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Alonso nepotism? Reinforce Mastantono, abandon Real Madrid s new No. 9: 0 appearances in 5 months

2:54am, 21 October 2025【Football】

On October 20, in the 9th round of La Liga, Real Madrid defeated Getafe 1-0 in an away game. Mbappe scored the only goal of the game. Real Madrid won 3 consecutive victories and ranked first in La Liga, 2 points and 8 points more than the two championship rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid respectively. Although Real Madrid leads La Liga, Alonso has been coaching Real Madrid until now, and his employment methods have been criticized by fans. Alonso nepotism? Straighten Mastantuono and abandon Real Madrid's new No. 9: 0 appearances in 5 months.

After Modric left Real Madrid, Mbappe changed his jersey number from No. 9 to No. 10. Mbappe's performance in the new season is definitely worthy of being ranked No. 10. He scored 10 goals and provided 2 assists in 9 rounds of La Liga, ranking first in the La Liga scorer list. Another Real Madrid player, Endrick, who changed his number this summer, was not so lucky. Although he wore the No. 9 jersey, which symbolizes the team's main center, he did not have the opportunity to show his talent.

In this round of Real Madrid's match against Getafe, Real Madrid coach Alonso used up 5 substitutions. Enderrick was not substituted and had no chance to play as a substitute. According to Radio Ser, Endrique expressed his dissatisfaction with Alonso's substitution. He was warming up on the sidelines with Gonzalo Garcia and Dias. When Endrique saw Alonso replace Dias first, he kicked the bottle, and then Alonso substituted Garcia. Endrique still did not make his season debut.

In Alonso's tactical system, new aid Mastantono has a high tactical status and is highly valued by Alonso. The Argentine forward has received 10 appearances since joining Real Madrid, including 8 starts and scored 1 goal. On the other hand, Enderrick has yet to play under Alonso. Previously, Endrick suffered an injury and was unable to play. Now that Endrick has recovered, he is eager to play, but he failed to gain Alonso's trust. The last time Endrick played was in May this year. He had been away from the game for 5 months, and his worth dropped from 60 million euros to 35 million euros.

Once an emperor and a courtier, Endrique was introduced when Ancelotti was coaching Real Madrid. At that time, Endrique was still known as the "New Ronaldo of Brazil" and his future was unlimited. Under Anshuai, Endrick played 37 times and scored 7 goals in 8 starts and performed well. But now Real Madrid's head coach is Alonso. Compared to Enderrick, he is of course more willing to use his signed Mastantono. The Argentine teenager is now a confidant of Long Ge. Brazil's Enderrick cannot get playing time and is likely to be loaned out in the winter window.