{"id":880,"date":"2026-08-11T05:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=880"},"modified":"2026-08-11T05:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:06:17","slug":"what-xabi-alonso-has-done-that-has-wowed-chelsea-players-in-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=880","title":{"rendered":"What Xabi Alonso has done that has ‘wowed’ Chelsea players in training"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Xabi Alonso is already building up a bit of a reputation at Chelsea, and he\u2019s only been at the club for just over a month. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Xabi Alonso<\/a> has conducted himself with professionalism and calm authority throughout Chelsea\u2019s pre-season tour, and his tactics are there for all to see.<\/p>\n

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However, the Blues\u2019 pre-season fixtures have yielded mixed results, highlighted by a dominant 3-0 victory over AC Milan and a high-scoring 6-4 win against Western Sydney Wanderers, alongside narrow defeats to Tottenham and Juventus, and a 3-3 draw with Johor Darul Ta\u2019zim<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite this, over the last couple of games, Chelsea<\/a> appear to be heading in a new direction under Alonso, aiming to build an intense, possession-heavy, and competitive squad capable of challenging at the top of the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Xabi Alonso shows he\u2019s still got it at Chelsea<\/h2>\n

A report from The Athletic<\/a> has shed some light on exactly what goes on in a Xabi Alonso training session. <\/p>\n

And it\u2019s claimed that the Chelsea players have been wowed by Xabi Alonso\u2019s ability on the ball when he joined in training sessions. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, sources around the squad spoke about how he led training like he \u201cwas directing traffic\u201d.<\/p>\n

Quite the contrast from Liam Rosenior\u2019s training sessions, where he was called a school teacher by some Chelsea players, as well as doing too much. <\/p>\n

Xabi Alonso\u2019s achievements as a player highlight his quality<\/h2>\n

Xabi Alonso wasn\u2019t just a midfielder; he was one of the best conductors of his era, making the game look like poetry in motion. <\/p>\n

Whether he was threading a fifty-yard pass or dictating the tempo of a Champions League final, he played with a rare, effortless kind of genius. You could practically see the wheels turning in his head before anyone else even touched the ball. <\/p>\n

Winning the World Cup, two Euros, and European crowns with Liverpool and Real Madrid proved his greatness, but it was his total control that truly made him unforgettable.<\/p>\n

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