Launched in the deep end with the Real Madrid jersey, Trent-Alexander Arnold probably hoped for better. Arrived in the Spanish capital after his contract with Liverpool, the 26-year-old even saw the White House pay 10 million euros to be able to take it to the United States and compete in the Club World Cup. Aligned from the start in the right corridor of the defense by Xabi Alonso against Al-Hilal this Wednesday (1-1), the English international (34 selections, 4 goals), did not really convince. Replaced by Lucas Vazquez in the 65th minute, he attended the sidelines from a second period from which his partners never managed to blow up the Saudi lock. After this first mid-fig half, the interested party was divided between pride and disappointment.
It was at the end of the match that the right side was able to deliver his impressions, already seeming to the next match: ” It was a moment of great pride for me. I am very happy to have made my debut. This is something that most players, if not all, dream in their lives. I am incredibly proud of this success, but there is of course a certain disappointment (compared to the result), given the mentality specific to the Madrid player. We want and we expect to win all the matches, but of course, with a new coach, new players and new ideas, there are positive things to remember, especially in the second half, and the bases were laid to win the next match ». It is now with the Mexicans of Pachuca that the Merengues will cross the iron this Sunday (9 p.m.).
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