Jose Mourinho To Take Charge Of 300th Chelsea FC Game On Sunday
Jose Mourinho will reach a significant milestone on Sunday when Chelsea FC play West Bromwich Albion
Chelsea FC travel to The Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon to take on West Bromwich Albion. Hot off the signings of Abdul Baba Rahman and Pedro, there will be a decidedly different atmosphere around the club as Jose Mourinho takes charge of his 300th Blues game.
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The boss will become only the fifth manager in Chelsea FC history to break the 300 competitive game mark. Having presided over 185 clashes during his first spell at Stamford Bridge, Sunday afternoon marks his 115th game since returning to West London.
Mourinho has the fourth best winning percentage of all managers in Chelsea’s history, with 195 victories in 299 matches yielding him a 65% record. The men who can claim victory, so to speak, in this department are Avram Grant, who won 67% of his games, Guus Hiddink (73%) and Ray Wilkins (100%).
Having said that, Ray Wilkins was only ever in charge for one game, while Avram Grant failed to win when it really matters (ie. in a final). Everyone loves Guus Hiddink so we won’t try and tarnish him.
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Mourinho will no doubt be unfussed over such a milestone and will be wholly focused on getting his severely misfiring Chelsea team into shape. The Blues have been close to abominable so far this season, but the management have finally acted to bolster a squad that was in dire need of it.
Mourinho will be able to call upon a pair of exciting new signings after Abdul Baba Rahman and Pedro joined the club in the past few days. The arrivals, especially that of the latter, has done much to lift the mood around the club. Scrolling through our feed on Twitter (@prideolondon), it is almost as if new life has been breathed into Chelsea fans around the word. Hell, spirits had fallen so low that some morons had even resorted to calling for Mourinho’s head!
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Now, the skies are blue again and the optimism is back. Mourinho will expect his players, new and old, to make Sunday’s meeting with WBA a memorable one that kickstarts the club’s campaign. My colleague Zahir Gilani may not be too convinced that the Blues will run riot over the Baggies, but even an ugly win will do.
That is literally what Chelsea need at the moment. A win. Three points. Victory. An ability to score more goals than the opposition team.
Hopefully Jose Mourinho’s 300th game will bring us just that.
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