Jude Bellingham standing up for Xabi Alonso, still some support for a besieged head coach within Bernabeu, but it's tense. Background issues that Alonso faces at #RMCF, inc squad imbalance and injuries, long shadows and large expectations, compounded by subsequent defeat to #MCFC
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Xabi Alonso trying to manage under pressure. Sports Illustrated Column @SInow@twitter.com @SI_FootballClub@twitter.com #RMCF https://www.si.com/soccer/xabi-alonso-real-madrid-impossible-job-two-people
The biggest rift appears to be with VinĂcius, who is at a contract impasse with the club and a free agent in 2027.
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Jude Bellingham getting the headlines and the love for his performance in El Clasico. One goal, one assist. One of the best players in the world. Needs to be in the England team at No 10, playing killer passes and storming the area. Morgan Rogers playing well but Bellingham a level above, a big-game player. Keeps delivering in El Clasico.
As for those debating his attitude, Bellingham’s a winner. England need that mindset. Best players tend to have an edge. Occasionally it goes over the top, and officials deserve more respect (Frau Tuchel has a point) but Bellingham’s still young, only 22. And he is a team player. 54 assists at Dortmund/Real. Voted England’s Player of the Year by fans. They see what he brings to their team. Goals, assists, ambition, hope.
World Cup’s going to be tough. Spain, France, Argentina, Brazil, Portugal etc. England will need their most fearless, game-changing players, those who don’t lose possession in the heat, those with total belief to progress deep into the tournament.
England with Bellingham will be more feared by opponents than without. A front 6 of Anderson, Rice; Saka, Bellingham, Gordon; and Kane offers plenty: ball-winners, playmakers, fliers and finishers. And an elite edge. #RMCF #ENG
Here we go again, the old English habit of writing off a flair player, focusing on a few negatives rather than the many positives a player can bring. Trent Alexander-Arnold is the latest to be targeted. He still has to tighten his defensive game, of course, and will work on that at Real Madrid, but in all this sad pile-on let’s not forget he is one of the best attacking right-backs in the world.
Alexander-Arnold is one of the best passers over distance to play for England in years (probably since Scholes, Beckham and Gerrard). He will be needed against defensive opponents when England want to break quickly with one of his raking passes.
He shouldn’t be written off with England - at only 26 - just because Tuchel is currently looking elsewhere at right-back against Andorra and Serbia - while emphasising he is still “a big fan of Trent”. He’s still acclimatising at Real and competing for a place with a club legend in Dani Carvajal.
It’s undeniably a tough time for him but Trent’s tough. He has the talent and determination to do well. He has a rare technical gift in that right foot. Jurgen Klopp always saw that, backed him and picked him.
It’s also worth remembering that Alexander-Arnold doesn’t currently have Jude Bellingham in the team, the Real player who best knows his passing intentions (with England, too). English football should be proud to have produced two players now at Real Madrid.
Alexander-Arnold just has to seize the opportunity - when it next comes and it will come - to remind everyone of his ability. And the folly of writing him off. #ENG #RMCF
Good to see Trent Alexander-Arnold receiving appreciation and respect for doing Trent things: delivering a perfect cross for a striker to score (Real Madrid’s very promising, 21-year-old centre-forward Gonzalo Garcia against Juventus in the Club World Cup). It’s a reminder of why Real sought Trent's services, and paid an £8.4m fee to get him in early.
One touch does not a season make, though. Trent still has to work more on the defensive side of his game, particularly on concentration. But it's a strong start. And people should really be wishing Trent well at Real: if he prospers it will enhance further the reputation and value of English footballers abroad, endorse the quality of coaching in English academies, and make him even more of a rounded force for the national team in a World Cup year. #RMCF #FIFACWC
Pachuca have created their fair share of chances, but it's 10-man Real Madrid who take the lead.
The England international finishes a flowing #RMCF move to put Xabi Alonso's side in front.
A look at Trent’s #RMCF debut and why he should be given a chance. Also on today’s The Winter View, why #ENG have to play with more width and hunger v Spain in #U21EURO with insight from Lee Carsley plus a salute to an England legend’s legacy in Cambodia https://pod.fo/e/2e8aae
Every new arrival at Real Madrid faces one last step before playing for the club.
Some fare better than others.
@GuillermoRai_@twitter.com goes inside the weird and wonderful world of #RMCF player presentations, with Trent Alexander-Arnold up next.
Real class of Modric the maestro. A look at why Modric was so special for Real. #RMCF https://open.substack.com/pub/henrywinte…
🔥 "Barcelona didn’t just beat Real Madrid—they EXPOSED them. Carvajal was a DISASTER, Ancelotti got it WRONG, and now LaLiga is wide open. 👀
Was this the game that decides the title? ⚔️ [READ THE BREAKDOWN] (https://www.febspot.com/video/2765237) #ElClasico #Barcelona #RealMadrid #LaLiga #Football #Soccer #Barça #RMCF #FCB #HalaMadrid #ViscaBarça #Lewandowski #Vinicius #Xavi #Ancelotti #UCL #ChampionsLeague #FootballTwitter #Futbol #GOAT #Tactics #Comeback #TitleRace #TerStegen #Benzema #Pedri #Gavi
"Do you remember those games between Barcelona & Real Madrid in the 2024-25 season?"
Real Madrid want Trent Alexander-Arnold in time for Club World Cup campaign that starts on June 18
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Real Madrid aim to complete signing of Trent Alexander-Arnold before the start of the Club World Cup. #RMCF willing to pay small fee or negotiate paying remainder of the defender’s wages to sign him before June 10 deadline. With @GuillemBalague@twitter.com https://bbc.co.uk/sport/football…
@ChampionsLeague@sportsbots.xyz Good to see Kiwior in here. Played superbly last night. Plenty of understandable concerns whether he could fill in for Gabriel recently. But didn’t let #AFC down against #RMCF. #UCL #RMAARS
Real Madrid’s history is littered with magical nights on the European stage.
This was not one of them.
