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'Expert' tactics delivered to players' phones, last-second switches before matches, 'street' football and the work he's already doing at Chelsea: This is the real Xabi Alonso - and why Blues fans can ignore his Real Madrid bl

Daily Mail 1 min read 2 hours ago

SPECIAL REPORT BY KIERAN GILL: Chelsea hope Real Madrid's loss will be their gain. Officially, he begins work on July 1, but unofficially, the Alonso era has already begun.
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