LaLiga: We performed well – Courtois on Real Madrid players setting Alonso up

Real Madrid goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois has refuted claims that his teammates conspired to person Xabi Alonso dismissed.

He spoke pursuing Real Madrid’s 3-0 triumph astatine location against Manchester City successful the archetypal limb of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 connected Wednesday.

Alonso joined the Santiago Bernabeu past summertime aft a palmy play with Bayer Leverkusen and initially had a promising commencement successful the Spanish superior earlier Los Blancos experienced a downturn successful performance.

Despite recovering to scope the Supercopa de Espana final, a 3-2 decision to arch-rivals Barcelona yet resulted successful Alonso’s dismissal amid allegations of unrest and discord wrong the dressing room.

“No subordinate acceptable up Xabi Alonso,” Courtois stated (according to Madrid Xtra). “I judge we performed well. They claimed we disliked tactics and videos. … look, I had Antonio Conte who conducted an hr of grooming each day, and I was contiguous and didn’t caput it due to the fact that we are professionals and my enactment is the priority.

“I deliberation the archetypal months with Xabi were VERY POSITIVE, and past we encountered a slump. This is portion of football.”

Alonso, who has been without a managerial occupation since leaving Los Blancos successful January, concluded his tenure astatine the Bernabeu with a grounds of 24 victories successful 34 matc...