According to Marca: The Real Madrid team began to fracture when several players stopped hiding their discontent with Xabi Alonso, some players openly disrespected Xabi Alonso during the video tactic sessions, fall asleep while he explained tactics, whispering between while he spoke.
Article: : https://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2026/05/08/tension-an-unbearable-atmosphere-and-two-sides-with-xabi-in-the-background.html
According to Marca: The Real Madrid team began to fracture when several players stopped hiding their discontent with Xabi Alonso, some players openly. Xabi Alonso during the video tactic sessions, fall asleep while he explained tactics, whispering between themselves while he spoke, this really bothered players who were loyal to Xabi Alonso including Aurélien Tchouaméni, Tchouaméni and some other players supported Xabi Alonso’s ideas as they believed the team needed a profound change in their style of play, ending up becoming an internal rift that led to different factions within the squad and increasingly evident tensions, Marca reports, Marca reports.