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Real Madrid Vs Al-Hilal: Alonso's First Hurdle & Horst Steffen Tactics At Werder Bremen 2025/2026
Today, we have a post-match tactical analysis piece focusing on Xabi Alonso's first game as Real Madrid boss versus Al-Hilal along with a tactical analysis of Horst Steffen at Werder Bremen in 2025/2026.
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The Xabi Alonso era at Real Madrid did not get off to the best of starts, but there were some promising signs in their opening match of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup against Al-Hilal.
For Alonso to turn Real Madrid into an elite out-of-possession team, there will have to be incremental steps taken to get them there.
It started on Wednesday in Miami.
If you had asked 100 German football fans in 2018 if they knew SV Elversberg, the majority would have had no clue about the small club from the Saarland, a region close to the French border in Germany.
In October 2018, the club made two huge decisions that would shape its future.
Nils-Ole Book was made sporting director at the club, and the new sporting director hired Horst Steffen, a new coach.
After a very successful season in the Bundesliga, Werder Bremen and their head coach, Ole Werner, decided to part ways due to different opinions about the club’s future.
Werner wanted instant success, and Werder’s board wants to build around their academy players and young talents.
Therefore, Werder Bremen’s sporting director, Clemens Fritz, decided to bring in Horst Steffen to guide the club into its future revolving around their talented young players.
In this tactical analysis and head coach analysis, we will examine what Horst Steffen did at Elversberg, how it will fit at Werder Bremen, and what we can expect from the team going into next season.
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