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Add to Preferred Sources<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nChelsea fans have been delighted with what they have seen so far from Morgan Rogers since he joined the club, especially after Arsenal were pushing hard to bring him in first.<\/strong><\/p>\n Rogers<\/a> has eight goal involvements in his first seven games in all competitions as a Blue, forming a devastating attack alongside Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro.<\/p>\n Many expected the former Aston Villa man to make the move to Arsenal over the summer, especially with them obviously needing a new attacker to maintain their position as the best side in the country.<\/p>\n Let us know your reasoning! \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n However, Rogers has admitted in an interview with SW<\/a> that a key reason behind him wanting to join Chelsea was the fact they dominated proceedings in English football when he was growing up. <\/p>\n He said: \u201cFirst and foremost, growing up, Chelsea were always one of the biggest teams in the league. They were winning Champions Leagues, winning Premier Leagues, having players, generational players at the club and players that I idolised and watched when I was growing up.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen that opportunity presents itself, it\u2019s hard to say no and turn down an opportunity like that to represent such a big club and to take that next step, which I felt like I was ready for.<\/p>\n \u201cThe price tag and all that I can\u2019t control, I think it\u2019s a nice thing for me, but it\u2019s also something that I can\u2019t get too drawn into that people are going to judge me regardless. And I do have that pressure on me to deliver because of because of it.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd that\u2019s my motivation. That\u2019s my goal. That\u2019s my aim regardless of whether the price tag was X or Y. It doesn\u2019t change what I\u2019m planning to do, what I\u2019m trying to do, what I want to achieve with the club. And yeah, probably just gives me a bit more motivation to prove people wrong because I know that that means that more people would doubt it. So yeah, I\u2019m excited.\u201d<\/p>\n Chelsea\u2019s drastic change in fortunes in the mid 2000s came as a result of hiring Jose Mourinho<\/a> as manager in 2004, after he had just won the Champions League as the boss of Porto.<\/p>\n What followed was the Blues winning the top-flight for the first time in 50 years, becoming back-to-back Premier League champions and establishing themselves as one of the top sides in European football.<\/p>\n Carlo Ancelotti, Roberto di Matteo, Antonio Conte and Thomas Tuchel would carry on the baton of the Blues being at the top, ultimately making them an attractive destination even now where they are a decade without a Premier League title.<\/p>\nChelsea needed this break BADLY\u2026 but with so many players racking up minutes for their countries, did it actually help them or could it have made things worse? \ud83e\udd14<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\nChelsea have Jose Mourinho to thank for Morgan Rogers joining them<\/h2>\n