Chelsea have identified former Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso as their early favorite for the vacant manager job, a report has claimed, but have work to do to convince the Spaniard to move to Stamford Bridge. Blues fans have grown increasingly frustrated with those making the decisions at the club, staging vocal protests against the ownership, sporting directors and recruitment chiefs in desperate pleas for a new strategy. Recruiting Liam Rosenior as Enzo Maresca’s replacement in January has only added to the pressure after the Englishman lasted just 106 days and oversaw a collapse that has almost certainly cost Chelsea a spot in the Champions League, so getting the next manager right has become more important than ever before. A number of names are under consideration, but according to the Daily Mail , it is Alonso who has moved out in front.…