{"id":86877,"date":"2025-06-20T02:06:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T00:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/xavi-criticized-the-heat-and-was-judged-xabi-alonso-the-same_313146_102\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:27:08","slug":"xavi-criticized-the-heat-and-was-judged-xabi-alonso-the-same_313146_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/real-madrid\/xavi-criticized-the-heat-and-was-judged-xabi-alonso-the-same_313146_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Xavi criticized the heat and was judged; Alonso the same?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xabi Alonso debuted with a draw and excuses at Madrid, but Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez was not forgiven for complaints. Double standards?<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

The new technical director of Real Madrid<\/strong>, Xabi Alonso<\/strong>, debuted with a draw (1-1) against Al-Hilal in the Club World Cup<\/a>, where his team’s game did not leave good feelings, but his excuses after the final whistle have not gone unnoticed either.<\/p>

After the match between the ‘Casa Blanca’ and the Saudi Pro League team for Group H, the former coach of Bayer Leverkusen<\/strong> took advantage of his appearance before the media to apologize.<\/p>

“No excuses, but it was very hot. It was a difficult game to get into rhythm. That was a condition.”<\/strong><\/p> <\/blockquote>

He also commented that they were not the best conditions to play a football match.<\/p>

In this sense, the statements of the Tolosarra are contradictory, because the day before the match, he himself commented that “the heat worries me zero because it is what it is.”<\/strong> Added to that, the difference in quality between the squads leaves Xabi Alonso’s<\/strong> debut in debt.<\/p>

The Merengues starred in a gray draw in Miami<\/h2>

Despite the abysmal difference between the payrolls, the Arab team knew how to take advantage of the shortcomings of a Real Madrid<\/strong> that is not yet on the field. However, the ‘Whites’ opened the scoring in the 34th minute, thanks to the youth player Gonzalo Garc\u00eda<\/strong>.<\/p>

The joy did not last long for the Merengues. In the 39th minute, the tie came after Ra\u00fal Asencio<\/strong> committed a penalty that ended up being executed by the Portuguese R\u00faben Neves<\/strong>.<\/p>

Despite constantly looking for the goal that would put them ahead on the scoreboard, Madrid<\/strong> had to settle for a draw against a team that has two former FC Barcelona<\/strong> players. They are Malcolm<\/strong> and Jo\u00e3o Cancelo<\/strong>; both were starters.<\/p>

Xabi Alonso’s contradictions after Madrid’s draw<\/h2>

The coach of the Merengue team needed to be a little more self-critical, since, according to his words, they were better. Something that was missing on the field; since the match was very even, and the 1-1 was fair.<\/p>

“Regardless of the result, we have to continue seeing positive things. At halftime, I asked them for more pause with the ball because we were losing the ball very quickly and the game was opening up.<\/strong> We have been better, but we have lacked finishing,” he said.<\/p>