Too good for Real Madrid

I have always admired Xabi Alonso as a player and manager, and that even though he played and managed a team that I am not fond about: Real Madrid.

But today proved that Xabi Alonso is probably too good for Real Madrid as the club announced that he is leaving "in mutual consent" after 8 months managing the side and following a 2-3 defeat to arch-rivals FC Barcelona in the Spanish Super-Cup final. Rumours swirl about Xabi Alonso being forced out by the players who never really adopted his ideas for the team. It is the example of a manager being too big for a club, as everything seems to indicate from his time in Bayer Leverkusen that Xavi Alonso is a decent and guy whose football ideas can give important results and that he is respected by his players. 

I hope to see Mr. Alonso succeed in a different club.

Another former player, Alvaro Arbeloa, will take over Real Madrid for now. The team is also trailing FC Barcelona in the league, and from what we saw with Xabi Alonso, Arbeloa will be struggling with a team of players who see themselves as the center of the world.