{"id":12786,"date":"2026-05-27T09:29:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12786"},"modified":"2026-05-27T09:29:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T09:29:27","slug":"chelseas-mind-blowing-6-reasons-why-alonso-is-dream-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=12786","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea&#8217;s mind blowing 6 reasons why Alonso is dream manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Chelsea have a new manager in place, and the list of qualities that the club see him is pretty eye opening \u2013 and exciting for Blues fans. <\/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>Chelsea have a new manager in charge, with Xabi Alonso set to take over this summer and hopefully lead the club to new success. Sky Sports have a long piece about the new Premier League appointments and what their new clubs are hoping they bring.<\/p>\n<p>The list of things that Chelsea see in Alonso is pretty impressive.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea see Alonso as perfect personality to take team to next level<\/h2>\n<p><span>\u201cAlthough they also had interest in Andoni Iraola and Marco Silva, Chelsea ultimately decided on Alonso after being very impressed with his character, integrity, discipline, emotional intelligence and leadership qualities, as well as his CV,\u201d they conclude.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Well, that\u2019s quite the list. Talk about setting the bar high. But if we\u2019re getting vulnerable for a moment here \u2013 those are the same exact qualities we\u2019re hoping he brings. We see all of those things in him \u2013 although things don\u2019t always work out as they should.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p>Brentford look like they\u2019re closing in on buying an attacker Chelsea have been heavily linked to in recent months.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have been chasing Morgan Rogers for some time \u2013 but it doesn\u2019t look like they\u2019ll be able to land him.<\/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! Fresh Xabi Alonso to Chelsea news! Summer Transfer Plans! 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