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The Xabi Alonso era unofficially kicks off at Chelsea with a pre-season friendly against Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia on Tuesday.
Following a chaotic campaign overseen by three separate managers, the Blues secured the signing of the summer by persuading Alonso to take charge. With no European commitments to worry about, there will be ample opportunity for the Basque tactician to instil his philosophy into the squad. That process begins here.
Alonso's opening challenge is to find a way through a Wanderers outfit that finished at the foot of the Australian top division last season. With performances taking precedence over results at this early stage of pre-season, all attention will be focused on Chelsea's ever-rotating roster of players looking to make a strong impression on yet another new face in the technical area.
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