Mallorca: 30 August 2025

Football Match day!

Football Alonso press conference

I spoke with Ceballos, and the decision was for him to stay. My opinion doesn’t change anything. He will stay, he’s one member of the team, and I’m happy he is with us. The decision seems definitive and he will have the same role as before. This situation hasn’t changed my view of him. But how much he will play is unknown. Nobody knows, even me.

I’m very happy with Vinícius. Against Oviedo, he showed his ability to make a big impact from the bench. We’re still at the beginning, he will be crucial.

Fede Valverde plays a pivotal role and leads the team. His first participation in the Club World Cup was good, and it still is. He has the ability to adapt to any style of play, and that’s a good thing.

Our dressing room consists of 25 first team players and some from Castilla. For me, the key thing is the team spirit – that everyone believes they are here to contribute. This belief to me is fundamental.

Dean gives us important things. He gives us the pause from the back line, knowing how to find medium and long passes. It’s important and strategic signing for the club. But we have to complement the pieces. The more we link the different lines, the better our balance will be, and the less distance there will be between us during the game. This will help us to be more stable in the performance. But how we link the play after Dean is very, very important to me. If we want Dean to play with the last line, we would lose the midfield, which also needs to be involved.

Football Arrasate press conference

With the ball, Real Madrid are now more organized and this organization prevents them from conceding transitions to the opponent. This organization also allows them to press well after losing the ball. Well, it’s only two games, but this is already becoming clear and the two games were similar. They’ve been very dominant in these two games and their opponents haven’t even created chances. So, we’ll try to make them run backwards