Real Madrid Club de Fútbol has officially announced that Álvaro Arbeloa has taken up the position of the new first-team manager.
The club’s new head coach has maintained an excellent relationship with Florentino Pérez and the club’s management since his playing days, making him a candidate who is fully trusted by the club. In addition, he has demonstrated outstanding work capabilities ever since he began coaching different teams within Real Madrid’s youth academy system. Arbeloa joined La Fábrica to start his coaching career in 2020, and his promotion has been nothing short of rapid. Now, this coach, who is also a close friend of Xabi Alonso, has seized a major opportunity in his professional career.
Real Madrid evaluated various options, including Santiago Solari, and ultimately concluded that Arbeloa was the best choice. He has an intimate understanding of the club’s operations, and as a member of the club’s glorious squads in the past, he commands natural prestige in the dressing room. Insiders at Valdebebas commented on his performance since returning to the club for the second time to work as a coach, stating: “Everything has become much more professional.”
The club also highly appreciates his modern, era-aligned coaching methods. For instance, he uses drone footage during training sessions to enhance the quality of tactical analysis. Furthermore, he is regarded as a coach who intervenes actively during matches, with his coaching philosophy clearly reflected in both training sessions and key moments of games. On the other hand, his public statements and overall rhetoric have always been highly consistent with the club’s stance, especially when it comes to criticisms of the refereeing system. But most importantly, what the club truly trusts is Álvaro Arbeloa as a coach.
