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Andre Villas-Boas backs Team Despite Loss to Napoli

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas says he stands by the team he selected for the 3-1 champions league defeat by Napoli. The Portuguese left Ashley Cole, … Continue reading Andre Villas-Boas backs Team Despite Loss to Napoli


Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas says he stands by the team he selected for the 3-1 champions league defeat by Napoli.

The Portuguese left Ashley Cole, Michael Essien, Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres out of his starting eleven.

Cole was however introduced as a 12th-minute substitute for injured Jose Bosingwa while Essien and Lampard came off the bench in the second half with their side two goals adrift.

With Chelsea 17 points off the top of the premier league and facing a tricky FA Cup fifth-round replay away to Birmingham on the 6th march, the Champions League could be the only trophy which the West Londoners still have an interest in by the time of the second leg on the 14th of March.

Villas-Boas insisted that despite his side’s failure to win any of their past five matches, he was confident he would still be in charge when that game is played.