DBasia.news – French coach, Zinedine Zidane, has opened up about his decision to leave Real Madrid. Zidane expressed his anxiety while still serving as a tactician at the club.
Zinedine Zidane made a surprising decision to leave Madrid at the end of the 2020-2021 season. In fact, Los Blancos had no intention of firing the former Juventus player.
After several days of silence, Zidane finally appeared to the public. The coach revealed the reason for leaving Sergio Ramos and his team mates.
The following is Zinedine Zidane’s farewell letter to Real Madrid:
“For more than 20 years, since the first day I arrived in Madrid and wore the white jersey, you (Madrid supporters, ed) have shown me love. I always felt there was something very special between us. I had a great honor of being a player and coach of the greatest club in history. But most importantly, I am just a fan of Real Madrid like everyone else. For that reason, I want to write this letter to say goodbye to you and explain my decision to leave my job as a coach,” Zidane wrote in a statement. US-issued letter.
“In March 2019, I received an offer to return to Real Madrid after an eight-month break. It was of course because president Florentino Perez asked me, but the other reason is because you all ask me every day to do it. I met one of you on the road, I feel the support and the desire to see me with the team again.”
“Being at Real Madrid for 20 years was the most beautiful thing that has happened in my life and I know I owe it completely to Florentino Perez who supported me in 2001. He fought to get me, to bring me here when some people were against him. I say this from my heart that will always be grateful to the president for that.”
“Now that I have decided to leave and I want to explain the reason properly. I’m leaving, but I wont abandon ship, nor would I get tired of coaching. In May 2018, I left because after two and a half years, there has been many wins and a lot of trophies. I feel the team needs a new approach to stay at the highest level. At the moment, things are different. I left because I felt the club no longer believed in me. I also needed support to build something in the medium or long term.”
“I understand football and I know the demands of a club like Real Madrid. When you don’t win, you have to leave. However, with that, a very important thing has been forgotten. Everything I built from day to day is forgotten, what I’ve built regarding a relationship with the players, with 150 people working around the team.”
“I’m a natural born winner and I’m here to win trophies, but what’s more important than this is the people, their feelings, life itself, and I feel these things haven’t been taken into account. It also maintains a great dynamic of the club, to some extent I have even been criticized a lot for it.”
“I want there to be respect for what we have achieved together. I want my relationship with the club and the president over the last few months to be a little different from that of other coaches. I’m not asking for privileges, but just a little bit of reminiscing. Right now, the life of a coach is less in the dugout at big clubs. In order to last longer, human relationships are important. They are more important than money, more important than fame, more important than anything. They need to be cared for.”
“That’s why it hurts me so much when I read in the media, after the defeat, that I will be fired if I don’t win the next game. It hurts me and the whole team because these messages that are intentionally leaked to the media are very negative. It affects the squad, they create doubts and a misunderstanding. Luckily, I had amazing players who were with me until the end. When things turned bad, they saved me with an incredible win. That’s because they believed in me and knew I believed in them.”
“Of course I’m not the best coach in the world, but I can give everyone, whether it’s a player, a member of the coaching staff or any employee, the strength and confidence they need in their job and the team. During my 20 years at Real Madrid, I have learned that you, the fans, want to win. But above all you want us to give you everything: the coach, the staff, the employees and of course the players. I guarantee we have given 100% of ourselves to this club.
“I want to use this opportunity to send a message to journalists. I have given hundreds of press conferences and unfortunately we rarely talk about football, although I know that you love football, the sport that unites us. However, without criticizing, I would have liked a question that wasn’t always about controversy, that we might talk more about the game, which is and always will be the most important. Don’t forget football, let’s care for it.”
“Dear Real Madrid fans, I will always be one of you. Hala Madrid!”
Zinedine Zidane.