Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is confident Blues fans are right behind of Willian.
Lampard is aware of the social media critics, but insists the midfielder, who signed a new deal to the end of the season yesterday, remains highly-rated by him.
"In terms of social media, I remember at the back end of my playing career I had a couple of months of viewing what fans thought of me, Chelsea or outside, and it kind of stopped me wanting to look at it again," Lampard said.
"If you were to view social media, you would never pick a team, you would change it every two seconds, and I suppose that is the beauty of football in a way, in that everyone has opinions.
"My opinion is the important one here at the moment at the club and I get to see what players are like day to day, how they train day to day, so when you make a selection, people might comment on it from the outside but they don't see what you see.
"I place huge value on training and how players behave and work in training in the week. I knew Willian had it as a player because I played with him, and we have all seen it on the pitch this year - his work ethic off the ball and his creation and work on the ball. We saw it against Aston Villa as well.
"Generally as far as I see it, Chelsea fans hold him in a real high regard. It is difficult in the modern day to take a view on what social media says all over the world. People who are in the club know the value of him and no matter what happens at the end of the season, he has been a fantastic servant for the club."
As well as his on-pitch performances, Lampard has valued what Willian has been able to bring to a dressing room with a young average age, confirming that the more junior squad members look up to their experienced colleague.
"He has played at every level and at a high level himself," Lampard explains.
"He has a great character about him and he has certainly shown his work ethic by how he has trained and played. It is important when you have a lot of young players that they have people to look up to from within. He is not a shouter and a screamer but he has set an example by working. I am very thankful for having him in the squad this year."
