John Obi Mikel details how Andre Villas-Boas lost the Chelsea dressing room and offers new insight into feud with John Terry

Chelsea icon John Obi Mikel has stated that André Villas-Boas' quest to assert his authority led to him losing the dressing room..

The now president of Porto was hailed as the “next Jose Mourinho' having led the Portuguese team to league, cup and Europa League glory in the 2010/11 season.

Villas-Boas He even worked alongside the Special One at Porto and Stamford Bridge as his assistant, before deciding to become head coach himself.

And since it already had strong relationships with the players, AVB was expected to have great success in Chelsea.

Although he ultimately lasted less than a year in west London, with the Blues winning the Champions League and FA Cup in the months following his dismissal.

in a recent interview with talkSPORT presenter Simon Jordan, Chelsea legend John Terry spoke about the dispute with Villas-Boas, which began during the 2011 preseason.

In an attempt to show his control, Villas-Boas wanted the club's top stars to board a cheap flight to Hong Kong, prompting a boycott of the plane by the team.

And now Mikel has provided fresh insight into how Villas-Boas was viewed by his team-mates during his appearance on the talkSPORT Breakfast Show on Monday morning.

chelsea defense Jason Cundy He claimed that Villas-Boas's people management skills were not very good, prompting Mikel to say: “No, it wasn't.

“I think the problem with AVB was that he was there with José (Mourinho), he was there when he was 20 years old.

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“He saw the club and the players, he was friends with the players, and then he thought: 'Okay, now I'm a coach, I need to do something, I need to show them that they have to respect me.'

“But he came in and did it in a different way, totally wrong.

“And JT, being the captain who fights for his players, demands a lot from the club to make sure the players are taken care of, especially the players who have been there.

“To the veteran players who have built the club as he said, they cannot ask us to fly in economy.”

He continued: “It's a bit mean, isn't it? It started with that and I think in a few games it went away.” Frank Lampard outside.

“He didn't explain why he wasn't playing and it was just little things, trying to impose his authority immediately: 'I'm the man now, you have to respect me.'

“He did it totally, totally wrong.”

Before adding: “If you come in and try to impose yourself right away, we'll find out right away and you'll see the players start murmuring and complaining.

“And from there things don't go well.”