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‼️ Playing in Europe means more fixtures and the dreaded Thursday-Sunday grind that few head coaches or managers like to have in the Premier League.

There is also a lot of air miles involved, which can have a negative impact. Even with the possibility of making mass changes to the line-up to share the workload, it can still increase feelings of fatigue, mentally and physically.

Fatigue has to be one of the factors as to why Chelsea’s form in the second half of this season dropped significantly. Having a full week between games on regular occasions is clearly going to keep them fresh.

Having decent gaps between fixtures would be fantastic for Alonso to get his message across.

Predecessor Antonio Conte used it to good effect in his first year at the helm. He is the last Chelsea manager to win a Premier League in 2016-17.

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‼️ Playing in Europe means more fixtures and the dreaded Thursday-Sunday grind that few head coaches...

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