Xabi Alonso

“What he has done for the club, it has been great, and we are thankful, but now it is time to move forward. We have a lot of big personalities, players with a lot of quality in all the different positions and now we are ready to go.”

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Alonso expressed gratitude for Fernandez's contributions and said it is time to move forward.

“We can be very happy with the whole transfer window,”

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Alonso said Chelsea can be very happy with the whole transfer window.

“We knew ultimately the last goal is to have the best for the team, for the squad, for daily work here. We want to build a good spirit and a good team, and we have always taken the decisions thinking that we wanted to reach that.”

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Alonso said the goal of all decisions is to build a good spirit and team for daily work.

“We need to build that energy during the week to perform well at the weekends. So far, it is just two games, but it has been a good start and now we know who is in the building and that is good to have that certainty.”

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Alonso said Chelsea need to build energy during the week to perform on weekends after a good start to the season.

“What we started talking about in late May-early June, many things we have accomplished.”

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Alonso said many of the things discussed in late May and early June have been accomplished.

“We are responsible for them with our work together, the big ones, small ones.”

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Alonso emphasized shared responsibility for decisions at Chelsea.

“It is a good balance between players of different stages [of their career].”

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Alonso described the squad as having a good balance between players at different career stages.

“In football, many things happen, and you need to be prepared for everything.”

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Alonso added that in football many things happen and one must be prepared for everything.

“With Enzo, we have had conversations, but always with respect as well.”

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Alonso said he had conversations with Enzo Fernandez, always with respect, following Fernandez's sale to Manchester City.

“We take all the decisions together,”

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Alonso told a pre-match news conference on Friday that decisions are taken collectively.

“I think that we are prepared and happy with the squad, the depth, with the healthy competition we have in different positions,”

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Alonso said he is prepared and happy with the squad and the healthy competition in different positions.