[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  The Athletic | Football [@TheAthleticFC](/creator/twitter/TheAthleticFC) on x 1M followers Created: 2025-07-21 15:01:30 UTC How Xabi Alonso helped Martin Zubimendi's development at Real Sociedad... 🔵⚪️ Martin Zubimendi debuted at XX for Real Sociedad’s B team, but others were on faster tracks to the first team. The summer of 2019 saw Xabi Alonso take over La Real’s B team. Alonso saw a lot of himself in Zubimendi — similar position on the field, background and personality and spent a lot of time teaching him different aspects of the role. Sources close to both say Alonso saw Zubimendi almost as a “personal cause”. “That (2019-20) was a key year for me, because I had not played many minutes before,” Zubimendi told El Pais in 2023. “(Alonso) spent more time with me than others, because he wanted someone in that position who could do the things he liked to do.” After a year working with Alonso, Zubimendi was ready for the first team. @dermotmcorrigan  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [faster](/topic/faster) [zubimendi](/topic/zubimendi) [real sociedad](/topic/real-sociedad) [alonso](/topic/alonso) [Post Link](https://x.com/TheAthleticFC/status/1947310976203731332)
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Created: 2025-07-21 15:01:30 UTC
How Xabi Alonso helped Martin Zubimendi's development at Real Sociedad... 🔵⚪️
Martin Zubimendi debuted at XX for Real Sociedad’s B team, but others were on faster tracks to the first team. The summer of 2019 saw Xabi Alonso take over La Real’s B team.
Alonso saw a lot of himself in Zubimendi — similar position on the field, background and personality and spent a lot of time teaching him different aspects of the role.
Sources close to both say Alonso saw Zubimendi almost as a “personal cause”.
“That (2019-20) was a key year for me, because I had not played many minutes before,” Zubimendi told El Pais in 2023. “(Alonso) spent more time with me than others, because he wanted someone in that position who could do the things he liked to do.”
After a year working with Alonso, Zubimendi was ready for the first team.
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