Chelsea matchwinner Salomon Kalou can't say if he felt Andre Villas-Boas believed in him.

The Ivorian has returned to the first team since AVB's sacking.

Asked if it hurt Villas-Boas had not believed in him, he said: "As a football player, you want to be on the pitch but if the manager chooses to put you aside, there is nothing you can do.

"Maybe Andre was building a new team and he was maybe thinking I wasn't part of the future of the club."