El Real Madrid despide a Xabi Alonso y se pone en manos de Arbeloa
Pero la sensación es que el equipo, que parecía crecer en los primeros meses de competición, se ha estancado: a principios de noviembre era líder en LaLiga con cinco puntos de ventaja y tenía un pleno de triunfos en Champions.
TL;DR
- Real Madrid dismissed coach Xabi Alonso and appointed Álvaro Arbeloa, coach of the B team, as his replacement.
- The decision followed a 3-2 loss to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.
- Alonso was appointed at the end of last season with a contract until 2028.
- Arbeloa is a former teammate of Xabi Alonso.
- Alonso achieved significant success with Bayer Leverkusen, winning the Bundesliga and an undefeated streak.
- At Real Madrid, the team struggled to consistently perform at a high level, facing issues in midfield generation.
- Real Madrid is currently second in LaLiga and seventh in the Champions League standings.
- Alonso's record as coach was 24 wins, four draws, and six losses.
- The team seemed to stagnate after an initially strong start to the season.
- Arbeloa's first match will be in the Copa del Rey against Albacete.