No Retreat, No Surrender - El Espartano Alvaro Arbeloa Manager Thread

Agreed. Those two games are huge as well as the game against Barca. Let's hope we have all our players back after the international break with no new casualties.

 

As Carlo and Zidane showed previously. That debacle is on the senior players who played and the previous management who left us at the gutter.

 

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Im backing him regardless. He is a smart guy and that matters more here than tactics. I would like to see him earn a couple of roster changes and see how he does with a more balanced squad.

 

Agree to disagree. I put 0 blame on the new coach.

 

If we end up trophyless for the 2nd season in a row, I want nothing less than a complete squad revamp with big names going both ways, and a new coach that's a proven winner. I don't want no pussyfooting with experiments that may or may not work.

If Arbeloa manages to win LaLiga or the CL, then I'd be okay with the board giving him the backing with a few decent signings.

But I really don't see that happening.

 

🚨 Alvaro Arbeloa: "We need to use THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP.

The POWER OF FAMILY!" pic.twitter.com/HcaGXwJtdR

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) March 22, 2026

This guy is the king of meme quotes

 

He has been on RMBS

 

He beat all of La Liga’s old guard in his first 16 games as Real Madrid coach.

 

The toughest test is about to come to him.

Making the stars buy into his plan or making the difficult decision of benching some of them for the sake of a balanced team.

 

He only needs to show how well the team has done in their absence and everyone should fall in line. Don't think AA will bench any of the big stars the way he's been talking about them. He has mentioned that he wants Jude to run less and in this set up he will run less. Something that is non negotiable for me is Thiago starting and I am sacrificing Arda for that

 

What an amazing run of events. Well done.

 

I have a fear that the moment the big names come back on our work rate would be shit again.
If Alvaro can get Mbappe and Vini to buy in that would be great.

Seeing Alvarez chasing Jude today was mental.

 

Arbeloa leapfrogs an entire generation of wannabew GOAT managers and slingshots himself into the de jeur man of the hour in about one month of work, just needs to wipe the floor with Flick's Barca to erase all doubts.

FRIENDSHIP FC MOFOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO's!!!

 

What Xabi Alonso failed to do pic.twitter.com/6WeFJYLA6z

— Rk (@RkFutbol) March 19, 2026

 

So turns out we do like the power of friendship

 

Given the odds are against us in the CL and La Liga, I see Arbs leaving to manage another club and then returning back here in the not so distant future.

 

I'm not all in yet. But i'm optimistic as of now.

I'de still like to see him actually handle the Mbappe and Jude getting back into the lineup.

I didn't like how those two + Vini were pretty unsubable in games. Add the fact the team plays worse when those were on field.

 

He's got Vinicius and Fede playing better than they have in a over a year.

If he can get the best out of Jude then I'm sold.

 

That will be a big challenge. Jude, Vini, Mbappe and even Valverde play better when they play closer to goal or in Valverdes case when he is allowed to join in on the attacks. With Jude back, Valverde will probably revert back to being everyone's slave. Vini will go back to being shackled to the wings to not clog up the middle.

They are all likely starting against Bayern if noone gets injured, I guarantee you at least one player will play a role they dont like and it is up to AA to motivate them to do that. Valverde is an easy case as he is self motivated and doesn't have an ego, he has to sell it to the rest.

This is probably our best line up on paper.

Tibu
TAA-Militao-Rudiger-Carreras
Tcho
Valverde Pitarch
Jude
Mbappe Vini ​

For it to work we will have to start seeing creativity from Jude and not just endless running, it will need Mbappe doing the Brahim role defensively which is a big ask but certainly doable and it will need Vini putting bigger efforts on defence than he has had to do with Brahim. Above all we will have to be patient.

 

🚨 BREAKING: A huge majority of the Real Madrid players want Alvaro Arbeloa to continue next season.

The coach has gradually succeeded in winning over the dressing room. He has left his mark, and a large part of the squad feels comfortable and at ease with him.

— @marca pic.twitter.com/tHL60TO3iO

— Madrid Universal (@MadridUniversal) March 24, 2026

🚨 BREAKING: Real Madrid's squad want Alvaro Arbeloa to STAY as the team's coach next season!

They believe he's a BRAVE LEADER, who's close to the players, and has great football ideas. @marca pic.twitter.com/FFI1MEKvtK

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) March 23, 2026

🚨 Alvaro Arbeloa has a grey sofa at his office at Real Madrid where he invites players, to get to know them better, connect with them, exchange opinions, speak frankly, and explain his plans in detail.

This has played a BIG role in establishing a great relationship between the… pic.twitter.com/fiXra77QEo

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) March 23, 2026

🚨 JUST IN; Alvaro Arbeloa has COMPLETELY won over Real Madrid's dressing room.

The players feel very comfortable and at ease with him, and he now has a massive influence over the team.

The squad appreciates how he defends them in public, but he's also very direct and honest… pic.twitter.com/8c4IjaXsbY

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) March 23, 2026

🚨 NEW: Real Madrid's dressing room is VERY happy with Alvaro Arbeloa's style of play, his approach, and the daily work.

The squad is also VERY happy with the new COACHING STAFF. The players are delighted with the assistants and there is a great relationship with them. There is… pic.twitter.com/Wflnm05AfF

— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) March 23, 2026

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