Villas-Boas not worried by talk

Andre Villas-Boas admitted speculation he could be sacked was inevitable as he sought to arrest Chelsea's worst start to a season since Roman Abramovich bought the club.

The Barclays Premier League campaign is only three months old but Villas-Boas' position has already come under scrutiny following a run of three defeats in four matches that have seen the Blues crash out of the top four.

The Portuguese refused to shy away from the reality of his predicament ahead of Wednesday night's crunch Champions League clash at Bayer Leverkusen, and said: "When results like this happen, the head of the manager is called for execution. I'm not worried by the comments."

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