{"id":16596,"date":"2025-12-03T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=666491"},"modified":"2025-12-03T09:30:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T04:00:48","slug":"xabi-alonso-responds-to-job-risk-speculation-emphasises-on-team-preparation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/xabi-alonso-responds-to-job-risk-speculation-emphasises-on-team-preparation\/","title":{"rendered":"Xabi Alonso responds to job-risk speculation; Emphasises on team preparation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has addressed growing speculation surrounding his future at the club, insisting that his primary focus remains on preparing his team for upcoming fixtures rather than engaging with external noise about his job security. Speaking during a press interaction, Alonso maintained a calm and composed stance when asked whether he felt worried about discussions regarding his position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thinking about tomorrow, about preparing the team,\u201d Alonso said, signalling that he is fully committed to the immediate tasks at hand. His statement reflects a manager determined to stay concentrated on football matters despite mounting pressure linked to recent performances and tight competition across the league.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso further highlighted the unpredictability of the season, reminding supporters and critics alike that there is still significant football left to play. \u201cThere\u2019s a long way to go, more than a third of the season, everything is tight, there\u2019s a lot to play for. Things can change a lot,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>While murmurs about his job being at risk have grown louder following inconsistent results, Alonso\u2019s measured response showcases his belief in the squad\u2019s potential and the importance of maintaining composure in challenging phases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has addressed growing speculation surrounding his future at the club, insisting that his primary focus\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":37443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3682,3796,4323,3279,219,266,4288,3294,2554,3608],"class_list":["post-16596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-alonso","tag-football","tag-job","tag-lfc","tag-liverpool","tag-real-madrid","tag-sack-alonso","tag-santiago-bernabeu","tag-vinicius-jr","tag-xabi-alonso"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16596"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16596\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}