Moses isn't a bad wing back in fairness. His skillset and attributes are well suited to that position.
Zinedine Zidane | Resigns
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16 points behind Barca. 7 points behind Atletico. Will he even last until the CL tie?
Getting Real caught up in a Top 4 battle will be an impressive feat to say the least.
I genuinely can't believe it. After the supercopa I was expecting Real to dominate for at least 2 more years.
Calma Calma, he will win the PSG tie and everything will be Grand.
Called this a year ago, the guy has no managerial pedigree, he just inherited a god-like squad and has the presense of personality to handle the ego’s at Madrid.
But can they do it on a cold thursday night in Moldavia?
Even Mourinho's meltdown season had Madrid comfortably 2nd.
I genuinely can't believe it. After the supercopa I was expecting Real to dominate for at least 2 more years.
The BBC has been in decline though, with Ronaldo carrying the attack in the recent past. Now that his form is gone it exposes even more how bad Bale (due to injuries) and Benzema have been in the last two years. Within the next 2 years they'll need to revamp their whole attack, which is no small feat, considering how much top quality forwards cost these days. You pay €100-150m per player and some of those are even in the "could become world class" category rather than current world class. Dembele a prime example.
Man management is an important part of being a successful manager. But, yeah, there are certainly question marks about his tactical awareness.
That there is a realistic chance he could be sacked, sums Madrid up.
Should be given this season regardless of how bad things get.
Should be given this season regardless of how bad things get.
PSG vs Real has become a battle of the managers now. Whoever loses that tie, their manager gets the sack for sure.
Even if you won that tie, but can't win the CL, you're still in great danger of being sacked. It's more about buying time.
I think Zidane's gone regardless. And that rebuilding job will be nightmarish.
Zidane won't be at risk this season unless we seriously risk missing out on top 4. Beyond that, if we fail so bad that the bernabeu and public opinion will be against him staying, he won't get sacked, he'll resign. He's not Wenger
He wont be the manager next season. Their activity in the summer market will be nice to watch, i expect big things
He’ll be gone unless they get to the CL final, will most likely walk. Serious money to be spent in the summer too, I’d be going all out for Kane and Hazard in the summer at the very least.
This is what having to manage the club looks like, looks even more a fraud than pep tbh.
I hope they interrupt any plans City have in the summer
Yes, I can see Zidane and Perez have a mutual agreement that he should resign rather than get sacked just to save face since he is a legend at Madrid and one of Perez's favorite people. Perez also happens to have a love affair with Benzema as well, so when the coach and President are behind you, it makes a striker who's playing beyond below form undroppable and with an aging CR7, it's all falling apart before our very eyes.
They are really going to regret not getting Mbappe. I guess they can keep writing fake articles how Neymar is coming any moment now.
They are really going to regret not getting Mbappe. I guess they can keep writing fake articles how Neymar is coming any moment now.
Would be a travesty if this side made it to the CL final.
Letting Pepe and morata leave was a mistake.
He needs to get a few players in January I'd say. Not sure how much they'd be willing to back him though.
Who’s the bigger fraud: Zidane or Lucho?
I can’t decide.
I can’t decide.
In fairness to him 2 CL and a la liga plus when you look at the young team he is developing
Hakimi......Vallejo......Varane.......Hernandez
........................Casemiro.........................
...............Kovacic...............Ceballos..........
............................Isco.............................
...............Asensio.............Viniscus.............
Plus Llorente Valverde, Odegaard
All under 25 and you have Carvajal who is only 26
Yes they undoubtedly need a few top experienced players to replace the likes of Benzema (totally out of form) Bale (perma crock) and Ronaldo (looks to be past his peak) plus despite him looking good whenever i see him they are contunually linked with replacing navas
and Modric, Ramos and Marcello will probably need replacing over the next few years but with the youth they have and the spending power they have then if they do get rid of zidane (and I dont think they should) then whoever goes in there is walking into a club with a phenomenal set of younger players and no doubt the backing to bring in the likes of neymar, kane etc
Hakimi......Vallejo......Varane.......Hernandez
........................Casemiro.........................
...............Kovacic...............Ceballos..........
............................Isco.............................
...............Asensio.............Viniscus.............
Plus Llorente Valverde, Odegaard
All under 25 and you have Carvajal who is only 26
Yes they undoubtedly need a few top experienced players to replace the likes of Benzema (totally out of form) Bale (perma crock) and Ronaldo (looks to be past his peak) plus despite him looking good whenever i see him they are contunually linked with replacing navas
and Modric, Ramos and Marcello will probably need replacing over the next few years but with the youth they have and the spending power they have then if they do get rid of zidane (and I dont think they should) then whoever goes in there is walking into a club with a phenomenal set of younger players and no doubt the backing to bring in the likes of neymar, kane etc
They haven’t spent big since James, which is four years ago now which does seem strange. They’re definitely due a big blow out this summer, Hazard will probably be heading that way and they’ll go at Spurs with mega bucks for Kane, plus probably whoever lights up the world cup.
He failed to grab the team from the shite forum they started the season with and couldn't fix any problem, instead the team kept getting sunk lower and lower as the season went. Everything was going for him in the first 2 seasons, his tactics were working and players were playing well, but once the team hit a block he failed to do anything to drag the team out of this and looked clueless on the touchline.
Sadly enough he's just another manager with limited tactical solutions and dependent on his players and single formation more than being flexible.
Players aren't to escape from the blame though. They are playing half arsed at the moment and their form is shocking, but Zidane failed to motivate them to play anymore. He has been too soft on them.
Sadly enough he's just another manager with limited tactical solutions and dependent on his players and single formation more than being flexible.
Players aren't to escape from the blame though. They are playing half arsed at the moment and their form is shocking, but Zidane failed to motivate them to play anymore. He has been too soft on them.
This. I don't see many mention how actually Zinedine Zidane is trying to build his own team there. The risk of course is very high because this is Real Madrid we are talking about. Nobody will wait you to build a team. You need to win right away. I like that because i see similarities to what is Pep doing at City since he joined them. Guardiola paid the price last season wich was his worst ever and now Zidane is struggling too. The question is will Florentino Perez be patient enough to accept a transitional season or he will go to his normal route in changing managers till it click lol
He dint sign anyone in the summer, which was a big mistake, letting Morata go without replacement, was also a stupid move. In Normal clubs he gets another year no matter what, but Real madrid is a weird club for sacking managers. Clearly the lack of investment is killing your season. Dont think running after De gea will do anything for you. You need a Ronaldo replacement, modric replacement, Bale needs to go, Asensio needs to step up, marcelo is a little off colour and you need a defender too. I Think Perz seriously overestimated zidane and the squad and really needs to get the money out in the summer.
He is not doing anything for those youngsters, he actually sold Benzema's only backup. Ceballos hasnt played at all this season, while asensio hasnt looked great. Kovacic rarely plays. Hernandez and hakimi have played less. He is not blooding youngsters.
Com'on, where are the similarities. One is trying with youngsters the other threw almost 400M at it. he was just shit last season. he threw 200 mil at his problem last year, it didn't stick, he threw 200M more this year and it worked. let's stop finding excuses for him.
anyway, this is the Zidane thread so i won't derail it any more than that.
He won 2 back to back CLs, albeit with a world class squad, so he must be doing something right. And even in yesterday’s match, they were squandering chances left right and centre and got sucker punched in the last minute.
Increasingly, I find there is a tendency among football fans to write Manager’s off at the first sign of trouble. Managing a transition and a change takes skill, experience and patience. If clubs don’t give time to succesful young coaches such as Zidane, then what chance do other young managers have?
Increasingly, I find there is a tendency among football fans to write Manager’s off at the first sign of trouble. Managing a transition and a change takes skill, experience and patience. If clubs don’t give time to succesful young coaches such as Zidane, then what chance do other young managers have?
Lucho's worst season was finishing 2nd while winning a Copa del rey
Zidane's worst season is fighting to not get into the Europa League
The season is just halfway through my friend. They just need a period of brilliance and they will be back.
Really ? What if they abondon the league and give maximum effort in the CL ?
Fraud? You need to manage the players more than anything with Barca and Real with the current and recent talent. They win things no matter who manages, just a matter of beating the other. Real did manage two titles in a row with Zidane along with the league which is nothing to scoff at. Not bad for your first gig as manager.
Luis Enrique has the league 2/3, CL 1/3, Cup 3/3. He even had a higher match win percentage than Pep with a worse squad.
What exactly are you expecting here from managers?
Their quality would be inflated.
Genuinely great sides don't perform in the league like this.
But only a true great side would be able to reach the final of the CL 3 years in a row. I suppose it depends on what we wanna focus on
Luis Enriqie had two of his 3 stars misfiring for 3 weeks=dumped out of CL, lost 3 in a row in the league and nearly lost it. Zidane has had all 3 stars misfiring for several months(one because he was injured most of the time)
It takes more than that.