09/07/2026
๐Xabi Alonso's Full first Chelsea Press Conference
๐นXabi Alonso:
"Settled in. Good vibes and I am looking forward to it."
๐นXabi Alonso on being Chelsea manager:
"It feels great, but it's a big honour. To be part of this great club that is one of the best in the world with great success in the last decades, and it's a big privilege to be a part, and now it's looking forward to the challenge."
๐นXabi Alonso:
"You canโt hold back anything, everything is for the team. Hard work is a must. We need to create that culture, it starts here in a daily process at Cobham."
๐น Xabi Alonso:
โThe potential of the team and squad made me really excited, to find a squad to work with, create a football idea, bring excitement to the stadium and connect with the fansโ
๐นXabi Alonso:
"The message is that we want to share that belief that good things will come if we are together and we create this strength, this power that the club has. It has to come from us to bring this energy, but together we can achieve great things..."
๐นXabi Alonso:
"We know that success is a consequence of good work, of quality decisions, of the good culture that we want to build. Thatโs the beauty of such a complex but nice process with so many people involved..."
๐นXabi Alonso:
"Always getting the best out of everyone, and everyone is committed with the last goal that is being the best we can and giving our best. If we all share, day by day, that feeling, we can be optimistic about the future..."
๐นXabi Alonso on Stamford Bridge:
โI know the energy that this stadium has and we need to create that energy and this bond with all the parts.โ
๐นXabi Alonso on what convinced him to join Chelsea:
"The way they have not so long ago played, competed at the highest level gave me assurance that the potential of the team was there because of the quality of the players, because of the quality of the way they have played, so now it will be work to carry on many of the things that they've done, and to kno
