Liverpool adds to Villas-Boas woes
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November 22, 2011, Tuesday
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CHELSEA manager Andre Villas-Boas said he was confident he still had the full support of the club's notoriously impatient owner Roman Abramovich after his side lost for the third time in four Premier League games on Sunday.
That poor run, along with the ongoing investigations into alleged racist remarks by skipper John Terry, has created a gloomy mood at Stamford Bridge where the home fans were stunned by Liverpool's late goal from former Chelsea defender Glen Johnson which condemned it to a 1-2 defeat.
Chelsea trailed 0-1 at halftime to a Maxi Rodriguez strike, but halftime substitute Daniel Sturridge got the equalizer.
Villas-Boas, 34, who took over at Chelsea after winning the treble with Porto last season, said he did not fear losing his job despite becoming the first Chelsea manager since Claudio Ranieri in 2002 to lead his side to successive home league defeats following last month's 3-5 loss to Arsenal.
Earlier, the Sunday Express reported that Abramovich, who has fired six managers since buying the club eight years ago, was unimpressed with Chelsea's start to the season which has left it 12 points behind leader Manchester City after 12 games.
"He didn't pay 15 million to get me out of Porto and doesn't want to pay another fortune to get me out of here," Villas-Boas told reporters. "It is not a question of the owner losing patience. We have set out to build something new at this club and the club is committed to what we are building for the future."
However, he did admit his side now faces an uphill task to win the title following recent defeats by Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal and Liverpool.
"It is not good to be so low in relation to the leaders at this stage of the season," he said. "But our commitment is to the club and to what we are doing in the future and we have enough talent to compete in all competitions. This our perspective at the moment."
Since Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003, Ranieri, who was already manager when the Russian arrived but got fired in 2004, Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant, Luiz Felipe Scolari, caretaker Guus Hiddink and Carlo Ancelotti have all come and gone. With Hiddink back in the job market after leaving his position as Turkey coach, London bookmakers William Hill rate Villas-Boas as a 9-1 shot to be the first Premier League manager to be fired this season.
That poor run, along with the ongoing investigations into alleged racist remarks by skipper John Terry, has created a gloomy mood at Stamford Bridge where the home fans were stunned by Liverpool's late goal from former Chelsea defender Glen Johnson which condemned it to a 1-2 defeat.
Chelsea trailed 0-1 at halftime to a Maxi Rodriguez strike, but halftime substitute Daniel Sturridge got the equalizer.
Villas-Boas, 34, who took over at Chelsea after winning the treble with Porto last season, said he did not fear losing his job despite becoming the first Chelsea manager since Claudio Ranieri in 2002 to lead his side to successive home league defeats following last month's 3-5 loss to Arsenal.
Earlier, the Sunday Express reported that Abramovich, who has fired six managers since buying the club eight years ago, was unimpressed with Chelsea's start to the season which has left it 12 points behind leader Manchester City after 12 games.
"He didn't pay 15 million to get me out of Porto and doesn't want to pay another fortune to get me out of here," Villas-Boas told reporters. "It is not a question of the owner losing patience. We have set out to build something new at this club and the club is committed to what we are building for the future."
However, he did admit his side now faces an uphill task to win the title following recent defeats by Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal and Liverpool.
"It is not good to be so low in relation to the leaders at this stage of the season," he said. "But our commitment is to the club and to what we are doing in the future and we have enough talent to compete in all competitions. This our perspective at the moment."
Since Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003, Ranieri, who was already manager when the Russian arrived but got fired in 2004, Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant, Luiz Felipe Scolari, caretaker Guus Hiddink and Carlo Ancelotti have all come and gone. With Hiddink back in the job market after leaving his position as Turkey coach, London bookmakers William Hill rate Villas-Boas as a 9-1 shot to be the first Premier League manager to be fired this season.
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