Álvaro Arbeloa’s 5 urgent challenges at Real Madrid 🪄 | OneFootball

Álvaro Arbeloa, magician?

This Monday's bombshell: Xabi Alonso and Real Madrid, it's over!

Real has indeed made official the departure of its coach who arrived this summer and appointed Álvaro Arbeloa, coach of the reserve team until now, the day after the 3-2 defeat in the Spanish Super Cup final against FC Barcelona.

The coach from Salamanca arrives with the crucial mission of reviving a project that has lost its way over the past month. After a disappointing December, "the Spartan" will need to show leadership to restore the winning identity demanded by the Santiago Bernabéu.

Here are the five major focuses of Álvaro Arbeloa!

Psychological reconstruction after the Super Cup

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The main goal is to lift the players' spirits. The recent defeat in the Spanish Super Cup and the lingering doubts have left the team in a very gloomy state of mind.

Arbeloa must play the role of psychologist to reconnect the group before the end of January, a month that promises to be decisive for the club's aspirations in all competitions!

An emergency plan for physical condition

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The main task of the previous phase is to get the team back in physical shape. The series of injuries and physical setbacks suffered in recent months has harmed the team's competitiveness at key moments.

The new technical staff needs the players to regain the energy necessary to keep up with a schedule that offers no respite.

Creativity and order in the engine room

Tactically, Arbeloa must consolidate a midfield lacking ideas. Previous experiments in the axis have not succeeded, worsening the lack of fluidity in game construction.

It is essential to restructure the team's axis so that Real Madrid can once again dominate matches through ball possession and discernment.

Managing egos

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Another major challenge is assembling the pieces of the puzzle in attack. Names like Mbappé, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Bellingham, or Gonzalo have not managed to associate sustainably.

Arbeloa's mission is to find the ideal system for these stars to coexist and enhance their goal-scoring ability without unbalancing the team.

Immediate results in a suffocating schedule

Finally, the priority is to quickly achieve positive results. The debut will take place on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey against Albacete. But the most important will be the Champions League, which is fast approaching against Monaco and Benfica. Arbeloa cannot afford any mistakes!

This article was translated from the Spanish version.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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