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Show your trump card after 3 games! Alonso is brave and resourceful, Real Madrid has chosen the right person this time!

3:03am, 5 July 2025Football

The quarter-finals of the Club World Cup are about to start, Real Madrid will face Dortmund for three consecutive years, and the new architecture launched by Xavi Alonso will be tested by strong enemies.

follows Ancelotti's system and then takes action after three games

is different from Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, which aims to win, Real Madrid regards the Club World Cup stage as a training ground for new coaches and new players. In order to support the reconstruction of Xavi Alonso, Florentino opened the checkbook. The young coach had enough manpower to complete the tactical test, but he was not eager to achieve success, but gave priority to the use of the formation and structure left by Ancelotti, giving the players a process of adaptation.

In the first two games of the group stage, Xavi Alonso tried the three-center-back formation in the final stage of the game. In the third round of the group stage, Xavi Alonso officially launched the three-center-back formation, and the outstanding performances of Heisen and Gonzalo Garcia confirmed his judgment.

Cleaning up Rodrigo, the young coach's stopgap approach

While practicing the formation and inspecting the players, Xavi Alonso is also working on cleaning up the redundant staff. Since his first training class since he came to Real Madrid, Xavi Alonso has repeatedly emphasized the importance of oppression and pressing, hoping to start by improving the team's running ability and solve the problems that have plagued Ancelotti for many years. Just when people thought Mbappe and Vinicius would face the biggest challenge of their careers so far, Xavi Alonso chose to send Rodrigo away.

Before Rodrigo fell into the transfer vortex, Xavi Alonso had given him a chance to perform, but unfortunately the Brazilian performed very poorly after coming on as a substitute (VS Red Bull Salzburg). Just as Rodrigo continued to slump, Xavi Alonso discovered Gonzalo Garcia. This center with outstanding bounce ability is obviously more suitable for the young coach's double striker structure.

Xavi Alonso decided to sacrifice Rodrigo, which is a tactical choice and a worldly way.

In addition to tactical considerations, Xavi Alonso also has considerations on the "human nature and worldly style" when giving up Rodrigo. It is obviously impossible for Mbappe, Vinicius and Bellingham to be sold easily. Brahim Dias is very satisfied with the position of the substitute. Real Madrid's forward needs to have a free position to re-list the center of the main seal. Rodrigo, who lacks status and is unwilling to play as a substitute, naturally became a victim. The young coach is well versed in the way of survival of wealthy families, and his coaching prospects are worth promising.

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