5 Real Madrid players dissatisfied with coach Xabi Alonso

Xabi Alonso has yet to settle the egos in the Real Madrid dressing room.

Xabi Alonso came to Madrid like a son returning home. He brought with him the aura of Leverkusen and the image of an intelligent, meticulous, perfectionist coach.

But at Real Madrid, any reputation is tested by results and relationships with big egos. Now, with the Spanish press claiming five disgruntled players, Alonso is about to get his first taste of the challenge.

According to Mundo Deportivo , the unhappy players include Courtois, Vinicius, Bellingham, Valverde and Camavinga. Five names are enough to make a splash. The problem is not the results, as Real Madrid are still leading La Liga. The problem is the emotions. Alonso is trying to impose a new style, but has not reached the hearts of the players.

He wants the team to play from the back, control the ball, build with discipline. But Courtois doesn’t like to take risks with short passes. Vinicius is frustrated by being substituted early. Bellingham feels constrained by a system that lacks freedom. Valverde and Camavinga are pushed out of their best positions to “serve the overall plan”.

All five are right in their own way. And Alonso is right too - because that is how he wants to build a real team.

Jude Bellingham is among the players dissatisfied with coach Xabi Alonso.

The difference is in the mentality. Zinedine Zidane once let players go free and won the Champions League. Carlo Ancelotti used trust to unite egos. Alonso chose control. He brought drones, video analysis, long tactical meetings. For young players, that is a sign of professionalism. But for a team of stars with titles to their name, it is a constraint.

The Madrid press called it a “lockdown in the dressing room”. In fact, it is a natural reaction when a young coach enters the empire of champions. Zidane experienced the same thing in his first year. The difference is that he had Ronaldo, Ramos, Modric, who helped keep order. Alonso does not have such people.

The defeat to Liverpool in Europe only made the doubts grow. Plenty of possession, plenty of passing, but no longer sharp. Madrid do not accept “beautiful but useless”. They want ruthlessness. And Alonso must find it again before the “cracks” spread.

For a young coach, this is the most important moment. If he passes, Alonso will be seen as the man who reborn Real Madrid. If he fails, Bernabeu will consider him an unnecessary experiment.

Real still wins, still leads, but the atmosphere has changed. In the white room, amid the glittering light of the title, a small crack may have appeared. And at Real Madrid, a small crack is sometimes the beginning of a big collapse.

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