Leboeuf, Emerson and Van Hooijdonk have all shown how a timely moan or refusal can drown out the noise of panic elsewhere at a clubThese are bumpy days for the Premier League's answer to Doogie Howser MD, André Villas-Boas. The boy-gaffer of Stamford Bridge is under scrutiny and I can't help thinking his age – or lack of it – is being held against him. In Europe the prevailing trend is for young managers – Pep Guardiola is 40 and Jürgen Klopp, who led Borussia Dortmund to the Bundesliga title last season, is 44, the same age as Massimiliano Allegri, coach of the Serie A champions Milan.In England, sinking jowls and shrinking hair are viewed a...