At 34 years old, Villas-Boas is comfortably the youngest manager in the Premier League, but he as already amassed a wealth of trophies during his time in football. Last year, in his first full season in management, Villas-Boas completed a domestic treble with Porto and also won the Europa League with the Portuguese side before signing a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge to replace Carlo Ancelotti. Villas-Boas looks set to continue his successful run at Chelsea. He has guided the London club to within touching distance of leaders Manchester City despite losing at second-placed Manchester United last month. Chelsea have a history of firing managers who do not win trophies, but Warnock reckons that in Villas-Boas the Blues have a boss who will stay at the club long term like Ferguson - who has been in the Old Trafford hot seat for the last 25 years - has done. "He is very articulate, a nice lad with a great sense of humour. He's got all the attributes really, and a great team," Warnock said ahead of his team's meeting with Chelsea at Loftus Road on Sunday. "I think they've looked at the mistakes they've made over the years and thought 'let's go for somebody now'. "I know people say he'll get the sack if they don't win the Premier League or Champions League, but I don't think he will. "I think they've seen what Ferguson has done and seen what stability has done with Arsene Wenger at Arsenal. "I think Chelsea need that and where better to get it than the best young manager in the world. "He can be their version of Sir Alex. "That stability is the only thing missing from Chelsea. They are going to have good players and he's shown he's not worried about reputations." QPR have taken big strides towards safety after their humiliating opening-day defeat against Bolton, thanks mainly to the signings Tony Fernandes has funded since taking over the club in August. The 6-0 defeat at Fulham three weeks ago shows Rangers still have some way to go before they can guarantee their safety, though, and this weekend's game will provide them with their toughest test of the campaign so far. Having seen Chelsea rattle in 13 goals in their last three games, Warnock is bracing himself for another potential hiding on Sunday. "If Fulham can score six, most of the Premier League can do serious damage to us," he said. "No disrespect to Fulham, but if we had been playing another team goodness knows what the score would have been."
