Passing Mastermind to Tactical Maestro – The Xabi Alonso Era Begins

Reminds me of a previous hire in my previous company. Came in with a great track record having implemented exactly what we wanted in two other places. However was a bit young but got the job due to his track record. Once he was in, was shocked by the culture in place and the office politics, he absolutely folded within 2 months and just basically dragged his feet until he was asked to leave 6 months in which he was more than happy to do.

Whenever someone asks me about this guy I always say - Techinically hes exactly what we needed - he just didn't have the personality or experience to survive here. In another universe with more support I'm sure both would have had a better chance at succeeding.

 

All these thank you mister posts by the players, we learned so much from you mister, good luck mister, disgust me. If you gave a shit about ‘mister’, you would have shown that on the pitch.

At least be genuine, say i’m glad you left mister or don’t bother posting at all, fcking rats.

 

https://www.marca.com/futbol/real-m...ar-salida-mutuo-acuerdo-xabi-alons-video.html

Absolute shitshow. So embarrassing. Can only imagine the reaction here if that was Vini

Anyways good luck wherever you go. Maybe a smaller team for a good few seasons is the way to go. RM hot seat was too soon for him which is probably rhe most demanding position in the world. We really should never have sacked Carlo. Maybe we can get him back after the WC.

 

Poll up on Marca

48% blame the president / board
46% blame the players
6% blame the coach

Pretty telling where the problem lies.

Not to mention #FlorentinoDimision (#FlorentinoResign) is trending today

 

Real Madrid will only pay Xabi Alonso his salary for THIS season, they won't pay his whole 3-year contract.

They included a clause in his deal that said that if he's fired in the 1st year, he'll only be paid for that year. @COPE

 

If true, probably the reason why he was let go this early.

Good luck with him. I have a feeling he might be back after several years once he gets more coaching creds and trophies. Given he has success elsewhere of course, probably @ Liverpool

 

Completely possible when we have a president with a clear sporting project and a core of players that have matured. I don’t think Xabi will work with Perez again.

 

Man.. Still can't get over the fact that all of these happened so quickly.

Dude really loved Real Madrid. I remember how emotional he was when we won La Decima.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uTxyMTHi0z8

So, so sad that this relationship turned out so bad... I hope he gets another chance some time in the future.

 

It's not anger at all, just straight up facts.

 

I mean Arbeloa loves Real Madrid too. I do get the criticism for the players and the board but I'm really baffled by the blind support for Xabi. He has shown nothing in the 6 months he was with us, didn't show to have the character needed for our bench and his relationship with players wasn't very good and either you like it or not this is important. The same thing happened with the beloved team that won 4 ucls in 5 years. So yes we can criticize the players, but you have to criticize the coach for not being able to win them over.

That being said with how everything went down we look like a joke now and the comments in this situation are all negative towards us by neutrals etc.

 

I have the receipts:

🗣️ Florentino Pérez responde a los socios: "No me voy a enfadar con el Barça. Real Madrid y Barcelona se tienen que ayudar" pic.twitter.com/eVzqhLeMYL

— MARCA (@marca) November 24, 2024

 

Honestly hilarious watching people act like the squad has transformed into some dystopian league of “spoiled brats”. The way that phrase gets thrown around, you’d think Vini and co are storming the bernabeu gates demanding diplomatic immunity and a private jet per goal. Chill.it’s just a group of elite athletes who expect the club to match their ambition.

That label also always seems to land on the players who actually carry the club. The ones who run themselves into the ground.


JUST IN: Xabi Alonso had a BAD relationship with MULTPLE PLAYERS.
The identity of these players will become clearer over the next few games, because the change in their attitude on the pitch will be noticeable.
@MatteMoretto


If you walk into a team filled with worldclass talent and your biggest achievement is creating a locker room that feels like a group project where no one likes the leader, that’s never on the group. That’s on the leader.

The players are fine. The football will be fine.
The only thing that wasn’t fine was the fit.

 

I can’t tell if you’re being serious here. These guys were spoiled brats under Carlo too. I’m guessing you feel that’s on the leader as well? The most decorated coach of all time?

 

Madrid isn’t a rehab clinic for sensitive tacticians. it’s a furnace.
Carlo didn’t lose the room. He absorbed tit instead. He let them brats cook, managed egos without moralizing every flareup, picked his battles, making up lies and walked out with multiple silverwears.

If you think the answer to players are demanding and intense is punish them until they obey, good luck hiring a coach here. You don’t tame madrid’s dressing room, you conduct it.

 

I hate the move. That being said, when you are put in a leadership position, one of the main requirements is be able motivate the troops and have them rally around your vision. He wasn't able able to do that. No matter what the reasons are for that (player divas and lack of support from above etc), that is a critical failure.

I still would have kept him till at least the end of the season.

 

good point about conducting rather than taming. Maybe this was a bit early for Xabi in his career.

He might return one day. The relationship ended with this presidency, not the club.

 

I reckon if it's a different administration not related to the current one.