He conceded that he might be sacked in the same way as his predecessor Carlo Ancelotti.
Chelsea coach Andre Villas-Boas has for the first time publicly expressed fears of being unsure about being backed by club owner Roman Abramovich.
He conceded that he might be sacked in the same way as his predecessor Carlo Ancelotti.
In a wide-ranging, hour-long interview in Portuguese, Villas-Boas also discussed in detail of changes that will be made to the squad this summer and attacked Manchester City over their “Italian standards” of football.
The most eye-catching revelations, however, centred on his comparison between Chelsea's plight this season with their last campaign which resulted in Ancelotti being fired.
“We are now in the exact same moment as last year. It is an exact copy, but with a less experienced coach. I know that, in the Abramovich era, we have the worst results, but I think I have felt the confidence from the owner. Let’s see if he wants a change in the club or not,” The Telegraph quoted him, as saying.
“The pattern of behaviour of the owner has led to a downfall of managers in similar situations, or even ‘better’ situations. What will be his reaction?
"It will be one of two: either a continuation of the project and full support from above; or a continuation of the cultural pattern that has happened before,” Villas-Boas added.
"We don’t know. We don’t know if it’ll be tomorrow or in two years from now.
It’ll depend upon what is your understanding of what is happening at the moment,” he said.
Villas-Boas also revealed some of his plans for the future, should he survive, suggesting Florent Malouda and Salomon Kalou would be among the players leaving while bids for Porto’s Joao Moutinho, Alvaro Pereira and, possibly, Hulk might be made.
While Chelsea has maintained that the club remain supportive of Villas-Boas, it is understood that Abramovich has been considering yet another change of manager after a poor run of form.
It is believed that Abramovich has been reviewing his options since the 2-0 away defeat to Everton on February 11, which followed his visits to the training ground, and that intensified in the wake of last Tuesday’s 3-1 away loss to Napoli in the Champions League.
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