Unpopular opinion: Xabi Alonso was exposed. His Leverkusen 'invincibles' run was a lightning-in-a-bottle moment that he couldn't replicate when the pressure was real. At Madrid, he looked rigid. He tried to force his system on players like Mbappe and Vinicius who need freedom, and it backfired. He refused to adapt. He needs to go to a mid-tier Premier League club to actually learn his trade before trying a top job again.