I'm not too familiar with Real these days, how did Alonso fail, couldn't handle the big egos in the dressing room? I suppose he won't have that problem with this team, the lads may just listen after the last pretender we had in charge.

20 minutes ago, icecoolguy22 said:

I'm not too familiar with Real these days, how did Alonso fail, couldn't handle the big egos in the dressing room? I suppose he won't have that problem with this team, the lads may just listen after the last pretender we had in charge.

In short, he tried to address one of RM's big problems post-Toni Kroos: a largely AWOL midfield. He tried to introduce tactics. The super egos in the dressing room didn't appreciate being guided in how to play. The super egos won out. Going to be interesting to see how Mourinho deals with the issue.

44 minutes ago, icecoolguy22 said:

I'm not too familiar with Real these days, how did Alonso fail, couldn't handle the big egos in the dressing room? I suppose he won't have that problem with this team, the lads may just listen after the last pretender we had in charge.

As Dermot says he tried to get them to play as a team with an actual game plan other than give it the attackers who will hopefully do something, but not bother to get back and defend anything. He expected them all to run and at the very least match the opposition for effort, players like Vinicius decided they didnt like that idea. Its a toxic as f**k dressing room, probably the worst in the top leagues as seen by them scrapping a few weeks back.

Read even like mynute things such as arriving early to training rubbed off some players the wrong way.

15 hours ago, JM7 said:

Someone convince me that Alonso isn’t all hype please.

sh*t Gareth Barry imo

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Read even like mynute things such as arriving early to training rubbed off some players the wrong way.

My madridista family told me that Alonso didn't allow arriving late for training and it meant that a player wouldn't play if they arrived late.

8 hours ago, RMH said:

My madridista family told me that Alonso didn't allow arriving late for training and it meant that a player wouldn't play if they arrived late.

Thats a pretty basic requirement imho. Turn up in time for training/work. Real Madrid players eh?

9 hours ago, RMH said:

My madridista family told me that Alonso didn't allow arriving late for training and it meant that a player wouldn't play if they arrived late.

If that was giving Madrid players the hump then they have a serious culture problem. That’s just basics turn up to work on time.

He asked Mbappe and Vini to press.

Both took the huff.

Players win.

Head coach sacked.

With James at the world cup we don't know what state he'll be in come the start of the season.

I just hope to Christ we sell Gusto before then. God help us if he's in the starting XI.

56 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

With James at the world cup we don't know what state he'll be in come the start of the season.

I just hope to Christ we sell Gusto before then. God help us if he's in the starting XI.

Its bad when were in a situation where we would rather have fewer options to cover James than one option of Gusto 😅

God I hate him.....

36 minutes ago, dkw said:

Its bad when were in a situation where we would rather have fewer options to cover James than one option of Gusto 😅

God I hate him.....

Acheampong, Antwi, or a new signing.

Please. Anyone but Gusto.

4 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Acheampong, Antwi, or a new signing.

Please. Anyone but Gusto.

The other day I was clutching at the thinnest of straws on here by putting forward the possibility of Alonso turning Gittens into a right wing back in the mould of Frimpong that he had at Leverkusen. Anything, anyone, just to bomb off that bloody Gusto.

1 hour ago, WhiteWall said:

The other day I was clutching at the thinnest of straws on here by putting forward the possibility of Alonso turning Gittens into a right wing back in the mould of Frimpong that he had at Leverkusen. Anything, anyone, just to bomb off that bloody Gusto.

I'd take him turning Sanchez into a RWB, gets rid of Gusto and Sanchez out of goals...2 birds and all that...