24 hours ago, Real Madrid officially announced Zidane's resignation, leaving the Real Madrid coaching position for the second time. Why did Zidane have an iron heart to go? On May 28, Roncero, editor-in-chief of the Real Madrid region of the newspaper As, wrote an article revealing the story behind it.
As the editor-in-chief of the Newspaper As, a hardcore Real Madrid fan, Roncero has a wide network. His article opens up the ins and outs of Zidane's resignation. The criticism of the media and the doubts within the club made the proud Zidane angry and tired. Real Madrid president Florentino had a secret talk to keep Zidane for 2 hours, but Zizou firmly refused.
Let's take a look at Loncero's article and comb through the reasons that led to Zidane's resignation.
In january's Copa del Rey, Real Madrid were eliminated 1-2 by Alcoano in La Liga, and eight days later, Real Madrid lost 1-2 to Levante in La Liga, 10 points behind the top at Atletico Madrid. This is the most dangerous moment for Real Madrid, although it is impossible to fire Zidane within Real Madrid, but the criticism of the media is endless, and even the club has doubts. These criticisms and questions made the proud Zidane feel hurt.
Also in January, Zidane contracted the virus and went into 10-day isolation. For these 10 days, Zidane has been thinking about how he can maintain the team in the trough. At the press conference after his recovery, Zidane was angry in the media: "Our team deserves respect, a few months ago, we were La Liga champions!" My only request is that I hope that the media will let us work well, not criticize and question the decline. ”
After the downturn in January, Real Madrid ushered in a strong rebound, eliminating Liverpool in the Champions League and breaking down La Liga. However, in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Chelsea, Zidane let Ramos, Mendy and Hazard start three players who had not recovered from injuries, resulting in a 2-0 away defeat.
The Champions League semi-final was eliminated by Chelsea, the dissatisfaction of the fans, the criticism of the media came again. Even a few people within the club questioned Zidane. Qizu's exhaustion and anger reached its peak.
On the second day after the exit, wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m., Real Madrid president Florentino approached Zidane in hopes of convincing Zidane to stay. Zidane, however, was ready to resign, using only two words to express his attitude: "me voy." ”
As: The criticism after the Champions League exit made Zizou explode
The last straw that crushed Zidane was that after leaving the Champions League, he did not get the support and protection that the club deserved. The pressure to be the manager of the giants is strong enough, but Real Madrid have not resolutely defended Zidane.
Zidane's decision to resign was made in January and decided in April – no matter what the end of the season, he has no choice, during which the Real Madrid team does not know. Zidane did not want his resignation decision to affect the team's performance. For Zidane, the vast majority of Real Madrid players can only pay tribute and respect.