Zinedine Zidane, the
second most awarded manager in the history of Real Madrid, He does not find football solutions, he lost the smile that characterized him in the press room, weary of criticism and he stopped being untouchable in the upper echelons of the club.
The eternal gratitude to the figure of Zidane is unalterable. It has gone down in history as the coach of the three consecutive Champions. A difficult milestone to match. From the club they ensure that trust is maintained, although some of their decisions are not shared. Like the Brazilian substitution Casemiro in Kiev, in a match that had to go to the second round and avoid another chapter of suffering.
Losses due to injury of headlines The weight of Sergio Ramos, Dani Carvajal, the Uruguayan Fede Valverde or the Belgian Eden Hazard were already enough determining factors to dispense with the balance that Casemiro provides against a Shakhtar who is betting on the counterattack. At the moment, within the club, football matters are being discussed in the midst of a crisis of results and the name of any substitute has not been raised.
Zidane, for his part, does not have in mind to resign. He left when he saw that his speech no longer fell on a group of players who had reached a ceiling based on success, with four Champions Leagues won in five editions. His way of being, prevents him from leaving the ship at this moment and he is able to turn the situation around.
“I am not going to resign; I'm strong and I'm going to give it my all. I believe in my players, “he said after conceding the second consecutive defeat in a black week after falling with Alavés in the league and not finding explanations for what happened.
In this way a decisive week for the future of Zidane and Real Madrid. Three high-flying duels that can cause a turn in the opinion of the club's top officials if they are away from the fight for the league title and out of European competition.
Forced to react in a historically complex stadium for the Madrid team like him Sánchez Pizjuán against Sevilla, before gambling everything to a card in front of the Borussia Mönchengladbach at the Alfredo Di Stéfano stadium and, without time to assume success or failure, the Madrid derby against the Atlético de Madrid.
It is Zidane's lowest moment as Real Madrid coach with five losses and three draws in fifteen games of the season. The coach reviews games, looks for solutions that are not transferred to the field of play and does not find the key to cover the absence of important players. His team has fallen without the leadership of Sergio Ramos, the physical display of Fede Valverde and the lack of a leading scorer.
This Thursday he will again direct a pending training of the state of Sergio Ramos, that he must return for the 'final' against Gladbach. Without him they have lost eight of the last ten Champions League games. They will have two days to decide if they can reappear against Sevilla or, coach and captain, agree on their return in the last match of the European competition group stage, which can give the first group place to the Real Madrid but also to leave him eliminated in case of a new defeat, in a situation that he never experienced and that would cause a turn to the situation of a Zidane who is no longer untouchable.