The Portuguese has been on the offensive ever since Chelsea's win over Valencia on Tuesday that saw his team into the last 16 of the Champions League, in a manner reminsicent of compatriot and former Blues boss Jose Mourinho.
Villas-Boas, once a member of Mourinho's Stamford Bridge staff, feels the criticism that has come Chelsea's way has been inflamed by reporters who are in thrall to the feats of Manchester City, even though the Premier League leaders are 10 points in front of the west London club.
"A lot of things that were said, most of the things, were wrong," he said, ahead of the Blues' home game against City on Monday.
"One day I will open the doors of training for you guys for a couple of days and you will see the players have the talent and ability and want to compete. That's what we hold on to during extreme criticism."
He added: "It's fair for you guys to admit that the media darlings of the press are blue collar and not Chelsea.
"We were unfairly treated a couple of times, and fairly by yourselves in the beginning. It's a love and hate relationship," said the 34-year-old Villas-Boas.
But Villas-Boas was feeling more hate than love this week following reports of a dressing room row between himself and his players.
"If their informant got paid, get the money back," added Villas-Boas, who in the course of getting Chelsea back on track has dropped Alex and Nicolas Anelka and left England midfielder Frank Lampard out of the team for Tuesday's win over Valencia.
Asked if being liked was of concern to him, Villas-Boas said: "I don't care."
Source: AFP
Source: AFP