Passing Mastermind to Tactical Maestro – The Xabi Alonso Era Begins

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  1. Hendrix22

    Hendrix22 Member+

    Feb 28, 2010
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    Real Madrid
    Have you checked the injury list or its just the hard on from the idea of firing coaches that is guiding the thought process at this point?

    But hey heres an idea, lets change the coach every month. That should keep everyone on their toes with managers constantly changing and we will never lose a single game.

    Should be a good transition for the first coach-less team in history. We don't need a coach will be our motto.
     
  2. Hendrix22

    Hendrix22 Member+

    Feb 28, 2010
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    Real Madrid
    Yes you already told me that he doesnt have the personality and the evidence is you personally don't get into the mood to put warpaint on your face after listening to some press conferences. That evidence stands against two decades of knowing what is Xabi Alonso's personality.

    What is Xabi ball? Its the opposite of Mbappe/Vini ball, thats what it is.

    "he is a shell of the man he was at Leverkusen"

    Yeah something must have happened that he simply lost his brain this summer. No point discussing this further, just gtfoh
     
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  3. 4x4s

    4x4s Moderator
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    Nov 26, 2006
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    He admits that he changed his approach based on his first season. They are pressing less this season and playing more man to man. He also increased factors that create a better collective, the team usually meets before games playing loud music in the locker room, everything being based around intensity and hype, Kimmich said the team just works much better now.

    Maybe Xabi will also become better at what he does in his second season?
     
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  4. Hendrix22

    Hendrix22 Member+

    Feb 28, 2010
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    Sure, but we'd rather fire him now because he doesnt have personality. Vinicius only listens to managers with personality. He hasn't passed the Vinicius personality scanner.
     
  5. undertow

    undertow Member

    Real Madrid
    Spain
    Nov 22, 2020
    Classic.

    You support XABI FC. Or maybe go support Arsenal with Arteta. Enjoy mediocrity.

    This is REAL MADRID. We do things differently here. That's why we have 15 CL cups. We are not like others.
     
  6. 4x4s

    4x4s Moderator
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    Nov 26, 2006
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    I can't influence that. Strangely.
     
  7. 4x4s

    4x4s Moderator
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    Nov 26, 2006
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    It's not about the players themselves as much as it is about the situation. If you follow up on what's going on with Boniface, this was a player Xabi relied on while at Leverkusen and the guy is completely out of all sorts now. So you can't tell me he worked with top guys who just followed every last word of his like gospel. There was probably work done to keep players disciplined.

    So whatever worked there, either doesn't work in Madrid, or we haven't created the environment in which that happens.
     
  8. undertow

    undertow Member

    Real Madrid
    Spain
    Nov 22, 2020
    Injury list? is that New? Carlo played with carvajal at CB. Are we blaming results on injuries now? Is that what we have become?

    Dude sometimes you have to make a decision if it's not working out. It has worked for us in the past. Rafa was fired mid season and then we won 3 BIG ONES.

    We don't accept mediocrity at this club.
     
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  9. undertow

    undertow Member

    Real Madrid
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    Nov 22, 2020
    We are literally Mbappe ball right now. That is what we are.
     
  10. Halycon

    Halycon Member+

    Aug 24, 2010
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    Who de fck are you?
     
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  11. robertocarlos3

    robertocarlos3 Member+

    Jan 9, 2012
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    Better than relying on a 25 years old Brazilian toddler with an IQ of 4 who because he didn't like being subbed cause a rift between the coach and the management.
     
  12. undertow

    undertow Member

    Real Madrid
    Spain
    Nov 22, 2020
    I'm the bestest Madrid fan of all time.

    Sorry but the "He’s a club legend, give him the fcking time!" was just hilarious to me. Can we not judge him on results and decisions? You lose 3 matches in a row and you are out. When is the last time that happened? Have you seen our squad? You need zubimendi to beat celta and alaves? haha

    Looks like we have our own XAVI HERNANDEZ at Madrid. Oh dear. "He’s a club legend, give him the fcking time!"
     
  13. Seoul Villan

    Seoul Villan Member+

    Feb 16, 2011
    It’s going to be interesting when Xabi is sacked in a few games, we bring in Arbeloa or Raul, and the extension of Vinny is announced and we still end up with the same issues and all of the same bullshit. Good Times FC.
     
  14. Halycon

    Halycon Member+

    Aug 24, 2010
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    Real Madrid
    You sound like you’re 12. We can judge him, but firing a coach this early is insane. Especially if the alternatives are not proven to be better.

    You aren’t playing Fifa. Lay down your joystick.
     
  15. Raul-7

    Raul-7 Member+

    Real Madrid
    Spain
    Aug 17, 2006
    RMrules; dat you? You can't fool us with your polished punctuation and sentence structure.
     
  16. Halycon

    Halycon Member+

    Aug 24, 2010
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    Just like this. The alternatives are not proven to be better. So we might as well give Xabi the time and back him up. We were good first 10/12 games. After Vini incident everything went downhill.
     
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  17. undertow

    undertow Member

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    Nov 22, 2020
    I see...you're an anti-vini guy and pro-mbappe guy. Man Real madrid fanbase is weird nowadays. There's a lot of weird groups.

    I dont see why they both can't succeed together here.
     
  18. Seoul Villan

    Seoul Villan Member+

    Feb 16, 2011
    Id vote for a MLM made up of Zidane/Carlo at this point. Just get an iPad and an AI video generator. Let Vinny, Jude, Fede, etc… cook and do whatever they want.
     
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  19. undertow

    undertow Member

    Real Madrid
    Spain
    Nov 22, 2020
    Dude it worked in the past.

    Rafa fired mid season and we won 3 CL cups in a row. Even Solari improved massively on Lopetegui mid season and benched big boys like isco and marcelo etc.

    Florentino knows what he is doing. That's why you can walk around your neighborhood boasting about real madrid winning 6 champions league titles in 10 yrs every weekend. While Arsenal fans talk to you about "philosophy" and "patience" and "the virtues of mediocrity".
     
  20. Raul-7

    Raul-7 Member+

    Real Madrid
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    Aug 17, 2006
    So it wasn't because we had Benzema, Modric, Kroos, Casemiro, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo, Cristiano, etc. [mature players with talent] who actually wanted to win instead of party every weekend.
     
  21. undertow

    undertow Member

    Real Madrid
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    Nov 22, 2020
    Yeah exactly. That's my point. Florentino was the one who signed them.

    Sure we have our problems but like I said we are not like others. We should take pride in that. If we have to fire a coach after 6 months we do it. Let the youtubers and english/american panelists lose their shit about it and whine about hipster cool manager philosophies all day. We win and they hate us for it.
     
  22. Lyra

    Lyra Member+

    Apr 29, 2013
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    Real Madrid
    #2822 Lyra, Dec 13, 2025
    Last edited: Dec 13, 2025
    With Xabi people are shielding the idea of him. Elegant midfielder, smart quotes, nostalgia glow. As a coach here he has not earned that same untouchable status on results.
    That is the whole point.

     
  23. 4x4s

    4x4s Moderator
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    Nov 26, 2006
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    If the players run the office every other day to complain about the coach we'll fire him. We've done it multiple times but it worked out so we praised our "mature and balanced squad" with getting rid of the stinky dinky uncle that was coaching us.

    I've said it before but if Xabi would've been a random balding middle aged man we wouldn't even have hired him. The "look" and the idea of another former player coaching us carried a ton of weight in that decision.

    I watched the pre game press conference and found it very noticeable how careful he is with his words and messaging, there was a moment where he was asked about the squad and he said something like "we are fighting..." and he immediately self corrected to something different so to me there seems to be a real effort to sort of remove that narrative from the team completely and I'm not sure everybody is interested in that.
     
  24. J-Mezzy

    J-Mezzy Member+

    Real Madrid
    Colombia
    Oct 14, 2013
    Orlando
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    Colombia

    Sounds like a stressful job lol
     
  25. arcane

    arcane Member+

    Aug 18, 2005
    Jupiter
    I cant remember who said it.

    Xabi might be a great coach for Real, but not right now when he is young, full of energy and likes to implement and control a lot of things.

    Maybe when he is older and more of a laid back manager he'll be the perfect fit.
     

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