Still no starter! Aspen: Alonso’s use of Alexander-Arnold caused surprise within Real Madrid

Football     11:25pm, 12 November 2025

According to "AS" report, Alonso's use of Alexander-Arnold caused surprise within the club.

Regarding the choice of Real Madrid’s right back position, Aspen reported that Real Madrid’s right back position is theoretically the strongest and most outstanding position in the team, with three outstanding choices, but now it is beginning to cause pain to Alonso. Carvajal is absent due to a knee problem; Valverde, as a "firefighter", has reached his load limit and has been substituted for two consecutive games due to muscle pain, which will cause him to be sidelined for 10 days during the international match; and Arnold...it has been 13 days since he received medical and competitive clearance, but Alonso has not yet made up his mind to start him.

When asked why Valverde was started in this game, Alonso emphasized: "He was in good condition before the game." Specifically, he suffered an injury to the semimembranosus muscle of his right leg.

As for Valverde's possible injury, AS reported that this time, unlike at Anfield, he was unable to avoid injury, and the possibility of minor muscle tears is very high. And the result was exactly that: a 10-day truce. But he doesn't have to play with Uruguay.

Aspen finally wrote that Alonso told the media that this period of competition (during which Arnold will not leave the team because Tuchel did not call him into the England team) will help Arnold adjust to his best condition. But so far, his use of Alexander-Arnold has caused surprise within the club.

His bizarre substitution at Anfield - bringing on Alexander-Arnold for the final ten minutes, exposing him to a hostile environment - was puzzling. Against Rayo Vallecano, he still did not start.

source:ty so 7m vn