Xabi Alonso leaves Real Madrid

Real Madrid have parted ways with head coach Xabi Alonso after just eight months - what went wrong?

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00:00It's been a long time, we have to go back as much as possible since we came to Madrid.

00:06We'll probably forget about this Supercopa and think about all the competitions we have.

00:30Not only what he does, but what Barcelona or Atlético Madrid do, to see if it's in the Champions,

00:49to see if it's worth it for his work and not for what he doesn't do, because others can do better.

00:56These teams, like the Madrid, are not worth the second.

01:00You can do a great job and finish the second and people don't value it.

01:15I'd like to ask if the player has asked you directly for his attitude in the change of Clásico.

01:20On Wednesday, after two days of rest, we had a meeting with everyone, with the players, with the team.

01:29And Viño was very good, it was impecable.

01:32He spoke from my heart, with sincerity, and I was very satisfied.

01:37And from that moment, for me, the issue has been broken.

01:41It's not a disaster by any means, and I think at Real Madrid there's a tendency to maybe get a little bit over-exaggerated in the bad moments,

01:51but that's why we're here, that's why we love it.