New Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas has taken fresh aim at Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.

He also believes Abramovich surrounds himself with people looking for scapegoats and finished his attack by ­stressing he is now proud to be the manager of a club famous for playing attractive football.

Villas-Boas said: "It was ­important to come to a club with an owner who is involved on a daily basis with his knowledge.

"That is the main difference. The structure that is around Tottenham is ­extremely good. There are competent people in and around the football club. The club is driven towards success. Everybody knows they must play a part in achieving that success, they are not looking for scapegoats and I think when so many people are striving forward it makes your job easier.

"Since I have met the chairman here, I like the way he goes about his business. I think he is a person who knows what he is doing, ­approaches the market in a different way.

"He is a person of great football understanding and we can build something. Tottenham are also linked with great football in the past. It is something they have always valued highly. There is a wonderful history regarding ­attractive football and Bill Nicholson left all of these messages of playing good football and doing things in style, which I think meet what I want to achieve in the game."