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How our Blues line up against Hull City! 🫡

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@ChelseaFC Just give me a solid win ⚡⚡

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Xabi's match reaction.

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@Stilldadaboi Them no well brooo 😭😭😭

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@xanderdaily247 @Blue_Footy Do you really want to risk lavia for just one game?

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How do you rate Alonso’s Chelsea XI? 👀

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A team can have 65% of the ball and still be the team being dominated.

Possession tells you who has the ball.
Control tells you who is dictating the game.

For me, in Arsenal vs Chelsea, I’m choosing control.

In our last two league matches, we controlled the tempo really well, created the better chances, and made the game play on our terms.

And don’t forget where the game is being played. Territory matters. Being able to keep the opponent away from dangerous areas while staying compact is a huge part of controlling a game.

You don’t need to have the ball all the time to control what happens with it.

The team with more possession isn’t always the team in control.

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A team can have 65% of the ball and still be the team being dominated.

Possession tells you who has the ball.
Control tells you who is dictating the game.

For me, in Arsenal vs Chelsea, I’m choosing control.

In our last two league matches, we controlled the tempo really well, created the better chances, and made the game play on our terms.

And don’t forget where the game is being played. Territory matters. Being able to keep the opponent away from dangerous areas while staying compact is a huge part of controlling a game.

You don’t need to have the ball all the time to control what happens with it.

The team with more possession isn’t always the team in control.

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What matters more for a midfielder?

A. Goals & assists
B. Chance creation
C. Progressing the ball
D. Controlling the game

You can only choose one.

What’s your pick 🤔 and why? 👇

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What makes Cole Palmer so difficult to defend?

It’s not just his goals or assists.

It’s his ability to constantly put defenders in difficult decisions.

Give him space → he creates.
Step out → he can combine or turn.
Follow him → he can drag you out of position.

The best attackers don’t just beat defenders.

They make defenders choose between two bad options.

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WHY XABI ALONSO’S CHELSEA COULD SERIOUSLY CHALLENGE ARTETA’S ARSENAL

Xabi Alonso’s success at Leverkusen wasn’t built on possession for possession’s sake. It was built around creating and exploiting advantages.

Here are three principles that made his team so difficult to control:

1. SUPERIOR BUILD-UP STRUCTURE

Alonso consistently created numerical advantages during build-up, giving his players multiple options to progress the ball and escape pressure.

2. INTELLIGENT POSITIONAL ROTATIONS

Players constantly adjusted their positions to manipulate defensive structures, create passing lanes, and open space between the lines.

3. IMMEDIATE COUNTER-PRESSING

Losing the ball wasn’t the end of the attack. It was the trigger for the next one. Alonso’s teams reacted immediately, attempting to recover possession before the opposition could transition.

THE BIGGER PICTURE 🤔

These principles work together:

Create the advantage.
Move the opposition.
Exploit the space.
Win the ball back.
Repeat.

That is what made Alonso’s Leverkusen so difficult to control.

Now comes the bigger question:

Can he translate those principles to Chelsea!! and build a side capable of seriously challenging Arteta’s Arsenal?

Football beyond the scoreline.

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Xabi Alonso didn’t just build a good team.

He built a team that consistently created advantages; in possession, through intelligent movement, and immediately after losing the ball.

Three principles made his Leverkusen so difficult to control:

• Superior build-up structure
• Intelligent positional rotations
• Immediate counter-pressing

That’s the difference between simply having possession and using structure to control a game.

Now, the question is whether Alonso can bring those same principles to Chelsea — and make them a genuine threat to Arteta’s Arsenal.

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@iam_brau Xabi Alonso went unbeaten all season and only lost in the Europa League final. Be educated

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