Everything that surrounded the presentation of Xabi Alonso As a new Real Madrid coach seemed natural. Usual, even, even if it wasn't. And not because Tolosarra will return to a house that knows out, five years as a footballer and one as a coach of the lower. But for the domain of the scene he demonstrated in the Valdebebas press room. The most important thing on your first day in a new job is not to put the leg. And Xabi fulfilled Rajatabla.
“Emotion, energy and ambition” They are the main ingredients of the menu that wants to cook over the next three years as Real Madrid coach. The drawing, the role of Vinicius y Mbappéthe future of Rodrygothe march of Modric And the possible incorporation of another midfielder were issues that dodged as an elegant contortion.
“Consensual” decisions
Yes, he wanted to make it clear that his will is to “agree” decisions with the club and suggested without affirming that he endorsed, or at least heard, heard, The signing of Huijsen and the non -renewal of Modricfor whom he showed his deep admiration and with whom he would have liked to continue telling, even if he would avoid saying it in public. A new requirement.
So was his answer about The times of his signing for Real Madridabout when the first contacts occurred or when everything was closed. “When I saw the statement yesterday, I saw it clear,” he joked before a media hearing that, in part, knew his stage as a footballer.
Xabi Alonso, along with Emilio Butragueño, this Monday. / Chema Moya / EFE
Compliments for Ancelotti
“It is our duty to always want to improve in any facet, but the template is very good and I want to start with them. I do not arrive with demands“He stressed the already expression of the Leverkusen, who had words of praise for his predecessor, an Ancelotti Carlo that is already in Brazil.” Carlo is a great person who marked me. A great influence. Without his mastery and the learning I had of him, he would surely not be here, “he said in the act prior to the press conference.
It is our duty to always want to improve in any facet, but the template is very good and I want to start with them. I do not arrive with demands
“I want the team to transmit emotion, energy and ambition, to connect with people, Having symbiosis with the fans will be fundamental“Xabi insisted on Real Madrid who wants to draw from now on, with a club World Cup that sees as a double opportunity to” accelerate processes “and, of course, be able to win his first title.
Florentino Pérez's words
“One of ours”Florentino Pérez defined him, in a private act in the pavilion of the sports city to which the media did not have access, with managers and employees of the club, in addition to relatives of Tolosarra. In Valdebebas, he recalled, Alonso premiered as a coach in 2018, directing the Infant Blanco. “We all knew what your destiny was since then,” said the president about a crystallized prediction now.
“You will face one of the great challenges of your life. You know very well the demand for this club, hungry for titles And that he never surrenders, “Florentino reminded him, who described him as a coach” who is already one of the best in the world “after his successful stage in Leverkusen.
