Florentino has the last word. Only he knows what he wants to do with Xabi Alonso, but the worthy defeat against City, at least with pride and attitude, which has not been common in the last month, surely gives him an extra ball for Vitoria. … Facing Alavés, it is normal that Tolosarra is on the bench, but it is obvious that the team, in addition to the desire to play, needs to win now, otherwise the president will have no choice but to make decisions: “I feel the support of the players, I like the closeness and contact I have with them on a daily basis,” said Alonso, who admitted that he had not spoken with the president before speaking to the media.
Even if it may seem paradoxical, Xabi was the one who stood out the best in the defeat against City. At least, in the eyes of the Bernabéu. When his name was heard over the public address system, he received more applause than any other player, and the whistles in the second half and especially at the end of the match were directed exclusively at the footballers: “We understand the fans, but the team tried until the end, without giving up, despite all the difficulties we are experiencing. I have nothing to blame them for. “I appreciate your attitude and we must continue to believe and work because everything passes, and this bad streak will pass too.”
Pep, who assured that the referee forgave Rudiger’s second yellow card and who insinuated that he did not have the courage to miss the penalty that was later awarded by the VAR, admitted that he loved Madrid, especially in the first half, in another clear message of support to his friend Alonso: “They were much better in those first 45 minutes and then we found the goal before the match. Then the second half was more balanced and they had that final explosion that the Bernabéu loves so much.”
A Bernabéu which whistled above all for Vinicius. But he wasn’t the only one. He also pointed the finger at other players, like Asencio, who suffered against a very inspired Doku. The young player, a little frustrated, reproached with a hand gesture that they stopped whistling and wanted to publicly show his support for Xabi: “We are to death with him. It’s not his fault. “It’s up to us to change the attitude in the matches.”
“The fans applauded and at the end they whistled, and we have to understand and accept that. This is Madrid’s request. But you have to be very calm because it is very long. Despite the result, I saw positive things. The results are what they are, that’s indisputable, but another thing is the interpretation you make,” said Xabi, convinced that he can turn the situation around: “It’s a complicated moment for us and for the coach. Things are not going well and a lot of things are being said, but we want to show the fans that we are with our coach. We need this unity to move forward,” commented Rodrygo, one of the best against City. It was time.
What is normal is that in the face of so many defeats and with his best game in a long time, Goes repeats in the eleven of Mendizorroza, but we will see if he can do it with Mbappé: “It is still early to know, but today he was not ready to play”, admitted Alonso that he has another final in Vitoria.
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