Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said this Friday that the most important thing is to “win” and then comes the “play as best as possible”, but they are still “halfway through”, and that “ratings” are given at the end of the season, so it is still “early to make evaluations”.
“The first thing is to win and then play as well as possible. Grades are given at the end of the course. We are still halfway there and it is too early to make evaluations. Besides, it’s not my turn to give the score,” said the Real Madrid coach during the press conference preceding the championship match between the White team and Sevilla FC, at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, this Saturday.
Xabi Alonso stressed that since the first conversations with the club he has had “a close relationship of trust, respect and affection”knowing that the project and the objectives they have set for themselves are part of a “long road”. “There will be good moments, others not so good and now we face the last match of the year and we want to finish it well to start the next one with enthusiasm,” he added.
The Tolosarra player stressed that the club is aware that we “always” aspire to “everything” and that the ultimate goal is to win. “In this process, what we want to do, how we want to build it and how we want to wear it, is essential. In this sense, we are all united, from top to bottom, from the president to the player. The efforts we are making are indisputable,” he stressed.
On a personal level, the white coach said he was “doing well, with desire, energy and strength.” “This last block is a very demanding period. “We have played nine matches in a row and we want to finish them well, enter the break more calmly and start 2026 with strength, firmness and the desire to move forward,” he added.
Regarding his rival Sevilla, he explained that they are a “demanding” team, which “demands a lot” and which plays with “many one-on-one situations”. “They are players who take you a lot into the duel, and then with the ball, they have good players. We need a good match, we are playing at home and we want people to have fun,” he explained.
The San Sebastian native praised Rodrygo: “Everything he gave us in the last matches, the balance he gave, was very good news. He has a very good foot, he gives continuity to the game and he combines well, both between the lines and in space.. He is in a good period and I am very happy for him. “He deserves it.”
Concerning Vinícius Junior, who has not scored in La Liga since October 4, he admitted that he was talking. “We work and I think it’s about the games and the moments. He was very close to scoring and I have no doubt he will. “I hope it will be as soon as possible and that I can do it in tomorrow’s match against Sevilla,” he said.
“At one point we did it, more so with Gonzalo, but Endick also played well the other day and frees up those spaces for Kilyan Mbappé. When you can prepare matches with leaky defenses, when you have to accumulate more people in the area, you know the good movements they have. To free Mbappé, Vini, Güler or Bellingham we must combine the qualities of the players“, he reflected on the possibility of Gonzalo or Endrick accompanying Mbappé and Vinícius in attack.
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