🔵���� EXCL | Chelsea’s preseason tour stops, Australia, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Malaysia, were not chosen randomly.
Alonso specifically requested high-intensity environments. Hot weather. Physical demands. Long travel. He doesn’t want a comfortable preseason. He wants a brutal one.
Sources say his preseason training model, used at Leverkusen, involves three sessions per day for the first two weeks, heavy video analysis at night, and structured tactical meetings with every individual player before the first competitive match. Chelsea’s existing sports science staff have already been warned: the methods are non-negotiable.
Pre-season under Alonso will be the hardest thing this squad has experienced. He wants it that way. #Chelsea #CFC