{"id":20192,"date":"2026-01-13T13:57:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/former-real-madrid-players-scathing-criticism-of-arbeloas-appointment-as-new-coach-goes-viral-online\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T13:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T13:57:44","slug":"former-real-madrid-players-scathing-criticism-of-arbeloas-appointment-as-new-coach-goes-viral-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/former-real-madrid-players-scathing-criticism-of-arbeloas-appointment-as-new-coach-goes-viral-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Real Madrid player&#8217;s scathing criticism of Arbeloa&#8217;s appointment as new coach goes viral online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ivan Helguera, who played for Real Madrid from 1999 to 2007, published an emoji message that drew a lot of comments after Real Madrid&#8217;s decision to appoint Alvaro Arbeloa as first-team manager instead of Xabi Alonso.<span\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Barcelona troll Real Madrid with controversial locker room dance after winning Super Cup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image ue-c-article--media-icon-m-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" src=\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13\/6965e2a940719.jpeg\" alt=\"Former Real Madrid player's scathing criticism of Arbeloa's appointment as new coach goes viral online\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The former footballer, who played with Arbeloa in Madrid in the 2004-2005 season, wrote &#8220;Arbeloa&#8221; along with four well-known emojis: two emojis of smiling faces with tears in their eyes and two emojis of a person covering their face with one hand.<span\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">The meaning of the emoji that Helguera released in response to his appointment as Arbeloa<\/h2>\n<p>According to AI Overview, the smiling face with tears emoji, which means laughing so hard or uncontrollably, as if you&#8217;re laughing so hard that you burst into tears, has been the most popular for years to indicate something is very funny.<span\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image ue-c-article--media-icon-m-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" src=\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13\/6965e3c9eba77.jpeg\" alt=\"Former Real Madrid player's scathing criticism of Arbeloa's appointment as new coach goes viral online\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The facepalm emoji generally signifies embarrassment, irritation, or surprise over something embarrassing or shocking, and can express feelings you want to hide, while at the same time showing that you can&#8217;t help but make an expression like &#8220;I can&#8217;t believe it!&#8221; or \u201cEmbarrassing!\u201d It can also indicate that you are shy.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Crist\u00f3bal Soria&#8217;s provocative video using corn after taking office in Arbeloa<\/h2>\n<p>Crist\u00f3bal Soria, a contributor to the program &#8220;El Chiringuito&#8221; presented by Josep Pedrerol, published a video next to Cone after it was announced that \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa will be the new manager of Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hey! That&#8217;s great. Have a nice night, everyone. Have a perfect day and a night that&#8217;s officially recognized. Hahahahaha,&#8221; the historic former Sevilla Field boss said mockingly.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">24 minutes after Xabi Alonso&#8217;s sending off: Rafinha: &#8220;Happy Monday everyone!&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Another action that was widely commented on on social media was that of Rafinha.<span\/><\/p>\n<p>The Barcelona player posted: &#8220;Have a great Monday everyone!&#8221; It has only been 24 minutes since Real Madrid announced the sacking of Xabi Alonso and the arrival of Alvaro Arbeloa.<span\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image ue-c-article--media-icon-m-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" src=\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13\/6965e19ddb3ae.png\" alt=\"Former Real Madrid player's scathing criticism of Arbeloa's appointment as new coach goes viral online\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Rafinha posted a comment on Instagram with a cup emoji and eight photos celebrating Barcelona&#8217;s Super Cup win over Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re crazy,&#8221; teammate Gerald Martin responded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/real-madrid\/2026\/01\/13\/696645e3ca4741636a8b458f.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ivan Helguera, who played for Real Madrid from 1999 to 2007, published an emoji message that drew a lot of comments after Real Madrid&#8217;s decision to appoint Alvaro Arbeloa as first-team manager instead of Xabi Alonso. 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