\u00c1lvaro Arbeloa is reportedly in discussions with Fulham over the possibility of succeeding Marco Silva at Craven Cottage. According to The Athletic, the club have held talks with Arbeloa as they consider options following Silva\u2019s five-year tenure. Silva has already been announced as Mourinho\u2019s replacement at Benfica, meaning any appointment would complete a three-way managerial shuffle.<\/p>\n
Arbeloa\u2019s recent managerial record is short but intense. He lasted six months in charge at Real Madrid after being appointed by club president Florentino P\u00e9rez in January, following Xabi Alonso\u2019s exit. Previously a coach in Madrid\u2019s youth structure, he had worked with the Under-14, Under-19 and B teams and recorded a 52% win rate during his time with Real Madrid B.<\/p>\n
His spell with the first team included a shock Copa del Rey exit to second-tier Albacete, a run of four games without a win in April and the Champions League exit to Bayern Munich. A defeat to Barcelona formally ended any realistic challenge for the league title. Off the field, his tenure was overshadowed by a locker-room altercation between Federico Valverde and Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni that left Valverde needing hospital treatment. Across 28 games in charge of the first team Arbeloa registered a 64.29% win ratio.<\/p>\n
Those results and incidents have shaped the perception of Arbeloa\u2019s readiness for a major senior role, even though he is regarded as a good club man and brings experience as a World Cup and Champions League winner.<\/p>\n
At Fulham, he would face a different environment to the Bernab\u00e9u. He would not be required to manage the superstar-sized egos that characterised his brief Real Madrid spell and would be less likely to need to mediate a dressing-room civil war. Whether Arbeloa is ready to take on a sustained top-level management job remains unclear, but Fulham\u2019s interest indicates he remains a candidate for Premier League management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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