Huth backs manager to shine

Stoke City defender Robert Huth believes Andre Villas-Boas will achieve success at Chelsea after his appointment as the club's new manager.

The 26-year-old plied his trade at Stamford Bridge during a time when the current Blues boss was Jose Mourinho's assistant at the west London club.

The Portuguese boss managed to become the youngest manager to have ever won a European trophy when he guided Porto to triumph in the Europa League last season - at the age of just 33 years and 213 days.

"I spent a little bit of time under Mr Mourinho at Chelsea when Andre was his assistant," Huth told Stoke's official website.

"He was a very impressive and organised individual. He had everything in his head and he would always talk to us and prepare us for games.

"He is extremely young, but that doesn't mean anything. 

"He has already shown his credentials by carrying out a quite remarkable job at Porto and now he has been given the chance to go to Chelsea and try to do something similar there.

"I think he has all of the qualities to be a success at Chelsea, just like when he was at Porto. 

"Hopefully though, things don't start off so well for him when they come here in August."