Real Madrid’s coach Xabi Alonso is the target of criticism after drawing the last 3 matches and losing the leadership seat to Barcelona.
In Real Madrid, which beat Barcelona 2-1 at home but lost 5-2 away to Atletico Madrid, Alonso as well as national star Arda Güler also received its share of criticism.
The Spanish press thinks that the midfield performance of Arda, who has not been able to contribute to goals for a while, is in decline.
ANSWER FROM XABI ALONSO TO ARDA CRITICISM
Real Madrid’s coach Xabi Alonso, who will face Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, December 3, made a statement to the press.
Alonso also responded to Arda Güler’s criticism.
The Spanish coach stated that the allegations that Jude Bellingham and Arda Güler were incompatible were unfounded, and that he was satisfied with the performance of both players and that he would continue to play both players together.
Here are Alonso’s statements:
“Those who had doubts after the Barcelona and Valencia matches would probably not ask this question. As a team, after those two games, after that good run, we lost some quality and energy in our game. All the players were affected by this, we were all affected. But Arda and Bellingham can play together. They played well together before and they will play together again.”