Arbeloa’s secret gesture towards his Real Madrid players after victories – report
Arbeloa’s secret gesture towards his Real Madrid players after victories – report The appointment of Alvaro Arbeloa as head coach of Real Madrid came at a delicate stage of the season. In January, the club dismissed Xabi Alonso following a run of inconsistent results and opted for an internal solution in an attempt to stabilise the situation. Arbeloa, a former Real Madrid player with a strong track record in the club’s academy, was chosen to provide immediate balance.
Despite some hurdles along the way, the former defender has done a seemingly solid job so far, bringing stability inside a dressing room that was losing its way. Arbeloa’s ‘secret gesture’ Arbeloa has placed particular emphasis on the dressing room environment, with the aim of building unity and strengthening internal dynamics. In this context, Edu Aguirre of El Chiringuito revealed an unusual habit the coach follows after each victory.
As per the journalist, whenever Real Madrid win a match, the next day, before training, Arbeloa enters the dressing room with breakfast and distributes it to all the players as a reward. Arbeloa has improved the dressing room atmosphere at Real Madrid. (Photo by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images) He provided further detail, describing how players arrive before training and are met with a surprise: “They are all seated and he says to them ‘lads, breakfast’.
He goes around with catering with croissants, doughnuts…. ” Prior to his promotion, Arbeloa had steadily progressed within the club’s structure. His work with the youth team and with Castilla left a positive impression, both in terms of results and his management of the dressing room.
In fact, Javi Balboa confirmed on El Chiringuito that Arbeloa had already adopted a similar approach during his time with Castilla as a way of rewarding players when they won important games or went on an important streak of results. As has been reported already , Arbeloa is gaining more and more support inside the Real Madrid dressing room in the context of his continuity at the club beyond this season.