At the start of the Club World Cup, Real Madrid hoped to save a hitherto complicated and disappointing season. But the slap received in the semi-finals against Paris Saint-Germain (4-0) recalled its current limits to the Merengue club. Xabi Alonso arrived on the bench in early June to succeed Carlo Ancelotti, has work to do. His management decided to give him all the latitude necessary to manage to put his team back on the rails. No player is safe.
According to an indiscretion revealed on Saturday evening by
Marcathe Real Madrid coach will be able to make the sporting choices he wants, without being short-circuited by his superiors. In other words, and according to the media, Xabi Alonso will manage his group as he sees fit. And if one or more players do not deserve to play, he can send them to the bench, regardless of their identity. Madrid stars are affected, starting with Vinicius Junior or even Kylian Mbappé.
Criticized for their lack of involvement in defensive replacements, the Brazilian and the French were also summoned by Xabi Alonso to discuss. The latter was very clear when he arrived: each player on his team must participate in the various tasks requested on the field. As indicated
MarcaReal Madrid knows that the reconstruction site is vast and that there is still a lot of work.
Real Madrid wants to regain its place
Several recruitments have already been activated, notably on the defense side, but the summer transfer window is clearly not finished and there will still be movement in the Merengue ranks. Rodrygo was invited to find a club this summer. For Vinicius Junior, who has not yet extended and whose performances have been questioning for several months, the situation remains vague and will have to be cleared as quickly as possible. Caprice de Florentino Perez last summer, Kylian Mbappé has had an exceptional statistical season. On that of the collective game, it is something else.
Anyway, everyone is warned at Real Madrid: Xabi Alonso is the new strong man and his decisions will be followed by management, even if they do not please some. There Casa Blanca wants to recover its number 1 place and will screw the bolts to get there.
