{"id":103169,"date":"2026-01-12T20:54:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/mbappe-and-real-madrid-bid-farewell-to-xabi-alonso-after-his-departure\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T20:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:54:44","slug":"mbappe-and-real-madrid-bid-farewell-to-xabi-alonso-after-his-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/mbappe-and-real-madrid-bid-farewell-to-xabi-alonso-after-his-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"Mbapp\u00e9 and Real Madrid bid farewell to Xabi Alonso after his departure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Madrid’s locker room supports Xabi Alonso after his departure<\/h2>\n\nFollowing the confirmation of Xabi Alonso’s dismissal as Real Madrid’s coach, several key players from the team have publicly expressed their gratitude and support for the coach. The decision was made after the defeat in the Spanish Super Cup final, generating significant reactions within the locker room.\n\nKylian Mbapp\u00e9, one of the team’s leaders, shared a message on his social media accompanied by an image with Alonso.\n\n\n

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\u201cIt’s been short, but it’s been a pleasure to play for you and learn from you. Thank you for giving me confidence from day one. I will remember you as a coach with clear ideas and a lot of football knowledge. Good luck in your next chapter,\u201d wrote Mbapp\u00e9.<\/p>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n

Unanimous support from the locker room<\/h2>\n\nMidfielder Arda G\u00fcler also dedicated some emotional words to Xabi Alonso, highlighting his impact on his professional development.\n\n\n

\u201cThank you for believing in me and trusting me from day one. Every conversation and every demand helped me improve as a player. Your influence will always remain with me\u201d, expressed the Turkish footballer.<\/p>Arda G\u00fcler<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nDani Ceballos and Andriy Lunin joined the displays of support, wishing the former coach success.\n\n\n

\u201cWith your ambition and your way of seeing football, great things await you,\u201d wrote Ceballos.<\/p>Dani Ceballos<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

“You are a great coach and you are going to achieve many successes,” added Lunin.<\/p>Andriy Lunin<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nDean Huijsen thanked “everything experienced”, while Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni highlighted having learned from “one of the best ever”. Rodrygo Goes also expressed his gratitude for the trust and learning received.\n\nFederico Valverde, second captain of the team, highlighted the attitude of the coaching staff.\n\n\n

\u201cI wish you the best, mister, to you and all the coaching staff who always had a great attitude. Success in whatever comes,\u201d wrote the Uruguayan midfielder.<\/p>Federico Valverde<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Unexpected Reactions<\/h2>\n\n\nJes\u00fas Vallejo, currently at Albacete, shared that Xabi Alonso’s dismissal was unexpected for the squad.\n\n\n

\u201cIt was unexpected for everyone. Madrid competed until the end in the Super Cup and had chances to tie,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>Jes\u00fas Vallejo<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\nVallejo also commented on the new coach, \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa, highlighting his knowledge of the club and his representation of Madridismo.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Real Madrid’s locker room supports Xabi Alonso after his departure Following the confirmation of Xabi Alonso’s dismissal as Real Madrid’s coach, several key players from the team have publicly expressed their gratitude and support for the coach. The decision was made after the defeat in the Spanish Super Cup final, generating significant reactions within the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[997],"tags":[6492,253,254,1110],"class_list":{"0":"post-103169","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nationals","8":"tag-dismissal","9":"tag-mbappe","10":"tag-real-madrid","11":"tag-xabi-alonso"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}