Join JayDee Dyer & Nico Cantor for a brand new way of consuming the beautiful game with Numbers Don’t Lie from Sofascore. On this episode, our crew is taking a look at the performance of Real Madrid’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’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?
0:00 Real Madrid is STRUGGLING
0:41 Madrid in La Liga table
1:10 Real Madrid’s last 9 games
2:34 Real Madrid vs. Alavés
3:54 Real Madrid’s win-loss in 2025
6:02 Carlo Ancelotti vs. Xabi Alonso
7:42 Madrid’s record when scoring first
7:55 Madrid’s record when conceding first
9:18 Fede Valverde in 2025
10:42 Jude Bellingham in 2025
12:26 Arda Güler’s drop-off in play
14:09 Final Thoughts
15:00 Watch More!
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They are struggling because Xavi uses favouratism. He wont get any offers in self respecting leagues like EPL
Nico: Rrrrrreal marrid 😂😂 this guy bruh 🤦🏾♂️
hm, why they didn't show VIni Numbers compare to last year ?
You forgot to mention Arda Guler was forced to play in different position last 9 games…
He is naturally a 10 or a attacking midfielder.
I understand sometimes for the team you need to play different position but you can't expect the same results.
Real Madrid couldn't set up a system yet that's why players can't show their 100% potential.
Arda Guler is so talented and right now him being down lately is just poor managing.
Xabi Alonso is better than Pep, Klopp and every premier league coachs. Bravo Xabi ❤
Perez needs to make it clear to every player at Real Madrid that Xabi Alonso is here to stay, and that they must respect his methods, especially when it comes to his experiments in midfield. The system is going to look like this:
Courtois
Carreras (or La Masia's Valdepeñas)
Huijsen (or Rüdiger)
Militão (or Asensio)
Trent Alexander-Arnold (or Carvajal, or even Valverde if needed)
Tchouaméni (every day of the week)
Arda Güler as a #6 or Camavinga as a double pivot,
Bellingham as a free #8.
But here's the thing, I'm not totally sure where Valverde or Arda will fit into this system yet. All I know is that Bellingham absolutely has to start. He's composed, has perfect box-to-box qualities, and his versatility is crucial.
Arda Güler is brilliant at linking up with Mbappé, but physically he’s not strong enough to play as a deep-lying playmaker (DLP). He struggles defensively, has issues keeping possession under pressure, and tends to lose his composure when pressed, something we don’t see from Camavinga or Bellingham.
Xabi’s experiments are necessary to figure out where every player truly excels, and how he can make this team work together as a unit. We’re still in the process of understanding how each player fits, but it’s clear that Xabi's tactical vision will bring the best out of the squad once everything clicks.
Numbers don’t like. Since Nude is back from injury, RM isn’t the same. Arda needs to be in no 10. Bench Jude or put him in no 6-8!
That sinple but xabi is afraid of telling that to Jude’s father
I'm a Barca fan. I warn of complacency! At this time in the 24/45 season, Barca was 5 points off realmadrid, in third place! Madrid is not broken, its not buried, they are doing OK. Barca at that time was coming off a loss against Las Palmas, Draw with Betis ad Osasuna!! There is plenty of time for madrid to come good. No use sounding alarms or false security (for Barca) right now!
1: Real Madrid’s midfield has absolutely no controlling ability. Kroos & Modric have not been replaced.
2: Vini is… terrible. And if he plays fine on the pitch, his attitude ruins it.
3: No real right-winger. Rodrygo is a LW, and the rest are all number 10s (Guler, Mastantuono, Brahim)
4: Unsettled defense, except Carreras. That’s when they’re all fit. Usually, most of them aren’t.
This creates a situation where;
– You’re really shaky defensively, even with a god tier Goalkeeper, he can make mistakes when he plays with different players every week
– No control in midfield, resulting in nothing but box-to-box style, counter attacking, magical pass type football, where everyone passes to Mbappe and hope he scores
– Lack of real wingers. Vini is not playing like one, and there is no Right winger in the first place.
Predictable team, with an exploitable defense, and lack of creativity up front.
Close down Mbappe and they are so incredibly easy to beat.
Xabi is being used as an escape goat. Perez and his special players like Vini are the problem. Perez thinks RM is his PS5 FIFA game, interferes with management and refuses to buy what they team needsL Number 9, Kroos replacement, right winger, central defenders,
Xavi must be sacked. He's doesn't able to take care of Real Madrid as a nansger
We are 6 months into the season and the team has become way worse than it was .Actually if you have been watching Rm games since August you will realise the team wasnt that very good we just faced easier opponents and individual brilliance was saving Xabi .The reason as to why key players are struggling to find their feet and others are slowly losing form is due to wrong profiling by the coach .I would really like Xabi to turn things around but it wont be that easy if results wont improve .Currently he is a loss/ draw away from getting sacked the only way the board could extend his stay is if he wins all games plus the supercup .Im glad hes fixed whatever was going on in the dressing room now its up to him to properly platform his players
Better journalists than those of Espn
It's the price he's paying for not playing Endrick….
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xabi wont get the sack lol the media is crazy. I cant lie the team is very much struggling and adapting to the tactics that alonso enforces. They will eventually get it right mid season.
will madrid even be able to reach the super cup final though?
Invincible at Leverkusen, it was just one season.
Axvi not going anywhere. Talk done! 🥱🙄🤦🏾♂️🚶🏾♂️🚶🏾♂️
All that number to say the whole team is struggling at the moment. And Xabi keep saying we win as a team and suffer as a team..but y’all so call pundits has to create a narrative
Great analysis, can you guys do a Barca analysis like this? Thanks
From:
A loss to City Xabi will be fired.
A loss to Alaves Xabi will be fired.
Now:
Super cup will decide Xabi future???