"The feeling I had from my first hours here was very clear, that of working together and now it seems like a family, the president said it, not only the players, the staff, the club, the executives, Deco, the fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, we are a big family and I value very much what we have built. In Saudi Arabia I felt it and this situation is very good."
"It's part of football and we can't change it. The club must believe in you and the team too. Those who make the decisions must do it and Madrid has done it that way but it's not my thing. The coaching job is very complicated, we have many responsibilities but in the end it is part of our job and we have to live with it."
Hansi Flick acknowledges that job security can change quickly and that football at big clubs depends heavily on victories. Xabi Alonso left Real Madrid on Monday and was replaced by Alvaro Arbeloa after a turbulent seven-month spell at the Santiago Bernabéu, with his final game a Super Cup defeat to Barcelona amid reports of player unrest and senior squad members unconvinced by his methods. Barcelona's situation is more serene following a victory in Saudi Arabia. Flick values a family-like culture across the president, players, staff, executives and families, and he felt that unity in Saudi Arabia. Flick maintains a good relationship with Alonso and wishes him well.
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