In football as elsewhere, people quickly forget. Even more at Real Madrid. Winner of La Liga and the Champions League last year, Carlo Ancelotti had led his troops on the path to success. He had also been congratulated, he who notably knew how to get the best out of Vinicius Jr. A few months later, the Italian went through a zone of turbulence. The results like the proposed game are not to the taste of the Madrid thinkers. In his defense, the Mister does with the means at hand, since his management has not really reinforced his team in all positions.
Zidane, the obvious track
The former Chelsea and Paris coach had asked for a striker to replace or compete with Karim Benzema (35). But he did not have the expected player, even if Aurélien Tchouameni and Antonio Rüdiger arrived to complete the group in other positions. Anyway, the Merengues are not happy and Ancelotti is more than ever threatened after the failure in the Spanish Supercup against Barça and the loss of ground on the Culés in the league. In the event of another setback at the Club World Cup, Real Madrid could well say ciao to Carletto.
Moreover, the people of Madrid have already anticipated the blow by studying avenues in the event of departure. Of course, there is the one leading to Zinedine Zidane. The Frenchman is a natural candidate for the Madrid bench, he who will not lead the Blues following the extension of Didier Deschamps. Free and without a club, Zizou knows the Casa Blanca perfectly, where he has had several successes. Florentino Pérez holds him in high esteem. Seeing him return is therefore an option. There are others. Madrid could, for example, promote a coach internally.
Raul’s hour?
Central defense explains that Raul’s work with Castilla hasn’t gone unnoticed. Already mentioned when ZZ left, the former striker continued to do great things at the club. He has just refused a hell of a proposal from Leeds. Aware of his potential and qualities, the Iberian club does not want to risk losing him. DC assures that Real Madrid are thinking of him to take over from Ancelotti at the latest this summer. But he could be called to the rescue long before. He’s the big favorite right now. Residents of the Santiago-Bernabéu stadium also follow the work of Xabi Alonso with interest.
The former midfielder works at Bayer Leverkusen. Recently, the Spanish press revealed that he was expected to take charge of the first team at the end of the season. But if Ancelotti were to leave before, it would be difficult to dislodge him from Leverkusen. Florentino Pérez could also bet on a coach who has never led the club. Thomas Tuchel would say yes without a problem, he who has been learning the Spaniard since leaving Chelsea. But he is not mentioned among the targets. On the other hand, the name of Mauricio Pochettino was mentioned by Sport. He would be seduced by this project. It remains to be seen which option the people of Madrid will favor in the event of the departure of Carlo Ancelotti. The casting may be open soon and Raul obviously has a small head start on the competition.
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