Passing Mastermind to Tactical Maestro – The Xabi Alonso Era Begins

Whether X is the guy or not. Who's next to be thrown into the maw of managing Madrid?

 

We're probably gonna run through a couple more before we find our guy.

 

Big difference between hiring the "wrong" guy and hiring someone but castrating him at the first sign of trouble then unleashing your media dogs on him..

What we're doing is shameful but we call it "high standards"..

 

Yeah he should have told the fans at the biggest club in the world that he'll see what he can do, no commitments.

Would that have made our situation any less awful?

LMFAO every incoming coach at every top club makes promises in his first presser.

All summer is your standard straw man.

 

Ok, and? You get the last laugh now?

Again, if he hadn't made any promises, would our reality be a any different?

No sane coach will put his career on the line and come to RM without assurances or guarantees from Perez/JAS over authority and control. When sh!t Jr. hit the fan, Xabi was told to go f himself and to do as he's told. It's happened with multiple coaches before.

None of this excuses Xabi's own mistakes and errors but it diverged our season drastically.

 

I'm with you, the club should make a final assessment on it's "sporting project" and the coach's "promises" 4 months in. It's the sensible thing to do.

We have a handicapped coach who isn't allowed to sub off certain players and is being threatened with the sack everyday via the club's media trumpets.

Fire him already. Bring on the next minion and hope for the best like 2004-2006. Good times.

Or beg Zidane, who resigned over the same sh!t, to take over, convincing him that third time's a charm and Perez/JAS have learned their lesson lol.

Simple.

 

Did Xabi overpromise? Or did the media and fans overhype him?

I can't take any incoming Real Madrid manager seriously if he just has the attitude of "I'll do my best but I can't promise any trophies". Not with the names on the squad.

Right now I'm holding the upper management more accountable than anyone else.

 

Yeah, Xabi may or may not be the one - but like Balague said in that Florentino Perez quote, Real Madrid is 90% players and 10% manager. Well then shit maybe you should have thought of that before constructing a team whose captains include a guy who sounds like chicken little (sorry Fede) and the local hothead.

Perhaps it worked when your squad has professionals like Ronaldo, Ramos, Modric, Nacho etc. but we have gone from that to a squad of underperforming primadonnas, mental midgets, and NPCs real quick. Xabi surely has a part in that downfall, but I would put this even more on top management screwing up, and not enough young players stepping up to be leaders. Fede, Jude, Vini, Rodrygo, Tchouameni, or Camavinga after several years at the club.

 

Wasnt that the point of hanging on the vets like Luka and Toni for a bit? So that they could rub off the professional culture to the next generation? That project pretty much failed the moment the new manager didn't do what they where used to. And Carlo was known to be arguably the least training intense manager there is.

So we could already assume that any manager that came next would be a shock to their system.

 

So draw it is if Xabi wants to keep his job.

 

As bad as we've been this season, I just don't feel Xabi is anywhere close to losing his job. Think this is all media nonsense.

 

So he is obviously in the hot seat, eho do you guys think is in line?

 

But its Xabi.

Its honestly insane how we got one of the most talented coaches out there, huge name with a pedigree that is second to none, classy, intelligent, energetic, decorated Madridista that has respect from everyone in the football world, and we are actually considering firing him in December because he made a player mad for substituting him and/or because he didnt go ballistic on him for getting mad.

Again, its Xabi Alonso were talking about here. And we are going to lose him because players, fans and the club are nitpicking over every single thing instead of letting him do his job. Its just absolute insanity that this is even a topic. We are about to lose an incredible asset and were about to become a joke, but its ok because "he talked football too much in the summer". Insane.

 

Also people seem forget we had an absolutely awful season last season. The football alone was beyond atrocious, let alone the lack of trophies. This stuff doesn't turn around immediately, especially as it's more looking like a personnel problem than a coaching one.

 

I think the players should choose the next coach.

They should also negotiate their requirements with potential candidates e.g. no subbing/bench time, extra days off, no complex tactics, minimal film time and full access to Valdebebas for family, friends and agents.

The guys have earned it, they are proven winners.

 

Maybe they should just nominate Vini as the next manager? Since he likes talk to the refs and opposition players anyways.

At least he can't complain being benched or being subbed. Its probably better for locker room morale too.

 

Wait, wait wait.

Your theory is that THAT team, with THAT coach, while LOSING a game was "cautious? "

Ya know, the team that puts their entire team in the attacking half at Inter in minute 90, WHILE WINNING?

Ya know, the coach that has the offside trap at the midfield stripe in minute 90, WHILE WINNING?

Dude, the words "Barca" and "cautious" do not go together with THAT manager.


But hey, you do you.