Andre Villas-Boas: Zenit's title-winning boss is 'anti-football'
Zenit St Petersburg coach Andre Villas-Boas employs a "nauseating" style of play that is "anti-football", claims one of the club's former players.
The ex-Chelsea and Tottenham boss, 37, has led Zenit to the Russian Premier League in his first full season there.
Yet Boris Chukhlov, who won the Soviet title with Zenit in 1984, also claims Villas-Boas is not good enough to manage a top European club.
But Villas-Boas says he is focused on turning Zenit into a major force.
"We should be one of the top-10 clubs in Europe," the Zenit manager has said.
AVB's tactics are 'anti-football'
Zenit were crowned Russian champions on Sunday after earning a 1-1 draw at lowly FC Ufa. However, his team's style of play has not drawn an admirer in Chukhlov.
"Zenit play boring football," he said. "A team full of star names is going out onto the pitch, however, the tactics are too cautious. The side is showing anti-football, which basically boils down to giving the ball as quickly as possible to Hulk or Danny."
But Zenit top-scorer Hulk, who has netted 15 league goals including the strike at FC Ufa, says the title triumph was a team success.
"There was not a best player of the season. The most important goal of the season was the one today against Ufa, which brought us the title," said the Brazil striker.
Zenit should have won title 'months ago'
Villas-Boas helped Zenit finish second last season, a point behind CSKA Moscow, after taking over in March 2014. This season, the team from Russia's second city has secured the title with two games to spare.
However, they failed to advance from the Champions League group stage and were knocked out by holders Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-finals.
"They are such a strong squad and when faced with such weak opponents, they should have wrapped up the Russian title two months ago and should have performed much better in the European competitions," said Chukhlov.
And Villas-Boas agrees - about their European performance at least. "We need to try and grow in order to win and improve in European competitions. To achieve this, there will be some changes and there will be investment," he said.
'Boring Villas-Boas is no Mourinho'
Yep tell us something we don't know. Problem is we have his brother here now. :21:
Zenit St Petersburg coach Andre Villas-Boas employs a "nauseating" style of play that is "anti-football", claims one of the club's former players.
The ex-Chelsea and Tottenham boss, 37, has led Zenit to the Russian Premier League in his first full season there.
Yet Boris Chukhlov, who won the Soviet title with Zenit in 1984, also claims Villas-Boas is not good enough to manage a top European club.
But Villas-Boas says he is focused on turning Zenit into a major force.
"We should be one of the top-10 clubs in Europe," the Zenit manager has said.
AVB's tactics are 'anti-football'
Zenit were crowned Russian champions on Sunday after earning a 1-1 draw at lowly FC Ufa. However, his team's style of play has not drawn an admirer in Chukhlov.
"Zenit play boring football," he said. "A team full of star names is going out onto the pitch, however, the tactics are too cautious. The side is showing anti-football, which basically boils down to giving the ball as quickly as possible to Hulk or Danny."
But Zenit top-scorer Hulk, who has netted 15 league goals including the strike at FC Ufa, says the title triumph was a team success.
"There was not a best player of the season. The most important goal of the season was the one today against Ufa, which brought us the title," said the Brazil striker.
Zenit should have won title 'months ago'
Villas-Boas helped Zenit finish second last season, a point behind CSKA Moscow, after taking over in March 2014. This season, the team from Russia's second city has secured the title with two games to spare.
However, they failed to advance from the Champions League group stage and were knocked out by holders Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-finals.
"They are such a strong squad and when faced with such weak opponents, they should have wrapped up the Russian title two months ago and should have performed much better in the European competitions," said Chukhlov.
And Villas-Boas agrees - about their European performance at least. "We need to try and grow in order to win and improve in European competitions. To achieve this, there will be some changes and there will be investment," he said.
'Boring Villas-Boas is no Mourinho'
Yep tell us something we don't know. Problem is we have his brother here now. :21:
