Mourinho won’t give up until the job is done:

During the last two seasons, in which Chelsea won both the Champions league, followed by the Europa League, the side has been going about transforming itself from one that plays the long ball with a striker to hold the ball to allow play to catch up, to one that values having the ball on the ground and playing it through the middle.

The return of Mourinho was seen as a return to the long ball style that defined his first spell in charge, with Lukaku seemingly destined to play the role that Didier Drogba played so well during his time at the club.

However, with the investment since 2011 in players such as Juan Mata, Eden Hazard, Andre Schurrle, Victor Moses (currently on loan at Liverpool) and Oscar, always suggested that Mourinho would have to work his magic in new ways. But, the subsequent loaning of Lukaku to Everton showed that Mourinho has set his stall out completely. The new way is the only way to play.

As with every new system, there is always teething problems. Where are players meant to be? What are their roles in defence and attack? And who will play in the coveted number 10 role?

It is all well and good to practice and practice on the training pitch, but the only place that truly matters is on the pitch itself. Finally, it appears that the new style of playing is starting to come together more fluently.

Chelsea’s pre-season was hampered by the late arrival back of all the players that had featured in the Confederations Cup, so understandably, it was never going to be a case of from day one setting the league alight with blazing football that blows away every single opponent. There will be hiccups once in a while.

Another major turning point was the controversial dismissal of Torres against Tottenham, which soured a performance from a seemingly reinvigorated player, who was willing to take on the opposition and go pass them. The fact that Torres was causing Jan Vertonghen so many problems during the match shows that Mourinho has gotten in his ear and given him some self belief that has been lacking throughout his time at Chelsea.

If Mourinho is able to get Torres back into form, and help Eto’o find his feet in the premier league following his move from Anzhi Makhachkala, Chelsea will be looking to kick into top gear.

Luckily for Chelsea, title contenders around them are also in periods of transition, with both Manchester clubs appointing new managers and implementing new systems, which has lifted the immediate pressure from Mourinho’s shoulders.

As long as Chelsea are able to find their form within the next couple of weeks, they will take a big step towards giving Mourinho ultimate goal of regaining the Premier League title come May.

Whatever happens, Mourinho is back, and won’t give up until the job is done.