Alonso urges Chelsea to learn from painful defeat at Arsenal
Alonso said Chelsea must treat the loss as a lesson after Arsenal’s third straight league win left the Blues with seven goals conceded in three matches.
- On Sunday, Chelsea suffered a 2-1 defeat at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, ending their perfect start to the Premier League season. Morgan Rogers scored after 77 seconds, but Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard secured the win for the hosts.
- Analyst Gary Neville criticized Chelsea's transfer strategy, claiming they were left "a little short" in midfield after selling Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City for £125m on deadline day without securing a replacement midfielder.
- Pundit Jamie Carragher and Neville questioned the £7.5m signing of Emiliano Martinez, arguing he is not the goalkeeper who won the World Cup despite Chelsea spending over £300m on more than ten new signings this summer.
- Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso admitted it was a "mistake" to bring Moises Caicedo back "too early" after the midfielder lasted just 14 minutes before hobbling off, complicating the team's tactical approach.
- Carragher noted a "massive gulf" between the clubs, contrasting Arsenal's title-winning stability under Mikel Arteta after seven years with Chelsea's ongoing rebuild following their 10th-place finish last season.
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Chelsea Handed Harsh Truth After Loss to Arsenal
Chelsea has been handed a harsh truth after losing the derby against Arsenal on Sunday, Sept. 6. The Blues visited the Gunners on Matchday 3 of the 2026-27 Premier League season, and Mikel Arteta’s team came away with the victory despite Xabi Alonso’s side being the first to open the scoring. In the second minute, […]
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Alonso urges Chelsea to learn from painful defeat at Arsenal
Blues boss Alonso had presided over free-scoring wins against Fulham and Brighton in the top-flight and Luton in the League Cup. But Arsenal, who have won their opening three games, inevitably proved a far more formidable opponent in a pulsating London derby at the Emirates Stadium. Morgan Rogers put Chelsea ahead after just 77 seconds but Kai Havertz equalised in the first half and Martin Odegaard bagged Arsenal's winner after the interval. The…
Mikel Arteta took the duel to Xabi Alonso this Sunday. Arsenal, the current Premier’s champion, extended the plenum with his third domestic victory to place himself second on the table and follow the pace of Manchester City, after beating Chelsea by 2-1. The post Arsenal liquidates Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea first appeared on Cubadebate.
Gary Neville excited by new-look Chelsea: Fans should be very excited by the Xabi Alonso project!
Despite losing 2-1 to Arsenal at The Emirates, Gary Neville was full of praise for Chelsea and their improvement under Xabi Alonso and suggests that fans should be excited about the future at Stamford Bridge.
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