The day after the defeat in the Spanish Super Cup final against FC Barcelona (2-3), Real Madrid was still under fire from criticism. But no one saw the press release from the Merengue club coming this Monday evening, formalizing the departure of Xabi Alonso to everyone’s surprise. “Real Madrid CF announces that, by mutual agreement between the club and Xabi Alonso, it has been decided to end his mandate as first team coach. Our club thanks Xabi Alonso and his entire technical team for their work and dedication during this period.it was simply explained.
Only six months after his appointment, the former Bayer Leverkusen coach has failed in his mission and has already been replaced by Alvaro Arbeloa in the process. And the first information explains the reasons for this sudden departure. The Athletic explains that tensions between Xabi Alonso and certain members of the Madrid squad, beyond Vinicius Jr, have increased in recent weeks. Several first team players are unhappy with his management and the way in which he has imposed several important choices since his arrival this summer.
The locker room was not aware
Real Madrid had a good start to the season, but everything started to get complicated after the victory against FC Barcelona on October 24. Xabi Alonso wanted to bring his own model and his own ideas, but the players were used to something else. Yet, El Chiringuito clarified that the locker room was enormously surprised, the players did not expect the dismissal of their manager. Marca even explains that the players were shocked by the announcement and learned about it when they saw the Real Madrid press release via their own social networks.
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A.S. provides further information by revealing that everything actually happened very quickly. After landing in Madrid around 8am, Xabi Alonso traveled to Valdebebas and met with the club’s management. The coach expressed his weariness with this situation and that he was unable to implement his project. The club would also have expressed its well-known doubts about the project and in particular the physical problems of the players, which was a determining factor in his dismissal. The meeting therefore reached a conclusion: Real Madrid suggested to the coach that it was better for both parties to part ways, only six months after an arrival that was to sound like a new era after Carlo Ancelotti…
