Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas admits he'd like public backing from the board. AVB suggested on Monday he was beginning to sound like a broken record in his claims of unequivocal backing and it might be better if someone at the top explained they were finally going to allow a manager to see things through.
In front of watching chairman Bruce Buck and chief executive Ron Gourlay, Villas-Boas said: "You have to understand that this club, from 2004 up to now, has made a dramatic change for the best in terms of their past.
"To do that, you have to sometimes make changes because you cannot sustain the same habits that you had in 2004, when this environment and team was created to make a winning team.
"These words would be more valuable coming from the top. I cannot keep saying them but, as the voice of the club, I will continue to perpetuate this message because this is what we believe in.""It's the richest part of Chelsea's history, full of trophies and success, and you want to perpetuate that into the future.