The Real Madrid cantera, a failure for Florentino Pérez according to Alfredo Relaño
By OnzeActu · · 1 min read
Alfredo Relaño analyzes in his editorial the historic absence of Real Madrid players in the Spanish squad at the World Cup, highlighting the club's failure to produce major local talent for more than two decades.
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The Spanish selection arrived at Las Rozas without the slightest presence of Real Madrid players, an unprecedented situation in the recent history of the World Cups. This absence is explained in particular by the gradual decrease in Spanish representation within the Madrid workforce. The last major national player, Dani Carvajal, is also absent after an almost blank season, a direct result of the preference given to other players like Trent Alexander-Arnold when Carvajal was injured. This context highlights the failure of the initial “Zidanes y Pavones” model launched 23 years ago, which relied on solid local training. Today, Real Madrid is struggling to showcase its own talents trained at the club, which results in this rare disappointment at the highest international level, as Alfredo Relaño points out in his editorial.