The line this summer in Spain was that Real Madrid were finally getting a Guardiola-esque coach, or for the more hardline Madridistas, a tactician. Increasingly at pains to point out that he knew a ...

Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid take on Valencia in La Liga action on November 1 following their superb 2-1 El Clasico win.

Real Madrid brought on Xabi Alonso hoping for the manager to bring a new ideology to the club, and thereby revolutionise their style of play as they transition to a new generation of stars.So far, ...