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Sat 09 Sep 2007Grant knows how to win hearts and mindsSOCCER: David Hytnerhears how Avram Grant is confident of winning Chelsea fans' hearts with attractive footballAvram Grant does not believe in love at first sight. The new Chelsea manager found himself discussing the notion yesterday, ahead of his first match at Stamford Bridge, and to add weight to his argument he asked one attendant journalist if he had fallen straight away for the woman he would marry.