"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 am here, that yes.
We play tomorrow, then there will be one last match.
For the rest, I do not know what will happen.
It's Real Madrid.
My great strength is to focus on the present moment.
It has always been like this.
I am not looking at the past, nor the future.
The present, thoroughly, ”Zidane said at a pre-match press conference on Saturday.
"Sometimes there comes a time when things have to change"
"You might think that every time I give up my job to take all responsibility away, or because things get too complicated, or something like that. Absolutely not. What I do, I do it thoroughly. And then sometimes there comes a time when things have to change. Not just for me, but for everyone. For the good of the club, people… ”, slipped the French coach. “I'm not leaving my job because it's difficult. There are times when you have to be there, and times when you have to go, "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".
A probable outcome that does not change the will of the Spanish club to keep it.
But Zidane has already proven that he can leave overnight.
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