Time of the recovery rang for Real Madrid. After completing the financial year 2024-2025 without major title, the Merengues intend to find the front of the stage this season. To do this, Xabi Alonso, symbol of this new cycle that starts in the White House, has very specific game ideas. He awaits in particular an involvement of all his players, without exception, during the defensive phases.
Upon his arrival in Madrid on the sidelines of the Club World Cup, Carlo Ancelotti's successor had made an unequivocal message across. “” Whoever does not run, who does not make the efforts for the team, he will not play “, Had launched the Spanish technician to his troops, according to the Cadena Ser.
On the eve of resuming competition against Osasuna on Tuesday evening in Liga, in front of his audience of the Bernabéu, Xabi Alonso was passing through a press conference. The opportunity to remind his players, his attackers in particular, what he expects from them when the team does not have the ball.
Xabi Alonso: “All lines must be involved”
“” All lines must be involved », Has dropped the ex-Entraineur of Bayer Leverkusen, and to add:« For attackers, it is important that they are not behind when you have to make defensive feedback. It's like when you attack: everyone has to move forward. »»
“” We want to work as a team, he insisted.
When you have to defend you cannot be far from each other, it is very important to be aware of that. We took a step forward during the World Cup but we are still working that, and it is very present in our mind. »»
Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius and company are warned.
