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Alonso is eager to transform the younger midfielder, but the 40-year-old captain of the demon has created a reverse problem?

5:42am, 18 May 2025【Football】

After joining Real Madrid, the new coach Xavi Alonso wants to transform the entire lineup very much. Not only have they finalized Arnold and the talented central defender Wyson, in the midfield, the former Spanish masters also want to give their own ideas, give their own settings for the entire midfield personnel and ideas, and make significant adjustments.

According to professional media such as Ass, Real Madrid executives support Alonso's attitude, and they are willing to provide huge transfer funds to help him complete the new settings. Xavi Alonso's requirement for the team is a fast counterattack style with strong control, which is relatively similar to the overall rhythm of Real Madrid in the past. However, in comparison, he has higher requirements for offense. Therefore, following his own ideas, he needs to introduce at least one creative midfielder to make up for his lack of position this season.

The all-round midfielder has the support of Valverde, and the help of Bellingham after the master is the help of him. These two responsibilities are indeed sufficient.

It is reported that under such circumstances, Xavi Alonso wants to reduce the age of midfielders of the overall team to improve the ability of the main and substitutes, and reduce the ability gap between them. Modric became the target who was likely to be sacrificed, but Modric did not want to leave the team because of this. Relevant people also provided data support, for example, in the game against Mallorca, he participated in the most actions. Modric is also leading the way in terms of several data such as touching the ball, forward passing, and contacting the striker.

So, this posed a problem for Xavi Alonso. Whether to introduce a young new player or continue to use Modric, Xavi Alonso will encounter multiple-choice questions. In terms of injuries, Real Madrid's midfielder did encounter great challenges this season. For example, Camavenga missed 33 games, Sebassus missed 15 games, Joan Améni, Bellingham and others missed about 10 games. The only one who was not injured was Modric, who was about to turn 40, which is also a very interesting situation.

Therefore, what will be the next choice for Alonso and the senior management? Perhaps it is "correct" to give the veteran another chance, but it is appropriate to "abandon" that has too much trouble for other injuries?