Xabi Alonso is embarking on a transformative journey with Real Madrid, training the team in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Despite personal setbacks like injuries among key players and an accelerated schedule due to the FIFA Club World Cup, Alonso is determined to instill a new playing philosophy. His focus emphasizes improving player distances both with and without the ball. Adapting to these constraints, the coach uses earnest communication and intense training drills to foster teamwork, marking the beginning of his ambitious project with the renowned club.
At their training base in Palm Beach Gardens, Madrid's players are in the middle of a possession drill, split into three groups, crammed into a small space, marked by cones on the training pitch.
Many first-team players have been out injured. Despite all of those limitations, there are signs of the team Alonso wants, and the changes he's determined to make.
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