Blues boss Villas-Boas claimed billionaire owner Abramovich would not have paid a world record £13million to prise him from Porto this summer, only to sack him at the first sign of trouble. Abramovich's patience was tested once again as Chelsea lost 2-1 to Liverpool to remain 12 points behind Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester City.
But Villas-Boas said: "It's not a question of the owner having patience. We have set out to build something new at this club and the club is committed to taking what we're building to the future. The owner didn't pay 15million euros to get me out of Porto to pay me another fortune to get out."
He added: "Our commitment is towards the club and what we are doing in the future. We have enough talent to compete in all competitions, and that's the perspective we take at the moment."
Villas-Boas acknowledged Sunday's defeat dealt a devastating blow to Chelsea's title hopes.
"It's not impossible to turn it around," Villas-Boas said. "It's not the brightest of starts for Chelsea in the Premier League in the last 10 years, but the belief is there.
"It doesn't look good being 12 points behind the leaders, a strong leader, but the December fixtures give us hope if we're able to make the most of it."
Of far more concern to Chelsea fans at present will be the fact that they will drop out of the top four if Tottenham do not lose to Aston Villa on Monday.
Abramovich sacked Luiz Felipe Scolari just under three years ago when he began to fear Champions League qualification would not be achieved. Villas-Boas has been charged with getting Chelsea to play more like Barcelona, something that was never going to be achieved overnight.
But he refused to plead for more time, saying: "There's no running away from responsibilities, there's no calling this a transitional period, we're not calling for time to work. Our responsibility is to win trophies. We're in four (competitions) still, and we still have the possibility to win them."
Source: PA
Source: PA