TA: There is an atmosphere of pessimism inside Real Madrid, with some players reacting violently to the draw with Elche

November 25th: In the 13th round of La Liga, Real Madrid drew 2-2 with Elche and has not won in the past 3 games. After the game, TheAthletic spoke with multiple Real Madrid sources to gauge the current atmosphere within the team.

A member of the coaching staff said: "You can feel the pessimism in the air. Everyone was excited at the beginning of the season, but now it seems that this excitement may not be good for us. Instant results are difficult to achieve, and in this club, people's expectations of us are very high."

Another source, who is close to several first-team players and is well aware of the current tensions in the locker room, revealed: "This team is a complete mess."

More sources close to the first-team said that several of Real Madrid's "heavyweight" players "reacted violently" to the result of Elche's game. Another source close to Real Madrid said the team needed to learn to better "control the tempo of the game."

Real Madrid are still leading the way and this can be seen as a transition season, from the disappointment of Ancelotti's last season in charge, to the new ideas and ambitions brought by Alonso, who has brought some key changes to the club, which the club appreciates.

Alonso's current situation is very intriguing. He has appeared increasingly frustrated in recent weeks. He was asked again about team morale during Sunday's postgame press conference, referring to tensions between him and key players in the locker room over his roster changes.

Alonso said: "We are getting closer and closer, we have more time and communication, and we understand each other better. We are in the same boat. Victory makes us happy, and failure makes us miserable."

Although there are still many reasons to be optimistic about Alonso's vision of coaching the new Real Madrid, and the situation behind the scenes is not entirely pessimistic, things are indeed bumpier than many people expected. As early as September, after the team's 2-5 defeat to Atletico Madrid, he was already under tremendous pressure. The recent series of disappointing results have made matters worse.