Real Madrid news: Xabi Alonso’s Bernabeu spell by the numbers

Xabi Alonso is not Actual Madrid’s supervisor. The capital membership introduced the Spanish coach’s departure on Monday, simply six months after his appointment. A number of figures illustrate the shock sacking of the previous Bayer Leverkusen boss.

Appointed on twenty fifth Could as Actual Madrid’s new supervisor rather than Italian Carlo Ancelotti, Xabi Alonso was presupposed to be the brand new figurehead of a brand new period for the capital membership, who completed 4 factors behind FC Barcelona in La Liga and have been eradicated within the Champions League quarter-finals on the finish of the 2024-25 season.

The mission of the supervisor who arrived from German facet Bayer Leverkusen lasted simply six months.

Deeply affected by a painful failure within the final summer season switch window – the non-arrival of midfielder Martin Zubimendi – Xabi Alonso leaves Los Blancos after solely 34 matches in cost throughout all competitions.

To seek out the final Actual Madrid supervisor pushed in the direction of the exit with so few matches on the bench, it’s a must to return to Santiago Solari’s temporary spell, simply 28 matches between November 2018 and March 2019 earlier than Zinedine Zidane’s appointment.

Xabi Alonso is the most recent Actual Madrid supervisor this century to final lower than 50 video games ? pic.twitter.com/PLK7qF1S47

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Xabi Alonso, few defeats however important ones

Actual Madrid didn’t give Xabi Alonso time, dismissing him simply hours after Kylian Mbappe and his teammates’ defeat to FC Barcelona within the Spanish Tremendous Cup ultimate (2-3).

The 44-year-old supervisor leaves after solely six defeats, though 5 of them have been heavy and memorable: 0-4 towards PSG within the Membership World Cup semi-finals, 2-5 towards Atletico Madrid in La Liga, 0-1 towards Liverpool and 1-2 towards Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League, and subsequently 2-3 towards the Blaugrana yesterday, in a match that supplied Xabi Alonso the possibility to win his first trophy.

Xabi Alonso leaves Actual Madrid with among the finest win percentages underneath Florentino Pérez ?

Sacked too quickly? ? pic.twitter.com/QpCLvGfLXz

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Spectacular win ratio regardless of the sacking

In 34 matches in cost, Actual Madrid achieved 24 victories underneath his management, a hit price of 70.5%.

A win ratio increased than Frenchman Zinedine Zidane’s two spells (69.8% and 60.5%) and Italian Carlo Ancelotti’s (68.8%), though his two illustrious predecessors achieved these percentages over a far larger variety of matches managed (263 for Zidane, 234 for Ancelotti).

Xabi Alonso shouldn’t be even far off Portuguese Jose Mourinho’s win ratio (71.3%). Stunning figures that left the Madrid hierarchy unmoved.

This text was initially printed on High Mercato.