Real Madrid’s manager, Xabi Alonso, emphasized the importance of long-term growth and development, despite the heavy loss of his 4-0 team to Paris Saint-Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup semifinal.

Hopes of Spanish Giants to reach the tournament final were completed by a prevailing French pair at Metlife Stadium.

However, the former Bayer Leverkusen coach insisted that his team left the United States as a “better team”, hoping to create a new growth path.

Alonso told the media: “More than the distance between the two teams is the margin we need to improve. It is the end of this season and not the beginning of the other.

“We will take positives from this club World Cup period. We are leaving as a better team. It’s a starting point for a better start next season.

“I’m talking about the team and not the players. Today, we’ve had some shortcomings, and sometimes it’s good to see mistakes so they are useful for the future. If we repeat the same mistake over and over, we will not be intelligent.”

Psg They danced hard after a loss in the stage of the friend’s group in the Brazilian Botafogo team, securing four consecutive wins to reach the finals.

Their most impressive screen came to the semifinals, where they cross Los Blancos. Luis Enrique’s team also extended their wonderful knockout ribbon, as they now won their last five games with Noka in all competitions.

“PSG is a project created over time, and we are just starting. It’s not just because you want to be brave you are better,” Alonso added.

“There were two harsh strokes and we were not in the field. We needed to rest a little, and it was a shame to accept the third half of the time.

“We have suffered against a team that is at a good level, and we are just starting this new phase. There is a lot of difference.

“It hurts, and our level was not good enough. This match will tell us things about the future to compete at a better level than today. This is as far as we have come. We fell into the penultimate obstacle, and it hurts.

“I thought we had to wait because in the second half, we changed the printing from 4-3-3 to 4-4-2 with gonzalo on the left. The analysis of the decisions will be viewed, and I am open to criticism.

“We are all together, and this end will not mark us much about the start of next season. This will be a resume from zero, not from 98, as we have ended today.”

When asked about the future for himself and his Madrid true The team, the 43-year-old replied: “I am leaving with a prospect for next year, when we will recover the players and there will be changes.

“Next season will be different, but I will leave with clear certainty. I get all the information this tournament has given me. We want to build a team that plays as a unit and where everyone is involved.”

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