David Hytner was at the Bernabéu. Here’s his report. Thanks for reading this MBM.
Bellingham: squad "100%" behind Alonso
Jude Bellingham gives TNT the view from the Real dressing room. “A number of things [are not working] … we’re still trying to work out within the changing room, regardless of what goes on outside … one of the things that’s probably quite obvious is how we’re managing games … certain points where we have to suffer, it feels like we always concede … it puts us on the back foot … makes us maybe play in a way we don’t want to … inside the changing room, seeing what we’ve got in there, working with the coach every day, we have everything we need to turn it around … a bit of luck … a bit more of something we need to discuss internally … I’ve got full faith that this season isn’t over just because we’ve been on a bad run of form … as players it kills us and we’re going to turn it around.”
And are the players still fully behind Alonso? “One hundred percent … the manager’s been great … I’ve personally got a great relationship with him … a lot of the lads do as well … the last couple of games we’ve let ourselves down … no-one’s downing tools … no-one’s complaining, moaning and thinking the season’s over … we’ll have to take a bit of the shit on the chin … we’ll have to keep fighting … I play for the biggest club in the world and one of the most scrutinised countries … I don’t want pity, I’m living the dream … people would die for the position I’m in … I roll with the punches.”
