{"id":12488,"date":"2026-05-25T21:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12488"},"modified":"2026-05-25T21:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T21:57:16","slug":"what-a-source-has-said-chelsea-believe-about-xabi-alonso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12488","title":{"rendered":"What a source has said Chelsea believe about Xabi Alonso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chelsea are hoping to change their whole club culture this summer, with Xabi Alonso spearheading the change.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>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<p>Football.London\u2018s look back at Chelsea\u2019s season points to many of the same disgraceful attitudes and performances from the players we\u2019ve been calling out all year. A source has told them that new manager Xabi Alonso is seen as the perfect man to fix that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA culture reset is needed at Chelsea. They want Alonso to spearhead that. Back when Alonso was appointed, sources told football.london the club believe the 44-year-old is the ideal candidate to come into Cobham and build a culture,\u201d Bobby Vincent wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot just a team on the pitch, but a united group away from it. The club\u2019s sporting directors believe that is a fundamental part to achieving modern-day success in football.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea fans want to see evidence of improvement on the pitch<\/h2>\n<p>Well if they believe that, why didn\u2019t they take that into consideration over the last four years, where they destroyed the existing winning culture and replaced it with a bunch of kids and mercenaries? We struggle to believe they\u2019ve only just seen the light now.<\/p>\n<p>Still, one thing they\u2019re right about is that Alonso looks like the man to start building something. He\u2019s got the credentials as a player and a coach, and is young and hungry. Let\u2019s hope we give him the tools to succeed.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Axel Disasi is set to leave Chelsea this summer and there are a number of teams interested him according to reports today.<\/p>\n<p>It won\u2019t be all sales though \u2013 Chelsea will also be buying players, and a list of potential additions has been put up already.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast! 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