AVB determined to write new chapter as Spurs boss eyes Europa League glory

Posted Thursday, September 20, 2012 by The Sun

Andre Villas-Boas admits he cannot dine out on his Europa League triumph with Porto forever as he looks to win the competition with Tottenham.

Derided in many quarters for being a poor man's Champions League, the Europa League does not figure highly on the priority list of many top-flight managers.

But the competition remains one of the biggest prizes in football for Villas-Boas, who has vowed to put all his resources into bringing the trophy to White Hart Lane this season.

AVB determined to write new chapter as Spurs boss eyes Europa League glory
Raring to go: Tottenham's William Gallas, Jermain Defoe, Tom Huddlestone (right) and Gareth Bale

Two years ago Villas-Boas won the competition in Dublin to cap off a remarkable year that saw him collect four trophies and be headhunted for the Chelsea manager's job.

Things quickly went sour for the 34-year-old at Stamford Bridge, where he was sacked after nine months in charge.

Now, fresh from Sunday's morale-boosting win over Reading - his first in charge of Spurs - the Portuguese hopes to end his two-year drought by leading the Londoners to victory in the Europa League.

'It does seem a long time since I won it with Porto' Villas-Boas said. 'A lot of things have happened since then. The memories are still present but at this time I can't live off the past.

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