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After years away, does Mauricio Pochettino still have the magic to revive Chelsea?

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Chelsea introduce new manager Mauricio Pochettino at Stamford Bridge on Friday.

Sweeping change continues at Mauricio Pochettino’s new club Chelsea.

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LONDON – It had been a while but Mauricio Pochettino’s shy smile on Friday was familiar. While never forgotten at his former Tottenham home, much has changed in the near-four years since the Argentinian departed north London and English football.

Not least his new club, Chelsea, where sweeping change continues. Though, after the grandstanding of the first 12 months of the Todd Boehly-led American consortium, changes include signs of calm and sensible practice.

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