Grant: ‘Villas-Boas could succeed at Chelsea’

Avram Grant has expressed confidence of Andre Villas Boas’ chances at Chelsea, but warned that he will be expected to deliver.

Villas-Boas became the youngest manager in the Premier League when he was appointed at Stamford Bridge yesterday. However, Grant doesn’t think that this will count against the former Porto boss.

"I know he's young but fellow coach Pep Guardiola was young when he started at Barcelona - and without much experience - and did a great job,” he told <em>BBC Radio 5Live</em>. “Experience is important but quality and authority is more important.

"Andre did a great job at Porto. The players liked him. Players are human beings. If [Chelsea] see he has the quality . . .