It´s the big news piece of today in Spanish Football, REAL MADRID Coach-Manager ZINEDINE ZIDANE has announced that he will NOT manage the team next season. The decision has been mediated & announced to Club President Florentino Perez yesterday to which it was made public this midday in a packed Press Conference. Real Madrid President Perez was visibly affected while Zidane transmitted an "air" of relief.
The official reason given by Zidane is that it was the correct moment to leave as he believes that the team needs new direction, a new motivational message & new ideas in order to keep on winning. After 3 years of titles & in particular 3 Champions League Titles in a row, Zidane feels that he cannot secure 100% this tendency & parts himself from Coaching the team.
He revealed that he has no intention of Coaching next season & will always be near to Real Madrid as it is the Football Club of his life. Added to this he highlighted his greatest moment was winning the Spanish Football League title - La Liga - while is hardest moment was when his team was eliminated from the Spanish Cup by Leganes this season. The demands & the expectations of success at Real Madrid are so strong that the pressure manages to erode most players & Coaches.
Although this is a hard blow for the Real Madrid Directives & team catching everyone totally by surprise the Club has began moving on to replace Zidane. Already there are names doing the rumour circuit: Mauricio Pochettino (Nº1 candidate), Joachim Löw, Klopp, Wenger & ex player Guti. These are at this moment pure speculation although Pochettino & Low have sounded previously.
Zinedine Zidane has also sounded as a future Selector-Coach for the France National Team. This will all depend on the performance by France in the coming World Cup Finals in Russia next month. A terrible performance & elimination will put the spotlight again on Zidane for France.
Stay tuned!
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