Andre Villas-Boas lays in to Roman Abramovich while talking up his ambitions for new club Tottenham It will certainly make for an intense atmosphere when the two clubs meet at White Hart Lane in October, with Villas-Boas unlikely to have many friends left in the Chelsea camp. When asked if Tottenham is a better fit for him than Chelsea, he said: "There is more of a sense of belonging to a club. This is a club full of tradition, which I am still learning about and have to admire. Chelsea has its own tradition that has changed dramatically since it was bought in 2003, and there is a sense of belonging here at Spurs which I want to use in a different way. They are totally different clubs and propositions, with different ways of being. He said that Levy was the main factor in his decision to join Tottenham. I met the chairman and saw the way he goes about his business at the club. He knows what he's doing, approaching the market in a different way, and is a person of great football understanding - that had the effect of giving me the assurances I wanted in terms of building something. I met Joe Lewis as well, a person of great warmth. Along with Daniel they have strong ambitions for the club and I share those ambitions. Not only that Tottenham are linked with great football in the past. It is something they have always valued highly. You can't say they are the Barcelona of England, but there is a wonderful history of attractive football, and Bill Nicholson left these messages of football well played and doing things in style, which is what I want to achieve as well. Villas-Boas also believes Levy's reputation as a negotiator par excellence bodes well for him. This week Jan Vertonghen revealed it was Levy's personal touch that persuaded the Belgian defender to leave Ajax for Tottenham, a move soon followed by signing Emmanuel Adebayor for a bargain £6 million. By contrast, Abramovich is famous for paying way over the odds for players who have not worked out, with the £30 million spent on Andriy Shevchenko the most obvious example. "I think with an owner that is involved on a daily basis at the football club, with his knowledge, that is the main difference," added Villas-Boas. They are not looking for certain scapegoats, and when so many people are striving forward, it makes your job easier. The thing is that what we were doing [at Chelsea] in terms of the project, words did not meet the actions, so I think I was cut short. But he is also realistic about the expectations and pressure at Spurs. Of course there are responsibilities that come with this job. You don't expect to be in ninth or tenth place and expect to be in a comfortable position, I accept that. When you are so ambitious, there are responsibilities that you have to take, and if it is a failure it is a failure, and I will be the first to assume failure if that is the case. It's not about me, it's about the club. All of us are emotional, and we all respond in a different way to sentiments of ambition and revenge, but it would be a wrong step if I were to take it that way. This club is much more important than me and what I have to do is try to take them to success and not make it a personal issue. One player Villas-Boas appears to believe is essential to that pursuit of success is Rafael Van der Vaart, who now appears likely to be staying at the club. Earlier interest from Schalke and Hamburg has cooled and the Dutch international admitted he is likely to start the season with Tottenham - which will delight new manager Villas-Boas, who is already resigned to losing his other star midfielder Luka Modric to Real Madrid. "With Van der Vaart, at the moment I am absolutely counting on him," said Villas-Boas. It's a totally different situation from Luka, who has been chased by different clubs in the past two seasons and is continuing to drag interest. We have to make sure the club's interests are met, and it's up to the chairman to decide that.