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2/20/2014

Mata was Chelsea's best player - Benitez

Benitez: Mata was Chelsea's best player

The Spain international made a £37.1m January move to Manchester United, but the Napoli boss insists the playmaker was the star man during his time at Stamford Bridge


The Spain international was a crucial first-team player during Benitez's short reign as Blues boss last season, winning Chelsea's Player of the Year award for the second year running, and the manager says his importance is obvious.

"I am not here to talk about Chelsea," he told reporters. "But Juan was their best player in the last two years. That is it. You can see that. But I am not here to analyse what they did."

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