"When you're Real Madrid coach you're ready, he added on the morning before Manchester City return to the Santiago Bernabeu for the latest of a very modern classic against one of the many managers who made him. I'm looking forward to what's coming and that starts tomorrow, [an opportunity] to turn round the anger. In our heads, there's only City. In football, for better or worse, things change quickly. Lose and things could change immediately, and for good: this opportunity is an obligation, too."
"At the end of Madrid's desperately poor 2-0 home defeat against Celta on Sunday, Alonso said he had drawn conclusions, and he was not alone. Late into the night, crisis talks continued, the club's hierarchy drawing their own conclusions after a single win in five league games. Their diagnoses were different and while drastic decisions remain on hold, patience is finite, the names of potential replacements already out."
Xabi Alonso emphasized unity and focus ahead of the Manchester City match, portraying the squad as a collective that must respond to mounting pressure. Real Madrid suffered a damaging 2-0 home loss to Celta and have just one win in five league games, prompting late-night crisis talks at the club and names of potential replacements circulating. Alonso's position is precarious despite early success when Madrid won 12 of 13 competitive games and led LaLiga; initial gains masked tactical and personnel cracks. He was hired as a systems coach promising structure and pressing, but results have quickly shifted the mood.
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