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Current Chelsea first-team coach Avram Grant has been granted a 4-yr contract which he has accepted. Grant replaced former manager Jose Mourinho in September, which had left everyone astonished.
Since then, the Israeli has proved himself up to the task as Chelsea have remained unbeaten following their defeat to Man U on 22nd September. They have won 12 games played out of 18. Grant has also made Chelsea qualify for the knock-out stages of the UEFA Champions League. Keeping all these progresses in mind, the board offered Grant with a long-term contract to which he has agreed.
Players like centre-back Alex are now in boosted spirits and seem eager in achieving more success.
He told the club's official website, "We went through a very difficult period. There was a lot of confusion and it did make a difference. We dropped points, particularly at home when we had some draws.But, gradually, we are creeping up and keeping in touch with the leaders, which is the most important thing."
Chelsea now travel to Emirates Stadium on Sunday to a play their derby match against rivals Arsenal.

It seems that FA chief executive Brian Barwick and director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking have finally managed to find replacement for Steve Mclaren as England manager. Former Madrid man Fabio Capello is, as sum predict, 24-hours away from officially being unveiled as the new England boss.
After having some "extreamely positive" talks with the FA, the 61-year old could be declared as manager by Friday or else early next week. He was present at England's Wembley Stadium yesterday to discuss with the FA, his contract and bringing the English team back on track. After completing talks, he had to return to Italy to fulfil a prior commitment. But he would be called back to London for his official unveiling in the next few days.
During his talks, he discussed England's summer plans which could include yet another encounter with Scotland at Wembley on May 28. However his first task would be to finalize the squad for his first match as incharge against Switzerland on Feb 8. He seems determined to dig out England's problem of under-achievement as Capello also revealed that he needs to overcome England's "mental block," which he says is the prime reason for England's failures.
He told "It's clear there is a mental block-how else can you explain their elimination from the Euro 2008?"

With Jose Mourinho excluding himself out of the run for the new England manger, former AC Roma, Juventus, AC Milan & Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello seems to be the new favourite. With a thrilling record under his belt, he has been quoted by many British newspapers as being the next-best in line.
With 61 years of age, Capello has won one league tittle for Roma and two for Milan, while also leading Milan to victory in the '94 European Cup. He was coach for Juventus in 2005 and 2006 but left soon after it got entangled in the match-fixing scandal. From Juventus he went to Madrid where he won two League tittles for them and finally got fired last year.
Now he's open to jobs and have been receiving backing for the England post from not only Arsenal's Arsene Wenger, but from the team players themselves like Frank Lampard. He told Sky Sports "He has proved himself a winner with success everywhere he's been and would be a very good choice."