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Iron Man: Zindine Zidane Seeks Turning Point | Israel today

2019-12-18T16:50:34.927Z


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Zinedine Zidane's second term in Real Madrid would take out any other coach • Tonight (9pm), after stabilizing the Blancos, he arrives at Camp Nou, determined to give Barcelona a rare loss • Messi knows it too

  • Zindin Zidan. Seeking a prestigious victory at Camp Nou

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    Notwithstanding

Just as it was supposed to be on the original date (October 26), tonight, too, for the deferred Classico at Camp Nou, Real Madrid will arrive after losing points in the league. So she was scheduled to meet Barca after a 1: 0 loss in Mallorca, and tonight she will reach Catalonia after 1: 1 in Mestia versus Valencia. Seemingly this is a toddler difference, a total point, but the gaps between the Real End of Acutobar and the Mid December real are huge.

About two months ago, in front of the new immigrant, Rial provided one of her weak and slack games this season, while against the bats on Sunday she showed character, determination, winemaking and achieved equality deep within time. If, in October, the team shuffled 7-6, the evening game will come to Real with Barca close at the top of the table. If before the rejected game Zindine Zidane did not say the words, yesterday he said: "We are in good shape, together, full of energy and desire to play. I hope we are 100 percent ready, because we must not forget where we were until recently."

Where Rriel was until recently was a place where there is a lot of uncertainty. After a terrible season that included two coaches, a summer in which she made lots of purchases that only a few make sense of, a long and tedious saga with Gareth Bale and a season that failed to rise. The situation was so discouraging in September that around the Santiago Bernabeu, talk began of a transition season and that Zizu was not the right person for the mission.

Zidane in Real's concluding training. Hear and read the reviews // Photo: IP

Suddenly, due to some unimpressive matches, there were fans and commentators who reduced the French coach's share of the Spanish Championship and the three consecutive Champions League winners, giving most of the credit to the roster of players at his disposal and, of course, to Christian Ronaldo. Zidane heard and read the reviews, and said nothing about them. After each game, he stressed that he needed to keep working, and much of his quietness made Real Tonight come to Camp Nou in excellent form and when he looked stronger from game to game.

"Amazing Boss"

The road to this point was not easy at all. The opening season of the Real was sluggish, the acquisitions looked bad, there were injuries, a draw against Viadulid, Villarreal and Club Bruges and also the 3: 0 defeat to PSG, which undermined the club. Many coaches would lose control of the team in such a situation, but Zidane remained strong and continued his own. He combined Federico and Alvarez in the lineup, gave the young Rodrigo a chance, brought Isco back to business, with the midfielder having to deal with injuries from key players such as Saddar, Marcelo, Lucas Vasquez, Marco Asensio and Hamas Rodrigues.

The Frenchman was also able to silence the Gareth Bale saga, keep the locker room cohesive, display tactical flexibility and make Karim vigorously deliver the best first half of his career (12 goals). "Zidane has always been there by me," the French striker said last week. "He's an amazing boss. I respect him as a coach and as a human being."

Real Madrid players in concluding training. Will they get a turning point for the French coach? // Photo: AP

Zidane must have known that this honor was at stake when he took the role. It's hard to imagine an area where the phrase "you're as good as the last thing you did" catches on more than football, and the French coach probably took that into account.

"He sure knew the three winners of the champions didn't care about the fans who always wanted the best," referring to Leo Messi. "That's how it is in the big teams, you have to learn to live with the spotlight." And in mid-December, after the storm is behind him, Zizu can already be said to be alive with this light and also with the darkness. He didn't get too much credit when he succeeded with the giant in his first term, and he doesn't get enough of what he does in the second. Therefore, tonight's victory can be a turning point for him. Maybe after him everyone will realize that Zidane can make Real a great team, just as she makes him a great coach.

Source: israelhayom

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