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are due on Merseyside this weekend for the latest instalment of their quest to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League.
Blues boss Villa-Boas is fully aware of how testing the fixture will be for his side, with the Toffees having recently seen off title-chasing City on home soil.
Mancini admitted after that game that he thought 'it was maybe easier' than it turned out to be, but there is no chance of Chelsea underestimating the same opposition on Saturday.
"We never underestimate Everton because our record at Goodison Park is not impressive," Villas-Boas said.
"It is a difficult place to go, and a team that has made a great transfer market without a lot of noise, but with the right buys.
"It is fantastic to see Darren Gibson playing more often because he is a player of immense talent and Landon Donovan coming back to a place he knows well.
"I think the additions they made were fantastic, improving them a level and making them even more difficult to play against."
at Stamford Bridge.
While focus must now be shifted away from that fixture, Villas-Boas is refusing to let the issue of debatable penalty calls lie - with Red Devils striker Danny Welbeck having tumbled over Branislav Ivanovic's outstretched leg to earn a debatable spot kick during a thrilling 3-3 draw.
The Portuguese tactician said: "It is frustrating seeing a penalty like that given - there must be a new rule set out, we have them for two-footed tackles, now we have to have them for players who stand out their leg on purpose, clipping the leg of a defender on purpose to fall to give a penalty.
"On the same weekend, we had two incidents of that from [Manchester City winger] Adam Johnson and Welbeck.
"So there needs to be a new rule for penalties when the attacker purposely sticks his foot out to dive for a penalty."
Andre Villas-Boas will not make the same mistake as Manchester City counterpart Roberto Mancini and head to Everton expecting an easy ride.
Chelsea are due on Merseyside this weekend for the latest instalment of their quest to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League.Blues
boss Villa-Boas is fully aware of how testing the fixture will be for his side, with the Toffees having recently seen off title-chasing City on home soil.Mancini admitted after that game that he thought 'it was maybe easier' than it turned out to be, but there is no chance of Chelsea underestimating the same opposition on Saturday.
"We never underestimate Everton because our record at Goodison Park
is not impressive," Villas-Boas said."It is a difficult place to go, and a team that has made a great transfer market without a lot of noise, but with the right buys.
"It is fantastic to see Darren Gibson playing more often because he is a player of immense talent and Landon Donovan
coming back to a place he knows well."I think the additions they made were fantastic, improving them a level and making them even more difficult to play against."
Frustrating
Chelsea's trip to Everton represents their first outing since throwing away a three-goal lead against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.While focus must now be shifted away from that fixture, Villas-Boas is refusing to let the issue of debatable penalty calls lie - with Red Devils striker Danny Welbeck
having tumbled over Branislav Ivanovic's outstretched leg to earn a debatable spot kick during a thrilling 3-3 draw.The Portuguese tactician said: "It is frustrating seeing a penalty like that given - there must be a new rule set out, we have them for two-footed tackles, now we have to have them for players who stand out their leg on purpose, clipping the leg of a defender on purpose to fall to give a penalty.
"On the same weekend, we had two incidents of that from [Manchester City
winger] Adam Johnson and Welbeck."So there needs to be a new rule for penalties when the attacker purposely sticks his foot out to dive for a penalty."
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