Xabi Alonso is already the boss at Chelsea

On May 17, the arrival of Xabi Alonso to the Chelseabut it was not until this Thursday when he put on his work overalls and was already seen in the offices of the blue team in Cobham. After a very disappointing season with several coaching changes, the obligatory objective is to return to Europe and fight for Premier League until the end, taking advantage of the fact that they will not compete in any European competition.

The ex of real Madrid He did his first interview as a London coach and expressed his reasons for accepting the project and what he expects from it.

“The message is that we want to share that belief that good things will come if we are together and create this,” he said. “It has to come from us providing that energy. But, if we are together, we can achieve great things in the years to come.”

He signed a contract until 2030 and this summer he is being moved by the many movements that are taking place in the squad. Players like Marc Cucurella and others like Enzo Fernandez They have an uncertain future, but others have already arrived who must raise the level as Palestra, Boat or Quenda. More movements are expected before the competition starts on August 24 with a Fulham-Chelsea match. It will not be just any match as it will be the debut in an official match for both him and Álvaro Arbeloa, Fulham’s new coach a few days ago, and who was his replacement at Real Madrid.

It should be noted that in the case of Xabi, who was Bundesliga champion at the time, he is not only the team’s coach, but will also have the role of ‘manager’. That is to say, he has weight in all the club’s sporting decisions, something that has not happened at Stamford Bridge since José Mourinho was there.

On the first day of work, important players such as Robert Sánchez and Joao Pedro were seen in the sports city, but all the internationals were missing. Alonso believes there is a lot of potential. “The potential of the team and the squad made me very excited when it came to finding a group to work with, creating a football philosophy, bringing emotion to the stadium and connecting with the fans, who really like what we are doing.