Quote from: bastisisca on Today at 07:57:19 AM

Quote from: Ryu_Ar1 on July 16, 2025, 04:56:27 PM

Modric left, Vazquez also left and all that remains of the era of 3 consecutive seasons winning the Champions League is now Carvajal. It's a sad farewell for me, a Madrid fan, but at the end of the day, things must go on and resolutions and rejuvenations must be made.
Two legends have left this season but we have already sucked in creating new legends again especially with the quality of age that is currently still quite young, so Madrid's future progress is still quite good for now even though this season is still in a transitional phase.

Vazquez's position has also now been fully filled by TAA so his departure from Madrid may not have a big gap especially since we know what TAA's capacity is like, the problem now is who will be used as a benchmark for the midfield after Modric followed Kroos leaving. Although it is undeniable that for the figure of the captain, we may still have Carvajal and Valverde who can be used as vice-captains, but the role of filling the midfield position, especially in building up attacks, is currently diminishing with Modric's absence there.
I hope Xabi can anticipate this later.

I have to say that i am honestly sorry for the departures of Modric and Vazquez, but we have to look forward
Football is something that evolves, that changes and that always becomes something different.
You can't think of having a static team forever or for too long, it wouldn't be normal

Modric is getting too old, so it's understandable that he's leaving, and it won't change anything. In fact, it's a good thing for Real Madrid to regenerate the team, especially in their midfield.
A new era for Real Madrid is slowly being built, and I'm quite optimistic about it. Real Madrid has been developing many young players for the past few seasons, so it won't be difficult for some of the senior players to leave.

Xabi Alonso is also a coach who is quite adept at combining young and senior players. This was evident when he was the manager of Leverkusen last season, so what he will do with Real Madrid is likely to be the same.