous and full of challenges!

The lightning signing was just a prelude. The name for a month was Hiddink, but as soon as Boaz's name was mentioned, it was quickly confirmed.

Last Saturday, it was reported that Abu had a four-hour conversation with Boaz in Portugal. On Monday, the British media identified Boas as the first choice for Chelsea's new coach for the first time. Porto President Costa described the process as very affordable. "I don't want to negotiate with Chelsea. I just want to confirm that the money has entered our account, and everything else is not negotiable." The next day, it was revealed that Chelsea had paid 15 million euros in liquidated damages and Boas moved in. At the same time, Porto Club also confirmed a huge amount of money to the Portuguese stock market. At noon on Wednesday, Chelsea also confirmed on its official website that 33-year-old Boas will officially serve as Chelsea coach on a three-year contract.

The young Portuguese will be the seventh coach of Chelsea after Abu's entry, but no matter from the amount of liquidated damages or the age of Boas, this time, the Russian boss is preparing a longer-term future plan for the club.

Boas, who previously served as Mourinho's "intelligence director", has greeted some old Chelsea players, and they have encouraged him to accept the job. Since his assistant coach Pereira has accepted the job of Porto coach, Boas can only bring two coaching staff members from the club, physical coach Rocha and "enemy scout" Sosa. It is said that Boaz also intended to bring his love in Porto with Falco and Mutinio. The former is very popular because of 17 goals in the UEFA Europa League last season, and the latter is the core of Porto's midfield, but Porto's president Costa, who has tasted the benefits, has said that it is only possible to let go if the buyer pays all the players' liquidated damages. Falco's liquidated damages of 30 million euros, Mutinho 40 million euros.

Chelsea Club will hold a meeting for Boas around July 7. After everything is done, Chelsea finally began to make its own summer purchases. In the eight years since joining the club, the club's CEO, sports director, coach and other positions have been coming and going. Now, with the arrival of the newcomer Boas, Chelsea will welcome the second large-scale reorganization of the Abu era (the last time was the arrival of Mourinho).

Negotiations began a month ago. Pinto da Costa is not only a successful chairman, but also an extremely shrewd businessman. In fact, a month ago, he had smelled the runaway of Boas. When he found that his coach Boas suddenly chose to spend the gloomy London weekend after proudly holding up his four crowns, he knew that the storm was coming. Even at that time, the whole Europe was speculating that Hiddink was Abu's first candidate. So Costa called Pereira, Boas's assistant coach, directly and asked if he was willing to take over the position of Porto coach.

Seven years ago, he also experienced a similar situation. At that time, his coach's name was Morinho. But at that time, he didn't know it first, and then he was at a loss. For the five people in Morinio's coaching team, he only got a compensation of 6 million euros, which made Costa angry and cursed. But this time, he prepared for a rainy day as early as January when the situation in Porto was good, and it was a small matter of renewing the contract with Boaz. It was the "secret to prevent wolves" to raise the liquidated damages of the other party to 15 million euros, and Juventus, Liverpool and Inter Milan all retreated.

When Abramovich fired Ancelotti as he expected, Costa immediately began to sell his coach in another way. He repeatedly stressed that he was quite relieved, because Boaz's compensation was "no one can afford it"; on the other hand, he kept praising his coach, "Young and successful, more than Mourini Ao is more special, and the future is unlimited." In the end, Abramovich finally completely gave up his number one goal, Hiddink, and turned to Boaz. Costa, on the other hand, bit 15 million euros.

It's not that Abu doesn't want to get rid of the embarrassment of "wronged head". He wanted to find his old friend Hiddink, but the other party is in the position of coach of the Turkish national team, and because he is 64 years old, he hopes to have a right-hand man, which is really a test of Abu's patience. The Russian boss once tried to contact Basten and Clark as "executive coach" positions, but neither of them was interested in it.

Finally, Abu turned to Boas. The Portuguese youth who moved Robson with a letter at the age of 17 also easily moved Abu. He is the future of Chelsea. The new Chelsea coach is the best choice. The 64-year-old Hiddink is destined to be just a good memory.

Boas is here for adventure. Even if he is as radical as Abramovic, he puts the weight of 15 million euros on a 33-year-old Boaz with less than two seasons of coaching experience, which seems to be a huge adventure. But Andre Velas Boas, a motorcycle enthusiast, seems to have come here for adventure in his life.

In 1994, the English coach Robson, who coached Porto, found a sincere letter in his mailbox. Boas, a 17-year-old Porto fan, was very dissatisfied with Robson's frequent putting his idol Pasiensia on the bench.

Lobson, who met his little neighbor, British grandmother Margaret, challenged the child like a joke, "You have to give me evidence." As a result, a detailed information containing the tactics of Porto's next game surprised the Lord. Instead, he placed Boas Jr. as the coach of the youth team in Porto and encouraged young people to study coaching certificates in Scotland, England and other places. He did not expect that he not only helped the success of a Portuguese, Morinho, but also chose a great road for another Portuguese, Boas.

The young Boas once went to the British Virgin Islands and then took part in the Porto Youth Team. Then, Mourinho let him officially begin to accept the training on the front line. From Porto to Chelsea to Inter, Boas followed the Madman for seven years. In fact, as early as the time of Mourinho, Boas was no stranger to Chelsea. The "intelligence director" of Mourinho amazed England with his detailed opponent analysis. In 2005, his 24-page opponent's report on Newcastle was published in The Times, and the game process verified Boaz's amazing ability judgment.

In 2009, he finally decided to part ways with the madman. "Our separation is entirely because of my own ambition. It is important for me to have a period of rest. I think I should start coaching. In fact, even from Jose's point of view, I can see that he doesn't need me. Boas made another correct judgment. Without him, Inter still won the Triple Crown, and he began his brilliant coaching history from the University of Coimbra.

In 1890, King Carlos I of Portugal appointed Girard Boas as the first viscount of Quirhumir. Boas's uncle and grandfather inherited this position. So far, he still has three noble relatives of two count and two barons. Now, the challenge he faces is whether he can build his own football dynasty in Stamford Bridge...

Now you can draw such a picture: On July 4, when Chelsea reassembled, the Blue Army generals saw a familiar face, but he no longer had heavy documents between his elbows and no longer held a pile of DVDs in his hand. His name was still Andre Vilas Boas, but he was no longer four. The buddy who called his brother with the Chelsea generals a few years ago is no longer the post-it note boy, but the new "boss" of Chelsea, the "master" Boas, who was invited back from Portugal.

But for Chelsea, who has not participated in the second-level European game (the UEFA Europa League was before the UEFA Cup) for almost ten years, what does the UEFA Europa League champion that Boaz has just won mean? Boas, who is almost the same age as Lampard, Drogba and other players, must get rid of his past before creating the future of Chelsea, otherwise, maybe he will not have a future at all...

Watching the former "Chelsea native" Boas win the League Cup, John Terry quickly sent a congratulatory text message to Boaz, "Well done, brother!" Over the past season, Terry and his Chelsea teammates have learned from various sources that their former "enemy detective" Boas led Porto to advance on all fronts.

Have you ever thought that Boas might return to Chelsea? It can't be denied that this assumption slipped through their thoughts from time to time, but in the end, they all laughed it off. Just as he led England to the last qualifiers, Terry was still openly welcoming Hiddink and even Hughes. Boas, as the coach of Chelsea, has always been a distant assumption for him.

When Mourinho came to Chelsea, he won not only a League Cup, but also a heavy Champions League trophy the next year. At that time, Chelsea's players were still a group of 49-year-old poor people. I'm a real star, and you are nothing. This is the first time Mourinho meets the challenge to the players. But now, Chelsea has tasted the taste of the league championship three times in the past eight years, and even reached the top four of the Champions League five times. What kind of professionalism and sincerity these players will show will be the first problem that Boas needs to solve. After all, those players are already the Premier League champions, and Boas has never had any successful experience to suppress the Chelsea generals.

There is a joke circulating in English football. When a new coach comes to a team, he has to say to the players, "Some of you have driven away the last coach!" If Boas had such an aura to watch Terry say such a thing, maybe he has half succeeded. After all, Terry was widely regarded as the culprit who drove out Mourinho.

Of course, Boas doesn't have to do this, but he doesn't have to underestimate himself at all. Since the winter transfer, Abu has introduced some fresh blood, and Chelsea's big blood change is imperative. After sending away veterans such as Barak, Joe Cole, Deco, Beletti and Carvalho last season, Chelsea will continue to give away this summer. Maluda's contract has not been renewed, and the departure of Anelka, Bosinwa, Ferreira, Zhirkov and others also seems to be a matter of time.

Last season, Chelsea suffered from long-term injuries such as Lampard, Drogba, etc., but the arrival of Boas will establish a new central axis for Chelsea and complete a new reorganization. Once any player dares to challenge the authority of Boas, Abu will have a high-sounding reason to send them away. After all, in eight years, Chelsea needs to make a new construction. Otherwise, the standing Manchester United is a threat, and the chasing Manchester City is also a threat. Even Arsenal and Liverpool have already ended the "Henry, Vieira era" and the "Tores, Gerard era". Now, it's time for Chelsea to do something.

The young coach, the brand-new team Abramovich finally did not choose Hiddink and showed his good intentions. The 64-year-old Dutchman has been away from club football for seven years, which will not bring Chelsea a long-term future. Looking at Manchester United, which is not the strongest in history, Ferguson can still bring the team to the Champions League final, Abu has to lament the importance of stability; and watching the young Guardiola dominate Europe again with his stubborn football philosophy, Abu has no choice but to make up his mind to completely overthrow and rebuild Chelsea. .

Last winter, the reconstruction has begun. Torres and Ruiz spent 75 million pounds on Abu. Counting the previously bought Ramirez, there have been three major changes in Chelsea's main lineup. The position of the three in the three-line central axis seems to be building a new central axis for Chelsea. And now, their new leader is coming. Many people suspect that Boas, a Portuguese who has worked with Morinho for seven years and is even called "Little Morinho", may be just a shadow of Morinho, but Abu believes that Boas can become an upgraded version of Morinho.

Boas went to Porto all summer, but in just one summer, he brought back a third-ranked team in the league to the top of Europe. This has proved his ability, and the two teams that are not weak, Villarreal and Spartak Moscow, can score five goals in a single game, and even after falling behind, they are not impatient, confident and calm, which has made Abu see the beautiful football of his dream. Porto's defense is not strong, which is where Boas is not as good as Mourinho, but this does not prove that the former Mourinho's enemy probe is not restrained enough, but that he is more inclined to attack his opponent and take the initiative in his own hands.

The implementation of these concepts may no longer depend on Chelsea's veterans. After all, Ancelotti emphasized two years of ground football and control of football in Chelsea, but in the end Chelsea could not completely get rid of Mourinho's passive concept. But now, Abu is ready. From Lukaku to Modric, Abu does not hesitate to complete the huge reform of the team with a comprehensive exchange. And Boas, this young reformer, will be his bannerman.

After all, Anelka has not left at this moment, but the news that Chelsea is ready to deal with Lukaku and ready to bring Falcao has been widely spread. Torres, Drogba, Anelka, Kalu, Falcao, Lukaku, Sturridge... Chelsea are so "front" crazy, and even except for Anelka and Kalu, the others are complete center candidates. What kind of talent does Boas have to find a position for these strikers?

At the Hilton Hotel in Porto, representatives from Chelsea and Porto are discussing the terms of Falcao's dismissal. The Porto striker scored an astonishing 17 goals in the League Cup last season, which has long been a coveted goal in European football. The buyout clause of 30 million euros seems to stop many giants from buying at all. Home. But because of the arrival of his mentor Boas, Falco's most likely place to go has become Chelsea. This was confirmed by the player agent Moses. "If Boas becomes Chelsea's new coach, it is not surprising that his close players will follow him. Chelsea has a lot of good strikers, so Falco needs to fight out of his position. In the face of possible challenges, Colombians seem to be ready.

What about the others? Although Mr. Torres has only one goal in the half of the season, even if he is as generous as Abu, he can't buy such an expensive substitute. The limitations of the Spanish tactics also made him the first choice for the center position. In that case, what about Drogba, who is already in a precarious position? In the past seven seasons, the Iodivians have been the biggest guarantee on Chelsea's front line. Even if he was affected by malaria in the first half of last season, he has been making positive contributions. After the change of personality, Anelka can now accept a substitute, but Chelsea does not seem to want to pay a weekly salary of 80,000 pounds for an old substitute. The arrival of Falcao will make Chelsea more overcrowded in the center position. Even if the 17-year-old Lukaku can wait, does he really want to send Drogba back to the winger position when he made his debut? Obviously, this is not reasonable.

And Kalu and Sturridge will be another two problems for Chelsea. They are both young players and meet the local player standards, which can help Chelsea complete the 15+8 qualification. But both of them have made it clear that they have had enough of the bench position. Kalu has been chased by Arsenal for many years, and Sturridge also played well in Bolton in the second half of last season. They are not unwanted. To keep these players, Chelsea also needs to work hard.

More importantly, Boas not only needs to make choices, but also makes choices that make everyone happy. This is even more difficult for him, who is 33 years old and his prestige is unknown.