{"id":1513811,"date":"2026-11-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&p=1513811"},"modified":"2026-11-04T09:05:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T09:05:32","slug":"tactical-analysis-chelsea-fast-starts","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/tactical-analysis-chelsea-fast-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"The tactics behind Chelsea’s fast starts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Xabi Alonso<\/a>‘s Chelsea<\/a> tenure has already been a rollercoaster of emotions and it’s only been four months!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After nine games played in the Premier League<\/a>, Chelsea have won five, drawn one and lost three, with big wins against Bournemouth and Brighton but also devastating losses against Brentford<\/a> and Tottenham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Despite being one of the leakiest defensive units so far this season, conceding 15 goals in their nine games, Chelsea have also been one of the most exciting attacking outfits, scoring 19 goals, with only Manchester City<\/a> and Brighton scoring more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But no team has scored more goals than Alonso’s Blues in the opening five minutes of either half, scoring nine of their goals in this timeframe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, we’ll cover<\/h2>