Chelsea boss Villas-Boas: No positives - everything negative
Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas says they turned in their worst performance of the season in defeat at Everton.
Visiting supporters reacted with chants of, 'You don't know what you're doing' when the Portuguese substituted Michael Essien in the second half.
Villas-Boas, whose predecessor Carlo Ancelotti was sacked at the same ground last year, said: "I think today was one of our worst games of the season, if not the worst.
"It is a difficult day for us, we take out a lot of negatives from this game."
Speculation over Villas-Boas' future has increased in recent days with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich twice visiting the club's training ground.
Villas-Boas claims that did not affect the performance.
"You don't expect any effects from that," he said. The Portuguese was also unmoved by the negative chants against him and claimed he could understand some of the frustration.
He said: "It is part of the job. At the moment we are sitting fifth in the league and it is not enough for us.""In our performance today we are short of anything positive.
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| Home | Away | Score | Time |
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| Sun May 13th | |||
| Stoke City | Bolton Wanderers | 2 - 2 | 14:00 |
| West Bromwich Albion | Arsenal | 2 - 3 | 14:00 |
| Everton | Newcastle United | 3 - 1 | 14:00 |
| Sunderland | Manchester United | - 1 | 14:00 |
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| Manchester City | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 89 |
| Manchester United | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 89 |
| Arsenal | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 70 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 69 |
| Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 65 |
| Chelsea | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 64 |
| Everton | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 56 |
| Liverpool | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
| Fulham | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 52 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 47 |
| Swansea City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 47 |
| Norwich City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -14 | 47 |
| Sunderland | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 45 |
| Stoke City | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | -17 | 45 |
| Wigan Athletic | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | -20 | 43 |
| Aston Villa | 38 | 7 | 17 | 14 | -16 | 38 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 37 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | -31 | 36 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -30 | 31 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -42 | 25 |
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I have been a big believer in AVB and the need to stick with a manager fro the long haul, but, frankly, after that diabolical performance against Everton and so many points dropped from winning positiions throughout the season, I am beginning to admit my enthusiasm may have been misplaced. It's time to pull the trigger and bring back Guus Hiddink before it's too late to salvage the Top Four slot the club must secure to attract and pay for the much-needed refreshment of the squad in the summer.
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