The Russian is desperate for his team to perform with panache and the Lille midfielder will be at the heart of the new set-up

When Roman Abramovich finally got his hands on the European Cup, after pursuing it with obsessive zeal since 2003, he might reasonably have been expected to bear-hug the manager who delivered it. Instead, as the euphoria coursed through Chelsea veins in the wake of the penalty shootout triumph over Bayern Munich, he composed himself and drew back slightly from Roberto Di Matteo

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