Chelsea hero Marcel Desailly believes Andre Villas-Boas can lead the club into a new golden era.

Desailly has predicted glory on all fronts for Chelsea under Andre Villas-Boas.

The former Blues and France defender told the Sunday Mirror: "The question I asked before the season was 'can he prove to his players that he has the ability to get their confidence?' I now have to say congratulations to him because he has done that.

"We are all talking about Manchester United and Manchester City. But just behind them are Chelsea who are producing good, consistent performances. Villas-Boas has shown that he is strong when he needs to be.

"He showed that with the way he handled Frank Lampard and others. It is hard to say for sure but the potential is there.

"They will stay near to the top guys in the league, but it is in the Champions League that they can show their ambition. Can they win it? Yes!"