Real Madrid will enter a new era tomorrow when Xabi Alonso supports the team for the first time.
The former Madrid midfielder succeeded Carlo Ancelotti at the end of the season and has already started to mark his brand on the side. Dean Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold joined Bournemouth and Liverpool respectively while the teenager of River Play Franco Mastanuono will travel to the Bernabeu Santiago after the club World Cup.
There was a feeling that Madrid was sometimes physically surpassed last season – especially against the former Barcelona enemies, who won the Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa – and we expect another midfielder will come to replace the Luka Modric who was leaving.
In the meantime, Alonso must face the pressure of driving Madrid to a major tournament with a minimum of time to get his ideas and know the first impressions that count both in the locker room and in the media.
It will not be simple but it is in place or the challenge.
When he arrived in the United States, he said: “It was very positive. You learn to know [the players] Little by little, having this contact, it is very necessary. And more players arrive.
“Everything has been much accelerated, because we have very little time to know each other. Today we have arrived, and we will start to make a team. We have three training sessions before the [Al Hilal] Match, but we are delighted to be here, to have a good tournament and to go to the end. »»
