Alonso: Vinicius should feel his importance, Mbappe and others will also enter the rotation

At 3:30 am on September 24, in the 6th round of the 2025-26 La Liga, Real Madrid will play away against Levante. Before the game, Real Madrid coach Xavi Alonso attended the press conference and talked about some of the current situation of the team.

About the match against Levante

—Any away game is tough, and they are competitive, and so are their coaches. We have to do a lot of things tomorrow: play high-quality games, keep pace, and focus.

Would you be surprised if Dembele did not win the Golden Globe?

- We will take a look, this is not the topic I want to talk about. I am not a judge, I haven't considered this much, I only considered the game against Levante. How is the

team developing?

- We are progressing, but we are still in the process of construction. We played a focused and solid game the other day, which shows that we are making some progress. We have just started soon and basically haven't done anything yet, but we have to have greater ambitions and feel hungry. We want more points, and for this we have to win a lot of games.

Will you be bothered when players express their anger publicly?

-I also experienced being replaced when I was a player, and that was not the best time. I think this is normal, it is natural, and I don't think it's a big deal.

Are you surprised A Fei's performance?

-I was surprised by his personality and competitiveness. He rarely makes mistakes and has a good mentality. He had an impact right away, which was surprising. We also have Fran Garcia and Mendy in this position, but he has performed very well.

Have you talked to Vinicius?

—Everyone was very happy that day because of victory, because of that feeling. This is exactly what we need: build a team. Everyone understands what role we want them to play in the team and understands that everyone needs to contribute.

Camavenga and Bellingham will start tomorrow?

-Yes, they can, they have done more training.

What do you think is the key to success?

- The result helps build confidence, but there is no secret to keep the team united and they need to work together so that everyone will benefit from it.

What kind of trident combination do you like the most?

—This question is difficult to answer, which makes me embarrassed. I'm so happy that we need everyone, and in some ways, we need to improve, which is obvious. But we are building this foundation and staying firm for the rest of the season. Some players could have scored more goals, others were waiting for their first goal, but everyone was full of desire.

The team's possession rate reached 72% a few days ago, but not many shots

-that day we had a hard time finding more opportunities in the offensive third zone, but we have communicated and worked hard to correct what we can do. We have to prepare for each stage of the game, the data is data, but the interpretation may vary.

What does Vinicius need to do to get the playing time he wants?

- I am very satisfied with his current performance. We are just starting out and there is still a long way to go. He should feel his importance.

Regarding the expectation for Kamavenga

- I have expectations for him, and although he has not been back for a long time, I understand him by observing his game and his interpretation of the game. He has great potential and excellent abilities, and has his place in this plan, he is full of desire and willing to work hard for it.

Regarding La Liga, the match will be scheduled at 21:30 on weekdays

- I have nothing to say, the Champions League match is 21:00 on Tuesday.

You often talk about game load and playing time allocation, but there are few rotations AF, Joan Améni and Mbappe

- they are important, and we only played six games. Everything will be arranged and they will go into rotation. Don't ask me when it is, but they will be rotated. The time has not been long so we will take a look in a while.