A constant swaying. This is how Marcos Alonso’s season is being. In summer he appeared in all the pools to pack his bags and leave London, but no attempt came to fruition. With Lampard he started at the dawn of the Premier (Chilwell, signing of Bells, was injured), but after going to the bench at halftime against West Brom in the third match (3-0 at halftime) he disappeared from the calls. 16 league games without even stepping on the bench. The winter transfer seemed the only solution, but Thomas Tuchel arrived …
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The German identified him as a key offensive weapon in the drawing with which he intended to revitalize an overly hesitant Chelsea. As a winger, with three centrals guarding his back, the Madrid youth squad showed the level that led him to the elite and that dazzled, among others, Antonio Conte in his time as a coach blue. 180 minutes against Atleti in the Champions League round of 16 and fixed in domestic competition, the Madrilenian was a dagger.
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However, Come March, her condition changed again. Ben Chilwell knocked on the door of the minutes, despite shining less in a scheme like the one proposed by Tuchel. The Englishman, still offensive, does not reach the verticality of Alonso, but is more stable when defending. Thus, the left wing was owned by the former Leicester against Porto and Madrid, in the quarterfinals and semifinals of the Champions League. Little by little the performances of the 24-year-old English international were weighing more and in the last eleven days of the Premier, the Spanish has only played in five of them (four starts).
Comparison of the season of Marcos Alonso and Ben Chilwell. BeSoccer Pro
Although Alonso was a starter in the last FA Cup final, the weight of statistics does not completely tip the balance. Chilwell averages better numbers (every 90 minutes) in passes (56.6-46.5), dribbling (2.2-1.8, although the percentage of success favors the Spanish), crosses (2.2-0.8) and / or total duels won (19.6-19). While in shots on goal (1.6-0.8) and accelerations (8.3-5.9) the Spanish side triumphs, in addition to aerial duels (2.1-1.5) and recoveries (7.2-6.3), illuminating two of his best qualities, physical power and hitting the ball. A few skills that, as we progressed, Antonio Conte liked a lot when they shared a dressing room.
Reunion with Conte and Serie A?
Thus, Inter has been the team with which Marcos Alonso’s future has been most closely associated. A few months ago, neroazurri have already been interested in his situation and that of Emerson Palmieri and, according to The Gazzetta dello Sport, this summer they will return to the load, since both are part of the plan renew that Conte has a mind for the Italian champion. A team in which Perisic has adapted to a position that could bear the Spaniard’s name next season could shine there, in a very conducive scheme for his gallops. What’s more, at Chelsea they value his sale to make money with it and he knows the Series well from his time at Fiorentina. We will see how the course ends, since the last months of Marcos Alonso have not followed paths governed by calm, but by the commitment to the unpredictable.
* Statistics and graph via BeSoccer.
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