Casillas: “Going back to Madrid? It's something that would be very good”

The Real Madrid exporter Iker Casillas, retired from football since last summer, assured that “it would be very good” to return to the white club to work as an advisor or in any other position required by the entity chaired by Florentino Pérez, in addition to fully supporting the work of the current coach Zinédine Zidane, from whom he said that the criticism he receives is “unfair”.

“Obviously this is something that would be very good,” said Casillas when asked about his possible return to Real Madrid after last summer there was speculation about his signing as a sports advisor. “I have a very long history with Real Madrid, about 25 years old, when I started very young with only nine years old and until I was 34. So clearly I have great feelings towards the club“, said Casillas in an interview with 'The National' that Europa Press collects.

“Of course, I would not rule out this possibility, especially being from Madrid and living here. That is something I would especially enjoy over time (…) I think that in the short term, sooner rather than later, I will go back to work on something related to football. I'm still not sure exactly what or when, but that's what lies ahead, “added the man from Mosto, who was very close to fighting for the presidency of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) but decided to withdraw his candidacy due to to the pandemic.

Asked about the performance of Real Madrid in this course, the former captain merengue highlighted the “very positive results in recent weeks, both in the Champions League and in La Liga.” “This I think gives a very good stability,” said Casillas, who described Atalanta, Madrid's rival in the Champions League, as a “dangerous” team.

“Let's start with the fact that Real Madrid is always the target of criticism. At this time, this is a bit out of place because it is not a catastrophe; it is not until May when the titles are decided. The criticism that Zidane has been receiving has also been unfair because he has been a very good coach and has earned the right to lose. He has won three Champions, two Leagues and is doing a great job. So I don't think we can demand much more from him“, he indicated.

“He is giving that continuity that is really important for the team. And we cannot forget that, although Real Madrid is a club that has many important names – Ramos, (Luka) Modric, (Toni) Kroos, (Karim) Benzema, and also a group of young players who also need to find their place. “, sentenced Casillas, who was Zidane's partner from 2001 to 2006, the year the Frenchman retired.