A number of managers have come and gone at Chelsea in the last couple of years. Much money has been spent on players.

Journalist Ben Jacobs believes that newly appointed boss Xabi Alonso won’t have too much room for errors. Results must come.

Football journalist Ben Jacobs says Chelsea ‘cannot’ call this an early project anymore and that the Xabi Alonso appointment ‘has to’ deliver results👇

Watch the full interview on our YouTube where Ben explains what Chelsea will do differently with Xabi Alonso than with previous… pic.twitter.com/mPsU6BX9U5

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