Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed that he doesn’t talk to Jose Mourinho anymore, despite spending years together at Porto and Chelsea.
The Spurs boss used to be Mourinho’s right-hand man and together they were very successful in both Portugal and England.
Villas-Boas then left as Mourinho’s coach to become a manager by himself and after a successful stint at Porto, he then joined Chelsea, but was sacked just nine months later.
Now at White Hart Lane, Boas has revealed that he no longers speaks to the Chelsea boss.
“I don’t lose any sleep,” said the Spurs boss. “Our break-up point was because I was full of ambition to give him something extra and I wanted further involvement from the job I was doing at that time.
“I felt I could give him much more. But he didn’t feel the need for somebody near to him or in another position as an assistant, and because of that it was decided that it was time, after Inter Milan, to continue our careers (apart).”
“I don’t think we need explanations. But our relationship broke down. I think we have the mutual respect for each other and we understand what we have been through cannot just disappear, but it’s not like it was before.”
“I suppose that is a sign of evolution from Tottenham and our ambitions,” he added. “It is normal. Last year we were fighting for the same objectives in the end so I suppose they wouldn’t like to strengthen a rival.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt
