Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso could lose his position after the team’s defeat to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final. The match, played on January 11 in Saudi Arabia, ended in a 2:3 loss for the Madrid side.
According to Idman.Biz, citing foreign media, Real Madrid’s management is extremely dissatisfied with the actions of the coaching staff and is set to hold an internal meeting in the near future to discuss the Spanish specialist’s future. The source notes that the club does not rule out the possibility of dismissing Alonso following the final.
After the match, the Real Madrid coach commented on his team’s performance, stressing that the game developed in different ways.
“The match had different phases and circumstances. The team reacted to conceding goals and we fought until the end. We had chances to equalize and take the game to a penalty shootout. The team fought hard, gave everything and tried until the very last moment to change the course of the game,” Alonso said.
It is worth noting that this was Xabi Alonso’s first final in charge of Real Madrid. In the Spanish league, the Madrid club sits second after 19 rounds with 45 points, trailing leaders Barcelona by four points.
