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Courtois says winning the Premier League with Chelsea this season will be
'even more special' after their troubles last term.
Jose Mourinho led the Blues to the title in 2015 before they suffered a
remarkable slump in form and results the following campaign, with the
Portuguese being sacked as manager before Chelsea went on to eventually
finish 10th in the table.
However, Antonio Conte's side will be crowned champions if they win away to
West Brom on
Friday Night Football and Belgium goalkeeper Courtois,
who won La Liga during a three-year loan spell at Atletico Madrid before
claiming a Premier League title, says the impending triumph will be "very
enjoyable" after a difficult spell last year.
Asked to compare winning the title with Chelsea under Mourinho to this
season with Conte, Courtois told talkSPORT: "It's hard to say because
obviously in the first year I came here, I came from winning the league in
Spain and straight away we won the league, so that was very nice.
"But this year was maybe even more special, because last year was a very bad
year. We had a lot of critics, the new manager came in at the beginning of
the season, we won some games but then we lost and there were again a lot of
critics.
"But then we bounced back as a team very hard and we played very well. From
that point of view I think it's very nice to hopefully be able to lift that
Premier League title soon.
"I know we're not there yet, but we're very close and it will be very
enjoyable after last year."
Chelsea need just three points from their final three games to win the
Premier League but Courtois is hoping to seal the title at The Hawthorns,
live on
Sky Sports 1HD.
"We hope to do it at the first attempt. We know West Brom are a hard team to
play against - we had a very tough game here [a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge
in December]," he said.
"Every opponent who goes there has a hard game, they are eighth in the
league and have had a very good year."
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