AVB unsure if he has Abramovich backing

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Andre Villas-Boas is unsure if he has the backing of Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and wonders if he will be sacked in the same way as predecessor Carlo Ancelotti was last May, the Portuguese coach said on Monday.

"We are now in the exact same moment as last year," the under-fire Villas-Boas told Portugal's TSF radio. "It is an exact copy.

"I think I have felt the confidence from Abramovich but... the pattern of behaviour of the owner has led to a downfall [of coaches] in similar situations or even 'better' situations.

"What will be the reaction? It will be one of the two, a continuation of the project and full support or just the cultural pattern that has happened before. We don't know."

Monday's radio interview was the first time the 34-year-old had questioned his Stamford Bridge future.

Villas-Boas has previously spoken of Abramovich's full support, saying the two men were committed to the coach's three-year "project."

"I am fully motivated to what I am doing and am not considering a move to Porto because I am too involved with what I am doing now," he explained.

Chelsea's 3-0 win over Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League on Saturday was their first victory in six games in all competitions.

After scoring the 150th league goal of his career at the weekend, the England midfielder acknowledged his relationship with the coach has "not been ideal."