Quote from: GiftedMAN on July 24, 2025, 10:58:13 PM

This has always been Barcelona's issues since they started having financial crisis when they make a block buster signing with a huge wage it becomes tough to register the player until they let go of another player. Well in Rashford's case he's an important player and they'll do everything to register him since they've officially unveiled him as a recent signing for the team.

It's is a good destination for Rashford as playing for a strong team like Barcelona, he will have better chances of winning titles, even Champions League title. There are players who don't need to be super star players to win Champions League and Rashford can be a next player like this. While it's painful for many super star players with magnificient performances in their career did not win a single UEFA Champions League title.

For Barcelona, I don't know this transfer will be good for their club finance and actual performances with very uncertain contributions from Rashford.

Quote from: ancafe on Today at 01:15:40 AM

Too much concern that emerged from several people about Xabi Alonso's journey at Real Madrid because they suffered defeats against PSG at the Club World Cup. But this is not a reason to say Xabi Alonso failed because he just started to bring Real Madrid to be better than the previous season. There is nothing instant and may take time for him to make adjustments so that foster children can be much better in accepting instructions and strategies given.

Real Madrid exited the Club World Cup with disappointment after defeated by PSG but generally before that defeat, they played well and shown some effects of Xabi Alonso and his tactics. This is good signal for more changes and improvements in Real Madrid when Xabi Alonso has more time to work with his players and they will possibly play better in actual matches of a new season.

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We'll see next season and how changes can be made by Xabi Alonso in handling a big team, especially this is Real Madrid who every season will get the spotlight from various parties. He will definitely get difficulties because of the pressure when becoming a big coach with the demands of the trophy so that there will be challenges and difficulties that will occur.

The pressure on Xabi Alonso is big and he surely knew about that before signing this contract with the club. He understood Real Madrid well by his experience as a player for them years ago and success in Bayer Leverkusen gives Xabi Alonso not only experience, but also confidence for this big and challenging adventure in Real Madrid.