DBasia.news – Jordi Alba, Barcelona left back, could not imagine Zinedine Zidane’s return to coach Real Madrid. According to him, the coach very rarely returns to train the club in a short time after leaving it.
At the end of the 2017-2018 season, the football public was shocked by Zinedine Zidane’s resignation as Real Madrid coach. At that time, the French coach claimed to want to find a new challenge.
Then, Real Madrid appointed Julen Lopetegui as the new captain. However, the days of the former Spanish national team tactician in Madrid were short. Not long after, Lopetegui was expelled from the coach seat.
It didn’t take long for Madrid to find a replacement. This time, Real Madrid Castilla coach, Santiago Solari was promoted to coach Luka Modric and mates.
Solari had given a glimmer of hope for Madrid supporters. However, slowly Madrid seemed to start running out of gas. As a result, Los Blancos were eliminated from the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.
In the end, Zinedine Zidane went down hill by returning to Real Madrid. The coach agreed to defend the Los Merengues until June 2022.
Zidane’s decision to deal with Madrid left Jordi Alba startled. According to him, something is not normal.
“In theory, Real Madrid are favorites. However, Ajax Amsterdam plays better on two more and deserves to be the winner,” Alba said as reported by Four Four Two.
“I was shocked by the return of Zinedine Zidane to Real Madrid. It’s not normal for a coach to return in just nine months,” Alba said.
According to the circulating news in Spain, Zidane has submitted several conditions to Madrid’s management. One of them being in full control in the transfer market.