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Malouda hails Villas-Boas

Image: Florent Malouda: Chelsea winger has respect for former manager Andre Villas-Boas

Florent Malouda is confident that Andre Villas-Boas will become 'a great coach' despite getting fired by Chelsea.

Chelsea winger praises the Portuguese coach

Chelsea winger Florent Malouda is confident that Andre Villas-Boas will become "a great coach" despite getting fired by the Blues earlier this month. The Portuguese was appointed the manager of Chelsea last summer following a Treble-winning season with Porto, but he failed to live up to expectations at Stamford Bridge and was dismissed by club owner Roman Abramovich. Malouda, though, is confident that the 34-year-old will prove himself once again at a new club. "He is a nice person, honest, who already won titles and who will win others because he will become a great coach," he said in an interview with TV channel Canal+. Italian giants Inter Milan are said to be interested in appointing Villas-Boas as their coach at the end of the season in place of Claudio Ranieri.

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