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Like clockwork, Jose Mourinho once again looks a great bet to win the league in his second season at a club. Taking away some of the sheen is the fact that there isn’t really any decent competition, but also that Chelsea themselves aren’t particularly good. Despite their winning start to the season, it first became clear Chelsea weren’t as strong as suggested when they were largely outplayed in their 2-1 win over Liverpool. This was before Liverpool’s recent revival, only overcoming what was still a terrible Liverpool side due to some typically terrible defending. Manchester City caught up with them as they wrestled with the busy Christmas schedule but Chelsea have once again pulled away at the top of the league. Moving with great efficiency in the summer transfer window, Chelsea sorted out the key issues in their team. Diego Costa joined to bolster what had been a mediocre forward line since Didier Drogba first left, Cesc Fabregas was brought to add more creativity to a stale midfield and Thibaut Courtois and Filipe Luis added extra quality to already relatively strong positions. On paper there’s no real weaknesses any more, so why aren’t Chelsea setting the world alight? Part of […]
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