How did the biggest upset in the Club World Cup come into being? Two new coaches competed, and the 1.2 billion giants were forced to draw

In the first round of the Club World Cup group stage, La Liga giants Real Madrid play against Saudi Riyadh Crescent. For Real Madrid, which has won seven Club World Cup championships, this seems to be an absolute crush. But no one expected that this Champions League king with a total value of up to 1.2 billion euros was tied by an Asian team and only scored 1 point at the beginning. The total value of the opponent is only 190 million euros, less than one-tenth of Real Madrid.

No one would have thought that the biggest upset in the Club World Cup would have occurred like this. Judging from the lineup, although Mbappe is absent due to illness, Real Madrid still has top World Cup players such as Vinicius, Bellingham, Rodrigo, and Arnold. Compared with Riyadh Crescent, the advantage is simply several stories higher. Interestingly, both teams have just changed head coaches, Real Madrid's new coach Xavi Alonso, and Riyadh's new coach Inzaghi. The new coach fought for the first time, and it seemed like a draw, so Alonso would definitely find it difficult to accept it.

From the coaching level, Inzaji must be more skilled. Inzaji, who had just led Inter to the Champions League final, demonstrated his ability to transform the team in his first game. Riyadh Crescent's key data such as ball possession rate and shots are comparable to Real Madrid. Xavi Alonso obviously hasn't figured out the characteristics of Real Madrid players yet. In particular, in motivating players' enthusiasm, it still needs to be improved. In the end, he lost the opportunity to win by buzzer-beating, and he did not respond in advance, resulting in a sluggish physical strength and mentality of the players.

And in terms of players, the entire Real Madrid team has a certain mentality of underestimating the enemy. After the league ended, Real Madrid recruited soldiers and strengthened the whole range from Arnold to Heysen. But the tactical cooperation was not effectively performed. More importantly, they underestimated the resilience of the Saudi team. Although the weather is hot and Mbappe's absence brings some discomfort, the team did not increase the attack intensity in the draw. Saudi players also overdraw their physical strength, but they actively defended until the end.

Therefore, Real Madrid was tied in an upset mainly because the team's fighting spirit and unity did not reach a good state. They forgot that the opponent's head coach is the Champions League runner-up Inzaghi, and the team has defeated Ronaldo. Although he has won the 7 Club World Cup championships and the opponent's team is far less valuable than him, the Club World Cup championship is not easy to win. This failure allowed Alonso to see many problems clearly.