It is tomorrow that the new face of Real Madrid will begin to take shape. Two weeks after putting down his suitcases, succeeding Carlo Ancelotti, Xabi Alonso is preparing to run his first match on the occasion of the Club World Cup, by facing al-Hilal this Wednesday (9 p.m. French time). The Merengues are of course the big favorites of this opposition but more than the opponent or the prestige of the competition, the new coach will give a little overview of how he wants to play his team and with which players. “”Tomorrow, rock and roll startsHe promises.
The daily pressure of the Spanish club is already exercised on the shoulders of the former midfielder since it has already been confronted with the hot subjects of the moment at a press conference on match. There is the case Mbappé, whose presence tomorrow is uncertain due to a feverish episode. “”He is a dynamic attacker, not a position attacker, not an attacker on a penalty surface. The idea is not to have fixed players. Because Kylian is not a new reference but new that scores a lot of goals“Says the new coach.
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It will also be necessary to find a place for Jude Bellingham. Aligned in support of the attacker in his first season, he operated in a more remote role on the field in recent months and the arrival of Mbappé. “”He has the capacity to cover a lot of terrain, but he must start from the right position, analyzes Xabi Alonso. He has the soul of a midfielder, he likes to create and he has the capacity to conclude. We talked about the starting point, but he is very attentive.*”He should hold tomorrow evening against the Saudis, probably in the same way as Vinicius Junior.
«He is passionate, emotional, and I like to be by his side. Now you have to find him the best position. But it has a big heart. This is what caught my attention these first days.»Even more sensitive this one, the future of Rodrygo, whose name is mentioned insistence on the side of Arsenal. “”I know that the end of the season was not easy for him. He took time for him, recharge his batteries. From the first moment, we talked about … and I see that he can't wait to be there. He is a player with enormous qualities, we have shared things and it's time to put them into practice.»
A balance to find
The fact remains that with this host of stars, it will be necessary to find the right formula that Carlo Ancelotti has never managed to find this year, where he had succeeded in the perfect balance before the signing of Kylian Mbappé. “”It is essential that there is a balance, of commitment and that everyone is involved. I want an united team, it will make our task easier. I am sure that on the last day of the tournament, we will be a better team than the one with which we started. We will have corrected things. The starting point is tomorrow, we will see where we are.In the field to speak.
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