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John Terry urges Xabi Alonso to make big change after Chelsea’s defeat to Brentford

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Chelsea legend John Terry wants the club to move away from zonal marking (Picture: YouTube) John Terry has called on Xabi Alonso to ditch zonal marking at set-pieces after the club continued their disappointing start to the season with a heavy 3-0 loss at the hands of Brentford . Chelsea enter the international break languishing down in tenth place in the Premier League having picked up just seven points from their five opening matches. Defeat at the Gtech Community Stadium on Friday night means the Blues are now without a win in their last three games in the English top flight – and they are still yet to register a single clean sheet. There had been a renewed sense of optimism amongst the fanbase after a summer of big spending at Stamford Bridge, but the west London giants now have three weeks to wait before they are able to put things right. Sign up for In The Mixer, Metro's football newsletter Get exclusive analysis and previews of the biggest games every Friday. Sign up now for fre