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The Chelsea Chronicle have broken down five things we learned about the Blues after their 2-0 win against Luton Town in the EFL Cup.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Xabi Alonso<\/a> made plenty of changes to his starting side following their opening day Premier League win against Fulham, with Danny Welbeck<\/a> coming in to score on his debut.<\/p>\n

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Five things learned after Chelsea 2-0 Luton<\/h2>\n

Alonso\u2019s first game at home taught us plenty about what he might have in store for this season, and The Chelsea Chronicle<\/strong> has picked out five things we learned in particular.<\/p>\n

Valentin Barco has a role to play this season<\/h2>\n

A first start for Chelsea saw Valentin Barco<\/a> rank high in our player ratings, after he lined up in midfield for the Blues.<\/p>\n

At times, the game looked too easy for the Argentine, who shrugged off the boo boys which may follow him around this season following his World Cup exploits.<\/p>\n

Despite very little fanfare over his signing, Barco looks as if he has the quality to play an important role in midfield this season.<\/p>\n

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Valentin Barco impressed tonight, but do Chelsea still need a new midfielder this summer? And if so, who?<\/h3>\n

Enzo Fernandez reportedly asked to be left out tonight\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Danny Welbeck is more than just experience<\/h2>\n

The additions of Danny Welbeck, and later Jordan Henderson have clearly been made to add much-needed experience to the Chelsea squad.<\/p>\n

However, Welbeck proved with his debut goal that he has more to offer than just that, and can be a suitable rotation option with Joao Pedro.<\/p>\n

Throwing in some very nice link-up play with the rest of the attack, there was a lot to like about Welbeck\u2019s performance tonight.<\/p>\n

Reece James is now a midfielder<\/h2>\n

Both competitive starts under Xabi Alonso have seen Reece James<\/a> begin the game in the heart of midfield, next to different partners in Romeo Lavia and Barco.<\/p>\n

It looks as if this is the position the Spaniard is going to use the skipper in this season, despite the majority of his career occurring at right-back so far.<\/p>\n

The hope will be that featuring in midfield will be less taxing on James, who has suffered dearly with injuries in recent years.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea are going to play in multiple systems under Alonso<\/h2>\n

After playing in a back three against Fulham, Chelsea shifted to a back four as they welcomed lower-league opposition to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

It has become clear that Alonso believes he will need to float between both systems depending on the opposition and what the game will look like.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, Chelsea have impressed in both formations in their first two games of the campaign.<\/p>\n

Cole Palmer is at it this season<\/h2>\n

While he didn\u2019t get his goal against Luton, it was another confident and dominant performance from Cole Palmer<\/a>, who has started the season in superb form.<\/p>\n

The England international clearly has a point to prove after his World Cup blow, and Thomas Tuchel was in attendance to watch him at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n

Any fitness woes seem to have left Palmer behind, and he finally looks like Chelsea\u2019s star man again.<\/p>\n

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