Zinedine Zidane faced the meeting of Copa del Rey as an important date because it is the only competition he does not have in his record as a soccer player or coach. He did not win it on the pitch after four attempts and two lost finals -before Deportivo in 2002 and Zaragoza in 2004- Y neither has it achieved from the bench. But this year he faces it with a new one-party format that the Frenchman is especially good at.
The match against Unionists it was a cheating encounter because the K.O competition has claimed several first division victims at the hands of teams of lower categories for reserving key players. Zidane went out in Salamanca issuing a clear message that they are going for the Cup. The white lineup showed players like Benzema, Marcelo or Casemiro They are players who have won the most important competitions in the world.
The French coach is an expert of the strategies and today he has shown once again that he maintains a very competitive block with all the players plugged in for the cause. The meeting of Copa del Rey It was vital to continue advancing in the copera competition and the players have complied perfectly.
This shows that the message of ‘the flower of Zidane’ is a lie that some have created before possibly a coach who will be the best in history recording numerous records that nobody has managed to break despite the expense of millions in players. Zidane He remains undefeated in single-match competitions and will meet the next opponent on Friday, January 24 at 1:00 p.m.