Real Madrid s new era! Alonso establishes a new free kick system

We often say that "new officials take office three things." If a new coach wants to establish his own authority, he must start with some details. Let’s look at Real Madrid’s new coach Xavi Alonso. His first shot was on the team’s “free kick penalty power”. This decision can be said to be very smart and courageous.

After Kroos and Modric left, Real Madrid has been missing a stable set-piece penalty kick. Now that Alonso comes, he immediately makes a decision: hand over the free kick with his right foot to the new Arnold; the left foot is directly given to the 17-year-old talented young player Mastantuno.

This arrangement conveys several important signals behind it. First, this breaks the past tradition of "selecting seniority" and whoever has the strongest ability will get promoted. This is a very clear principle of "only talent is to promote". Second, this is also a great trust in the two new players, and by giving them important tactical responsibilities, they can help them build confidence and integrate into the team faster. It can be said that Alonso used this seemingly small decision to set a tone for the new era of Real Madrid coached by him to "focus on strength and neglect fame".