Avram Grant - doomed from the start

Chelsea’s footballing style hadn’t really changed since Mourinho was booted (it was still dull as hell to watch), yet Grant took the same team and tactics to the final of the Champions League.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7418774.stm
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