Trouble and discord could be brewing at Stamford Bridge, as Andre Villas-Boas insists that he still enjoys full support of his boss Roman Abramovich but believes this support should be clearly expressed by the club’s management.

Chelsea is in the midst of a bad streak, having lost five of its previous six matches and sliding to fifth place in the Premier League.

Villas-Boas is downplaying the significance of the current position and insists that he is still on the same page with his superiors, but adds a potential disclaimer: “These words would be more valuable coming from the top. I cannot keep saying them.”

Having spent £84 million on just nine players this season, Chelsea manager is facing a lot of pressure to produce results that fans have grown accustomed to since new ownership took over back in 2003.

Instead, he tends to focus on the future of the club: “In terms of the results this year, the speculation is normal given the cultural past of this football club. But you have to understand that there’s a different perspective now.

We had a three-year project to change not only the team, but the culture and structure of the club.“

The comments came just a day before Chelsea is scheduled to take on Napoli in the Champions League.

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Tim Howard of Everton has stated that he believes Royston Drenthe is a little strange.

Tim Howard, admits that the team owed drastically to Drenthe for the defeat over Blackpool in the FA Cup.

Howard has said that: “Without question, he’s up there with any eccentrics I’ve worked with.

“But it takes all kind of people and we accept him with open arms and enjoy having him and as long as he keeps putting in those kind of performances, then great.

“It’s a bit of a mixed bag with him. When he does pick it up on the wing, nine times out of 10 he’s going to beat you or you’re going to have to bring him down.

“He just wants to play football. He’s got a different attitude to most, but we have been relying on him at times to give us a spark.

“We’re not a flashy team by any imagination, but he’s got a lot of guile and craftiness that can set us apart and we need that.”

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The boss of the Wanderers, Owen Coyle, thinks that Ryo Miyaichi will be getting to the high ranks.

Ryo Miyaichi, who’s on loan with Bolton this season by the Gunners, struck in their win against Millwall.

Coyle said: ”How far can he go? Very far.

It’s not easy for a player to handle the environment at Millwall. But from the first minute he was tuned in.

“He has a lovely temperament and a tremendous physical condition. He’s got an incredible athleticism.

“I took him off at the end but he could have played in two games because of the condition he’s in. He’s young and wants to succeed.

“He’s been a breath of fresh air. Every time you see him he has a smile, which I think is brilliant.

“I believe he’s destined for a huge career both domestically and at international level.”

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Harry Redknapp, the Spurs’ boss, has admittedly stated that the team had let themselves down at their last game against Stevenage which ended at a 0-0 draw.

Tottenham Hotspur are the highest ranked team in the competition but during their game against the League One opponents, they were favoured least.

Redknapp said: “I just had a feeling today, looking at the pitch and everything, that it would be tough,”

He continued saying that “It was bobbling around everywhere.

“We started lumping it. That wasn’t part of the plan but the lads weren’t comfortable passing the ball out there and we ended up going long.

“I thought we would come here and win but the longer it went on the more I thought we would take the draw.”

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Walter Mazzari, Napoli coach has admitted that they are in a better shape than Chelsea, their Champions League opponents.

Mazzarri told Rai Sport that they “went through a negative period, but that is something that every team has at times,”

“We kept conceding at the first opportunity, but now things are changing. Things go better for us, partly because we work on them during the week.

“Perhaps we are in better shape than Chelsea going into this game, but they have champions who are accustomed to playing a certain level of game.

“On Tuesday they know that they cannot make a mistake, so will become unified and I doubt we’ll be facing a team in crisis. Naturally, at this level you need a bit of luck too.”

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Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has only positives to point out after his club blasted Brighton 6-1 to advance into quarter-finals round of FA cup.

In the game, Andy Carroll scored just his sixth goal of the season in the rout, with Martin Skrtel and Luis Suarez also putting points on the scoreboard. Brighton also scored three own-goals to set the final telly.

So far, Carroll has failed to justify his lofty contract, but his goal against Brighton suggests that better times may be ahead.

He joined Liverpool in January 2011 as the most expensive player ever signed by the popular club, but never developed into a scoring threat that everyone envisioned him to be.

Kenny Dalglish expressed encouragement and patience for the young attacker who is still searching for his game. “We’ve always been supportive of him (Carroll) and always will be,” Dalglish said after the game.

“I’ll always be really supportive of any player that comes to this football club. So it does not matter what his name is, and we’ll be the judge of whether we’re happy or unhappy.”

Liverpool’s top strategist also had compliments for his opponents, despite the wide margin. “It was more difficult than the score-line would suggest,” he said.

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Arsene Wenger, boss of Arsenal thinks is insisting that the crisis they are in could be shaken off when they defeat Tottenham this coming Sunday.

The Arsenal boss still has very high belief that they can qualify for the upcoming Champions League.

This means that the Gunners will be facing a higher amount of humiliation this coming Sunday when they face the Spurs in a derby that they should not lose.

However, Wenger spoke by saying: “I think we have what it takes at this club when everybody is available. And we will add what it takes.

“But at the moment, I believe we are not making plans for next season, we are making plans for the next game. Let’s win it and we will be fine.”

Inter Milan struggled in their game against Bologna on Friday at home and were defeated 3-0 by the visitors in a Serie A game. The worse defensive performance witnessed in history for Inter Milan, which caused Claudio Ranieri’s job to be on the line.

Ranieri has insisted that he is not considering to resign and added: “We’re united in our desire to find an answer. We won’t give up, now we’ll discuss things and think about the Champions League. We’re not doing what we’re capable of and we have to apologize to president (Massimo) Moratti and our fans who tried to encourage us, but the third goal triggered their bitterness.”

But bearing in mind that Inter Milan also lost another Serie A game last week against Novora, Ranieri will be lucky to stay on after two defeats in-a-row.

Here are the goals as they happened:

Goal 1 (37th minute): Marco Di Vaio scored a nicely placed goal, just outside the 6-yard box, which was quiet simple since Inter Milan showed a terrible defence.

Goal 2 (38th minute): Marco Di Vaio again, just a minute after the first goal managed to send the ball to the back of the net with a good run but another terrible defence by the Milan defence (you can see in the video below).

Goal 3 (85th minute): Robert Acquafresca finalised the score at the end of the game by walking through 4 Milan defenders before sending the ball past Julio Cesar.

It can be said that they were three nice goals but Inter Milan definitely failed their defensive play. Here are the goals:

Javier Zanetti, Inter Milan captain says that it’s the players’ fault for their defeat against Bologna and everyone should know.

The Inter Milan captain, Zanetti was the only person in the team who actually spoke with the media about their humiliated 3-0 defeat against Bologna.

The defender said “It is a moment of difficulty, especially in the last few games, as we are unable to get the results. We are trying to drag ourselves out of this moment,”

“It does happen and above all right now we need to find calm and the necessary strength to emerge from the hole.

“Someone who has been in football for as long as I have knows these things happen and you do climb out of these situations.

“We are all united, work to give our best and after many years of success this is the most difficult moment we’ve had in a long time. We all take responsibility, starting from myself, and we will fight to give a response against Marseille and then Napoli.

“We understand the fans are angry and they too must realise we are the first to be upset at this situation. In these moments everyone has to think of what is best for Inter and give a strong response.”

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AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri says that he will not be accepting any sort of slacking from his players when they are playing Cesena later on today.

AC Milan will miss out on quiet a few stars this afternoon in the Serie A game. This is not to mention that one of the “forward trio’s”, Ibrahimovic’s suspension.

In a press conference, Allegri explained that “Alessandro Nesta’s knee is playing up, but he will be available against Juventus,”

“Alexandre Pato has a muscular problem and there’s no point risking him, the same goes for Kevin-Prince Boateng. Philippe Mexes will be ready in three or four days.

“I’m not sure who will start between Luca Antonini and Djamel Mesbah, while Massimo Ambrosini replaces Mark Van Bommel and Muntari makes his debut in the Milan jersey. Robinho had his best game of the season against Arsenal.

“We need to approach Cesena with the same spirit and motivation that we had against Arsenal. We mustn’t get this wrong, as we’re facing an organised side with a strong strike force that always creates something good on home turf.”

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