Real Madrid captain, Dani Carvajal, has called the sacking of coach Carlo Ancelotti a “necessary change” and stated that his successor, Xabi Alonso has “more discipline”.
After failing to win a major trophy in 2024–25, Ancelotti’s final season as manager, Madrid have won all of their last three La Liga games this season, leading the league heading into the international break.
After missing the most of last season due to a catastrophic knee injury, Carvajal is back and is vying for a spot in the team with Trent Alexander-Arnold, who just joined.
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“I think it was a necessary change,” Carvajal told Cadena SER as quoted by the ESPN on Monday, speaking while on international duty with Spain.
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“Carlo’s cycle had come to its end. We all needed something new … With Xabi it’s going well, we’ve started well, taking on new ideas, and there’s a long way to go to get to our best.”
After departing los Blancos as the manager with the most trophies in the club’s history—15 over two stints, including three Champions Leagues—Ancelotti is currently the head coach of the Brazil national team.
“Every coach has their way of working,” Carvajal told COPE radio in another interview. “They’re different generations. We had more freedom with ‘Carletto’, we could arrive a bit later, although Carlo would get angry. Maybe Xabi is more straight-laced, there’s more discipline.”
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