Saturday, the 28th of July 2012 - Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has aimed a sharp barb at the Chelsea players he previously coached saying his new charges are a better group to work with. The barb seems to suggest that the Portuguese manager still has some unresolved feelings about his premature sacking by Chelsea last March.
Villa-Boas sacking came as result of what many saw as his failure to take charge in the dressing room. He made the comments while heaping praises on his new players;
"From my perspective I've been adapting to the players," Villas-Boas said. "They are a great group who are enjoying what they are doing.
"I think the warmth of the group is excellent to see, and you know two different groups react differently. And we've that the spirit within this group has been fantastic - it's different from what I had in the last year."
Villas-Boas also made light of Gareth Bale’s absence due to his involvement at the Olympics;
"I can understand the frustration for missing a player of Gareth's dimensions involved with Team GB, but everything was done as it should be," Villas-Boas said.
"It was approved by the FA doctors regarding his injury, so for me it is the end of story.
"[Blatter] has decided to speak, maybe not knowing the full extent of the situation. They are unfortunate comments, but I can't make any more comment because he is the FIFA president."
The Kenyan DAILY POST
