Xabi Alonso To Real Madrid Confirmed
The football season is gradually coming to an end, as it has been an incredible run in the top European leagues. Some leagues have already gotten their champion, while some are yet to be decided, like the La Liga and Serie A, which are the two leagues that have yet to get league winners. Speaking of La Liga, let's take a look at European champions Real Madrid, who are having A terrible season in all competitions this season. The Galacticos will finish this season without a trophy, which is unlike them, as they always leave with a trophy each season.
Real Madrid has suffered humiliation against FC Barcelona this season as they failed to win a single El Clasico match in the four times both clubs met this season. Barcelona's domination this season against Real Madrid is nothing many people expected from the Catalan side this season, but it just shows that with a manager who brings in the right motivation and tactics into a team, it is bound to have a positive effect on the team. Barcelona were close to reaching the UCL final, and I am sure if they had gotten to the final, they would have probably won the competition because Hansi Flick is yet to lose a final in his managerial career.
Real Madrid has started preparing for the next season, and one of the changes they have made is letting Ancelotti leave the club at the end of the season. It was a mutual agreement as Ancelotti will be the head coach for Brazil starting from June 1st, which is next month. Carlo Ancelotti is an incredible manager and has done an amazing job for Real Madrid during his years at the club. It is not rare to see a manager who coaches a team before leaving, then comes back again to coach that same club. Real Madrid has planned to do a farewell for Ancelotti at the end of the season, as the fans bid him goodbye in the Santiago Bernabeu.
Real Madrid has already gotten a replacement for Ancelotti to be the next manager of the club, and that individual is no one but Xabi Alonso, the former Liverpool and Real Madrid player. Xabi has been on the radar of Real Madrid since last season. Xabi was close to leaving Bayern Leverkusen last season, but changed his mind, and I am sure one of the reasons was because Real Madrid were not ready at that time to let Ancelotti leave the club, but Liverpool also tried to get Xabi, but the Spanish manager didn't accept their offer.
There is no doubt that Xabi is an incredible coach. The 2023/2024 season he had in the Bundesliga speaks highly of how good a manager Xabi Alonso is, which is why Real Madrid only wanted him and no one else to replace Ancelotti. Xabi will take his role as manager as soon as he is in charge of Real Madrid in the FIFA Club World Cup, which is expected to begin next month. FC Barcelona should be ready for next season as they will be facing a new Real Madrid, so we are going to see a tough competition next season, or maybe not, because if Barcelona keeps this for next season and works on their defence, then the same thing that happened this season will follow through next season.
It's going to be a new era at Real Madrid, and I am sure Xabi is ready for the tasks ahead. So guys, this is where I say goodbye. Thanks for stopping by and have a good day.
Ancelotti's decions this season were terrible. Defense was lackluster as they were conceding goals in almost every game. 3 key first team defenders were had long term injuries but there was no major signing to replace them on fill up the gap. Even their midfield is disorganized.
Good luck to Xabi as he takes up this bigger task. I believe he knows Madrid philosophy very well. Another manager I was tipping to replace Ancelotti was Zidane who has been there before and knows a great deal about the club.
Oh my, oh my, who are you?🙂
How do you just speak my mind?😊
Lemme start from your last paragraph and show you that it relates to my own last paragraph on the subject.
One key reason that made me mention Europe is that I prefer a Zidane in that regard. He's got an uncanny coaching skill, that X-factor in his style that will strike fear in Europe.
On senior man Ancelloti, he wanted Kyle Walker on loan from Man City but the club refused and the guy went to Milan. Even a Walker is no longer at the peak of his power. So yeah Ancelotti can't be absolved of blames for this defence, infact he is totally to blame.
I watched as Raphinha toiled with Vasquez like a kid in that last match and I didn't blame Vasquez, I blamed Ancelloti. Vasquez is no defender, he's been doing well in defence through the years but signs of wear and tear started surfacing since last season, because ofcourse he's ageing.
So yeah, Ancelloti didn't handle that defence properly and the midfield too like you said. That's why I call the team porous in my note to the author above.
It's Xabi to the rescue now. You are welcome to peruse.
Cheers man.
Hi, yeah indeed there's no doubt Xabi is an incredible coach, it's a breath of fresh air for Madrid, now they will have a much thicker skin, not the porous side of this season and even last. Infact please join me as I explain it better with this—
XABI TO THE RESUE.
Now Barcelona will be challenged properly, Real Madrid can realistically hope to win the league.
The issue is in Europe. Real Madrid is not expected to dominate, as of before, with the calibre of coaches on show right now in Europe.
My pleasure to hop in here.
Cheers