Quote from: len01 on Today at 02:11:59 PM

Quote from: GiftedMAN on Today at 01:53:23 PM

I’m not really sure what Alonso’s plan is with Rodrygo, but selling him is definitely worrying the fans. Before Mbappe and Alonso showed up, Vinicius and Rodrygo helped Madrid win the UCL and La Liga, and the team’s success was pretty much down to them. Since Mbappe and the new coach came in, things feel a bit more complicated. But I’m trying to stay positive, every coach has their own vision and wants to build the team their way. I just hope Alonso doesn’t mess up the lineup too badly.

As a Real Madrid fan who saw the performance of Rodrygo in 2023/24 season, I'm still very much surprised why he stopped being a regular after the arrival of Kylian Mbappe last summer. Rodrygo was one of the key players that helped Real Madrid win the Spanish La Liga title and the European Cup that season with Vinicius Jr leading the attacking line. I remember a league game I watched that season where Vinicius Jr was rested by the then manager Carlo Ancelotti who allowed Rodrygo operate from the left side of Real Madrid attack, he ended up scoring two beautiful goals.
Rodrygo to me is a huge asset to Real Madrid but it seems the current manager of the club have a contrary belief about the Brazilian hence, his refusal to start or play him as substitute during most of the club's games in the concluded FIFA Club World Cup. The season is almost starting and we've been seeing different speculations of clubs that are now trying to sign Rodrygo away from Santiago Bernabeu. If Xabi Alonso thinks he'll perform better with the Real Madrid team without Rodrygo, I think it's fine to let him join another top European club and continue his spectacular career but if Rodrygo leaves and goes on to become a prominent and decisive figure in another top club by scoring and creating many goals while Real Madrid struggles in attack, Xabi Alonso might lose his job for failing to utilize the talent he had at his disposal.