Things simply didn’t work out for Xabi Alonso during his managerial tenure at Real Madrid, but regardless of his rather inglorious exit from the Bernabéu dugout, he’s now poised to become one of the most highly coveted managers in world football.
There was plenty of excitement last summer when Real Madrid appointed Alonso as Carlo Ancelotti’s successor. But despite a positive start to the term, things began to unravel—especially within the dressing room—and Los Blancos parted ways with the Spaniard immediately after falling to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final.
