Almost nine months after his departure from Real Madrid, Xabi Alonso returned to this experience in an interview with Sky Sports. Now at the head of Chelsea, the Spanish coach recognizes that his Madrid adventure ended prematurely, while his team was still involved in several competitions. “It all ended before we knew whether the season would end well or not. Real Madrid is a special club, a little different in everything”he explained. The technician thus retains the feeling of not having been able to complete his project, interrupted last January after only a few months on the Merengue bench.
However, Xabi Alonso assures that he harbors no resentment towards his former club. “I don’t look back with anger. I look back and think that I tried, that I gave my best.”he confided. Despite a difficult end to the adventure, marked in particular by the defeat against FC Barcelona in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, the coach also learned the lessons of this experience. He is now fully focused on his new challenge at Chelsea, where he hopes to launch a project that matches his ambitions.
