Jose Mourinho after showing the door to another player
#3 Kevin de Bruyne
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De Bruyne has been one of City’s best players in the 2016/17 season
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The sale of Kevin De Bruyne remains one of the most puzzling moments of Mourinho’s managerial career. Initially a part of Jose’s plans, De Bruyne made 9 appearances in the first half of the 2013/14 season but was benched in the latter part of the season. The young Belgian was sold to Wolfsburg for £18m in 2014. Jose, at the time, claimed that the young Belgian had a weak mentality and wasn’t fit for the league.
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De Bruyne was an immediate success in Germany, scoring and assisting numerous times for the German outfit. One of Wolfsburg’s best players, the Belgian midfielder made a record 21 assists in the 2014/15 Bundesliga season. He then made a return to the Premier League after 2 successful seasons in Germany.
Roped in for a massive £55m at the start of the 2015/16, De Bruyne has become a mainstay in Cty’s midfield, scoring and assisting more goals than any of the players in the Chelsea squad.
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Arvind Sriram
After a brief and undistinguished stint as an electrical engineer, Arvind discovered his true calling was churning out hyperbolic prose about athletes he had never met.
A writer and editor with close to a decade’s experience, Arvind’s work has been published on Sky Sports, the BBC, the Guardian and other leading websites. He has attended multiple Grand Slams on the ground and provided coverage for Super Bowls and the NBA playoffs.
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