Calderón: “Zidane deserves respect and trust: he must continue”

A few hours from Real Madrid-Inter, the white former president Ramón Calderón, speaking in the middle italian 'Calciomercato.it', analyzed the moment of the two teams at this start of the season: “They are not living their best phase, but the course has just begun. It will be a strange match: a Madrid-Inter is a historic confrontation, full of stadiums, screams … Seeing him in an empty field is a shame, but we have no other choice.

There are very good players, yes, so I look forward to an entertaining match. “Regarding the statements of Antonio Conte, who said he had rejected Madrid's proposal, he said:” I think they looked for him, but it's normal. The problem is that for whites winning is an obligation and, if it doesn't happen, the coach questions himself. Zidane, however, now deserves confidence and respect for everything he has achieved at the club and the stability he gave to the squad. Must go on”.

Calderón said that, in the future, the Nerazzurri and Allegri would be technicians capable of directing the meringues (“They are very good and could handle any team”), while, speaking of signings, it is difficult for Madrid to move a lot: “There is a huge commitment to the works at the Bernabéu, which I think will cost around 1,000 million euros. It will not be easy to move in the market with that. “The future of football, according to Calderón, must go through” adapting to this new situation “, (” Players must lower their salaries, Madrid and Barcelona lost around 130 million with stadiums closed “), and, beyond the economic, it will be necessary to recover the emotional aspect:” Seeing a game without fans is very sad. I read a similarity that seemed perfect to me: it's like dancing without music. “

Finally, about the European Super League that Bartomeu spoke about, Calderón revealed: “The big clubs have been thinking about this project for a long time. In 2007/08, when I was vice-president of the UEFA Club Commission, there was already talk of that, but there was no one guaranteeing the necessary investments. Now I don't know if they are thinking of replacing the national leagues with a Super League: if that were the case, a lot of damage would be done to the movement. It would be very hard for clubs that are not giants and for all grassroots football. “