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Alonso happy at Chelsea despite fans’ criticism

Maurizio Sarri says Chelsea must be prepared if Eden Hazard leaves the club, and also addresses his own future.

Shaka Hislop and Alejandro Moreno wonder if the best team made it through to the Europa League final between Eintracht Frankfurt and Chelsea.
Marcos Alonso has said he is happy to stay at Chelsea despite a “tough season” and added that he has not let fan criticism affect him.
Reports in recent months have linked Alonso, who signed a contract extension in October, with a return to Spain after he struggled to hold down a starting spot.
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Alonso said he had found it tough to adapt to Maurizio Sarri’s instructions at times but saw his future at Stamford Bridge despite becoming a target for criticism from sections of the fanbase.
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Referee Mike Dean hid the hat trick ball from Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero following their 6-0 victory over Chelsea.
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At least Chelsea have the Carabao Cup final to look forward to…oh.
Negatives
This was a defeat to raise questions about the entire Maurizio Sarri project. Chelsea came to the Etihad Stadium,…

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LONDON — First-half goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny gave Arsenal a 2-0 victory over a woeful Chelsea at the Emirates to make the race for a top-four finish in the Premier League tighter than ever.

Positives
Chelsea could have lost by a lot more than two goals after a first-half performance without any redeeming features. If nothing else, however, this kind of emphatic defeat should provide Maurizio Sarri with the push he needs to shake up a stale and stagnant starting XI.
Negatives
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Raul Jimenez and Diogo Jota sparked the comeback for Wolves as they handed Chelsea their second loss of the season.

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1. Chelsea collapse after half-time

As his side collapsed in a mad four second-half minutes, Maurizio Sarri bowed his head and crossed his arms, as if silently wondering what has become of the team that went deep into November before losing a Premier League game.

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Marcos Alonso signs new Chelsea deal, to stay at club through 2023

Maurizio Sarri criticizes his Chelsea team for drifting away from his preferred tactics after Manchester United’s equalizer.

Jose Mourinho was involved in an unsavoury clash with Chelsea coach Marco Ianni following Ross Barkley’s 96th-minute equaliser.
LONDON — Marcos Alonso has signed a new contract at Chelsea that keeps him at Stamford Bridge until June 2023.
Sources told ESPN FC on Tuesday that Alonso would commit to a new deal which puts him on significantly improved financial terms.
“I am so happy to stay here longer and to keep playing for one of the best teams in the world,” Alonso told Chelsea’s website. “It’s been a very good two seasons and I am looking forward to more.”
Speaking to Spanish newspaper AS earlier while on international…

Marcos Alonso signs new Chelsea deal, to stay at club through 2023 – sources

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LONDON — Marcos Alonso has signed a new contract at Chelsea that keeps him at Stamford Bridge until June 2023, sources have told ESPN FC.
Speaking to Spanish newspaper AS earlier while on international duty in October, Alonso revealed that talks over an extension had reached an advanced stage and that he expected to put pen to paper by the end of the month.
An official announcement of Alonso’s renewal — which puts him on significantly improved financial terms — could be made by Chelsea as early…

Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso expects to sign new contract “in the coming days”

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Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri believes his side still aren’t on the same level as Manchester City and Liverpool and are just targeting closing last season’s point gap between the teams.

Chelsea get their first Premier League win since mid-September and continue to pile pressure on Liverpool and Manchester City at the top of the table.

ESPN FC’s Craig Burley weighs in on Chelsea’s dominating win over Southampton and views the Blues as a real threat to win the league this season. Marcos Alonso has confirmed that Chelsea have offered him a long-term contract extension and added that he expects to sign it before the end of October.
There are two years remaining on Alonso’s current deal, signed when he arrived for around £24 million from Fiorentina in the summer of 2016, but Chelsea are keen to extend his stay.
Alonso established himself as a key figure at left wing-back under Antonio Conte and has transitioned well to operating on the left of a back four since Maurizio…

Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso ‘felt like smashing TV’ during Champions League draw

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Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri has hailed Marcos Alonso as the best left back in Europe but he must improve his defensively to be the best in the world.

Chelsea didn’t get their first goal until halfway through the second period but in the end remain perfect in the Premier League heading into the international break.

Maurizio Sarri reveals why Ruben Loftus-Cheek is not starting games in his Chelsea side.
Marcos Alonso said he “felt like smashing the TV set” when he watched the Champions League draw play out without Chelsea, adding that the pain of missing out has made the Blues even more determined to get back into the Premier League’s top four this season.
A disastrous run of results between January and March saw Chelsea finish fifth under Antonio Conte last season, and not even winning the FA Cup could redeem the club’s failure to secure Champions League football for the second time in three years.
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