3. Defence
Although Filipe Luis has been signed and Kurt Zouma has returned from his loan spell at Saint-Etienne, the key to the Blues’ success at the back is less about arrivals and more about stalwarts.
Last campaign Gary Cahill and John Terry were the statistically best central defensive partnership in the whole of the English top tier and the duo look set to continue alongside each other.
Added to that was Mourinho’s ability to get the best out of Cesar Azpilicueta – whether at right or left-back – whilst Branislav Ivanovic provides excellent cover.
Filipe meanwhile is a perfect like-for-like replacement for the departed Ashley Cole, having helped Atleti to numerous titles over the past four years and Zouma is a prodigious talent.
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