Zinedine Zidane is one of the
popular figures, a legend in the world of football, probably not for his
coaching prowess but for his success as a player. The Los Blancos coach
succeeded the sloppy Benitez and went on to win the most coveted accolade in
the history of club football to create a huge euphoria amongst the Madridismo
and his followers.
For the past weeks, ZZ’s tactics came in for heavy criticism
as his team managed only four points from as many games in all competitions, posing
a cascading conundrum over the longevity of his reign at the Spanish capital. I
take you through a short expedition of the five essential factors that the
Whites’ boss must adhere to in order to maintain his position the Real Madrid
hot-seat.
Manage the pressure positively:
in an effort to ameliorate what the press has tagged “crisis”, the boss must be
able to be wield both internal and external influences escalationg from the
club and the media respectively, by not allowing himself to be pushed to the
breaking point. He must be firm and assertive in his day-to-day decisions aimed
at getting good results to win the club’s love.
Play with an identity: Real Madrid
is in no doubt one of the best and biggest clubs in the history of the
beautiful game with an identify, but that is not the case in their current
state due to the consistent and persistent dismissal of coaches. The style of
play has even deteriorated under the auspices of Zidane. The condition provides
ZZ a rare chance to convince the Real Madrid hierarchy of his quality through the
means of tactical formula of high intensity but attacking football with is
befitting of the status of a club like Real Madrid.
Avoid a trophyless season: despite
the fact that Los Merengues are playing badly, they are still in pole position
to challenge for major honours this season in all fronts- Copa del Rey, club
world cup, la liga, UEFA champions league. A critical scrutiny of Real Madrid
suggest that ZZ could be sacked if Real end the season without a major trophy
as it was in the case of Carlo Ancelotti, after winning the UEFA champions
league and Copa del Rey but failed in the following season.
Control over the dressing room:
the failure to manage the dugout appropriately led to the firing of a good
number of coaches in the club’s history. In recent years, the Special One, Jose
Mourinho (2013), Raphael Benitez (2015) all fell prey to the threat of fallout
with senior players in the squad. Zidane, with his experience as a player must
do well to avoid the aforementioned fracas if he is to be successful and ultimately
last long in the job
Signing and offloading players:
Real Madrid, especially in the reign of current president Florentino Perez are
known for signing world class and high profile players for the continuity of
success which has failed to yield results on some occasions. If ZZ loves his
job, then I vehemently suggest that he puts aside stubbornness and sign as well
as release existing players if necessary. It is crystal clear that Real’s main
Achilles heel is in the defensive midfield position. Statistically, Los Vikings
conceded and dropped more points since anchorman, Casemiro has gone to the
treatment table vs Villarreal. The situation could have been different if
Madrid had hired the services of a defensive shield eg Mousa Sissoko as
speculated in the media throughout the summer. With the pending transfer ban on
the capital club, this objective might be far from reach.
If all the above measure are incorporated
into the boss’ dispensation of his duties, success is not far from reach and he
shall cement his job
This article is the thoughts of life time Real Madrid fan, Albert "Stranger" Dzodzegbe
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