Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and Federico Valverde are reportedly among the group of players who were “unconvinced” by Xabi Alonso’s approach—be that tactical or otherwise—at Real Madrid.
There are unique demands to the Real Madrid job, yet Alonso seemed to tick many of those boxes. Here was a trophy-laden former player who “knew the club” and won with the club in years gone by, getting a first-hand view of precisely what he was walking into when he replaced Carlo Ancelotti last summer.
