Quote from: len01 on July 05, 2025, 11:33:38 PM

That's Alonso, as a slightly young coach, he has a broader mind to develop the talents of young players, giving them the opportunity to show their skills. And look now, Madrid will be very proud to have a wonderkid to be proud of. I understand why Alonso kept Arda, because Madrid must keep a talented player like him and this is all done to face the challenges in the coming season when the main players are injured, the young players will be ready to give their best contribution. I hope Arda and Garcia continue to learn the right tactics to become a reliable pair of players.

That's it, I once heard one of his interviews saying that one of his missions is to really develop and optimize the young players at Real Madrid. Even at the beginning of last season, he really called 8 youth from academy players for Club World Cup at that time. And the most prominent one was Gonzalo García, it was a big success for Xabi to start with the youth.

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