New Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho
is back in London for his second stint in charge at Stamford Bridge, and the
the Portuguese manager has kicked off his return to the Premier League with two
wins out of three matches. The Blues enjoyed a successful transfer window, with
the likes of Marco Van Ginkel and Andre Schurrle making the switch from Holland
and Germany respectively quite early in the summer. The return of Kevin De
Bruyne from his season long loan in Germany also gives Mourinho more options in
the midfield as his team looks to compete for silverware across multiple
competitions this season. While some thought Mourinho would only settle for
Wayne Rooney as an additional striker this season, the Portuguese manager
switched his sights on Samuel Eto'o once it became apparent that Rooney wasn't
leaving Manchester. Mourinho managed Eto'o during their time at Inter Milan and
was keen to bring the Cameroonian striker to London to provide his side with
even more options up front. "Samuel is a very experienced striker as
everybody knows, and a winner," Mourinho told Chelsea TV. "He's a guy
who in spite of winning everything, he never lost his desire to win. He comes
to England with the same objective with which I went to Spain - he wants to be
the first one to win the Spanish, the Italian and the English league as a
player, and he always wanted to play in the Premier League so he comes with big
motivation." Already with Fernando Torres and Demba Ba as strike options,
Mourinho insisted that the addition of Eto'o provies a different dynamic to
Chelsea's attack. "He is different from Torres; Torres is different from
Ba and Ba is different from Eto'o, so we have in these three strikers
experience and different qualities." Though the addition of Eto'o would have
pleased many Chelsea fans, another addition, Willian was equally exciting as
the Blues managed to steal one of Tottenham's targets right out from under
their nose. Everyone thought Willian was hours or days away from being
announced Spurs' latest signing when suddenly confirmation from Chelsea broke
that the Brazilian had indeed joined the West London side. Speaking of Willian,
Mourinho discussed why he thinks the 25 year old will relish getting the chance
to play in the Premier League for one of the biggest clubs in the world.
"Willian is a creative player and for his qualities, I think he needs a
bit of time to express himself." "Again he is a kid that wanted very
much to play for Chelsea and he was too many years in Ukraine and in Russia and
now he has his first chance to be in a big championship." Some Chelsea
fans criticized the signing of Willian, citing that the team already had too
many midfielders and it was up front where the problems lied. Mourinho,
however, believes he has built a squad with excellent depth that is ready to
compete across grueling schedules throughout England and Europe. "We have
two players per position with three strikers and one extra midfield player.
Every position is covered and we are very happy with what we have."
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