What happened. Xabi Alonso, who signed a four-year contract as Chelsea manager, said the Premier League is now unrecognisable compared to when he left in 2009.

Alonso last played in the Premier League in 2009 for Liverpool.
He scored in Liverpool's 2005 Champions League final win.
The league was recently criticised for being too set-piece focused.

Alonso will take charge of Chelsea for the first time in the upcoming season.

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