One of the big summer highlights this
year will be what Jose Mourinho does at Stamford Bridge. The Special
One returned to former club Chelsea after being let go by Spanish
giants Real Madrid after what was a fractious season for them. With
Chelsea appointing former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez as interim
manager last season, fans saw that as an act of disrespect, and were
calling for Jose Mourinho to come back. It was Mourinho who ushered
in the era of Chelsea’s most successful period in their history. He
is back for more and the bookmakers have been set on high alert.
Will the Mourinho factor take effect
next season? He took Chelsea to league titles, he put cup silverware
in the cabinet and he attracted some big names to the club. He left a
tremendous legacy at the club, which they haven’t looked back from
really. But they need some tweaking and no doubt, Mourinho will dip
into the summer transfer market. This will be in order to try and
pull in some of the missing pieces of Chelsea’s puzzle, that will
get them back into the position of being a Premier League title
contender again. Will Mourinho bring back success?
Chelsea have been trading as favourites
in the ante post FA Cup betting for the 2013/14 season, having proven
themselves to be one of the best cup sides in recent times. Mourinho
only got his hands on the FA Cup once though during his first spell
at the club and it probably won’t be his highest priority at all.
Less so, the Capital One Cup, again a football betting market in
which Chelsea are trading as ante post favourites. In his first press
conference back with Chelsea, Mourinho said that his big target was
winning the Champions League with the club.
The Blues, like everyone else are well
behind Bayern Munich and Barcelona in that market. The return of
Mourinho did spark bookmakers to trim the odds on Chelsea taking the
Premier League title though, and the time could be right for Chelsea
to strike in that betting market. Mourinho could be returning at the
right time. With the influence of Sir Alex Ferguson having left
Manchester United to face a new era, and Manchester City bringing in
a new manager with no Premier League experience, will Mourinho’s
proven EPL title winning experience ahead of the other two give
Chelsea the edge? It is a fascinatingly interesting scenario.
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