Biba legend: Alonso did not continue the 532 formation in the Club World Cup. He paid more attention to results than style.

Athletic Bilbao legend Julen Guerrero accepted an interview with Spanish Radio Zero, during which he questioned the tactical evolution of Real Madrid coach Alonso. Guerrero believes that since taking charge of Real Madrid, Alonso has not continued the courage and game philosophy he showed in the Club World Cup.

Guerrero said: "Alonso did not continue his courageous playing style in the Club World Cup, where we did see a clear game idea. He is not sticking to his philosophy now, and although he has achieved good results, what I see is regression."

Guerrero pointed out that Alonso used the 5-3-2 formation he commonly used in Leverkusen in the Club World Cup, but has never seen this style of play again. In addition, he also mentioned that Alonso boldly used Gonzalo as the starter after Mbappe was injured and achieved good results, but now the lineup is rarely changed. Gonzalo has almost always been on the bench, and Endrick has no chance to play.

Finally, Guerrero added: "Alonso has ability and vision, but he seems to value results more than the team's style." Guerrero played more than 400 games for Athletic Bilbao and also represented Spain in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups and the 1996 European Cup.