{"id":20264,"date":"2026-01-14T01:08:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/khabib-nurmagomedovs-historic-rant-against-real-madrid-players-and-xavis-defense\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T01:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T01:08:58","slug":"khabib-nurmagomedovs-historic-rant-against-real-madrid-players-and-xavis-defense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/khabib-nurmagomedovs-historic-rant-against-real-madrid-players-and-xavis-defense\/","title":{"rendered":"Khabib Nurmagomedov&#8217;s historic rant against Real Madrid players&#8230;and Xavi&#8217;s defense"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">T<\/span>For the past few hours, the sports world has focused on the sacking of Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso following the Spanish Super Cup final defeat to Barcelona. Obviously, this decision was shocking for fans of the merengue team, one of whom was Khabib Nurmagomedov. In addition to being a UFC legend, &#8216;The Eagle&#8217; is also a big fan of Real Madrid, as evidenced by his latest Instagram Story, where he was highly critical of the players and board, and sent a message of encouragement to the Basque coach.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>To put this in context, it&#8217;s important to know that Khabib attended several Real Madrid games and also played in the 2025 Champions League final between Inter Milan and PSG. Khabib went down to the pitch after the game and joked to Luis Enrique: &#8220;One, two, three&#8230; Jara Madrid.&#8221; However, on this occasion he showed that he is seriously opposed to everything that has happened in the last few hours.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/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\">Conor McGregor scores incredible hat-trick in resurfaced video<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>We should change the players, not the coach.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Khabib Nurmagomedov, Xabi Alonso&#8217;s most powerful man<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I think Xabi Alonso is one of the three best managers in the world today. If this team doesn&#8217;t work well with him, you have to change the players, not the manager. I am sure that there is no manager who can handle this lineup at Real Madrid. We have to get rid of the capricious players,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>One of the reasons for Xavi&#8217;s departure was the displeasure of some players with his methods and training methods, which was too much for the Eagle. \u201cIf you come to the gym or the field, it doesn&#8217;t matter whether the opponent is a fighter or a football player. The boss is the head coach. But if there is such an aura in the team and not everyone meets your requirements, then you are definitely not on the right path, \u201dhe concluded in the first story uploaded to his profile.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/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:\/\/e01-xlk-ue-marca.uecdn.es\/uploads\/2025\/07\/30\/6889cd8c41a62.jpeg\" alt=\"Khabib Nurmagomedov's historic rant against Real Madrid players...and Xavi's defense\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Khabib continues to criticize Real Madrid<\/h2>\n<p>However, the problems did not end there, and Khabib continued his campaign by posting an article about Xabi Alonso&#8217;s farewell to Bayer Leverkusen with another enlightening message. &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing like loyalty. A year ago they were begging him and now they&#8217;re firing him for spoiled kids. Xavi, you&#8217;re the best,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>A year ago they begged him, but now they fired him because of spoiled children<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Khabib, the best life of Xabi Alonso<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Considering who Khabib is and what he has achieved in the world of MMA, it would not be a good idea for him to be unhappy with the Real Madrid players. &#8216;The Eagle&#8217; is a passionate person and has already revealed on several occasions that his dream was to become a soccer player. For him, football is sacred and so is Real Madrid.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He has recently been seen playing paddle tennis with Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta and jokingly saying &#8220;Jala Madrid&#8221;. In the midst of a war that broke out between those defending the player and those loyal to Xabi Alonso, the Dagestani warrior proved to be one of the latter. This makes sense, considering he&#8217;s a coach now and a few months ago things didn&#8217;t go as expected.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/real-madrid\/2026\/01\/13\/69667628e2704e0c1b8b458c.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TFor the past few hours, the sports world has focused on the sacking of Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso following the Spanish Super Cup final defeat to Barcelona. Obviously, this decision was shocking for fans of the merengue team, one of whom was Khabib Nurmagomedov. 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