Chelsea coach Andre Villas-Boas denies rift with midfielder Frank Lampard The Chelsea manager claimed that did not mean he and Lampard needed to hold clear-the-air talks on the matter, insisting they were still on speaking terms, and said: "It's just a manager-player relationship in the end." His own interpretation of the relationship is his own but I have no problem with it and I explained it to him. They are decisions I have to take for the benefit of the team, always. Chelsea fans left little doubt who they would back in any dispute between Villas-Boas and Lampard during last weekend's Premier League win over Bolton, repeatedly singing the latter's name throughout. Villas-Boas was not worried about losing the battle for hearts and minds, saying: "No, not at all. I think the fans take the team's side. We were winning 3-0 - everybody's happy, no?