Real Madrid’s FIFA Club World Cup campaign has come to a shuddering end following their 4-0 loss to rivals PSG.
Xabi Alonso’s side were simply brushed aside in New Jersey with the UEFA Champions League holders 2-0 up inside the opening 10 minutes.
Defensive issues caused PSG’s opening goals at the MetLife Stadium, before Fabian Ruiz made it 3-0 before the break, and substitute Goncalo Ramos wrapped up the result in the closing stages.
Alonso’s squad now head away on their summer break and his No.1 Thibaut Courtois was in no doubt over how the result unfolded.
Courtois highlights how PSG battered Real Madrid
The Belgium international has a reputation for straight talking and he pulled no punches in his post match interview.
“We want to apologise to the fans.
“What was the problem? We didn’t press as a team. There were two big mistakes at the start of the game and that affected us.
“We failed to follow Xabi’s plan for the game. We need to take time and analyse it, but from what I saw, we were always arriving late to every situation.”
Real Madrid’s preseason plan
Due to the 2024/25 season being extended by the Club World Cup, Real Madrid have not outlined any formal plans for preseason games, and there will be no tour.
The main focus now will be club’s push to delay their start to the 2025/26 La Liga season despite opposition from the authorities.
Los Blancos want their first game – against Osasuna on August 19 – moved into October to start the season at newly-promoted Real Oviedo on August 24.
Current rules on rest periods focus on AFE regulations requiring footballers to have 30 days of rest in a calendar year, and a period of at least 21 days uninterrupted at the end of the season.
Real Madrid want three weeks holiday and three of preseason training which brings them to August 20.
Thibaut courtois is too old to take current squad forward without any diplomacy Xavi Alonso need to bring new and young goalkeeper, it’s necessary and is now.
Lol blaming this loss on Courtois is mind boggling
Also Real Madrid need to push in for defenders
We need this games back, we need our missing cups
So you actually watch football
The entire problem of real Madrid is complex starting from selection and midfield that matches the opposing team.
The Manager needs to figure this out urgently, he needs defensive midfielder players .
The goal keeper isnt the issue courtois has been the best from last season saving the team on countless occasions
REAL HAVE WON ENOUGH ITS NICE TO SEE OTHER TEAMS HAVE A BITE AT THE CHERRY
Real Madrid need to focus on their defense. This defeat is mainly caused by our defenders. Both asensio and rudiger are the causes to this defeat.
Madrid need to buy two central defenders, the likes of Ibrahim konate and William saliba
New blood is needed in the team, especially the backline and midfield
The main problem here is the backline.i missed DEAN in that encounter, it was so obvious he has been the one saving the entire backline since his debut match.
Bring the young and new goalkeepers nonsense
A good team doesn’t win all the time. It’s good it happened this way as this will help Real Madrid to reappraise their team for better performances. After all RM wasn’t worst off. They lost only a game in the tournament. Hala Madrid…