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So what happened to the Ultimatum?
Well I guess the ‘Press’ moved it to the next game. One thing is for sure we cannot afford to keep dropping points in La Liga. At some point no coach will be able to survive that. There will just be a sacking instead of any ultimatums.
🚨 Real Madrid’s board, lead by Florentino Perez, had an emergency meeting until dawn today.
In it, a decision was made: the Man City game is the LAST chance to turn things around for Xabi Alonso. @marcapic.twitter.com/zseyEZc1oq
— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) December 8, 2025
Apparently the locker room is divided too.
🚨 Rodrygo: “I hugged Xabi because I know it’s a tough time for him too, and I wanted to show that we support our coach.” pic.twitter.com/RykKN2SloO
— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) December 10, 2025
📸 – Vinicius Jr gave Xabi Alonso a hug after he took him off! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/YFIj7xvQFw
— The Touchline | 𝐓 (@TouchlineX) December 3, 2025
The finishing has been……
“There’s a common theme running through this team right now: a lack of execution and a lack of technique in decisive moments. The numbers paint the picture clearly: an xG of 12 across this poor run of results, and only 5 goals to show for it. That return is unacceptable at the… pic.twitter.com/hbw7hee14D
— Managing Madrid (@managingmadrid) December 11, 2025
Karim has his say.
“What they’re missing is just a connection between Mbappé, Vini, Bellingham and Rodrygo. Bellingham needs to understand that he’s the playmaker, not the goalscorer. Mbappé, he’s the goalscorer, not the playmaker. Vini, he’s not the defensive midfielder, he’s the left winger.” https://t.co/H23zKDRaDFpic.twitter.com/xmIDTtfaLU
— Lucas Navarrete (@LucasNavarreteM) December 11, 2025
Just read that full Benzema interview and my first thought was: yep, he’s exactly the type of leader we’re missing.
— Kiyan Sobhani (@KiyanSo) December 11, 2025

