Carragher on Vinicius, Alonso: Debate & Defense

After experiencing difficult moments during the last week and a half, Real Madrid achieved a resounding victory in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League this Tuesday. From the Bernabéu Stadium field, the ‘Merengues’ thrashed AS Monaco (6-1) with an enormous performance by Vinicius Júnior and the forcefulness of Kylian Mbappé, so It seems that reconciliation with his fans has arrived.

After the defeat against FC Barcelona in the final of the European Super Cup, the dismissal of Xabi Alonso and the elimination in the Copa del Rey at the hands of Albacete, Madrid beat Levante – with controversy – amidst boos for Vinicius and other players on the squad. However, now They beat the Monegasque team in the European Cup and the dynamic seems to change.

In addition to this, in the run-up to the match, Jamie Carragher charged against Vinicius Júnior and defended Alonso, his former teammate at Liverpool. In the CBS Sports analysis program Golazo, the legendary former ‘Reds’ footballer commented: “The reason why it is Vinícius (who is at the center of the controversy) is because he is the biggest problem. It is one of the biggest shames why the coach lost his job”.

Immediately, Carragher remembered ‘El Clásico’ in which the number ‘7’ rebelled: “In the game against Barcelona at the beginning of this season, which Real Madrid won, they took him off late in the game; the manager was trying to secure the result, make sure they won. Vinicius Júnior gets angry, starts gesturing, throwing his arms, saying that he is not going to sign a new contract as long as Alonso continues”.

“Then he releases a statement after the game in which he apologizes to the fans, he apologizes to the players, but he doesn’t apologize to the coach. That’s why Alonso lost his job, because Pérez, the owner, is terrified that one of the best players in the world won’t sign a new contract.. And we know that at Real Madrid the coach is expendable, not the players. “This is how it works”he added.

Carragher asks Vinicius for seriousness

Finally, Regarding the images in which Vinicius was observed affected by the boos of the fans in the preview of Real Madrid vs. Levante, Carragher launched: “Don’t start crying in the tunnel. That’s the reason they fired him. I know that’s how it works. No sympathy. What I’m saying is that the fans are already against them, basically.”.

“Xabi Alonso was a Real Madrid legendnot as a coach, but as a player, and he won the Champions League there, he also won the league. He’s obviously a top-notch young coach, learning his way. Other players have done it in the past and the coach has lost his job. Xabi Alonso knows it, he knows what he is facing. But don’t start crying in the tunnel. My God”complete.

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