Huth played under Villas-Boas when he was assistant boss to Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge and the fixture list pitches the pair against each other at the Britannia Stadium on the opening day of the season.
And while Huth is hoping to spoil the Portuguese coach's debut, he expects the 33-year-old to be a success in west London
He told the official club website: "I spent a little bit of time under Mourinho at Chelsea when Andre was his assistant.
"He was a very impressive and organised individual, he had everything in his head and would always talk to us and prepare us for games.
"He is extremely young but that does not mean anything because he has shown his credentials at Porto and now he has been given the chance to do something similar at Chelsea.
"I think he has all the qualities to be a success there, just like he was at Porto, but hopefully things won't start off so well for him when they come here in August."
The sides drew 1-1 when they last met at the Britannia Stadium and Villas-Boas knows his new charges will be in for a tough opening to the new Barclays Premier League campaign.
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