Xabi Alonso already has a hand in the citch. The new coach of Real Madrid knows that he has work to do the board to put the team back on the right way, and intends to go to the end in this 2025 club World Cup. Well helped by his direction which is spoiling it with an interesting transfer window – Huijsen and Alexander -Arnold are already at his disposal while Mastanuono will land mid -August – the Basque Tactician and He wants to carry out a small revolution to change certain problems that have been recurrent in Madrid lately.
Among these main concerns which have already been pointed out by Madrid public opinion, there is the almost non -existent defensive withdrawal of certain players, very stingy of efforts to recover the ball. An observation which mainly concerns the offensive players, with Vinicius JR and Kylian Mbappé who were criticized and whose km statistics traveled, in the Champions League in particular, were unequivocal.
Mbappé and Vinicius Jr will have to run
As explained by Chain serthe former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder wanted to convey a very clear message to the team: they will have to run and give themselves in defense. And the one who will not make the efforts in defense will simply be put on the sidelines, whatever their status and their statistics. Xabi Alonso expects his players that they come out on the field with the knife between the teeth and he will be intransigent. Any player who will not participate in defensive tasks will be put on the bench.
A targeted message, inevitably, and the radio is also very precise in the title of its article: “The very clear warning of Xabi Alonso to his players: even Mbappé cannot be saved”. In addition to French, Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo Goes and to a lesser extent Jude Bellingham are also concerned. Regardless of the number of goals they will be able to score, all will have to lend a hand in defense to avoid a new failed season without major title …
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