Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois downplayed the reports of mutiny against manager Xabi Alonso from within the dressing room, revealing the conversations which took place to ease “tensions” that had risen.
Alonso has been bluntly exposed to the full force of scrutiny lumbered upon any Real Madrid manager who dares to lose a game. The club’s former midfielder, who took over from the widely admired Carlo Ancelotti, has seen his tactics and soft touch questioned over the past three months.
