How Arbeloa Is Getting The Best Out Of Real Madrid's Stars

Arbeloa's acquisition arsenic caput coach of Real Madrid's reserve squad has made integrating young players into nan first squad consciousness seamless, truthful it was earthy to expect him to springiness emerging talent opportunities.

That happened much notably erstwhile Real Madrid played Elche earlier this period and Arbeloa gave minutes to six Castilla players - Gonzalo Garcia, Daniel Yanez, Diego Aguado, Manuel Angel and Cesar Palacios, while besides naming Thiago Pitarch successful nan starting XI.

Pitarch, successful particular, has quickly established himself arsenic 1 of Arbeloa's astir promising proteges.

At conscionable 18 years and 226 days old, he became nan youngest subordinate successful nan club's history to commencement doubly successful nan Champions League knockout stages, beating Vinicius' grounds by 10 days.

Asked what it meant to spot 5 academy graduates connected nan pitch, Arbeloa couldn't hide his pride.

"I deliberation I tin dice happy aft a nighttime for illustration tonight," he said.

"I was conscionable talking to Yanez and Aguado, who were nan first players I coached erstwhile they were 13 aliases 14 years old, and to beryllium capable to springiness them nan opportunity to play astatine nan Bernabeu is simply a dream travel existent for me."

While Arbeloa mightiness beryllium acquainted pinch nan Castilla players, he admits injuries person constricted his vulnerability to immoderate first-team players, but he is eager to proceed building relationships crossed nan squad.

"I still person a batch to study because we're gradually recovering players I haven't worked pinch yet, specified arsenic Militao," he said. "Bellingham was capable to play [against Atletico] aft a agelong time, truthful we're successful changeless improvement pinch a batch of room for improvement.

"There's a reliable almanac ahead, pinch a trial each 3 days, and we person to springiness our best."