Villas-Boas is investigating the comments, which appeared on Torres' official website last weekend and were taken from an interview he gave in Spain.
'We are going in-depth to regain the tape of that interview,' said Villas-Boas. 'He says he didn't say that. We will see if things play exactly as they are in that interview.'
It is another setback for the misfiring £50million striker, who has scored only once in nine months since arriving from Liverpool.
Villas-Boas insisted he would not hesitate to punish a player for public criticism. 'If it's unauthorised, I'd fine him,' he said but, as this was an authorised interview, the striker can expect to escape with a verbal rap.
In the interview for the La Liga website, later translated for the English page of the player's website, the Spaniard said: 'The kind of player Chelsea has, an older player who plays very slow, who has a lot of possession, and that's what the club is trying to change now. It's normal that it takes some time.'
He goes on to claim the signing of Juan Mata will ease the problem, saying: 'The arrival of Mata is going to give another pace to the team. That's something Chelsea lacks nowadays.'
Villas Boas added: 'People have different views on different things. It's nothing abnormal in that situation. Maybe we just have to speak about that situation and he has to see our view as well.'
Torres' travails show no sign of abating, the 27-year-old losing his place in the side for Saturday's Barclays Premier League win at Sunderland, having also failed even to make the bench for Spain's European Championship qualifier against Liechtenstein.
Villas-Boas did not offer Torres an explanation, having admitted 48 hours earlier that he would not hesitate to drop the striker if it benefited the team.
'I just made the changes,' said Villas-Boas today as he pondered whether to recall Torres for Tuesday's Champions League opener against Bayer Leverkusen. 'I think any player who's not part of the squad or the selected players is not happy.
'I'm glad because maybe you can stimulate them to go one step further, or motivate them a bit more.'
By:The Hulk
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