Real Madrid starts at the Club World Cup this Wednesday from 9:00 p.m. As always, the first official match of the whites, which this year arrives with a lot of advance with respect to the usual dates in the debut, is surrounded by enormous expectations, multiplied this season by the relay on the team's bench. The 'It was Ancelotti'He ended with bittersweet taste to give way to a stage whose cover is the face of Xabi Alonso: younger and, it is supposed, more interventionist and with a tactical libretto yet to be confirmed. In it Bayer Leverkusenthe defense of three with two lanes was one of the halls of identity of the team that managed to knock the almighty Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and in the 'Pokal'. And in Madrid? Everything indicates that Xabi will opt for a 4-3-3, A better known system for players and, a priori, more adapted to the different profiles that make up the squad of their new team.
Trent Alexander Arnold spoke in Real Madrid Play after his first training with Real Madrid.
But, looking at the defense, that is where those that will be The great noveltyS of Madrid in its World Cup debut before Al-Hilal. And, unless last minute physical setback, Both Alexander-Anrold and Dean Huijsen will be headlines in the first Madrid match in the new FIFA promoted tournament. Two defenses, right-handed side and central the other, which arrive to alleviate what was perhaps the great lack of the team in the 24-25 season, a lack of defensive fixture to which they also contributed, and not little, injuries like Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao or David Alabaamong others.
Mbappé, Bellingham and Modric have also joined training
It is evident that The World Cup event has conditioned the Real Madrid marketwhich has advanced several weeks with respect to exercises considered 'normal'. To this are added Emergency of the club, which did not achieve any of the great objectives of the last campaign (Champions and League, in addition to the defeat in the Cup final). A third factor is The importance in Valdebebas grant to the new tournament promoted by Gianni Infantinowho has had one of his great partners in Madrid, despite the initial doubts in the club regarding the infrastructure of this first edition. Those disagreements were already behind, and now Madrid wants to be the first to register its name in the ball gold trophy that will crown the first world champion of clubs under the new format.
Sports reasons
The titles of Trent and Huijsen are nothing more than another confirmation, in case it was needed, of the importance that in the club is granted to the US appointment. But they also have their sports justification. The former Liverpool arrives directly to cover Dani's decline Carvajalalthough he has traveled to lands of Florida And it could reappear in the last rounds of the tournament, if Madrid manages to stretch its participation to the end. Almost the same can be said of a House that, after consolidating in the Spanish team, is facing a Scenario with Antonio Rüdiger recentin both cases of consideration.
The English player spoke in Spanish in his presentation and surprised everyone for his great level
Actually, Madrid has made up to three signings, apart from Xabi, before the start of the World Cup. The third reinforcement was Franco Mastantuonobut the 17 -year -old Argentine talent will play the tournament with River Plate Before becoming full Madrid player. Trent and Huijsen take advantage, because they will start their Madrid adventure in the World Cup and with gallons of headlines from minute one.
