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Xabi Alonso's new Chelsea tactics, and a back four question before Bournemouth

George Benson's twelve uploads also covered Lawrence Stewart leaving the sporting director team and Caicedo and Palmer nearing a return.

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Xabi Alonso's NEW Chelsea TACTICS To Kickstart Our Season

"Xabi Alonso's NEW Chelsea TACTICS To Kickstart Our Season" is George Benson asking the question many Chelsea supporters have carried through the international break: will Alonso switch to a back four when the Premier League returns against Bournemouth on Saturday? Fourteen hours after it went up, it was the busiest thing on the channel, and its close companion was a second Alonso video, this one built on the manager's own admission that the defending "has not been good enough."

That second clip leans on a curious Emi Martínez statistic, reported in its description: since joining Chelsea he has made more saves than any other Premier League goalkeeper, and conceded the most goals. With Everton, Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester United following Bournemouth, the worry is easy to understand.

The week's most watched upload, though, was the news one. Lawrence Stewart is leaving Chelsea's sporting director team, with Paul Winstanley staying on alongside Sam Jewell and Joe Shields, and the comment section turned into a staff meeting of its own. Several viewers would bring back club legends John Terry and Frank Lampard in some role, and a long thread argues over whether Reece James belongs in midfield.

Twelve uploads in all, including a case for Romeo Lavia after a strong break with Belgium and a detour into José Mourinho joking about Manchester City's 115 charges. The channel had more than half a million views over the week, while the subscriber count stayed at 401,000.

Among football channels of a similar size, the Women's Super League and Rory Jennings drew bigger weeks, while Crystal Palace and Fulham ticked along at their usual pace.

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What viewers say

The comments under "CHELSEA SPORTING DIRECTOR LEAVES 😱 | MURILLO DEAL ON? | CAICEDO AND PALMER RETURN!"

I remember people talking about Reece James as the best midfielder in the league last season. Lets get back to that
@mitchellbarber5689See it on YouTube
hire Lampard and Terry as co directors
@jaw3410See it on YouTube
Hope to get some injuries back this weekend. Caicedo and Palmer would be huge, would also love to see Palestra out there
@aaronbecker3523See it on YouTube

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If we can have a midfield of Caicedo, Lavia and Reece, I believe we can have better protection for our defenders.
@blessed93-x4uSee it on YouTube
I just can’t understand why we don’t use JT as our defensive coach. He’s the best in the business.
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