01 Dec 2025 21:16:08
I don't get the alonso hype by the club, as I believe Carra.
I watch the Madrid games to see how bellingham and trent are faring especially under alonso. Some of the lowest end teams are out battling and out smarting alonsos men in midfield.
Alonsos selections, rotation and subs hasn't been paying off as a whole. They look crap and madrids fans and media are relaying that same message. So why is he a dream for Edwards and Hughes?
He doesn't know how to get the best out of some outstanding players.

Yes they miss modric and kross but that's no excuse to what's happening. It's mechanical and being found out.
I actually thought the club would pray slot has some sort of decent turn around and season but look to Enrique in the summer.
Sorry alonso isn't the man for me. What has he done to warrant becoming our future manager?

1.) 01 Dec 2025
01 Dec 2025 23:32:59
Plus at Leverkusen and now Madrid it's the 352 system which we didn't want Amorim for.

{Ed001's Note - he has played a back four as well at Madrid and before going to Leverkusen.}

2.) 01 Dec 2025
01 Dec 2025 23:41:37
Won bayern Leverkusen their first ever league title.

I sometimes look at our squad and think a 352 or 361 would work very well. Almost seems built for that Leverkusen style Alonso played. I know others are against the 3 at the back idea but I almost think sometimes the squad dictate the formation. Getting the players in positions that suit them best and I think looking at our squad, 352 or 361 would work nicely. Especially with a coach like Alonso that knows how to play attacking football with it.

We do need some more CBs though. That will be needed.

3.) 02 Dec 2025
02 Dec 2025 00:08:52
The issue with Madrid are the players, not the manager. They're throwing a tantrum because Alonso is getting them to work hard, come to training on time and put in effort. They're a bunch of babies who have been mollycoddled by Ancellotti for far too long.

4.) 02 Dec 2025
02 Dec 2025 06:58:57
Madrid often looked crap under Ancelotti as well, it's just that they have good enough players to bail them out and playing Bellingham as a striker paid off big time, it's the same story with Madrid every year.

When you go into that team it's not just about tactics, there's the media circus and all the nonsense around player privilege, Alonso had to put a stop to all the players' friends and relatives attending their training sessions and hanging out in the locker rooms. The fact that he's trying to put a foot down and trying to work out a more cohesive structure with defined responsibilities for each player off the ball is itself worthy of attention.

5.) 02 Dec 2025
02 Dec 2025 08:20:45
First league title in Germany thing is not as impressive as Ranieri winning the premier league in his first season with bottom feeding Leicester.

Sometimes weird things happen in first seasons - see Slot.

6.) 02 Dec 2025
02 Dec 2025 09:24:49
The real issue with Real Madrid is that they are a horrible club run for the benefit of a group of egos who see themselves above the game and everybody associated with it. I honestly can’t see why anybody would want to watch them or have anything to do with them.

7.) 02 Dec 2025
02 Dec 2025 13:04:32
Ed01, Alonso played a back 4 against us at Anfield a couple of weeks ago for starters.

Also as I have not been on here for a while (due to bereavement), are we looking at Alonso as a possible replacement for Slot at all? Cheers, man.

{Ed001's Note - he is the preferred choice to replace Slot if they decide he is to go, but as far as I am aware, Slot is not going anywhere just yet.}

8.) 02 Dec 2025
02 Dec 2025 21:48:32
Thanks, Ed.