{"id":87576,"date":"2025-11-25T15:44:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/alonso-ignores-rumors-at-real-madrid-analyzes-crisis-with-ancelotti-and-mou\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T15:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T19:44:41","slug":"alonso-ignores-rumors-at-real-madrid-analyzes-crisis-with-ancelotti-and-mou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/alonso-ignores-rumors-at-real-madrid-analyzes-crisis-with-ancelotti-and-mou\/","title":{"rendered":"Alonso Ignores Rumors at Real Madrid: Analyzes Crisis with Ancelotti and Mou"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Xabi Alonso Faces Pressure at Real Madrid<\/h2>\n\nReal Madrid coach Xabi Alonso has downplayed speculation about his future at the club, despite the recent run of adverse results. The team is preparing to face Olympiacos in the Champions League, and Alonso insists that he does not need a message of support from the club.\n\nAfter three games without a win, with a defeat against Liverpool and draws against Rayo Vallecano and Elche, the pressure on Alonso has increased. The team selection, tactics, and squad management are being scrutinized.\n\nIt&#8217;s demanding. I&#8217;m not the first coach who has to deal with this type of situation. I think about what Carlo [Ancelotti] or Mou[rinho] would do, [Manuel] Pellegrini too. It&#8217;s not new. You have to know how to live with it.\n\nIn a press conference in Piraeus, Alonso admitted that managing egos is &#8220;fundamental&#8221; at Real Madrid. He reflected on how his predecessors, Carlo Ancelotti and Jos\u00e9 Mourinho, who were his coaches as a player, would have approached the team&#8217;s current situation.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The team&#8217;s performance has been questioned.<\/li><li>Significant absences in the team.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nDespite the situation, Alonso&#8217;s team remains at the top of LaLiga, with a one-point lead over Barcelona and with nine points in four Champions League matches.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a1.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1125%2Fr1580586_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Xabi Alonso bajo presi\u00f3n\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\nReports indicate that Alonso&#8217;s relationship with some players has suffered. It is said that Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior is not happy about having been a substitute on several occasions this season.\n\nAlonso emphasized the importance of managing the personalities of the players to get the best out of them. &#8220;It&#8217;s as important as your footballing idea, your tactical work, your physical work,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a process that has ups and downs. You have to know how to deal with it in any team, and in Madrid it&#8217;s fundamental.&#8221;\n\nBefore arriving at Real Madrid, Alonso coached Real Sociedad B and Bayer Leverkusen. As a player, he shared a locker room with great stars. &#8220;I have worked with great players, great personalities,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;They are demanding, they always want the best, and that helps them to be as good as they are. That&#8217;s the good thing about being at Real Madrid, working with players of this level. You have to be able to connect with them.&#8221;\n\nAlonso also commented on the importance of staying focused on what can be controlled and on how to overcome difficult moments. &#8220;I know what a locker room is like,&#8221; he added. &#8220;You have to live with the outside noise. We have to deal with that and not lose focus on what&#8217;s important, on what we can control, on how we work and on how we can overcome these moments.&#8221;\n\nWhen asked if he had received support from the club&#8217;s directors, Alonso replied that it is not necessary. &#8220;I spoke with the president [Florentino P\u00e9rez] this morning. We speak frequently with [the general director] Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel [S\u00e1nchez]. We communicate on a daily basis.&#8221;\n\nThe defender \u00c1lvaro Carreras commented on the good atmosphere in the team. &#8220;The atmosphere is really good. We have an incredible group, with the boss and the 25 players in the squad&#8230; We have a good relationship.&#8221;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xabi Alonso Faces Pressure at Real Madrid Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso has downplayed speculation about his future at the club, despite the recent run of adverse results. The team is preparing to face Olympiacos in the Champions League, and Alonso insists that he does not need a message of support from the club. 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