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George is from Nigeria and Gina is from the Philippines. He, a rapper, prince of the Yoruba ethnic group in his homeland, Ogere, and a former economics student at the University of Vienna. She, Miss Philippines and nurse in Austria. From the universal love of both,

David Alaba

(Vienna, 1992) was born, a child raised in a multicultural family, with the paternal flag on one side, the maternal flag on the other and his own in the center of his being. In his DNI, Austria, of which he is captain and great star of the national team. On the boots, as in the 2013 Champions League final, the Philippine flag. In the hands, that of Nigeria. Pure football and pure 21st century society.

In Alaba's childhood and adolescence there is a word that stands out above the rest, even in football itself: tolerance. He, a black boy in the middle of Central Europe, valued respect for others, their ideas, their culture and their language like no one else. That's why after a decade in Germany winning trophies with

Bayern Munich, he

decided to accept the offer from

Real Madrid

. I wanted to try new horizons, sporting and social. He changed one society for another, one language for another, and has adapted as quickly as time has allowed.

His close circle tells that he is "very happy" in the capital of Spain and in Valdebebas, where he has fallen on his feet. When he agreed to his signing for Madrid, he began to teach Spanish because he did not want to be left aside in a dressing room dominated by the Spanish, the Brazilians and the group that Kroos, Modric, Benzema, Bale and Hazard form. Of the latter, only Bale is more shy when speaking the Spanish language in public, although he does so in private. In those circumstances, Alaba knew that language was key. And it has fulfilled. "He is a good student, he has learned as soon as he arrives," they detail in Valdebebas. On his Instagram profile, helped by people around him, all his messages are in Spanish and on the field he already understands wonderfully with the costumes. «He has proven to be a magnificent boy,They are delighted and very surprised with him ”, they detail in the club about a personality that has conquered the dressing room and the coaching staff.

Attack from the side

On the pitch and with Kroos absent due to injury, Alaba has become the main organizer of the ball out by

Carlo Ancelotti's men

.

From the left side of the team, the Austrian coordinates the Madrid attack and connects with Hazard, Benzema, Modric or Isco for Madrid's best chances.

Vinicius's

goals

in Vitoria

have already come out of his boots

, with a center measured at the head of the Brazilian, and

Gareth Bale's

against Levante, which came after a gallop from

Benzema

after a soft pass from Alaba.

After

Marcelo's

physical downturn

over the last few seasons, Zidane had been looking in

Ferland Mendy

for that side with defensive awareness and attacking arrival, and he found him at times. The Frenchman, with Kroos falling to the left side to start the ball out, was embedded almost in the midpoint to try to surprise the defense. He did it on some occasions, but Madrid missed more quality in those final meters. That is why the agreement with Alaba was so celebrated.

The former Bayern player, capable of playing in the center of the defense, on the side and as an interior in the center of the field, allows a greater association between those central pieces of the Madrid left side and creates more danger in the rival defensive zone.

It does not cut off Mendy, in addition, because when the Frenchman returns from his injury he will start on the side with Alaba glued to Militao in the center of the rear, and with the possibility of exchanging positions for that versatility that the Frenchman also has.

An interesting mix for Ancelotti, who therefore ruled out the arrival of a central defender after the departures of Sergio Ramos and Varane.

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