Wahala no dey finish for Real Madrid as dem don show Xabi Alonso peacock feathers!
Only eight months as coach, and dem don carry him load go. Chai, this one na wah o! Fans dey wonder wetin happen after dem expect am to bring fresh style come the club, but na only shadows he carry come.
After dem slap Barcelona for Spanish Super Cup, where dem lose 3-2, dem don realize say match no dey sweet again. Madrid dey seven for league table, four points behind Barcelona, so e no too surprise say Florentino Perez don flex him muscle, carry Alvaro Arbeloa come dem gaffer!
Alonso come with high hopes after e carry Bayer Leverkusen waka for Bundesliga without loss. Him wan shine like Carlo Ancelotti and Zinedine Zidane, but the matter no be so. Now na him name dey join the list of coaches wey don go through fire without water. Wetin, Rafa Benitez and Julen Lopetegui no dey feel lonely again!
For summer wey don pass, Alonso dey beg for midfield player after Luka Modric and Toni Kroos carry leg waka, but dem no show am respect. Na so he get chance to shine, go with crew wey give him little back-up.
At the Club World Cup, some people even dey praise am after PSG slap dem 4-0, as e don try for him first assignment. But we sabi say players like Vinicius Junior no gree him carry matter as e dey bench him plenty times. Vinicius even vex after dem sub am for big Classico match.
With injuries and limited options, Alonso try to change strategy but dem no gree him shine. E dey rotate the squad like say na paper and wax, make dem no catch him for a while. But the time wey dem lose to Atletico Madrid 5-2 for September, na there dem don raise alarm for am.
Even with some wins here and there, Madrid never dey flow like fine wine. Dem dey face wahala match after match, plus negative headlines wey hit dem from fans. When dem lose to Celta Vigo for home, na when the ball start to roll. Perez no get time to watch kid play; him don focus on performance.
Despite what Pep Guardiola talk about coaching Real Madrid being hard, after him own chat with Alonso, the aggro dey hang thick. But e still manage buy him time small, even when losses dey come. Yet, no be long time before Barcelona don give Perez the reason to bust head and do the needful for the winter period.
Now Arbeloa, wey also play for Madrid, don collect the mantle as coach. Wetin we go see next? Hope say he fit change di small-small wahala wey dey follow the team to glory. Naija fans dey hope say dem go recover, make dem no dey chop another round of bad news.
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