Zidane or Raúl, the big decision

The situation on the Madrid bench is one of maximum tension. It is for the white entity, pending a decision by Zidane, if it continues or not, which has not yet been communicated by the technician. It is for Zidane himself, who has been exposed to his squad (to which he has not raised his departure at any time) when the league title is still at stake. And it is for the two candidates to replace the French. For Allegri, because he is delaying his response to two very important offers from leading teams in Europe, and for Raúl himself, who has almost rejected the idea of ​​going to train in the Bundesliga, also pending to fulfill his dream of training the first team . Until next week, once the championship is over, there will be no solution in sight.

Zidane has not communicated to Real Madrid his final decision, although in the entity they suspect an exit that is almost certain. They consider it this way because of the ambiguous messages sent by Zidane himself every time he has been asked at a press conference and even because of a decision made by the coach in his line-ups, such as giving ownership to Ramos, with whom he has won so much, in Stamford Bridge, even though it wasn't 100%.

Madrid has taken an attitude of maximum respect towards the French coach. And prudence. He has not wanted to establish any formal contact with Allegri, who is the preferred to replace him on the bench, until Zidane pronounces himself. But it is evident that he has transferred to his environment, by third parties, the real possibility of change and that all the mechanisms are ready if it is triggered. Allegri, who hasn't trained for a season of his own accord, is risking a lot by not yet having responded to two top-level offers. There is even talk of his return to the Juve bench, which would be subject, in any way, to the bianconeri They will enter the Champions League.

The news advanced by AS on Sunday morning, in which it was revealed that Allegri was the favorite to replace Zidane if he leaves Madrid, fell like a bomb in Italy, where Allegri has a lot of poster, but especially in Turin, where it is speculated that Zidane will finally occupy the bench of the Vecchia Signora, which was originally intended for Allegri.

Raúl's option has not yet been ruled out, due to his great knowledge of the club and character and his handling of the media.. But it is also reasoned that he can continue to do a good job in Castilla, proof of this is the solvency with which men such as Blanco, Miguel Gutiérrez, Marvin or Chust have been promoted to the first team, beyond the demonstration he did raising the Youth League. Allegri is a winning coach and has shown it in the elite (see his record in the text below), also accustomed to dealing with changing rooms loaded with stars and egos. If the Italian were chosen, Madrid would have a Plan B, Raúl's, and therefore their backs covered.

In Madrid to come, important names such as Alaba, Mbappé, Haaland or Camavinga are about to arrive. And this new batch will still coincide, in many cases, with the old guard that has won so much. The technician who replaces Zidane if he leaves, Allegri or Raúl, will be in charge of doing the restructuring of the project that Florentino himself announced. If it is Raúl, he will do it with people from the house. If it is Allegri, he will arrive with his second of all time, Marco Landucci, and with his physical trainer Simone Fonleti. But everything is stopped until LaLiga is resolved.