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Chelsea FC – Jose Mourinho and a Season of Failure
Beating the top two sides four times is nice, but that wasn’t why Jose Mourinho was rehired by Chelsea. A successful and equally arrogant manager was brought back to win titles, or at least do better than last season. The end result? No improvement in the league in terms of position, and reaching the Champions League semifinal, where awful football paved the way for a painful exit on their home ground.
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Chelsea FC – Juan Mata Deserves a Starting Spot
With such a deep squad, especially at the attacking midfielder position, the League Cup isn’t an opportunity only to get minutes, but also to prove you deserve a spot in more important competitions as well. Juan Mata has become the scapegoat for Chelsea and Jose Mourinho this season when things aren’t working well, but when he does get 90 minutes to play, regardless of the rival, he usually proves he deserves more than he’s getting so far.
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Chelsea FC – Oscar Makes Jose Mourinho Look Like a Genius
The best thing Jose Mourinho could have hoped for after explaining to everyone why Juan Mata isn’t as important to him as he was for other Chelsea managers over the last couple of years was having Oscar start, play well and score, making the ‘Special One’ seem like the man with an answer to everything.
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Chelsea FC – Eden Hazard Gets a Near Perfect Comeback
After becoming a villain in the minds of ball-boys across the United Kingdom, it was time for Eden Hazard to come back and do what he was brought for; play and score for Chelsea, and maybe even more for Rafa Benitez, who needed 3 points more than anyone would like to admit.
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Transfer Rumors 2012 – Chelsea Closing in on Cesar Azpilicueta
It’s been quite a while since Chelsea began their chase after Marseille’s Spanish right back Cesar Azpilicueta, but it seems that this week may be the final hurdle before he finally leaves the French league for the bright lights of West London and the Premier League in England.