{"id":30036,"date":"2025-12-01T07:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/alonso-urges-patience-in-madrid-the-season-is-just-getting-started\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T07:58:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:58:56","slug":"alonso-urges-patience-in-madrid-the-season-is-just-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/alonso-urges-patience-in-madrid-the-season-is-just-getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Alonso Urges Patience in Madrid: &#8216;The Season Is Just Getting Started&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Xabi Alonso commented on Real Madrid&#8217;s latest performance, noting that &#8220;It&#8217;s a long season,&#8221; after they drew 1-1 with Girona, marking their third consecutive tie in La Liga.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid fell behind with Azzedine Ounahi&#8217;s goal just before halftime at Montilivi, and although Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 leveled the score with a penalty, they were unable to turn the match around completely.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2025\/1130\/r1582975_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2025\/1129\/r1582293_1296x1296_1-1.jpg&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;scale=crop&amp;location=center\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This result leaves Madrid just one point behind Barcelona, who will face fourth-place Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We improved in the second half and created more chances,&#8221; Alonso mentioned during the post-match conference. &#8220;We weren&#8217;t decisive enough to secure the three points, but the season is still long, and we must keep pushing forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Madrid began the season strong, winning 10 of their first 11 league matches. However, recent draws against Rayo Vallecano and Elche, along with the defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League, have raised concerns about Alonso&#8217;s strategy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The season has various phases,&#8221; he reflected on Sunday. \u201cAt the start, we were more consistent away from home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alonso praised the team\u2019s determination to come back from a 1-0 deficit against Girona, stating they had several clear chances to score the winning goal.<\/p>\n<p>Following the match, Alonso remarked, &#8220;I have no criticism&#8221; for the players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe response to falling behind was positive,\u201d he said. &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t enough, but we came close. With many away matches ahead, we need to stay united and maintain the right mindset. We have an opportunity in Bilbao against Athletic Club on Wednesday, so we\u2019ll see.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Alonso expressed surprise that a potential foul on substitute Rodrigo in the penalty area was not reviewed by the referee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t seen it, but I heard VAR may have checked it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Those are the crucial moments that can sway the result of the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Opinion: This news is significant for soccer fans as it highlights Real Madrid&#8217;s struggle to maintain top form in a highly competitive league. The outcome of these matches could impact the title race and set the tone for the rest of the season, affecting fans&#8217; hopes and expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xabi Alonso commented on Real Madrid&#8217;s latest performance, noting that &#8220;It&#8217;s a long season,&#8221; after they drew 1-1 with Girona, marking their third consecutive tie in La Liga. Madrid fell behind with Azzedine Ounahi&#8217;s goal just before halftime at Montilivi, and although Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 leveled the score with a penalty, they were unable to turn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1443,40,564,46,3881,745,45,1025,2087],"class_list":{"0":"post-30036","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-alonso","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-madrid","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-patience","13":"tag-season","14":"tag-soccer","15":"tag-started","16":"tag-urges"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}