"Seasoned watchers of the Los Blancos believe that despite being a club legend, Alonso committed a number of cardinal sins that could not protect him from the wrath of Real Madrid's president, Florentino Perez. Alonso stands condemned in the eyes of Perez the only person whose opinion matters when a coach's fate is concerned of several offences, according to Graham Hunter, an expert on Spanish football."
"Chief among these was Real Madrid's 3-2 loss to archrivals Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. In the eyes of the all-powerful Perez, missing out on silverware and that, too, against Barca was too big a mistake to let slip. Losing to Barcelona in a big final remains, it seems, a capital offence, Hunter said."
Xabi Alonso left Real Madrid by mutual consent after seven months of a three-year contract signed last summer to replace Carlo Ancelotti. Alvaro Arbeloa was promoted from the reserve-team coaching role to replace him. The decision followed a damaging 3-2 Supercopa final loss to Barcelona in Jeddah and a patchy La Liga run that included a 5-2 defeat in the Madrid derby, draws with lower-ranked teams, and a home loss to Celta Vigo. A Champions League defeat at Liverpool sparked a slump of only two victories in eight games, which eroded Real Madrid's league lead and intensified pressure from president Florentino Perez.
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