Madrid (AFP)
"I do not know what will happen": under pressure before facing Athletic Bilbao on Sunday (6.30 p.m.) for the penultimate day of La Liga, Zinédine Zidane dodged questions about his future on the bench of Real Madrid, Saturday.
"I don't know what's going to happen. I'm here, yes. We play tomorrow, then there will be one last game. Otherwise, I don't know what will happen. It's the Real Madrid. My great strength is to focus on the present moment. It has always been like that. I do not look at the past, nor the future. The present, thoroughly, "Zidane said at a press conference pre-game, Saturday.
“You might think that every time I give up my job to take any responsibility away, or because things get too complicated, or something. Absolutely not. What I do, I do. thoroughly. And then, sometimes, there comes a time when things have to change. Not only for me, but for everyone. For the good of the club, people ... ", slipped the French coach.
"I'm not leaving my post because it's difficult. There are times when you have to be there, and times when you have to leave," Zizou insisted.
Real Madrid absolutely must win in Bilbao on Sunday if they want to avoid opening the way to the title for Atlético Madrid, current leader (80 pts) with two points ahead of Zidane's team.
For several weeks, "ZZ", still under contract until the summer of 2022, refuses to give any clue as to his presence on the bench for Real next season.
By the end of May, he could sign his first white season (without any title) as coach of the "White House".
"I am very proud of the whole team, of all the players. With everything that has happened to us this season, they have never stopped working, believing that we can go to the end. writing something together, and each one, in this great club. Something that will remain forever ", underlined" Zizou ".
"Sometimes I stay serious so it doesn't show, but I savor every moment, every day spent here. When I see my players training, it moves me. Sincerely. I'm very lucky, I know that. So I take advantage of every moment, ”Zidane concluded.
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