The head coach of Madrid's Real team, Xabi Alonso, was recently asked about the opinions of Jürgen Klopp and Josep Guardiola regarding the Club World Cup. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The German coach Klopp has harshly criticized the new tournament format, while the Spanish coach Guardiola has endorsed some aspects of this criticism. Alonso said at the press conference: “Did Klopp and Guardiola criticize the tournament?
This is not my opinion. Right now, we are not thinking much about average and long-term plans.
We have no time; all our focus is on the Club World Cup.” Today at 22:00, the match between Real and Juventus in the Club World Cup Round of 16 will begin. This game is of great significance, as the teams will test their strengths.
The Club World Cup is a tournament featuring the strongest teams from around the world and generates great interest among football fans every year. The Madrid team is striving to show a good result in front of their fans.
