When you are a coach elsewhere than in Madrid, you must certainly be satisfied not to have to deal with the incidents recorded at Valdebebas over the last 48 hours. Since his appointment as coach of the Merengues, Alvaro Arbeloa has indeed seen some bad news. The 43-year-old coach may not have what it takes to coach Real Madrid, but we can’t say that his players gave him a helping hand either. In addition to Thursday’s episode when he remained frozen in stupor while Tchouameni and Valverde came to blows, the former Spanish international was confronted with other delicate contexts, also linked to the strong personalities in his locker room.
This Saturday, Marca thus reveals the details of his conflicts with 6 Real Madrid players. The Madrid newspaper tells us that Camavinga fired the first shot, expressing his displeasure at the arrival of Arbeloa. The Frenchman had let him know that he did not appreciate having been replaced, and it was this disagreement which marked the start of a tense relationship between the two men. Arbeloa remains inflexible and has maintained his choice to favor Pitarch, often to the detriment of the former Rennais in his starting lineups.
The young, the experienced and even the illegitimate complain
Dani Carvajal has the experience of a six-time winner of the Champions League, but that did not prevent him from slipping a few remarks to his former competitor. The fact of remaining on the bench against Rayo Vallecano on February 1 would have pushed him to the end of his nerves, and the final blow was the start of young David Jimenez, a week later, against Valencia. This event marked the break between the two men. Let’s now talk about Alvaro Carreras, slapped in recent days by Rüdiger, apparently due to an attitude considered questionable in training. The Spaniard did not understand his coach’s choice to put him on the bench against Rayo Vallecano. The two men had a heated exchange, hence Arbeloa’s delay at a press conference the same day.
A distance has naturally developed, but Arbeloa has not changed his mind, preferring Mendy and Fran Garcia in recent weeks. According to Marcaeven the ‘illegitimates’ display their moods. This is particularly the case of David Alaba, constantly injured but who would have expressed to Arbeloa his anger at not playing even though he was fit. His relationship with his coach is almost non-existent today, and he will leave the club freely this summer. There is also the case of Raul Asencio, who is believed to have night outs hidden by the club. The Spanish defender was left out of the eleven against Manchester City in March, and he had the guts to show Arbeloa his anger. The Merengue technician subsequently removed him from his group several times during matches, simply because he had not apologized to the team after criticizing his choices. Finally, there is the most famous case of all, that of Ceballos, who asked to cut off all contact with Arbeloa. The two men no longer speak to each other at all.
