This coronavirus pandemic has logically made us forget a lot of things that happened in the world of football before the competition was completely interrupted. And on the Madrid side, it didn’t necessarily go very well … Even if there was this always symbolic and important victory during the Clasico (2-0), the Merengues had won only one of their last five games in all competitions, with their loss to Manchester City (1-2) in the Champions League and the loss of first place in La Liga a week after passing in front of FC Barcelona.
We must also take into account the elimination in the quarterfinals of the King’s Cup against Real Sociedad a few weeks earlier. Suffice to say that without being catastrophic either since the team was still racing for La Liga and the Champions League, the sporting situation of Real Madrid was not glorious. And as the everyday explains Marca this Tuesday evening, Zinedine Zidane knows that he will have to do better when competition resumes, which should be the case in June.
A title to save his post
If the Iberian media does not directly mention a possible dismissal of the French, the information is quite clear. Zinedine Zidane will have to win at least one title to dispel the vagueness around his future. The Madrid publication indicates that the situation of Zizou in the club of the Spanish capital is complicated, and that this forced truce clearly does not help since it does not have the possibility of reversing the trend. If the season ended now, “Very few people would put their hand to the fire as to the presence of the French” on the bench of Real Madrid in preparation for next season, says Marca.
Certain decisions and choices of the Marseillais would thus be challenged internally, and the poor results far from the Bernabéu are difficult to pass. Suffice to say that after returning from football, Zinedine Zidane will have additional pressure on his shoulders. A title would somehow force management to continue to count on him for the 2020/2021 financial year, but if Real Madrid were to experience a “white” season (the club still won the Spanish Super Cup), it would be very complicated to see the world champion 98 on the bench of the Bernabéu next season …
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