{"id":152116,"date":"2025-12-21T10:56:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T10:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=152116"},"modified":"2025-12-21T10:56:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T10:56:32","slug":"why-xabi-alonso-real-madrid-are-struggling-%f0%9f%98%a9%f0%9f%a4%94-numbers-dont-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=152116","title":{"rendered":"WHY Xabi Alonso &#038; Real Madrid are STRUGGLING \ud83d\ude29\ud83e\udd14 | Numbers Don\u2019t Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hxsPU5V9WNI?rel=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Join JayDee Dyer &#038; Nico Cantor for a brand new way of consuming the beautiful game with Numbers Don\u2019t Lie from Sofascore. On this episode, our crew is taking a look at the performance of Real Madrid&#8217;s manager Xabi Alonso since taking over the club, discussing whether or not he has run out of time in charge. The crew compare the club&#8217;s first run of 23 matches up against this stretch of poor form in the last. Will Xabi Alonso be able to save his job?<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Real Madrid is STRUGGLING<br \/>\n0:41 Madrid in La Liga table<br \/>\n1:10 Real Madrid&#8217;s last 9 games<br \/>\n2:34 Real Madrid vs. Alav\u00e9s<br \/>\n3:54 Real Madrid&#8217;s win-loss in 2025<br \/>\n6:02 Carlo Ancelotti vs. Xabi Alonso<br \/>\n7:42 Madrid&#8217;s record when scoring first<br \/>\n7:55 Madrid&#8217;s record when conceding first<br \/>\n9:18 Fede Valverde in 2025<br \/>\n10:42 Jude Bellingham in 2025<br \/>\n12:26 Arda G\u00fcler&#8217;s drop-off in play<br \/>\n14:09 Final Thoughts<br \/>\n15:00 Watch More!<\/p>\n<p>#numbersdontlie #cbssportsgolazo #sofascore #cbssports #cbs #realmadrid #soccer #madrid #football #spain<br \/>\nStream UCL on Paramount+ &#8211; http:\/\/bit.ly\/UCLonParamount<br \/>\nWatch UCL Extended Highlights &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYX&#8211;AqrRszzMR4_C8YwiBn<br \/>\nWatch UCL Today with Thierry Henry, Kate Scott, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher &#8211; https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkwBiY2Dq-oYdin8WdtaOExGhaRZI_dJ8<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our other CBS Sports Golazo channels!<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CBSSportsGolazoEurope<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@golazoamerica<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@wgolazo<\/p>\n<p>Home of UEFA Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Champions League, UEFA Europa and Conference Leagues, NWSL, Serie A and Serie A Women, EFL Championship, EFL League One, EFL League Two and Carabao Cup, Concacaf Men&#8217;s World Cup Qualifiers and W Champions Cup, US Open Cup, USL, Liga MX, SPFL and more.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hxsPU5V9WNI\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join JayDee Dyer &#038; Nico Cantor for a brand new way of consuming the beautiful game with Numbers Don\u2019t Lie from Sofascore. On this episode, our crew is taking a&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":152117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-152116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer-world-wide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=152116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/152117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=152116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=152116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=152116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}