Yes, they are.
That’s according to Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, Andre Villas Boas’ former boss at the Portuguese club. He reckons that his old manager is struggling to impose his ideas at Stamford Bridge because senior members of the squad are still in regular contact with Jose Mourinho.
Pinto da Costa said: “He needs time to mould his team. He can’t do that as long as there are players, as I’ve heard, who exchange text messages with Mourinho.”
But he thinks Villas Boas will eventually come good. He added: “He will be successful withChelsea because his contract isn’t just for one year.
“The only thing that will topple Villas Boas is if he fails to qualify for the Champions League.”
Hedging his bets, the Porto chief also predicted that Villas Boas would become the next Inter Milan manager if Roman Abramovich does axe him.
