Alejandro Moreno

And this was the first impression.

It's Arbeloa standing by himself in the silence, watching his team lose to Albacete.

That lingers forever.

This job for Real Madrid is difficult in the best of circumstances.

You make it harder for yourself by the decisions that you made in keeping some of these players out.

And now you are going into this first match against Levante, a Santiago Bernabéu, a match that you should win, but you are already playing with essentially a handicap.

You are already trailing in the perception of the fans.

You haven't even shown up to the stadium and you're already trailing.

And that's

That's no way to start your cycle with Real Madrid.

Again, I thought that the most important game of the season for Álvaro Arbeloa would be tonight.

Tonight, never mind the trophies that were available or not available or what they're competing for or not competing for.

Tonight was the most important game.

And tonight, they failed.

So the first impression that we get from Arueloa is a failure.

And it's a massive failure.

Real Madrid fans and supporters may say, well, it's only Copa del Rey.

Well, I can tell you the same thing and say, it's only Albacete.

And you lost to Albacete.

It's a failure for Arbeloa.