Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas thinks football fans are well within their rights to criticise their manager after a weekend which saw both Rafael Benitez and Arsene Wenger come under fire.
Chelsea supporters made their dissatisfaction clear over the appointment of Benitez as interim head coach at the weekend when they jeered the Spaniard and chanted the name of the man he replaced, Roberto di Matteo, before the Blues' 0-0 draw against Manchester City.
Benitez was not the only manager to feel the heat from the terraces as Arsenal boss Wenger was also jeered for his decision to substitute Olivier Giroud for Francis Coquelin during their goalless draw at Aston Villa on Saturday.
Villas-Boas himself has been subjected to boos from some Spurs fans on occasion this season, but he insists supporters should be entitled to air their views if they think something is not right with their club.
Villas-Boas, who was sacked by Chelsea after less than nine months in charge of the club, told a press conference: "The fans have the right to everything in my opinion.
"They are the ones who breathe the biggest passion for the football club, they are the essence and they breathe the values of the football club.
"They are entitled to whatever they want to say or chant; disappointment, belief, encouragement, positiveness.
"It is all down to them, football is about them, it is about their passion. They have the right more than anybody to show that.
"(As a manager) you have to take it. Sometimes we don't like what we hear but that's life."
