Last Sunday, Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane came out under the whistles of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium after a poor 0-0 draw against Betis Sevilla. Since then, Real has chained two victories. And not least: 6-0 at home against Galatasaray in the Champions League and 4-0 Saturday afternoon on the pitch of Eibar in the league. According to our Spanish consultant Juan Jose Durado, these two victories "will alleviate some of the pressure on Zidane's shoulders."
The management of the Bale case raises questions
Beyond the game advocated by Zinédine Zidane, it is especially the "management" of the French technician who is questioned, recalls our consultant in Europe 1 sport. The case of Gareth Bale still raises such questioning, as evokes Juan Jose Durado: "He was injured and should have played this week.The fact is that he was not on the ground but will leave with the country of Wales to play the two qualifying matches for the Euro 2020 ". Our consultant also mentions the case of James Rodriguez, "similar" to that of Gareth Bale. According to Juan Jose Durado, the two players could leave Real Madrid at the winter transfer window in January.
Criticized, Zidane was not responsible for all the misadventures of the Madrid club. The French coach faces the meandering young Brazilian Junior Vinicius, put in the rostrum three times in a month. A leading player in Zidane's first term at the head of Real Madrid, Isco is also struggling to show off. "You remember Isco, you've seen him play this season, he's practically not playing anymore, Zinédine Zidane does not really count on him anymore," says our consultant.
Real points to second place
Despite contrasting results and a management of the workforce often questioned, Real de Zidane points to second place in the standings in La Liga tied with Barça. Because Real has all the same assets, including a particularly large: Karim Benzema, currently in a sparkling form. The Madrid coach has also said this week at a press conference that Benzema was "one of the best goal scorers in the world" before adding that "had its place in France team".
Karim Benzema to whom we must now add a new ally: Rodrygo. The young Brazilian winger (18), author of a treble in the Champions League, promises to be full of promise. Zidane and Real hope, in any case, to maintain the momentum of these last two games.