The Basque’s future is in check and alternatives are already being explored in the event of his dismissal.
Florentino Perez met with part of the board of directors of Real Madrid after the defeat of the whites against Celta at the Bernabéu, according to a source informs ESPN. In the talk they analyzed the team’s bad streak and the future of Xabi Alonso facing the duel against Manchester City on Wednesday at Champions Leaguewhich is already seen as a key date.
Florentino and the leaders of the merengue club saw the match against Celta as a worrying step backwards after the good feelings that the team had left in the 3-0 victory against Athletic Bilbao from last Wednesday.
Some voices consulted by ESPN They also point out the players for their poor performance but The merengue board is already exploring alternatives to the Basque coach in case the situation does not improve and a debacle occurs against the Mancunians.
Zinedine Zidane y Alvaro Arbeloa They are the two most logical options to succeed Alonso because the Frenchman is still without a team after his last stage at the white club while The Spaniard is leading Castilla. However, some surprises are not ruled out either.
Regarding the situation in the locker room, another of the problems of this Real Madrid, the board of directors points out poor group managementwith the now stalled renewal of Vinícius Junior on the horizon. Furthermore, there is a lot of concern with the performance of footballers like Jude Bellingham y Federico Valverde.
Other sources from the White House locker room slip to ESPN that the feeling from within is blame distributed among the squad, between the coach and the players themselveswho have not been able to understand the methods of Xabi and his technical staff.
The Tolosarra’s firmness when it comes to imposing himself in the locker room is also questioned, too soft with the group and the stars in recent weeks, and the presence of leaders in the team is missing, with the loss of pieces such as Luka Modric y Lucas Vazquez and now with the absence of Dani Carvajal.
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