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Chelsea boss AVB admits time is running out

04 March 2012 - 05:46

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas seemed to hint that time is running out for him as manager at Stamford Bridge, after watching his side slump to a 1-0 defeat to West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns yesterday afternoon.

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A goal from Gareth McAuley wrapped up all three points for Roy Hodgson's side, and put further pressure on an already under fire Villas-Boas.<br />

The result left Chelsea winning only three of their last 12 Premier League games, and now a further three points behind Arsenal, who won 2-1 against Liverpool yesterday.<br />

Villas-Boas admitted that the pressure is building and that his long term future appears to be uncertain:&nbsp;"Will this result increase pressure on me? You have to agree with it. We are in the same position, fifth, but we are now three points behind Arsenal.<br />

"It is a big, big disappointment. Every defeat Chelsea suffers piles more pressure on any manager.<br />

"Today is acceptable that pressure piles on a bit more. We have responsibilities to the fans and the club and we did not perform."<br />

Meanwhile, his counterpart Roy Hodgson suggested that Villas-Boas just needs more time to stop the rot at Stamford Bridge.<br />

The West Brom manager said of AVB:&nbsp;"I sympathise and empathise with Andre but the day we coaches, who realise football has two sides to its coin, don't stand up for each other will be a sad day for football.<br />

"He doesn't need advice. He is a very successful manager. I saw the Porto side play the other night at Manchester City and that is the team he put together.<br />

"He has come to Chelsea with high expectations and it has not started as well as he would have liked but it is early days."

Written by Samuel Turnbull