Ex-Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas refers to himself in third-person 6 times and says ‘my name is great’ in weird speech

FORMER Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas referred to himself in third-person SIX times during a weird speech.

Declaring that his “name is great”, the manager lifted the lid on his short spell at Stamford Bridge while ramping up his bid to become Porto president.

Villas-Boas left the Portuguese side for Chelsea in June 2011, with Roman Abramovich coughing up a then-world record £13.3million fee to prise him from his contract.

AVB previously worked at Chelsea as an assistant coach under Jose Mourinho, and was expected to bring in a new era of football with young players like Juan Mata, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne.

But Villas-Boas’ bizarre tactics and team selections saw him win just 19 of his 40 games at the helm.

And he was given the chop in March 2012, with successor Roberto Di Matteo going on to secure a historic FA Cup and Champions League double.

AVB went on to manage rivals Tottenham, as well as Zenit, Shanghai SIPG and Marseille.

He even had a spell as a rally car driver, taking part in the 2018 Dakar Rally.

And he is now running to become president of former club Porto.

Some fans have still not forgiven Villas-Boas for walking out on them when Chelsea came calling nearly 13 years ago.

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But in a bid to defend his actions, he made a bizarre speech while referring to himself in third-person no less than six times.

AVB told O Jogo: “There are three people who know the truth about my departure: Mr. Pinto da Costa, Mr. Antero and Andre Villas-Boas. And there are three people who knew that Andre Villas-Boas was fighting with interested clubs to get them to pay the €15 million clause. 

“Andre Villas-Boas received half of what the highest paid coach in Portugal earns for Chelsea. He received little more than what the coach of the team that was 21 points behind FC Porto in 2010/11 earned. 

“Before talking about Chelsea coach Andre Villas-Boas, you need to have full knowledge of the universe of his departure and not believe in certain things that only a few people are willing to say. 

“The wound suffered by Andre Villas-Boas, the FC Porto coach who left for Chelsea, for some fans is irreparable. Other fans have already forgotten that wound and it has already healed. And these are the ones who now welcome Andre Villas-Boas with open arms. There are others who cannot overcome.”

Reflecting on the upcoming polls for Porto president, Villas-Boas also declared that he has a “great name.”

He added: “I told Dr. Lourenco Pinto that my name was great and I wanted only Andre Villas-Boas to appear, so that no one gets the name wrong.”

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk