Will Xabi Alonso be Real Madrid coach by Christmas? "The problem is him and it's serious"

The start of the morning on La Tribu was marked by the blunt opinion of Roberto Gomez, who analysed the delicate moment of Real Madrid and, especially, the role of Xabi Alonso at the helm of the team. In his speech, the journalist was direct in listing the last setbacks away from the Bernabeu and sent a resounding message: "Three consecutive away games, three setbacks, three bad feelings... Xabi Alonso will not eat the nougat".

"What happened yesterday is not serious, it is very serious," he said, expanding a criticism that focused mainly on the coach's decisions. For him, there is a "total divorce between the squad and the coach," but he made it clear that he does not believe in internal conspiracy theories: "Be careful those of you who are going around saying that the players do not listen to him or are making the bed... No, no. The problem is Xabi Alonso and it is a serious problem."

The analyst insisted that the coach failed in the most basic aspects: "Yesterday he only had to do two things: the line-up and the substitutions. And he got it badly wrong". His assessment was devastating: "It's another stain on his Real Madrid CV", also recalling two key precedents: the defeat at the Metropolitano and the poor performance against Liverpool.

Incomprehensible line-ups and a "flat and predictable" team

Vinicius' repeated substitution was one of the most pointed issues. "Seeing Vinicius on the bench again is incomprehensible," he lamented, extending the criticism to names such as Hausen or Carreras, who "have lost their usual level", and the positioning of Fran Garcia. He also lashed out at Rodrygo's starting role: "The line-up was an absolute disaster."

Seeing Vinicius on the bench again is incomprehensible

Roberto Gómez, en 'La Tribu'

Gomez maintained the tone throughout his analysis: "Real Madrid played badly. Flat, predictable, slow...". He even added that even if Madrid had won, the feeling would have been just as negative: "Everyone's feeling would be the same. We had already said it: the team has to improve a lot."

The conclusion was blunt and repeated several times throughout his speech: "The culprit is, solely and exclusively, Xabi Alonso." For him, the previous narrative about the coach, based on his time in Germany, "does not fit reality". He compared the situation to dark times in the past: "It reminds me of Benitez, Luxemburgo... even Ancelotti's last season."

A Madrid fanbase that goes from praise to concern

Roberto Gomez pointed out that the drop in morale among Madrid fans towards the coach "had already been detected for some time". He again rejected the idea of the players turning against him: "Who is going to do it? Mbappe? Vinicius? No, no". According to him, everything comes down to tactics and management, and both are failing.

Who is going to make the bed for Xabi Alonso in this Madrid?

Roberto Gómez, en 'La Tribu'

He even pointed out a headline that left the studio resonating: "He won't eat the nougat", insisting that the situation is critical and that the next matches will mark the immediate fate of the coach. "It is a very serious situation in which Real Madrid is living at the moment," he stressed.

At the end of his speech, Gomez connected with the other big topic of the day: the Real Madrid Assembly. In his opinion, "Xabi Alonso's team ruined the assembly" because it diverted the focus from the words of a Florentino Perez "sensational, spectacular" towards the sporting debate. "Today the topic will not be the stadium, nor Tebas, nor Negreira... it will be solely and exclusively Xabi Alonso."