Results for tag: Andre Villas-Boas
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Betting.Betfair
on Nov 23, 2011 at 03:07:29 PM
[b]There is plenty at stake when Bayer Leverkusen host Chelsea in Group E on Wednesday night, writes James Eastham.[/b]
[i]Leverkusen v Chelsea, 19:45, Live on ITV1, Match Odds: Leverkusen 3.55, Chelsea 2.32, Draw 3.4.[/i]
[b]Match Odds[/b]
Andre Villas Boas' side top the pool with 8pts, followed by Leverkusen on 6pts. Valencia lie in third on 5pts, with Genk on 2pts - so there is everything to play for in this clash at the BayArena.
Leverkusen will have drawn great confidence from Chelsea's poor domestic form. The Blues arrive with their Portuguese manager having to field questions from the press about his future - and while suggestions he may face the sack are overblown, he will undoubtedly be worried about their form.
Chelsea have vast European experience, of course,...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Aug 11, 2011 at 11:37:38 AM
[b]Most punters know that Chelsea can normally be relied on to win their opener and Everton to lose theirs, but what about the others? Michael Lintorn investigates...[/b]
[b]Strong starters[/b]
The masters at getting underway with a win are [b]Chelsea[/b], having done so in each of the last nine seasons, last losing their opener back in 1998-99, back when conquerors Coventry were still in the Premier League and playing at Highfield Road. It is no surprise then that they are 1.67 to triumph at [b]Stoke[/b] on Sunday.
Of the other title hopefuls, [b]Arsenal[/b] are the most impressive, last tasting defeat in their first game in 2000-01. Since then, the Gunners have kicked off with eight victories and two draws. They are 2.0 to continue that form in the first televised tie of the...
Posted by:
Betting.Betfair
on Jun 26, 2011 at 09:08:34 AM
[b]Chelsea[/b] have appointed a new manager and [b]Manchester United[/b] have signed Ashley Young. Of the week's two developments, which will have the biggest impact on the 2011/12 title race? Most people will surely choose the former but I have a feeling that it could be the latter.
I dug[b] Andre Villas-Boas'[/b] bluster-less first press conference and, if his Porto side were anything to go by, Roman Abramovich may finally get the attacking football that he craves. I want the new boss to succeed because, for me, supporting another team never gets in the way of a good story. Villas Boas is a good story and if he wins the title or the Champions League he will be an even better one.
But thirty-three is too young. Predictably, he's hailed as the new Special One but, when [b]Jose Mourinho[/b]...