""We have to move on, as soon as possible," Alonso told Spanish TV. "It's the least important of the competitions we play. Now we have to look forward, get [injured] players and our morale back, and carry on.""
""By mutual agreement between the club and Xabi Alonso, it has been decided to bring his time as first team coach to an end.""
""Just 233 days after being appointed, Alonso -- a Madrid legend as a player, and one of the most highly rated young coaches in world football -- was gone.""
Real Madrid announced Xabi Alonso's departure less than a day after a 3-2 Supercopa defeat to Barcelona and described the end of his tenure as "by mutual agreement." The decision came 233 days after Alonso's appointment. Alonso is identified as a club legend and one of the most highly rated young coaches in world football. His coaching staff were already collecting belongings at the Valdebebas training ground while Álvaro Arbeloa, his former teammate and Castilla coach, was confirmed as his successor. Sources close to the coach and dressing room said doubts about Alonso had been growing for months and began with president Florentino Pérez.
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