Enrique and Ancelotti both failed! It is revealed that Alonso's top priority is to transform Mbappe's defensive participation, which has become the key to his transformation xueting]
2025-05-13
On May 13th Beijing time, according to an article by Spanish media Cadenaser, Mbappe's management issue will become the first severe test for Alonso's coaching of Real Madrid. Previously, neither Enrique nor Ancelotti had properly addressed this problem.
This season, Real Madrid's performance has not met expectations. Although they won the Champions League and signed Mbappe, the team's overall dominance is insufficient. Kroos' retirement has led to an imbalance in the midfield, making it difficult for Modric and Ceballos to fully fill the void. The lack of defensive enthusiasm among the forwards has repeatedly put the team in a passive position.
After taking office, Alonso will face a lineup reorganization, among which Mbappe's performance is particularly crucial. Although he is expected to win the La Liga top scorer award for the first time, he still has obvious shortcomings in defensive contribution, which will be a key factor in determining whether he can grow into a more versatile star. Manu Carrenho, the host of the radio station "El Larguero", believes that how to adapt Mbappe to the team system is Alonso's primary challenge.
Carrenho emphasized that Alonso must follow the example of Flick at Barcelona and reshape the dressing room culture from the very beginning of his coaching career. And Mbappe's integration will be an important indicator: "Enrique failed to get him to improve his running, and Ancelotti also failed to involve him in defense. Now Alonso must solve this problem, and the difficulty can be imagined."
In Carrenio's view, this is precisely the key to testing the ability of the new Real Madrid coach: "Whether one can handle top stars is the true yardstick to measure a coach's level."