A Real Madrid player made strong comments towards Xabi Alonso this Thursday.
Arriving last summer to take over from Carlo Ancelotti, Xabi Alonso is going through difficult times at Real
Madrid. The Spanish technician was supposed to embody a new approach based on a strong collective, but he is struggling to impose his mark at the moment. Worse, Real is going through a small period of crisis on a sporting level.
Necessarily weakened by this situation, Xabi Alonso has been the subject of numerous departure rumors for more than a week. Can Florentino Perez fall back into his ways and give in to the pressure of the Real Madrid ecosystem? This is not what some players want. Substitute goalkeeper Andriy Lunin spoke out to defend his coach.
Xabi Alonso supported by his players?
The Ukrainian goalkeeper did not hesitate to get wet to come to the aid of Xabi Alonso this Wednesday, after Real Madrid’s sluggish victory in the Copa del Rey against the modest team of Talavera (3-2). “I don’t know who can doubt Xabi. We don’t doubt our coach. We are a group and we are all in this together. I don’t know who questions it, the fans or the press, but in the end it doesn’t matter to us because we focus on our job“, said the Ukrainian, decisive on Wednesday evening. It remains to be seen whether this statement really reflects the opinion of the locker room.
