[Mario Cortegana] When Xabi Alonso arrived at Real Madrid, he found "a dressing room with many bad habits." One player told us he was entering a "madhouse". The Basque coach has been working on cr...

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Original Title: [Mario Cortegana] When Xabi Alonso arrived at Real Madrid, he found “a dressing room with many bad habits.” One player told us he was entering a “madhouse”. The Basque coach has been working on creating a new culture. But mentality worries still remain as the team faces a difficult run of games.