Chelsea are now playing with Brazilian flair and style claims Blues boss Luiz Felipe Scolari, and that Deco is a major reason. Scolari told World Soccer magazine: "We are playing more open football, with more touches, and the players are closer to each other, now we have Deco in the team.

"He is a player who has made that transition. And like Deco, other players of great quality like Frank Lampard and Nicolas Anelka.

"Their football grows because they work more with the ball. All this makes the team be seen as more 'Brazilianised'."