Andre Villas-Boas has impressed this season, his debut as Tottenham manager, finishing on a record 72 points and taking Spurs to a Europa League quarter final. Spurs just missed out on Champions League qualification, finishing 1 point behind North London rivals Arsenal and 3 points behind Chelsea in a season which saw them lose key [...]

A strong attacking start from Andre Villas-Boas’ squad has disguised the defensive flaws in the 35-year-old’s methods at Tottenham, where his patient and gradual style has led to a relaxed approach from the team, most notably at the cost of conceding late goals. Whilst it could be said that this is down to his 4-2-3-1 formation, the [...]

Boos rang round White Hart Lane at half time on Sunday afternoon – a sound that has sadly become all too familiar in recent weeks. Tottenham had just been played off the park by a very lively QPR team that Spurs had made look like Barcelona. It was a worrying first 45 minutes. But for [...]

Brad Friedel is a survivor. The American international has started every Premier League match for his club side since the start of the 2004-05 season with Blackburn Rovers and holds the EPL record for most consecutive appearances – a run he maintained  through moves to Aston Villa and Tottenham. He played for the United States Men’s [...]

With the high probability of Andre Villas Boas becoming the new Tottenham Hotspur manager in the near future, TPiMBW has taken an objective step back from his recent Chelsea venture to analyse just how Andre Villas Boas proposes that his teams play their football. English Premier League fans may be aware that he possesses facial hair styled [...]

Manchester United play host to Chelsea on Sunday in a game that will give an early indication of where the title will be heading come the end of the season. Early predictions have put Manchester as the destination for the Premier League trophy but it would be unwise to discount a Chelsea team with experience [...]

I think he will stick to his tried and tested formation which proved so successful for him at Porto. This includes one winger staying wide to provide width. The other winger is a classic inside forward, with direct running inside with and without the ball. Villas-Boas used the strength and pace of Hulk here for [...]