José Mourinho: it’s the first cup for new Chelsea team, a new generation

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José Mourinho hailed Chelsea’s success in the Capital One Cup final as hugely significant for “a new generation of players” seeking to dominate the domestic game as the manager claimed the first silverware of his second spell in charge.

He paid tribute to those fringe players in his squad who had missed out on selection as his side overcame Tottenham Hotspur, and revealed the suspended Nemanja Matic had conducted the final team talk in the dressing room ahead of kick-off. This was Mourinho’s first trophy since the Spanish Super Cup of August 2012, the longest spell he has gone without a prize in his managerial career.

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