What Xabi needs to do is turn star players into team players. Managing star players is very difficult. Because they want individual success, they want to attack every position themselves. However, having a unified team is beneficial to the team. That's why Real Madrid didn't win the championship last year, despite having so many star players. Mbappé and the other players need to focus entirely on teamwork. Xabi has to orchestrate this.
Xabi Alonso was effectual with Leverkusen. They won Bundesliga without losing a single game. This is absolutely Xabi Alonso's endowment. you know their performance was superb even though there was no star player. They were not resting on a specific player, as a team they tried to play adroitly and won. Madrid's condition is opposed. Los Blancos have a lot of star players, they also want solitary success. Xabi has to change this mindset, in particular I would say Mbappe has to change his style of play. It is true that he is capable of scoring a lot. But in addition to scoring, he has to have the mentality of helping his teammates. If Madrid fails to play well as a team, then they will not be able to win the title next season either.
Xabi Alonso's success at Bayer Leverkusen was truly impressive, and there's plenty of evidence to suggest it's no coincidence. At Real Madrid, however, it's still early days, with Alonso taking over in the summer of 2025. Real Madrid's squad is much more star-studded than at Leverkusen, with players like Mbappé, Vinicius Jr., and Bellingham, but we know that Carlo Ancelotti's performances have been inconsistent this season.
Recall the 4-0 El Clasico defeat against Barcelona in the 2024-25 season and the 3-1 defeat to Milan in the Champions League. At Leverkusen, Alonso built a system from scratch, and the players had to adapt to his vision. At Real Madrid, the pressure is much higher. He brought his vision to Real Madrid, but the pressure will be immense for Xabi Alonso here.