DBasia.news – Zinedine Zidane’s future at Real Madrid immediately came into the spotlight after his team defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 0-2 on the fifth matchday of the Champions League, Wednesday (2/12/2020) am. Rumors of Zidane’s dismissal began to emerge.
Madrid swallowed two successive defeats in the last three days. After being humiliated by Alaves at home, Los Blancos also did not move when they visited Shakhtar Donetsk headquarters.
The two defeats threaten the chances of the Spanish capital club to win the LaLiga and the Champions League. Naturally, Madrid officials are stifling with this condition.
Reporting from Marca, Madrid’s management will not wait any longer for Zidane to return Sergio Ramos and colleagues to their winning ways. They only provide opportunities for the next four matches.
The problem is, Madrid have been awaited by tough opponents in that period. Sevilla and Atletico Madrid are two of them.
Madrid will travel to Sevilla headquarters in the continued 2020-2021 LaLiga, this weekend. The defeat in this match could prompt Zidane to be fired.
If they are able to get past Sevilla, Madrid and Zidane, Borussia Monchengladbach has been waiting for the last match of the Champions League group phase on December 9. Only victory can ensure the Spanish giants to advance to the top 16.
Afterwards, the Madrid Derby awaits at the weekend. Atletico Madrid, who are now at the top of the table, are certainly ambitious to add to the suffering of their city rivals.
Athletic Bilbao will be Zidane’s last test if he is able to get through these three crucial matches with a victory. Fatigue is Madrid’s biggest threat looking at this match.
Zidane has expressed his refusal to step down. That means, he is confident enough to be able to bring Madrid out of the crisis.
With the emergence of an ultimatum related to the four crucial matches above, Zidane’s position is increasingly pressed. It’s interesting to see how he got through this difficult situation.
On the other hand, a number of candidates to replace Zidane have started to emerge. The names of Mauricio Pochettino and Raul Gonzalez are at the forefront of this list.