It is being said that Chelsea’s match against Napoli in the UEFA Champions League is the last chance that manager Andre Villas-Boas is going to get to prove his mettle to owner Roman Abramovic, after a string of poor performances from the London club has tested the patience of the owner to the very limit.

Chelsea produced a below par performance against Birmingham City yesterday, and needed Sturridge’s goal to salvage a 1-1 draw, and save them the embarrassment of bowing out early in the tournament, which is their only likely chance of winning any silverware this season.
Villas-Boas had reiterated a few weeks ago that he had the full backing of Abramovic, despite results not going Chelsea’s way. The Portugese has lost his players’ backing, and now looks to lose the owner’s faith as well, if things do not imp...