Xabi Alonso Still Under Real Madrid Management Surveillance

Real Madrid's recent victories over Deportivo Alavés in La Liga and Talavera in the Copa del Rey have given coach Xabi Alonso some extra time, but they have failed to dispel the growing doubts within the club. These wins did not hide a worrying reality for the decision-makers: the team's performance is not showing the expected improvement, and the sporting project lacks clear features for the future.

According to the Spanish newspaper "Marca," the club's management does not evaluate the situation based on specific matches, but rather from an overall perspective. In this context, the level of confidence in the coach remains low, amid the belief that the problem is deeper than temporary setbacks, and that the team is experiencing a crisis of technical identity, where convincing performances are absent and a sense of fragility dominates in most matches.

The newspaper added that Sevilla's upcoming match represents a new pivotal moment in Xabi Alonso's journey. After that, the management is expected to enter a phase of deeper evaluation of the team's current situation, as the current indicators do not suggest much optimism unless the team shows a strong and immediate response on the field.

If they pass the Sevilla test, the Spanish Super Cup will become the decisive challenge, where Real Madrid will have only one option in potential matches against Atlético Madrid and Barcelona: to win, as it is the only way to regain confidence until the end of the season.

Despite a clear improvement in the players' commitment and an increased level of seriousness within the group, the coach's plan has not yet reached a stage of stability. The team has lost a significant part of its identity, failing to impose its control, and seems to be living each match on the edge of danger. Were it not for the brilliance of goalkeeper Andriy Lunin and his decisive saves in the final moments against Talavera, the situation would have been completely different and perhaps even more critical.

Within the club's corridors, there is a prevailing impression that Xabi Alonso is no longer the coach who entered the project with strong enthusiasm and determination last May. The current reality reflects the image of a coach who is trying to manage the dynamics within the locker room more than imposing his tactical ideas, which has directly affected his presence and authority in the sport.

The situation of the coach cannot be separated from the overall context of Real Madrid this season, especially in La Liga, where the team has fallen four points behind the top spot following a series of inconsistent results. The crisis of performance and confidence has become a daily reality, draining all parts of the project, with Xabi Alonso at the forefront.

In a club that does not recognize the concept of a transitional phase and only accepts immediate results, Xabi Alonso finds himself in a race against time, amid a constant state of emergency and a future dependent on a swift and decisive response on the field.