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Nightmare? Arnold lost the ball in Real Madrid s debut 12 times + was beaten! He was replaced in 66 minutes, Liverpool woke up with a smile

7:38am, 19 June 2025Football

In the first round of the Club World Cup Group H that ended on June 19, Real Madrid was tied 1-1 by Saudi League giant Riyadh Crescent. In this game, the highly anticipated England right-back Arnold made his debut in Real Madrid's career, but his performance can only be described as a "nightmare".

Arnold started as the right back in this game, but if nothing unexpected happened, he became the target of Riyadh Crescent's key blast. Perhaps it was because Real Madrid teammates were not used to filling in the positions for him, and the defense zone he guarded was in a panic.

In addition to poor performance on the defensive end, he may be too eager to perform. The long-passing skill Arnold relied on to become famous in this game was not well displayed in this game.

According to post-match statistics, Arnold only contributed 1 key pass in 0 shots in this game, and 5 long passes and 3 successful 5 long passes. But the defensive data is ugly. He only won 1 time in five confrontations. In addition, he lost the ball 12 times, and the most in the game when he was substituted. As a right back, such a data is really terrible. He only scored 6.8 points. In the 66th minute, Alonso had no choice but to replace him.

It can be said that Arnold's Real Madrid debut was not successful, and it was even a nightmare. In the new season, he has a long way to go to achieve brilliant achievements in Real Madrid. This also made Liverpool fans a little "schadenfed".

This summer window, Arnold rejected Liverpool's contract extension and chose to accept the new challenge to join Real Madrid. When he debuted at the Bernabeu Stadium, Arnold was even more excited and bluntly said that Real Madrid was a "childish dream", which completely angered Liverpool.

The official account of Liverpool Airport directly called Arnold a "traitor". This former Red Army darling is now completely strange to Liverpool.

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