Rovers boss Kean has faced a series of protests calling for his head this season and there looks set to be another one during the club's latest home game. Chelsea have had problems with their own supporters in recent days following a successful revolt against Roman Abramovich's plans to buy the freehold of Stamford Bridge and the disgraceful taunting of Anton Ferdinand by some fans during Wednesday night's Champions League game at Genk. The Blues have also had to contend with the John Terry racism inquiry which looks set to drag on and more than one Football Association fine. On top of all that, back-to-back Premier League defeats have left the Londoners nine points behind leaders Manchester City. So a trip to a club who are arguably in just as much turmoil after winning only one league game all season could be the ideal tonic. But Villas-Boas said: "It would be wrong to think like that. "Blackburn are a team that are going through ups and downs in terms of emotions - losses and draws at home; a public that have shown a bit of disrespect for their manager. "Steve is my friend and I have high respect for what he's done. "It's been going emotionally up and down at Blackburn. "When a team is like that, you know the team can put up a proper challenge. We have to be up to our best again." Villas-Boas admitted Rovers fans had the "right to an opinion" but questioned whether it was a fully informed one. He added: "The owners and Steve live every day with that squad and know what they are capable of. This is not available to the fans. "There is belief in that squad that they can turn things around. "Their run in the Carling Cup shows that. I believe that he can do a good job. "Of course, managers are always questioned by the results. "That's fair in a business where people want to be successful. But I believe they are on the right track." Villas-Boas believes the same about his own Chelsea project as he bids to prevent his side's recent slump becoming a full-blown crisis. The Blues have not lost three Premier League games in a row since 1999 and failure to win tomorrow could see them drop out of the top four. Abramovich sacked Luiz Filipe Scolari halfway through his first season in charge when they began to fear Champions League qualification would not be achieved. Villas-Boas knows it is vital he avoids a similar scenario but he knows the teams in and around Chelsea will show no mercy if the Blues continue to falter in the coming weeks. "Newcastle have improved tremendously," he said. "Alan Pardew is doing a fantastic job and it's not normal that they would be unbeaten in the league and have the points they have. "Tottenham, with one game less, are still improving and looking sharp. Liverpool, too, and Arsenal. "They are competitive. We want to be competitive, too."
