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Chelsea boss Mourinho full of praise for Alexis Sanchez, Joel Campbell

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has spoken of his admiration for Arsenal striker Joel Campbell and Barcelona's Alexis Sanchez.

During a World Cup that has produced a few unexpected results, not least Spain and England's elimination after only two games, Mourinho has picked two players as his surprise packages for the tournament.

"I think it's fair to choose a player from the two teams that are surprising everybody, which is Chile and Costa Rica," he told Yahoo.

"So, I would go for Alexis Sanchez and Joel Campbell as two representatives of the two teams that are against all the odds and qualifying in very difficult groups, against very difficult opponents, and kicking out of the competition, the world champion like Spain.

"I think, I have to go in the direction of the teams and trying to choose a player from these teams, I would say Sanchez and Campbell."

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