Chelsea’s Bournemouth win offers early evidence of Alonso’s reset
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28-second readBBC football reporter Nizaar Kinsella believes Chelsea may have benefited more than any Premier League side from the extended break, with the Bournemouth win an early, limited sign.
Follow Chelsea News for the latest Blues updates and analysis. Extra time helped Alonso adjust Chelsea Chelsea’s 5-1 victory over Bournemouth was the first league match after the unusually long pause, and a welcome result after a 3-0 defeat at Brentford.
Kinsella’s BBC analysis, published on 14 October, argues that the break may have arrived at a particularly useful moment for Xabi Alonso’s side, while stressing that one match is only a small sample.
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Chelsea’s break gave Xabi Alonso time to reshape his tactics, welcome key players back and prepare for the Bournemouth win, BBC analysis says.
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