Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz has expressed optimism that Real Madrid‘s Trent Alexander-Arnold is going to be the best right-back in the world. He also revealed that he has enormous regard for the Real Madrid new signing.
In an interview via BBC Sport, the seven-time ATP 1000 winner spoke about Alexander-Arnold. He said (via Madrid Xtra on X):
The persistent fitness concern of Dani Carvajal is one of the factors that pushed Madrid to sign Alexander-Arnold. The Spaniard is recovering from an ACL injury and is 33 now. Meanwhile, the English star has been one of the most impressive present-day right-backs in the football world.
As a full-back, Alexander-Arnold’s overlapping contributes to the attack in terms of creativity and deliveries into the opposition’s box. His pace also helps him to return to the defense in a flash, which makes him useful both in attack and defense.
Under Xabi Alonso‘s reign as Madrid’s manager, Alexander-Arnold could play a pivotal role. This is based on the idea that Alonso is a tactician whose set-up gives license to the full-backs to advance.
Thus, as a player with a decent burst of creativity, Alexander-Arnold’s goal contribution numbers could witness a rise next season. In Liverpool colors, Alexander-Arnold delivered 92 assists and 23 goals in 354 games.
Los Blancos’ new boss, Xabi Alonso, has revealed that the club has to prioritize the important things. He added that Madrid are working to do the right things from the beginning of his reign.
In an interview ahead of their FIFA Club World Cup campaign, Alonso revealed (via Madrid Xtra on X):
Los Blancos will face their first test under Alonso’s stewardship in the Club World Cup. They will take on Al-Hilal in their opening game of the tournament on Wednesday, June 18.
A Manchester United fan who grew up in a family of Red Devils supporters, he started his journey as an ardent football fan in his childhood. He used to spend hours watching the sport with his family and developed a knack for writing about the beautiful game over the years.
He is a huge admirer of Paul Pogba owing to the midfielder’s ability to thread passes from anywhere on the pitch and his favorite manager is Jose Mourinho due to the Portuguese’s tactical mind. He feels France’s triumph in 2018 is his all-time favorite World Cup moment, and reckons Lamine Yamal and Endrick could replicate the rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Abel always strives to verify information, especially statistics, before penning a word and offers constructive but not defamatory criticisms. Apart from Europe’s top five leagues, he follows the Eredivisie and the Primeira Liga. He loves to spend his free time playing video games like EA FC and watching movies.
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