Lopetegui’s Successor Is Not Conte, But the Former Everton Coach

DBasia.news – After believing that Antonio Conte would be the successor, this time there’s one candidate arises as the new coach of Real Madrid. The team management is rumored interested to recruit the Belgium national team coach, Roberto Martinez, to replace Julen Lopetegui.

El Real believes Martinez is the right person to lead Gareth Bale and friends.

Real Madrid performed hardly in the 2018-2019 season. Currently, Los Blancos are in the 5th rank of the temporary table with 14 points.

The result made Julen Lopetegui on the edge. It’s reported that Madrid management is looking for the successor of the former Spain national team coach.

 

Antonio Conte

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Some names are listed like Antonio Conte, Fernando Hierro, to Roberto Martinez. According to GolTV, the latter name is the strongest candidate.

Seeing the statistic, Martinez hasn’t coached any five-star club. The Spanish coach just led three England clubs, Swansea, Wigan, and Everton.

However, Martinez has a promising capability for Madrid. The 45-year-old coach could bring Belgium to the semifinal round of 2018 World Cup. In the end, Eden Hazard and friends are in the third place.

Besides, Martinez will be suitable in Madrid squad filled by star players. He faced a similar situation when coaching Belgium. Martinez was the coach for big players like Hazard, Kevin De Bruyne, and Romelu Lukaku.