Ray Wilkins believes Andre Villas-Boas must be given the whole season to show his talents.
Reports in Friday’s papers suggest that Fabio Capello could be set for a shock return to England with Chelsea, should the Portuguese lose his job at Stamford Bridge.
But former Blues midfielder and assistant manager Wilkins claims the ex-Porto man deserves a full season at the club.
“Roman Abramovich needs to give him a year to see where he’s going,” he told the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast.
“There’s been a lot of transition at Chelsea and I think AVB deserves the opportunity to at least stay until the end of the season.”