A Tactical Preview Of Xabi Alonso's First Season At Real Madrid

Managing Madrid Podcast · Aug 8, 2025 · 59m

On this episode of the Managing Madrid Podcast, Kiyan Sobhani and Matt Wiltse do a thorough tactical preview of Xabi Alonso's upcoming debut season at Real Madrid:

Formations

On-ball build-up

Pressing structure

Personnel and starting XI

Set pieces

Trent Alexander-Arnold's role

Can Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr co-exist?

Alvaro Carreras vs Fran Garcia

Dean Huijsen

Arda Güler -- can he be the deep lying playmaker? What about his defense?

Much more.

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