Zinedine Zidane

[Birdy]

Hiring hierarchy in the event of Zidane departure hasn't changed a bit since 2018

1) Poch
2) Allegri
3) Loew
4) Nagelsmann
5) random short term coach i.e. Raul

Wenger (been nice to us in recent interviews, weirdly) or Loew (reports he's been learning Spanish for some time) won't take a deal leaving Pochettino option open next summer. Allegri likely will not either.

I have absolutely no clue what we'll do if Zidane takes the ball and goes home again. We might have to give it to Raul for a year. Utter shambles.

and Poch is not leaving PSG, PSG not letting him go either anytime soon.

Only decent option left is Allegri then.
I prefer Raul tbh, as Allegri is a proven good coach.
The chances Raul will be the next Pep are slim

 

[Messigician]

Apparently resigned

 

[jairzinho]

Apparently resigned

Source?

 

[Messigician]

🚨| Zidane: "Sometimes you need to stay, and then some other times you need to leave, for everyone's sake."

 

[Messigician]

🌗| Real Madrid's board have asked Zidane to continue with the team and are denying any claims of him possibly leaving. They are awaiting his final decision, which he will make after the season is over, as he is currently focused solely on LaLiga. @abc_deportes #rmalive

🌗| If Zidane does decide to leave, Allegri is the number one candidate to replace him. Raul wants to gain more experience before coaching a major job. @abc_deportes #rmalive

 

[Birdy]

��| Zidane: "Sometimes you need to stay, and then some other times you need to leave, for everyone's sake."

Clear implication

 

[weloveyuner]

I hope he stays, for our sake.

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

I hope he stays, for our sake.

or even better if he would get replaced with loew

 

[Rory]

Genuine question why would we want Zidane to stay for our sake? Man has won 3 UCL's and 2 league titles, could even be a third league title. All whilst we've won 2 leagues and 2 copas? Or maybe one more copa than that. No thanks, send Zidane away from Madrid please.

 

[Nazario1985]

People hoping Zidane stays because RM is bad with him are just clowns who forgot than with a half decent squad they did beat us twice this year and more than that they are butt hurt by the 3 CLs he won in a freaking row.

But for them Pep is a god because ... 2 CLs with the GOAT team.

The sad thing is he said he will never be able to Coach FCB out of respect for RM.

 

[malvolio]

People hoping Zidane stays because RM is bad with him are just clowns who forgot than with a half decent squad they did beat us twice this year and more than that they are butt hurt by the 3 CLs he won in a freaking row.

But for them Pep is a god because ... 2 CLs with the GOAT team.

The sad thing is he said he will never be able to Coach FCB out of respect for RM.

zidane's team wasn't too shabby either. a team that he didn't build and a team he currently struggles to rebuild.

don't know why you think zidane would do a better job at rebuilding the current barcelona when he doesn't seem to be able to do it at madrid with a better squad.

 

[Fati_Future_BallonDor]

I have a lot more fear about la liga titles when allegri comes. The reason Zidane won last year was because of Barca's weakness. Their kadar is not particularly strong but Barca's team ist just significantly weaker and we have a disastrous coach, so the El clasicos wins should not be overstated.

 

[Nazario1985]

zidane's team wasn't too shabby either. a team that he didn't build and a team he currently struggles to rebuild.

don't know why you think zidane would do a better job at rebuilding the current barcelona when he doesn't seem to be able to do it at madrid with a better squad.

He surely does not have a better squad at this moment!

He manage to have a decent CL appearance each time even when injuries ... etc including the years they won.

The same squad was hamulated by Barcelona before he took over, and was beyond garbage when he left before coming back, now he could have done a Pep and said my work is done by by but he went back to help the club and he did. And it was the objectif : give time to Perez.

Nobody build squads in RM expect Perez !

 

[malvolio]

He surely does not have a better squad at this moment!

He manage to have a decent CL appearance each time even when injuries ... etc including the years they won.

The same squad was hamulated by Barcelona before he took over, and was beyond garbage when he left before coming back, now he could have done a Pep and said my work is done by by but he went back to help the club and he did.

Nobody build squads in RM expect Perez !

better GK, better defense, better midfield with some options from bench, attack is the only area in which you could say we are tied or better because of messi and because hazard is a non-factor.

decent CL appearance by facing atalanta and a liverpool in shambles at the time.

 

[El Gato]

People hoping Zidane stays because RM is bad with him are just clowns who forgot than with a half decent squad they did beat us twice this year and more than that they are butt hurt by the 3 CLs he won in a freaking row.

But for them Pep is a god because ... 2 CLs with the GOAT team.

The sad thing is he said he will never be able to Coach FCB out of respect for RM.

People like to downplay Zidane because he doesn't play proper football or whatever the stupid criticisms are.
You don't get to pass arguments like "Barca would beat this systemless bald fraud of a manager if they weren't at their worst in history".

Just looking for excuse to give zero credit to Zidane work with transfer limits whacked on quite firm.
He got 2-3 of the players he requested, integrated 1 of them fine, 1 of them so far hasn't settled in and the other been massively unlucky with injuries. The rest he's stuck with because of contract loyalty and Perez management.

Just the fact we're down to the last match of the season to decide whether he bags another liga despite all the limitations is enough to say he's an above average individual. Flawed but by no means average.