Top managerial changes and their impact on European football

Jose Mourinho to Chelsea

Jose Mourinho at Chelsea

This has to be the blockbuster managerial transfers of all. Jose’s first term a the Bridge had shaken the very foundations of football principles and English football as a whole.

From then on Chelsea managed to stay at the top, attracting world class talent and winning trophies almost every season. While the last season might have been on the dull side of the coin in terms of results, Chelsea fans must be happy that whatever happened, happened for a good reason.

The team was undergoing a transition from the base of the Mourinho-I era, and before the completion of that phase we have Mourinho-II.

Jose’s return was on cards for a long time, and the latest term comes with not so much power to the manager, as he had enjoyed in his last term. The club has developed a sustainable and successful youth model and Mourinho, who is not famous for his use of youth prospects in the first team, had to take a step down and accept that the world has changed and he needs to adapt.

No manager should have any problem working with the current Chelsea squad, which is packed with young talent and experienced personnel. New signings, Andre Schurrle, Wallace and Christian Cuevas have been on the Blues radar from a long time and can be put in the ‘club signing’ category.

Other recruits, Marco van Ginkel and Mark Schwarzer came into the blue light recently, so they must be the picks of Jose. The club is still pursuing talent to fill in the weak spots in midfield and attack.

Wayne Rooney has emerged as Mourinho’s major target,and a possible deal is not very far. Also,there are rumours about Luis Gustavo of Bayern and De Rossi of Roma for the midfield role.

Chelsea had a good second half of the season last term with Benitez in-charge and were strong enough to compete on many fronts.

This time around, with some more influx of players adding to the depth, and Blues favorite Mourinho in the dugout, there is every reason for Chelsea to challenge for titles across all fronts.

Europe might provide Jose with a much tougher challenge, but if he captures Rooney from Man Utd, there is every chance of Chelsea reaching the Champions League finals.