Former Wales international Gareth Bale has disclosed that the inability of Xabi Alonso to handle the egos inside the Real Madrid dressing room cost him his job.
Recall that Alonso has left his position as head coach of Real Madrid after just seven months in the role. Alvaro Arbeloa, who has been coach of Real Madrid’s B team since June 2025, and also spent the last six years working with the academy, has been named as Alonso’s replacement.
Bale, in a chat with TNT, described Alonso as an outstanding coach but said that he failed to manage the egos in Real Madrid.
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“He’s an incredible coach,” Bale said on TNT. “He’s won everything he’s won at Bayer Leverkusen , he’s won trophies, he’s coached the team incredibly well.
“But when you arrive at Real Madrid, you don’t need to be a coach, you need to be a manager. You need to manage the egos in the dressing room.
“You have to manage egos. You don’t need to do so many tactical things.
“In the dressing room, there are superstars who can change games in the blink of an eye. So, yes, you can tell he’s a great coach and tactician, but at Real Madrid, obviously, it didn’t work.”
