Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid Exit Highlights Power Struggles

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Xabi Alonso’s short-lived spell at Real Madrid exposed the challenge of imposing structure at a club dominated by star power. Despite respectable results, authority issues and cultural realities ultimately defined a tenure that never truly took hold.

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00:00The images were striking, Kylian Mbappe gesturing for his teammates to leave the pitch,

00:07Xabi Alonso asking him to stay and Mbappe insisting, Alonso eventually stepped aside.

00:13No god of honour for Barcelona after Real Madrid's Spanish Super Cup defeat,

00:17a moment that spoke volumes about who really held power on the pitch.

00:24Alonso's departure described officially as a mutual agreement was ultimately inevitable

00:29appointed just seven and a half months ago.

00:32The former Bayer Leverkusen coach struggled from the outset.

00:36To assert authority over a squad, Acu consumed two individual brilliance,

00:41rather than collective discipline.

00:43Conflicts over tactics, unheeded transfer requests, injuries and contract uncertainties

00:48all compounded the challenge.

00:51Key players including Vinicius Junior and Mbappe were often focused on personal milestones

00:55rather than team cohesion.

00:57Despite the top eight Champions League position, progression in the Copa del Rey and a competitive

01:02La Liga campaign, just four points behind Barcelona, the lack of buy-in from the squad

01:07undermined Alonso's philosophy of high-pressing and structured positional play.

01:14Alonso's exit is a reminder that even the most talented managers can clash with clubs,

01:18where culture, politics and ego outweigh tactics.

01:21Real Madrid operate on their own terms, sometimes leaving the manager with little room to succeed.

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