What if: Roman Abramovich never bought Chelsea

Roman Abramovich, Chelsea
Roman Abramovich ushered in a new era of football

#4 Jose Mourinho would never have come to England

Jose Mourinho, Manchester United
The “Special One” would never have arrived in England

Jose Mourinho is considered to be Chelsea's most successful manager since his arrival in 2004. In his first stint at the Blues, Mourinho led the side to two Premier League titles as well as an FA Cup, two League Cups and a Community Shield.

His second stint was successful as well as he bagged another Premier League and League Cup title.

The Portuguese manager was recruited by Roman after his success in the Champions League with Porto. But would the Special One have agreed to a move to Chelsea without the lure of the Russian money and the prospect of Champions League football?

It is fair to say that it would have been very unlikely.

Even if Abramovich had taken over Spurs, Mourinho would have been hesitant to move to a club under transition and rebuild it from scratch.

Probably a move to Spain or La Liga would have beckoned for the now Manchester United coach and England fans would have never been able to see the genius at work. His pragmatic style of play a.k.a ‘parking the bus’ which he mastered at Chelsea, is now employed all over the world.

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