He also rejected the notion that the change Villas-Boas was being asked to implement was too great for a 34-year-old to handle.
However, no interested party has yet come up with an offer to match Spurs' valuation of the playmaker, and if that situation does not change, Villas-Boas expects Modric to return to squad training.
And despite a second half in which the touches of Eriksen and the ingenuity of Andros Townsend were nullified by Chelsea's changes, Villas-Boas could feel satisfied with many things as he made a hasty dash from White Hart Lane to join the celebrations for former club Porto's 120th anniversary. .
"The change in Villa is the joy, the optimism he exudes at the moment," said the Spain coach.
No club has ever stayed up after taking just five points from their opening 13 matches, and something has to change at Villa if they are to become the first.
Something had to change and Villas-Boas threw on former Fulham favourite Clint Dempsey at half-time for Michael Dawson, who was withdrawn after suffering a hamstring strain and will now be assessed ahead of England duty next week.
As with many clubs, the war brought much change to Villa Park and remainder of the 1940s were spent rebuilding the team.
"I just made the changes," said Villas-Boas on Monday as he decided whether to recall Torres for tomorrow's Champions League opener against Bayer Leverkusen.
In an attempt to change the game, Villas-Boas sent on Jermain Defoe and the Argentinian Erik Lamela.
"It's not so common in apartments, but in villas, Chinese change the exteriors to look very different from the original," says Edward Cheung, China CEO of consultancy DTZ.
Three points against Villa would change the whole picture," he added, "and that's what we've got to look at doing".
