Chelsea Thread | 2025/26 | Xabi Alonso appointed manager (p53/55)

[Vienna_70]

You'd have been lynched for that 18 months ago. But his fanboys seem to have disappeared in the interim.

I always said we had the better end of the deal, selling Cole to the Kremlin dwellers, and putting the proceeds towards the purchase of Jérémy.

 

[Don Karleone]

 

[jimharri]

Lost 5 out of the last 10 FA Cup finals, with one win (against the rags in 2018). That's a pretty shitty record. In the same period, we've won 3, and lost 2. And those two defeats sting. We turned up pissed in 2024; there's no way we should have been losing to Ten Haag's rags side. And we were shafted last season.

 

[deano ou812]

Will he get control,a lot of hard work to shape what has been a shambles of a season and a club at times ..

 

[pudge]

Gone by Christmas

Lost the dressing room and play power struggle at Madrid, how will it be different at Chelsea?

He'll be paid well though, fair fucks to him

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Bunch of spoilers, shite!

 

[skillman]

Good move for them.

 

[malg]

I reckon that's a good appointment. Dippers will be furious.

 

[waspish]

Funny if they won the fa cup they wouldn’t of announced that for another day or two

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

Don’t think I’ve seen a set of players as runners up leave so quickly

 

[Gabriel]

Some good individual players but only seem to be able to play as a team for 10-15 minutes before resorting to being individuals again. For me, they need an experienced manager and a spine of experienced players.

 

[ShaunMCFC]

That’s him done as a gaffer, circus

 

[IrishBloodEnglishHeart]

There's some footballers that you think are intelligent, then they make decisions like this. What an absolute idiot!

 

[adrianr]

I reckon that's a good appointment. Dippers will be furious.

The only thing holding that fanbase together after shipping 4 to Villa was the hope that they would announce a Slot sacking / Alonso hiring double whammy. If Merseyside isn't already on fire I'd be shocked.

 

[give it to gordon]

Thought he was going to the dippers

 

[I'm With Stupid]

Christ. I get that you can't turn down the Real Madrid job even though it's a shambles off the pitch at times. But Chelsea? They're a shambles off and on the pitch all the time. What's in it for him? An eight-year contract paid off after one?

 

[bluemoon32]

I think he'll do well if left alone to make his own decisions

 

[I'm With Stupid]

I think he'll do well if left alone to make his own decisions

What makes you think that's going to happen though?

There's also the little matter of the biggest ever loss in PL history, loads of average players on ridiculous contracts, and a squad that needs open heart surgery. How are they even going to improve the squad?

 

[Gabriel]

Alonso probably won't make Christmas with Chelsea let alone the end of the season. They have some serious issues to resolve and especially up front. That's five domestic finals since 2021 and not a single goal scored in regulation time. Their fans should expect more than just making finals.

 

[wattle]

I know it’s modern to slag off any other teams appointments or to slate any thing anyone wins, but I think this is a very, very good appointment. And spare a thought for those poor cheeky scousers