The Chelsea player approaching 'world-class' status
It seems like everyone at Chelsea - a large percentage of the fanbase included - are in denial about the club being in this year's title race. Only one season removed from a difficult season, albeit one that ended well, and two removed from an annus horribilis in Clearlake's first year of stewardship, Chelsea are suddenly clicking like their teams of old and are very much in contention at the top of the league. This Blues team's attractive style of play - evoking memories of the 1960s and 70s teams that included Peter Osgood and Charlie Cooke - has seen Chelsea accumulate their highest average goals per game this late into a campaign in its history.
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New man must give Saints 'edge'
The tweaks you can make as a new manager are not necessarily to go from Russell Martin's style of play to long balls and long throw-ins so I would not believe the change is going to be that big. Then, Martin trusted the players to play football because they can do it and we saw that in the Championship last year.
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