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06th Dec 2015

The internet is listing everything that is better value than Chelsea’s £74million bench

Pricey bench-warmers

Ben Kenyon

It was yet another terrible day for Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea.

They slumped to yet another defeat – this time it was a dismal 1-0 to relegation strugglers Bournemouth.

That’s eight Premier League defeats now for the Blues – only Sunderland and Aston Villa have more defeats this season.

They’ve lost more times at Stamford Bridge this season than they have in the past three seasons combined.

But there’s one stat that really stood out after their latest woeful loss to Eddie Howe’s men.

If anything signals the gulf between the two clubs it was this….

https://twitter.com/BreatheSport/status/673245552163753985

If £74m-worth of talent warming your bench can’t win you a football match, then what the hell can?

The good people of the internet picked up on this and began listing all the things in the world that are better value than Mourinho’s big money subs.

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