Declared genius Xabi Alonso was always the chosen one to take over from Carlo Ancelotti. That also happened, but hardly in the way Alonso had envisioned the transfer. Here it was not a quiet run-up to the start of the season, after two weeks on the job, the former Bayer Leverkusen coach found himself in the United States in some thirty degrees, with club president Florentino Perez’s order to win the Club World Cup. Luis Enrique wanted it differently, and sent Alonso and Real Madrid home with a humiliating 0-4 loss to PSG. In a month’s time, this Real team will be ready for the start of La Liga, and there is no sympathy for the pre-season being hampered by the FIFA tournament.
Real Madrid have applied to postpone their first La Liga match, on August 19 against Osasuna, the response from La Liga was crystal clear.
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“We have already made our position known, namely that there are enough days to recover. The problem is not created by the league, but by a tournament like the Club World Cup, which sets the dates unilaterally, and which even FIFPRO (the players’ association) has complained about, La Liga boss Javier Tebas begins according to Marca.
The La Liga boss is used to being yelled at by the Real Madrid president, who has been working for his Super League project, and just as well sends a little elbow in Madrid’s direction.
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– PSG will play the Super Cup final on August 13 and start their league on August 17, Chelsea will start the Premier League on August 17 and Real Madrid will start on August 19. I think that’s enough days. With the squad they have and the money they earned from the Club World Cup, Real Madrid shouldn’t cause problems in a few hours,” says Javier Tebas.
Sorry, Alonso, his debut in La Liga as early as August 19 will stand.
