Taking over as manager at Real Madrid would be huge step for Xabi Alonso bringing much more pressure and high expectations than his current job at Bayer Leverkusen. But he has done fantastic job challenging for title in Germany at Real Madrid goal is always to win trophies every year. This intense pressure means that if he succeeds and brings new style of play he will be celebrated like Zinedine Zidane. However if he fails to win trophies he would face strong criticism from demanding fans and media. It is interesting situation especially with Carlo Ancelotti current success and it makes you wonder if Alonso time as player at club would help him handle stress of manager role.