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When Jose Mourinho left Stamford Bridge in September 2007, it was rumoured that several players (including John Terry) were glad to see the back of the Portuguese manager.
However, we can almost certainly exclude Didier Drogba from that bracket, with the Ivorian actually threatening to go on strike when the Inter manager was relieved of his duties in west London.
There is sure to be a mutual love-in before and after Wednesday night’s game at the San Siro, although Chelsea’s red-hot striker is a tempting bet at 11/5 (Coral) to score during the Champions League clash. Deputy Drog has been in magnificent form this season, reaching the 25-goal mark at Molineux on Saturday and he can also be backed at 6/1 (Blue Square) to score the first or last goal.
Nevertheless, the bookies are struggling to separate the two teams for this last sixteen first leg game, with most bookies making the Italian champions marginal favourites by virtue of the fact they are the home team.
Totesport beg to differ by going 7/4 that Mourinho masterminds a victory over his former charges, although it’s arguable that Internazionale are not as strong as last season when Zlatan Ibrahimovic was leading the like. Instead, we will see Samuel Eto’o (13/2 Blue Square) and Diego Milito (6/1 Coral) trying to find a way past Petr Cech, who proved he was in decent form with a couple of smart saves at Molineux last weekend.
There will be no love lost on the touchlines, with Carlo Ancelotti and his opposite number having spats a plenty when the former managed AC Milan.
The Italian is clearly not a fan of Mourinho’s outspoken style and would like nothing better than to see the Blues come away with some kind of first leg advantage. If you fancy the visitors to have too much quality for their opponents, take your pick from bet365 and Paddy Power, both of whom are prepared to offer 7/4. It should be noted that the gulf between the top of the Premier League and Serie A was clearly illustrated last season when Manchester United played Inter off the park and Chelsea are an interesting even money (Victor Chandler) on the Draw No Bet Market.
Although there’s no doubting that Mourinho delivered success to Chelsea, one of the biggest criticisms levelled at him was the defensive approach regularly adopted by the manager.
Indeed, Inter’s last two matches in Serie A have resulted in disappointing goalless draws and you can’t rule out the possibility of the same thing happening this week. No Goalscorer is available at 15/2 with bet365 and this wouldn’t be such a bad outcome for the Italians, who would then go to Stamford Bridge knowing that a goal would leave their opponents needing two.
They will have to watch out for Frank Lampard, whose marauding runs have enabled him to close on the 20-goal mark this term. The England midfielder is 10/1 (Ladbrokes) to break the deadlock and it should be remembered that he’s the designated penalty taker for Chelsea.