Grant: Villas-Boas Can As PepGuardiola

Posted on | Friday, June 24, 2011 | No Comments

London - Avram Grant did not hesitate when Andre Villas-Boas will be able to bring achievement for Chelsea. Former coach of the Blues were able to assess the Villas-Boas like Josep Guardiola.

Having resolved his contract with Porto, Villas-Boas then appointed as the new Chelsea coach, filling the position left by Carlo Ancelotti at the end of last season.

With the age of just 33 years "plus" lack of experience at the highest level of not a few who predicted that the Villas-Boas would have failed in dealing with Frank Lampard et al.

However, Grant Villas-Boas judge could have tasted success as a gush Bacelona Guardiola.

Both coaches managed to achieve success at a young age. Without experience, Villas-Boas managed to deliver Porto won four titles; Portuguese league, Portuguese Cup, Super Cup and the UEFA Europa Portugal in his debut season.

While Guardiola even more powerful. In its inaugural season Barca coach, who was familiarly called Pep entrenador it directly to present six titles for Lionel Messi et al.

"He (Villas-Boas) is a good person, he's smart and pleasing personality. Does he have experience? No. But the authorities? Time will speak," said Grant in The Sun.

"I know he's young but look at Pep Guardiola was also young when he was coach of Barcelona, with no experience but he's capable of great success," continued the man from Israel.

"Football is a game with the outcome, the experience is important but more important is the quality and authority to carry the team and enhancing them. I see Porto and how the attitude of his players, they like the Villas-Boas and he had the authority, so he can also do it here (Chelsea), "said Grant.