Saint Petersburg "Zenit" head coach Andre Villas-Boas announced at the end of the season that he will step down from his duties. The Portuguese wanted to do this already in the summer, but the club leaders blocked his path. The former London "Chelsea" and "Tottenham" strategist led the team to the Russian championship gold last year, but at the moment his career as a specialist has stalled a bit, as he has been punished with a suspension of twelve games for attacking a match referee. "At the end of last season, the club offered me the opportunity to extend my contract, but I refused, and at the end of this season, I will leave my position," Villas-Boas told the official "Zenit" website. "During the transfer window, we did not do the work we hoped for, so the squad is limited. Except for the foreign players who returned at the beginning of the transfer window, it has not strengthened. The limit of foreign players in the team has changed." "Nevertheless, we will continue our work. We need to fight for points so we can catch up with those ahead. At the same time, we will try to perform successfully in the Champions League." After playing seven matches in the Russian championship, "Zenit" is in third place, trailing Moscow's CSKA at the top of the table by a few points.
