Jamie O\u2019Hara has had to admit that Chelsea\u2019s decision to appoint Xabi Alonso \u2013 and Liverpool\u2019s decision to appoint him \u2013 surprised him.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.<\/em><\/p>\n Pundits who love to hate Chelsea and have enjoyed a fun few months of knocking the Blues now have to admit that things are looking up at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n On Sky Sports this morning, Spurs fans Jamie O\u2019Hara grudgingly admitted that the appointment of Xabi Alonso as the new manager was a shocking good one from Chelsea.<\/p>\n \u201cI cannot believe that Liverpool have dropped the ball and not gone and got him, because I think he\u2019s a brilliant manager,\u201d O\u2019Hara said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s young, he\u2019s been successful, you know, he\u2019s going to have the respect of every player he has in his team. And I think it\u2019s a real coup for Chelsea to get it over the line, because they have been in disarray with managers. Rosenior was a disaster, and now they\u2019ve got a top class manager, a real top class manager.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s a sentiment we\u2019ve seen repeated from all over, including from people like Jamie Carragher. We\u2019re almost worried about expectations being too<\/em> high at this point. Luckily a dire end to this season should mean the new man has a very easy time improving things quickly, even if there is a lot of work to be done.<\/p>\n Xabi Alonso has the perfect setup to make a great start at Chelsea next season, for a few reasons.<\/p>\n The new coach is reportedly keen to change one thing at Chelsea that has been majorly holding them back in recent years.<\/p>\n DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\nO\u2019Hara praises Chelsea\u2019s decisive move<\/h2>\n
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