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@rajsinghchohan @Kashyap03862439 @Helditup @_pauljoyce Trent himself said his favourite club is Barca other than LFC. Real should have backed Alonso at any cost. Alonso could have produced the best of trent imo.

@Kashyap03862439 @Helditup @defentremech @_pauljoyce Yup Barca is spiritually the most similar big club to LFC, that was the transfer he should’ve made if any. But his agents (his brothers) are not very smart

Trent Alexander Arnold expected to be left out of England squad

@rajsinghchohan @_pauljoyce Ohh really? Is this because of Mourinho's game model? Mourinho prefers to stay in the low block and counter.

@defentremech @_pauljoyce I think Mourinho is gonna bench Trent plenty of times, he loves defensive full backs. May even use valverde there

@rajsinghchohan @_pauljoyce What do you think will be the role of Arnold under Jose Mourinho? What's your take on Mourinho to madrid?

@defentremech @_pauljoyce Yes, he made the career decision to pursue celebrity status when he had Liverpool captaincy and being in the convo for GOAT RB in the palm of his hands.Liverpool gave him all the support both psychologically and on the pitch by curating the team around his strengths & weaknesses.

@rajsinghchohan @_pauljoyce Do you think he made the wrong decision going to real madrid?

@_pauljoyce Prediction is he’ll be back in the premier league in summer 2027

@EBL2017 Could you elaborate on what his current game model is?

Guarantees Barca’s league title for the next two years, this (if Mourinho even lasts that long). In 2026, Mourinho’s game-model cannot compete with Flick’s over a 38-game campaign.

@RealDealPodz @DonShelby__ Reports saying that club wants a coach who can join immediately, not after WC. Xabi doesn't have any WC responsibility. We should call him back, give a proper pre-season and players he wants.

@DonShelby__ I think an even better political angle would be to promise to bring back Xabi and give the coach control of the project, because it would address even more concerns. But in both cases, you may not even be able to follow through, so would be a risky line to run on.

Para ganar las elecciones contra Florentino no hay que tener un entrenador ya nombrado o hablar de un gran proyecto. Con decir que si eres elegido presidente lo primero que haces es asegurar a los socios y otro aficionados que Mbappé no va seguir en el Madrid y que esto va volver a ser un equipo, ganas las elecciones a Florentino.

@MeiaArmador__ Tempo can be controlled by a single player eg: Kroos or can be controlled by the overall structure of a team? Where would you place Xabi Alonso and Nagelsmann in the above chart?

@VysakhKM1 Mobility - How much players move. Distances - Average distances between teammates and overall structure. Tempo - How fast the ball moves.

Every approach is ultimately built on balancing three core concepts: distances, mobility, and tempo. How a coach thinks about these three variables dictates everything, from strategy and tactics down to player profiling and individual coaching. What kind of distances he wants the team to play with, how much mobility he wants within the structure, and the tempo he wants the game to be played at will shape the entire identity of the team. It even reflects in the personalities of the coaches themselves, and the type of personalities they prefer in players. Every elite coach accepts certain risks in order to minimise others. An effective team-level strategy cannot exist without balancing these trade-offs. Coaches who try to maximise all three simultaneously struggle to consistently dominate at elite level. There has to be a mechanism that allows the team to control the game, whether through shorter distances, lower mobility, lower tempo, or a balance between them. As distances, mobility, and tempo all increase simultaneously, the game naturally becomes more chaotic. Players have fewer stable references while making decisions, structural compactness lowers, and the physical demands placed on the team are unreasonable across a full season, especially with European football. This explains a lot about the careers of coaches like Bielsa, Postecoglou, and Pochettino. Strategically, it becomes almost impossible to sustain a coherent in-possession model and control defensive transitions without balancing these concepts properly. On a team level everything is a trade-off between distances, mobility, and tempo.

@RealDealPodz @Loconteee I saw a hungry Mbappe in that game. Mbappe who wanted to press high. Rather than pressing he took positions where he could press effectively. 16 turnovers, 8 shot ending actions.

Our best high pressing game of the season came with Vini on the bench because, for all his effort, he doesn’t do his homework in the film room with angles. Mofo sabotaged our season. End of story. Vini is a mentally lazy defender, so his impact is not that much worse than Mbappe’s. His effort is often wasteful. And his offensive production was simply worse.

Marseille waltzed through PSG’s press. Meanwhile we had our best counterpressing game in recent memory against Marseille and our coach put out a lineup specifically to emphasize that instead of letting the team pick itself. It’s only September

@RealDealPodz Is Casillas not a member of our board?

Thank you Casillas. Not that we needed any more confirmation that this is the ideal course of action. But seems we’re too far gone to pull it off. Would need 2-3 key sales and an overhaul of the culture above the coach. x.com/victor_nahe/st…

How a Real Madrid fan feels about Xabi Alonso = a Rorschach test for their ⚽️ awareness. Nobody credible working in sports would’ve sacked him (Flo isn’t sporting side). Only a horrid information diet of content creators would make you blame him via regurgitation/groupthink.

@rajsinghchohan Klopp will demand high press, but real madrid front two don't know what this press means.

Was thinking about this Real Madrid manager situation in last few days. And they’ve snookered themselves. •Experienced + player-driven coach (Ancelotti) couldn’t maximise the current squad. •Young + game model-driven coach (Alonso) couldn’t •Young + player-driven coach (Arbeloa) couldn’t There’s only one choice left without making a big sale like Vini or Mbappé sold. Experienced + game model-driven coach. And they must also have elite man-management skills to get them to work off-the-ball. That is Klopp.

@Loconteee Last minute and last action, our team is defending in a low block without keeping possession. Pathetic.

Actually quite incredible that it’s the last action of the game and half the squad is just walking — winger is receiving under no pressure, and RB is cutting them apart. We love the vibes though

@RealDealPodz That nutmeg on Veratti. Actually spain could've won the WC in 2018 if Loptegui would have stayed.

Isco vs Italy 2017 Incredible performance. Back to goal play, dribbling, drawing fouls, turning, nutmegging. Won so many duels bc ball stuck to his feet like glue. The Lopetegui situation with Spain was so unfortunate. Isco could’ve dominated 2018 WC.

@RealDealPodz We are in big trouble. Perez signing suggestions don't look good.

Was never afraid to call it out Going back to the fall No matter how much abuse we received in the DMs Speaking the truth and questioning things always beats sucking up to people in power for access

@EBL2017 Imo Madueke is not made for high pressure games. Sometimes his decisions are awful. Trying to overcomplicate things by over dribbling.

Madueke yesterday… I know he is capable of so much more. He knows that, too. He is a special profile but he needs to execute more reliably.

@RealDealPodz I think fede has got some of these traits of KDB. I have seen him playing these kinds of passes when he played as a RW or in the right half spaces.

Trajectory of Trent’s cross to Mbappe was insane. Curved inside initially, but then seemed to stopped curling when it was at risk of being intercepted. Seemed calculated. Nobody else can play that pass except maybe Kevin De Bruyne. x.com/DataStepz/stat…

@RealDealPodz I don't know how long Arbeloa can take this team in UCL & league, but I should say CWC and the first few games under Xabi were brilliant.

So in summary: we were right about the entire season and everyone who tried pretending otherwise was proven wrong. What an educational, enriching experience this 25/26 season has been.

@LamdarhriAchraf @Loconteee Tbh those 2 UCL titles in the last 4 years in which we barely dominated the oppositions made our board believe that with the power of friendship we can win everything.

There was a problem with the board, which was that they weren't aware of how this squad was imperfect & lack the basics. & That's because of *the recent success*. Should RMA have won the UCL for ex 12 Years, the board would give Xabi Alonso the keys, similarly to Mourinho. Even Mourinho took his first full season to try & fail before he won his first La Liga.

I don’t back Xabi Alonso before Real Madrid— I just apply logic to it. To quote Jürgen Klopp: “A decision that big should be made with plan B which they are not showing they got.” Ancelotti, Alonso, Arbeloa— same fate. Xabi Alonso was RIGHT manager for this team.

@GabiNotGabriel_ Glad that he is back in the premier league. Waiting for his first game.

De Zerbi's first presser — locked in.

@RealDealPodz He should be our primary target, along with Nico Paz and Chema. But we are targeting Rodri.

Bring Adam Wharton to the Bernabeu immediately