Climate change worries AVB

Under-fire Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas admits his team’s recent poor form has led to a “climate of doubt” at Stamford Bridge.

Villas-Boas’s future has come under intense scrutiny over the last two weeks after Chelsea slipped out of the Premier League top four and edged close to a last-16 exit from the Champions League following a 3-1 defeat at Napoli.

The Blues also came worryingly close to being eliminated from the FA Cup last weekend but a second-half equaliser from Daniel Sturridge rescued them from a shock home defeat by Championship side Birmingham.