1. His flamboyant celebrations
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2. His return may convince our significant others to let us watch Match of the Day if there’s a chance of seeing the silver-haired fox on the sidelines
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3. It means there’ll be no more bickering between Chelsea fans and Rafa Benitez anymore
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4. It proves the Premier League site was right the other day, if a tad premature
5. It means we’re likely to have a competitive title race this year
6. His ridiculously entertaining interviews/press conferences
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7. His tendency to inspire parodies
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8. His refusal to be overly deferential towards players
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9. He’ll always stick up for his friends
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10. His entertaining touchline gestures
11. Other people’s tendency to look up to him
12. His rebellious nature
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13. His sense of humour
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