Villas Boas (EX) Chelsea manager

[Norbs]

****! Of course, and there were rumours very recently about them wanting to entice him back, Clarke may have a decision to make very soon, i can imagine them seeing him as the perfect guide to English football for Boas as he gets settled into the Premiership.

Depends on how ambitious Clarke *really* is. He's won it all at Chelsea, now he's got the chance to prove himself again at Liverpool. A step back in to the shadows at Chelsea is not a progressive move IMO

[Vermilion]

Depends on how ambitious Clarke *really* is. He's won it all at Chelsea, now he's got the chance to prove himself again at Liverpool. A step back in to the shadows at Chelsea is not a progressive move IMO

No he did'nt win it all, infact Chelsea have'nt yet won the trophy their owner most craves, their 'Holy Grail' so to speak.

I'd like to think he'd stay given the choice, but i would'nt be sure, but i agree winning the Prem with Liverpool would be bigger than winning the Champions league with the Chavs, but that's me....not sure about what Clarke would think though, or how close he feels to Chelsea as a club.

[RedReet]

I'm glad he's gone there in a way. He could be absolutely amazing, or he could fail terribly. There are a lot of big egos at Chelsea, and he will be under immense pressure to deliver straight away. This will make things very interesting!

I'd like to see what all the hype is about.

I’ve nothing to base it on, but I think he’s gonna set his career back a few years by taking this job and will have to rebuild his reputation once he leaves. It's going to be hard for any team to take the CL off Barca and the PL is going to be very competitive next year.

[Gaz]

Can't see Clarke going back there, weren't they looking at getting Ray Wilkins to go back? AVB might want to bring in his own coaching staff / Backroom team anyway.

[Exiled_red]

Can't see Clarke going back there, weren't they looking at getting Ray Wilkins to go back? AVB might want to bring in his own coaching staff / Backroom team anyway.

It's only 8 or 9 months since they sacked him

[dww]

It's only 8 or 9 months since they sacked him

It was supposed to be Hiddink who wanted him back from what I heard. My suspicion is that a lot of what we have heard has been ill-informed bull****.

[Mark79]

This one came from nowhere and very good move for Chelsea. I can see him bringing at least 2 in Falcao, Hulk and Moutinho for next season.

From nowhere? He was being linked with Chelsea even when Ancelotti was still in charge.

[Mostar]

From nowhere? He was being linked with Chelsea even when Ancelotti was still in charge.

He was linked with pretty much every club under the sun (including us) and given his recent comments about no going anywhere for little while and Chavs heavily linked with Guus, it's surprising twist of events...

[Pablo]

I'll be gutted if this is true

Still better than him going to the Mancs, that was my nightmare

[RichC]

tbh he has all the potential in the world and I know a lot of us talked about wanting him here, me included but with only 1 season behind him albeit a very successful one it could well prove too much for him what with Abramovich's itchy trigger finger, fans expectation and massive, massive egos' to deal with.

Stranger things have happened in football management - see Graeme Souness when he took over at Rangers!

[The_weatherman]

tbh he has all the potential in the world and I know a lot of us talked about wanting him here, me included but with only 1 season behind him albeit a very successful one it could well prove too much for him what with Abramovich's itchy trigger finger, fans expectation and massive, massive egos' to deal with.

Stranger things have happened in football management - see Graeme Souness when he took over at Rangers!

And consider the fact that he is probably younger than many of said egos as well, can well be a hindrance.

[JudgeRed]

No he did'nt win it all, infact Chelsea have'nt yet won the trophy their owner most craves, their 'Holy Grail' so to speak.

I'd like to think he'd stay given the choice, but i would'nt be sure, but i agree winning the Prem with Liverpool would be bigger than winning the Champions league with the Chavs, but that's me....not sure about what Clarke would think though, or how close he feels to Chelsea as a club.

Im sure I read somewhere that Chelsea had already put the feelers out about a possible return only to be informed that he wasnt interested.

[Mark79]

He was linked with pretty much every club under the sun (including us) and given his recent comments about no going anywhere for little while and Chavs heavily linked with Guus, it's surprising twist of events...

He was joint favourite along with Hiddink when Ancelotti was sacked. How many of the other clubs were actually looking for a manager though? He's been linked heavily with Chelsea for at least the past month so its looked likely they would go for him, if not Hiddink. Despite any recent comments, this hasn't really come out of the blue at all.

Will be very interesting to se how he gets on though

[Vermilion]

Im sure I read somewhere that Chelsea had already put the feelers out about a possible return only to be informed that he wasnt interested.

Yep, remember something about that very recently, had'nt heard that it had gone so far as him actually being asked yet, or that he ended up telling Chelsea the answer was no, so if true that's good news, all i remember was a rumour that they were thinking about trying to lure him back there.

[Neil Young]

My suspicion is that a lot of what we have heard has been ill-informed bull****.

As usual.