Real Madrid's Xabi Alonso says 'I'm still a Liverpool fan' Football Focus Interview Part 2
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- čas přidán 15. 02. 2013
- Former Liverpool player Xabi Alonso says he is still a fan of the club despite leaving Anfield in 2009.
Alonso moved to Spanish side Real Madrid for £30m four years ago but says he still feels "really attached" to the Merseyside club.
The Spaniard also reveals that the summer before his move the club told him he was not as "important" to their plans as he thought he was.
Thanks to BBC Football :) - Sport
"We".. He is one of us
Yeah he loves Madrid doesn't he
Yeah, he actually played on the team
Defo the man for the job at the end of the season 🔴
fax, also wanna see him win the league with leverkusen this season
expecting for Liverpool to play Leverkusen this season, perhaps we'll give them their first Loss@@thejasshetty6297
why would he leave Leverkusen it's going perfectly for him
U ain't getting him... 😂😂😂 if he leaves he will.go Munich
@@SakasOlderBrotherdeluded
Who else is only watching this now, because Alonso is linked to the Liverpool Manager role 😁
Benitez tried to sell him. Whats a terrible idea
Yeah, he tried to sell him to arsenal so that he could get Gareth barry.
@@Ichihopper01why did Rafa love Gareth so much? Alonso was way better than him.
@@lokoloki700Rafa was a good manager who made astute signings. If you would look at Gareth Barry's longevity you would know he was a quality player. Maybe not as technical as Alonso, but good player who used to rarely get injured.
I love Rafa but I'll never forgive him for trying to swap Xabi for Gareth Barry. Listen to Xabi's voice tone, Benitez made him feel useless & a lack of respect was there. This made his head turn & our ship sank with Hodgson
Him, Gerrad, Javier made that midfield very strong strong
A Spanish man, a Spanish World Cup winner and Madrid came calling, we understand Xabi. YWNWA
I just could not see or understand why Rafa thought so little of Xabi. Rafa will always be a legend but why Rafa? Why???
The 07/08 season was Xabi's weakest in a LFC shirt. He was still decent but wasn't essential that season. It was Gareth Barry's best season, and he even became a starter in England's stacked midfield, I remember because I didn't think it was ridiculous to trade the two as a LFC fan. Rafa wanted another striker to support Torres, so wanted to sell Xabi for £30m and buy Barry for 15-18m and Jovetic for 17m because Hicks&Gillett wouldn't give him any money.
Of course, that fell through and the next season was Xabi's best at LFC and he became a far better player than Barry so it seems ridiculous now. Unfortunately because of the previous summer, Xabi decided to push for the move to Real, and Rafa brought in Aquilani who famously was injured.
Rafa was put in some terrible predicaments as manager. He had to hustle a lot when it came to players. He got this one absolutely wrong with Alonso, but there were mitigating circumstances and he also got a lot right. Always a legend in my eyes for being sharp tactically, making us competitive at the top of European football on a relatively low budget, and forming a wonderful relationship with supporters and the city (demonstrated by him and his wife's noble charity work and still living in the area)
Rafa,, never rated him that much, drove me nuts watching premier league games every weekend,
He wasn't so Impressive to the level he became later on. he was good tho like good but Gareth Barry's was far better that year.
Liverpool Manager in the future
how did you know ?
@@admirsaracevic6804 He knows...
@@navbasi2001 he knew, he is probably from FSG
@@admirsaracevic6804 Ha.. As a Liverpool fan…. It’s more hope/prays than anything else mate… 🙏🏼😉
He is joining Utd. He was disrespected by Loserpool. After Klopp, your club is finished. Your cycle ends, ours will start.
Xavier please come back!!
Abel?
@@4857i what?
@4857i this was 11 years ago. Now Xabi might be coming back as manager. Thanks for commenting or I would've forgotten about this
@@SkintoneChickenbone how old where you when commented this
@@SkintoneChickenbone He might
Rafa gave us so much but also took a lot by driving Xabi away. That midfield Gerrard - Xabi was brutal
The end was protracted and badly handled. My favourite player he could pass to anyone anywhere. Benitez really fancied a No.6 in Gareth Barry, who was typically unadventurous for Benitez. Xabi was at his wife's side to support child birth, Benitez told him you either play or will be sold, he chose family first which is totally acceptable and was to the club too, but it was the start of Xabi knowing his time with that manager was up, and so he left. He will RETURN. Xabi will never walk alone.
do anything to have him back
Are you still alive ?
@@imdad54bruh 😂
@@efra2802 😉
Hopefully he does come back ❤
What did you do? It's been 10 years we need to know.
One of many Rafa pissed off. Xabi was and is a top pro. I'm praying he comes to Liverpool this summer. Bayern is not a challenge and i just do not see him say anywhere that they're in his heart like Liverpool seems to be, so fingers crossed. Madrid is something he may want to do in 5 or 10 years then.
He's being nice/diplomatic - but I was surprised how many reds thought he'd come here - I'm sure he'd happily choose Bayern or Real first in the future.
Yeah… I remember Benitez tried to sell him to buy Gareth Barry… let that sink in…. Of course he left the next season.
Get the man his contract and get him every players/staffs he wants.
Yess geffer one of us
Come to liverpool Xabi ❤
The only right answer.
Imo raffa underachived with the team he had at Liverpool .
amazing team. not good enough squad
The reason why I strongly believe he'll go to lfc than bayern or madrid
Abel Xavier?
Hlo, still there bro? 2024😊
Bloody hell google and youtube must be hard up
They a just shitheads
12 second advert in a 86 video
They are going to doldrums
He didnt make the right one ..
Emotions aside, I'll never be a big rafa fan even if he won a CL and FA. For me, it was the players that won for him (esp. Gerrard). What has he done after Liverpool? Just a second tier europa cup with Chelsea owned by a billionaire. That too, he took charge in the middle of the campaign.
The bottom line was Rafa wanted Clint Dempsey instead of him. What would you do?
Gareth Barry
@@meowstube6899 Indeed, he wanted Gareth Barry and also slandered Xabi publicly claiming Alberto Aquilani was a better passer of the ball...
It was Rodgers that tried to swap Hendo for Clint Dempsey
@@JaiAnt-ui7ip oh yeah so it was, was thinking of the Hodgson Fulham connection