The Xabi Alonso era started at Real Madrid. With the arrival of the Basque tactician and former major midfielder of the team, the Merengues leaders hope to launch a new cycle. They also offered new parts to their coach, with the signatures of Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alvaro Carreras and Franco Mastantuono. And the Spanish coach intends to impose his paw on the club.
The former Bayer Leverkusen arrived with several trusted men whom he was able to place in his staff. This is the case of his assistant Sebas Parilla or the analyst Beñat Labaien, among others. And there is another strong man who is very important in the eyes of the former Liverpool player and Real Madrid: his physical trainer Ismael Camenforte Lopez.
Pintus in the closet
And his arrival will have the downgrading of one of Real Madrid's strong men for years: Antonio Pintus. Key man of the last four champions leagues won by Real Madrid, he was recognized as a real guru of physical preparation. And it must be said that if we put aside last season, the Merengues players used to arrive at the final sprint and the big meeting of spring in a sparkling form. But the arrival of Camenforte changes everything for him, which is now relegated to a second level. Alonso's trusted man thus took the place of the man of confidence of Florentino Pérez.
Pintus will stay in the staff, but its importance is now anecdotal. A decision supported by the club, very worried by the spell of physical seeds of last season. Camenforte therefore takes care of the physical preparation of the players, while Pintus attends all this without really intervening. Under contract for another year, Pintus should stay until the end of the season as Performance Managerbefore going to get a new challenge …
