[Ancien joueur: Xabi Alonso]

[Sami]

A lire sur Eurosport un article sympa sur notre ancien "métronome" :

http://www.eurosport.fr/euro-visions_blog152/xabi-alonso-tout-simplement-indispensable_post1520490/blogpostfull.shtml

Mash

Gerrard - Xabi

C'était beau quand même.

[ian rush 68]

c'est sur qu'il a laisser de bon souvenir et plus particuliérement un soir de mai 2005.

[REDDINGUE]

c'est sur qu'il a laisser de bon souvenir et plus particuliérement un soir de mai 2005.

Ouai , s'il était encore avec nous je pense qu'on en serais pas là au milieu de terrain !! YNWA

[julesverne]

c'était le maitre a jouer avec une vision parfaite du jeu et il délivre des passes fabuleuses tres grosse perte quand il s'en est allé il faisait une paire avec steven, j'espere que MOU n'essaiera pas de recréer ce terrible duo...

[fk_lfc]

Tres bon article, grand joueur, humble, posé, classe et sans histoire extra sportive

[Morgan]

Super article, des joueurs comme on en voudrait davantage !

Je regrette de ne pas avoir été fanatique il y a encore 4 ans..

[ian rush 68]

ESP, Real Madrid - Xavi Alonso : "Liverpool, gravé dans mon coeur"

Joueur des Reds jusqu'en 2009 avant de rejoindre le Real, Xavi Alonso a confié que Liverpool resterait "gravé dans (son) coeur".

4 avr. 2011 17:24:00

Xabi Alonso

"Je suis toujours, et je serai toujours, un grand fan de Liverpool. J'ai vécu une très belle expérience qui reste gravée dans mon coeur, a confié le milieu de terrain espagnol au Daily Mail. La passion et le respect que j'avais pour le club et les supporters sont intacts. J'espère que je pourrais transmettre tout ça à mon fils. Il est né dans cette ville et il ira la visiter" a déclaré Xavi Alonso. L'Espagnol a joué chez les Reds de 2004 à 2009.

[Pierre]

ESP, Real Madrid - Xavi Alonso : "Liverpool, gravé dans mon coeur"

Joueur des Reds jusqu'en 2009 avant de rejoindre le Real, Xavi Alonso a confié que Liverpool resterait "gravé dans (son) coeur".

4 avr. 2011 17:24:00

Xabi Alonso

"Je suis toujours, et je serai toujours, un grand fan de Liverpool. J'ai vécu une très belle expérience qui reste gravée dans mon coeur, a confié le milieu de terrain espagnol au Daily Mail. La passion et le respect que j'avais pour le club et les supporters sont intacts. J'espère que je pourrais transmettre tout ça à mon fils. Il est né dans cette ville et il ira la visiter" a déclaré Xavi Alonso. L'Espagnol a joué chez les Reds de 2004 à 2009.

Voila, enfin un mec BON. Il a toujours respecter ce club et il le respectera toujours ! Bravo Mr Xabi Alonso

YNWA

[reda-kun]

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/xabi-alonso-world-exclusive

654 days since his emotional leaving of Liverpool - and six years on from the glory of Istanbul, Xabi Alonso has a story to tell.

After arriving into a private room deep inside the impressive Real Madrid training complex at Valdebebas, Alonso answered the question of his own press officer when we were asked if 20 minutes would be long enough to conduct this interview.

"No, they can have as long as they need," said the Spaniard, before settling down to open his heart about the triumphs and the torment of his Anfield career in his most in-depth interview - soon to be screened in full on LFC TV - since swapping Merseyside for Madrid.

Alonso's Liverpool story is one of Champions League and FA Cup success, ridiculous long-range goals, defence splitting passes and general midfield mastery.

But the way it all came to an end left something of a bad taste in the mouth.

Fans all over the world were left devastated when the deal to take Alonso to Madrid - a deal which had been on the cards for 12 months after then manager Rafael Benitez confirmed his interest in pursuing the signing of Gareth Barry in the transfer market - finally went through in the summer of 2009.

Suddenly the club's midfield playmaker had gone; the man who made it all happen in the centre of the field and the man who had driven Liverpool to within touching distance of the league title with a record number of points.

Surely he would want to stay and help the Reds take that next, big, elusive step? We had gone so close - why did he have to end his Liverpool love affair now?

The truth can be found by rewinding 12 months when the manager dropped an end of season bombshell on his Spanish star.

"At the end of that season, speaking to Rafa, he told me the situation and that he wanted to sign other players and I could be one of the replacements," he explained. "If an offer would have come, probably I would have been sold. That's when I told myself that the situation had changed - from being a very important player to being one of those who can be sold to get funds to sign other players. I accepted it because I am a professional but you have to realise what your situation is. At the end nothing happened because there was no agreement and we started my last season in Liverpool, but knowing what had happened.

"I had to take it from their point of view. We knew what had happened and once we knew I was going to stay, if the manager was going to pick me then I was going to play as well as possible. There were no personal problems, it was a professional relationship.

"I didn't feel I had a point to prove. I knew what I was capable of giving to the team and what I had given for the four years - and then the last one. In the last one the team was really good, we were winning so many games, beating the top teams home and away and that made a big difference. Because of the silly draws we got at home at the beginning of the season, that's probably why we didn't win the Premier League. We felt we had a very good team, we were very competitive and it was a disappointment not to win the league.

"I didn't know what would happen but at the end of the season, knowing what had happened, I felt if another option was to come I needed to take another step in my career. It was very difficult to take that decision, but it was probably for the best for me because I was not comfortable with that situation and if I had stayed another season it would have been uncomfortable for me.

"I was really happy with the team and my teammates and felt that we could do great things. I was happy on that side but within a club you have to see the big picture and another season would have been too much for me.

"As soon as the season finished I talked to the manager. I knew that maybe Madrid were coming and I said if the terms were good then I wanted to leave."

Click on the play button below to watch our video of Xabi's best moments at LFC

Alonso may now wear the white of Real Madrid but throughout our chat it's clear the red of Liverpool still has an extra special place in his heart.

Before the camera started rolling on our interview, he was keen to hear about the latest news from Anfield and Melwood, about what the atmosphere is like at the training ground and about the general feeling around the club at the end of another season.

His last visit to Anfield was for a game in December during the closing weeks of Roy Hodgson's reign and he remarked of getting a strong sense that all was not well. He was clearly pleased when reassured the club today is vastly different to how it was just a few short months ago.

While talking through the ups and downs of his five years on Merseyside it's clear one date and one night in particular still brings out a bigger smile than any other.

May 25, 2005. Istanbul. The Champions League final. It may have been six years ago today but for Xabi, and most probably for everyone else glued to their TV sets or inside the Ataturk Stadium on that famous night, the memories come flooding back as though it all happened yesterday.

"To lift that trophy in the first season was a dream come true," he recalls. "We were lucky to live so many big nights on the way to Istanbul, like Olympiacos, Chelsea, Juventus - those were fantastic nights and it was the perfect start for many of us.

"It was a crazy night because we were so enthusiastic before the game but the first half was really tough and really difficult to take, but the team spirit was high and we kept believing, even when it was mission impossible. But we made it and in six minutes scored three goals against a top team like Milan with so much experience. It was a miracle. After scoring the third goal you had the feeling our name was written on the trophy.

"Look at the pictures and my face tells everything before taking that penalty. The responsibility, the tense look. It was more than nerves, it was about the responsibility. It was one of the biggest moments of my career. I missed it but got the reward and it was probably the quickest five metres I have ever run.

"It was unbelievable afterwards. After so many years, bringing Liverpool back to where they deserved to be - you could see the faces and the happiness of the people around Liverpool and wherever we went. Sharing those moments with them was fantastic and totally unforgettable.

"It is a final in the memory of all football supporters. They have it in their mind, it was the greatest comeback ever, so wherever I go they have that memory."

C'est à cause de Rafa qu'on a perdu notre métronome ...Depuis on est complétement déréglés !!!

[ZeZapatiste]

Je suis le premier fan de Xabi Alonso depuis la Sociedad de Denoueix , et je l'adule totalement.

Mais il ne faut pas oublier que la saison précédente (07/08) était clairement en demi-teinte de sa part, et l'arrivée de Barry aurait été, en l'état des choses, une bonne progression. D'ailleurs la rumeur de son arrivée était très bien reçue ici. Le coup était pas si mal joué de la part de Rafa.

Sauf qu'entre temps Barry fait demi-tour, Xabi n'accepte pas vraiment d'être le joueur non désiré, et c'est normal. Du coup par orgueil il sort ce qui sera peut-être la meilleure saison de sa carrière. Là tout le monde s'est mis à le regretter. Mais à l'intersaison 2008 il n'avait pas la même envergure.

En oubliant toute considération affective, son départ avait aussi permis l'arrivée de Johnson et Aquilani, ce qui sur le papier (surtout pour le second) était une amélioration, d'autant plus à partir du moment où il a décidé de partir.

Son interview est sympa en tout cas, et emblématique en ce jour anniversaire

[reda-kun]

Mais sa dernière saison avait été exceptionnelle, alors au lieu de chercher encore à avoir Barry il aurait du affirmer sa confiance a Xabi pour qu'il sente qu'il est un(si ce n'est LE) maillon essentiel de l’équipe.

Et puis pour moi Xabi et arbeloa > Aquilani et Johnson .Non mais Xabi est l'un des 5 meilleurs mileux axiaux au monde et puis ça arrive à tout le monde de faire des saisons en demi-teinte (que dire de stevie qui en a fait 2).

[ZeZapatiste]

il aurait du affirmer sa confiance a Xabi pour qu'il sente qu'il est un(si ce n'est LE) maillon essentiel de l’équipe

A partir du moment où Xabi ne s'est plus senti désiré, il a voulu partir quoiqu'il arrive.

[Invité scouser#9]

Ahahah lisez ça: http://www.le10sport.com/Football/Foot-Anglais/Loffre-dementielle-de-Manchester-pour-Xabi-Alonso-200648431.html

Une vraie blague ce site

[william57]

[redshirt]

énorme quoi^^

il aurait pu aussi dire "et finalement, Gareth Barry a snobbé Rafa qui l'a eu profond dans le c*l"

[Brittanyred]

Ou encore : "And then Lucas turned to be a better defender than I was..."

[Howa]

[ZeZapatiste]

Comme Stevie, un style reconnaissable entre mille sur le terrain.

Sûrement un des meilleurs orienteurs de jeu avec une des meilleures visions du jeu et une des meilleures qualités de passe que j'ai jamais vu jouer.

Un joueur plus que précieux dans n'importe quelle équipe. Sobre mais toujours élégant.

Hats off !

[REDDINGUE]

Comme Stevie, un style reconnaissable entre mille sur le terrain.

Sûrement un des meilleurs orienteurs de jeu avec une des meilleures visions du jeu et une des meilleures qualités de passe que j'ai jamais vu jouer.

Un joueur plus que précieux dans n'importe quelle équipe. Sobre mais toujours élégant.

Hats off !

Il nous manquent Alonso c'est clair , qu'elle classe ! YNWA

[kikinou]

et son csc contre middlesborough , qui nous coute le titre , haaa la belle époque :rolleyes:

c'etait pour déconner les mecs vous fachez pas , je l'aimais bien le chti pépére

[ZeZapatiste]

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=234865076564859&set=a.127535407297827.37478.127525770632124&type=1&theater

Ca ne vous rappelle rien ?

[Weezy]

Cela n'inquiète pas beaucoup le Real, ni Xabi Alonso : «Moi, j'aime bien, cela me rappelle mon équipe à Liverpool !»

[el-fantastik1392]

Alonso :respect: La très grande Classe

[redshirt]

Alonso en lice pour obtenir le ballon d'or du style par GQ en partenariat avec l'After, c'est l'info inutile du jour

A noter que Meireles est lui aussi nominé, de même que Barton, Pirlo et Robert Huth

http://www.gqmagazine.fr/sport/sport-chic/diaporama/qui-sera-le-ballon-d-or-du-style/6675

http://www.rmcsport.fr/blogs/afterfoot.php?post/2011/12/12/QUI-SERA-LE-BALLON-D%E2%80%99OR%E2%80%A6-DU-STYLE-LA-R%C3%89PONSE-DEMAIN-DANS-L-AFTER

[redshirt]

Tellement de classe que ça brule les yeux