It’s been a dismal season for Real Madrid, who look set to end their second season in a row without a major trophy. For the royal club completely unheard of. Xabi Alonso was brought in as the successor to Carlo Ancelotti, but lasted seven months in the job. There were reports of dissatisfaction among several of the biggest stars and unrest “in the dressing room”. Alvaro Arbeloa was brought up from the second team to bring calm to the squad when Alonso disappeared in January. Four months later, there are reports of a bad mood again.
Arbeloa managed to build a good relationship with the Real Madrid squad during the first few months of his tenure, but things have started to go wrong. His clashes with a number of players have led to increasing tensions in Valdebebas. According to El Mundo, the situation is already at boiling point.
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When a bunch of superstars and superegos don’t win leagues or cups, and disappeared out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals, then it’s doomed to be a bad atmosphere.
The Spanish newspaper reports on arguments with captain Dani Carvajal, Raul Asencio, Alvaro Carreras and Dani Ceballos, with the latter having been made unavailable for selection at the moment. What they all have in common is that they are “homegrown” players, and according to the report, the general feeling is that they have been overlooked by their manager.
This group believes Arbeloa has preferred to praise the club’s superstar players and also the talents that have emerged this season, but he has not done anything similar with players like Carvajal, Asencio and Ceballos. Because of this, relations within the squad have begun to break down.
The situation has also been escalated by Kylian Mbappe, who has been out for the last couple of weeks with a hamstring injury. According to the Spanish media, several of Real Madrid’s players have reacted to his behavior over the past week, which has included trips around parts of Europe with actor girlfriend Ester Exposito, where Arbeloa publicly defended the Frenchman in the aftermath of Sunday’s 0-2 win against Espanyol.
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We wish the coach who will lead Real Madrid next season the best of luck.
