Chelsea will officially announce their new manager Andre Villas-Boas today but the fact his name is effectively Villa’s Boss, might make the interpreter’s job quite difficult.

Chelsea have gone through more managers in recent years than their captain’s gone through married women.  Sorry John, if you commit adultery in the public eye then you’re inevitably sentenced to life condemnation by press like me.

The club have established a core group of players in the likes of Drogba, Terry, Lampard and Cech but since Mourinho departed they have failed to settle on a long-term leader.  Many believe it’s the haphazard nature of club owner, Roman Abramovich who apparently, is equally indecisive when choosing dessert (I’m kidding, I have no idea about Rom’s dinner behaviour).

As refreshing as it is to see a new figure at the helm of London’s bluest club, it’s the same story every time – these two quotes by the club are genuine:

On the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti in 2009: ”Chelsea Football Club is delighted to announce that Carlo Ancelotti has agreed to become our new manager. He has signed a three-year contract and will start on July 1, 2009.

“Carlo was the outstanding candidate for the job. He has proved over a long period his ability to build teams that challenged for, and have been successful in, major domestic and European competitions.”

On the  appointment of Andre Villas-Boas: “He has signed a three-year contract and will start work immediately.

“Andre was the outstanding candidate for the job. He is one of the most talented young managers in football today and has already achieved much in a relatively short space of time.

A certain Jose Mourinho also signed a three year deal as ‘the perfect candidate’. Phil Scolari, Avram Grant, Guus Hiddink – if all these men were ideal candidates, why did only one of them survive more than two seasons at the Bridge?  Villas-Boas better know his new job is temporary, no matter what Abramovich says – the role is a glorified maternity-leave covering position, keeping the seat warm for the next Champion’s League runner-up.

Chelsea put all their energies into their Champion’s League adventures and are quick to forget the mammoth achievements of the club, domestically, over the past seven years.  If Villas-Boas goes on to win a ‘fake treble’ (Carling Cup, FA Cup and Premier League), it will not guarantee him a Chelsea pension.  Yes, it’s surprising that the blues have yet to bring home the top trophy in Europe but when did they get the cheek to hire and fire some of the world’s top coaches based on the one competition?

During the time of possibly the greatest Barcelona side ever, any club who pivots their boardroom decisions solely on the Champion’s League is naive.  Good luck to Villas-Boas, who is essentially the 21st century’s version of Catherine Parr (who was the only wife of Henry VIII who survived, so who knows?).