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'Good Energy' at Chelsea as Alonso Kickstarts Reign in Sydney
Alonso said Chelsea need the right balance of quality and mentality as he begins a rebuild after a 10th-place finish last season.
- On Tuesday, Chelsea head coach Xabi Alonso begins his tenure in Sydney, Australia, facing Western Sydney Wanderers at Accor Stadium in his first competitive fixture since officially starting July 1.
- The 44-year-old manager guided Bayer Leverkusen to an unbeaten German league and cup double in the 2023/24 season, positioning him to bring stability to Chelsea after three permanent managers in less than a year.
- Alonso has reshaped the squad with English forward Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa, who became the most expensive British player in history at $157 million earlier this month.
- During Monday's media session, Alonso reported "good energy" at the club and promised to remain flexible with tactical approaches rather than imposing a completely new system.
- Alonso favors patience in building the squad, saying "I don't want to talk too early about what's our goal," while emphasizing long-term development over immediate success targets.
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Chelsea's first goal of the Xabi Alonso era was scored by someone who doesn't officially play for the club.Dastan Satpayev got the Blues up and running in their opening pre-season friendly against Western Sydney Wanderers today in Sydney, which they won 6-4, but the 17-year-old is officially listed as a trialist.That hasn't stopped Alonso taking the Kazakhstan forward on Chelsea's pre-season tour of Australia and Asia, as the former Real Madrid …
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Wanderers stun Chelsea with early equaliser
Anthony Pantazopoulos gets the Western Sydney Wanderers back on level terms with Chelsea.
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