Central striker of Real Madrid from 1984 to 1987, Jorge Valdano he was also coach of the Blancos for two years (from 1994 to 1996) and in the interview granted to Süddeutsche Zeitung took a moment to analyze the current situation of the Spanish club. Consider and evaluate the changes in Spanish football, with the arrival of Kylian Mbappe at the Santiago Bernabeu after years spent daydreaming, also taking into consideration the future of Ancelotti and a probably already designated heir.
On the initial difficulties shown by KM9 to Real Madrid: “It’s a question of adaptation. Mbappé left his country, France, for the first time, and this took him sociologically out of his comfort zone. This may have led him to a process of anxiety, and anxiety is the great enemy of the footballer”.
As for the fate of Carlo Ancelottihead coach of Real Madrid: “No matter what the Real Madrid coach is called, he is always in a weak position and three games away from the crisis. In other words: done. We are talking about the current championship-winning coach and of the Champions League”.
A thought on one of the most popular coaches with an assured future, as well as being linked to Real Madrid: “Xabi Alonso has a big advantage: he doesn’t let the market force him to do anything. Half of humanity wanted him to stay with them and, nevertheless, until now he has remained in Leverkusen. He chooses his times, which speaks of his personality. But, I have to say one thing: I have the feeling that wherever he wants to go, the door will be open for him right now.”