"One person said I couldn't play twice in a week. He knows who he is. I'm still here, still fighting" - John Terry

That barb fired at Rafa Benitez on Sunday embodies what this season's champions are all about.

This is team of fighters, of warriors. This Chelsea team mirrors its manager unlike anyother in the Premier League.

Jose Mourinho has had some great teams - the 2010 Treble winners of Inter Milan, Real Madrid's 2012 champions - but he's never managed a team that so closely reflects his personality.

Those who arrived in the summer all came with a big chip on their shoulder. They'd been wronged - and Chelsea would benefit from that anger.

Cesc Fabregas is the prime example.

His return to Barcelona was a personal disaster. He was never played to his strengths and even fell out with former coach Pep Guardiola. Last season, the midfielder was jeered by his own Barca fans. And to cap it all off, when the chance arose of returning to Arsenal, he was shunned by Arsene Wenger.

But this week, Cesc has had the last laugh. In his hands is a first Premier League winner's medal.

Then there's Diego Costa. Though he finished last season a title winner with Atletico Madrid , he arrived at Cobham also with the critics at full volume. His World Cup with Spain was an abject failure. On the pitch he floundered and was booed mercilessly by Brazilian fans for turning his back on them.

But at least he made it to Brazil. Costa's Atletico teammate Filipe Luis joined Chelsea with Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher declaring him the "best left-back in Europe". Yet he was completely overlooked by Phil Scolari for Brazil's World Cup squad.

Thibaut Courtois may be regarded as a different case. But the Belgian arrived with it all to prove against a Blues icon in Petr Cech. At Atletico, he was the clear No1. He'd never been confronted by such a situation in his young career.

Mourinho knew what he was doing when making his transfer recommendations. It wasn't just about ability. It was also about personality and the culture he wanted to drive through the club.

There's a great story about Diego Costa's first day at Stamford Bridge.

Costa was being given a tour of the ground by Cesar Azpilicueta when the pair finally made it to the pitch. Immediately, the striker turned to Azpilicueta and said, "Bring me the three toughest players at Chelsea."

Azpilicueta nodded and left to return with John Terry, Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic. It was their first encounter with the new Blue.

Costa looked them in the eye and in broken English declared: "I'm Diego Costa. I'm here to win. Are you ready to fight with me?"

The defensive trio nodded, smiled and then the group burst out laughing. They knew their new teammate was of similar mind.

Mourinho will forever have his critics. As Gary Neville stated yesterday, he'll always be a victim of the football 'snobs'. This season's Double - and with this team - will only increase the resentment.

But would he have it anyother way? He loves proving the self-proclaimed purists wrong. Mourinho's been doing it all his career.

This is a title he's won with his team. A group of men he's brought together from very different backgrounds, but of similar drive and similar motivations.

Europe have been warned. Do you really think this lot will forget the level of abuse they copped after their Champions League elimination?

For Chelsea, a Double in 2015 is just the start. More trophies will be won - perhaps the biggest of them all.

And it will be achieved by a team which is the embodiment of its manager.