Raúl and nobody else

Real Madrid's roadmap for the day after Zidane is clarified. Aim more than ever at Raúl. The entity had been handling two tracks for when the time comes for another coach to take over from Zizou. One of those routes was conservative, that of Mauricio Pochettino, a technician very much liked by Florentino Pérez, who had been free for more than a year; the other is bet on the Real Madrid gene, that of this Raúl who is simmered as a coach at Castilla.

Pochettino has just got out of that equation once he has linked his future to PSG since this week. He does so after saying no to Madrid after Zidane's first departure because he had just renewed in the long term with Tottenham, although he always let himself be loved with messages to the white box (“It is positive that Madrid notice you,” he said last year) and winks to the stands (“I would never train Barça”). Since he was unemployed 14 months ago, the Argentine was a technician in the bedroom to the point that Madrid's recent hit against Shakhtar made him a trend in Spain on social networks. Florentino is left, for the moment, without that letter.

Madrid had not put all its eggs in that basket either. He has been considering Raúl as a natural heir to Zidane for the future. Same relevant past as footballers of the white club, same beginning as technicians, in the warmth and tranquility of Factory of Valdebebas, both have a hook among the Madrid parish and above all, they are natural winners. Almost the same mold in two different bodies. And the formula is working with Zidane. He Seven He started the path that Zizou took before him and is showing himself as a coach. He has started his second year at Castilla but He won guarantees when he had to temporarily take the Juvenile last August and in a month and a half he made him European champion. A brilliant UEFA Youth League that Florentino witnessed on the spot. The entity took note of an outstanding Raúl in group management and very intelligent in tactics. Advanced to carry only two seasons in divided between the benches of Cadet B, Juvenil B and Castilla.

Madridismo in vein

Raúl has come little by little recovering his presence in the daily life of Madrid. Without going any further, he was at the presentation ceremony (the second) of Zidane two years ago. A reconciliation with the club that is in the same line that Casillas has now undertaken. Two icons that Florentino has brought back to what was always his home, closing wounds. “Zidane is a blessing from heaven,” Florentino proclaimed as the team lifted the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. Many people think, in Valdebebas, that having Raúl is also …