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Real Madrid’s poor start to the season has already cast doubt on Zinedine Zidane’s continued leadership at the club.
According to the newspaper As, after the defeat against Shakhtar in the Champions League debut, the team’s management has already begun to monitor some names for a possible replacement of the Frenchman. Among them are Raúl González and Mauricio Pochettino.
The first would be a “homemade” solution. Idol of the Real as a player, Raúl acted as ambassador of the Spanish league in the United States and returned to be the club’s leader after a request from president Florentino Pérez, who has a great relationship with the former striker.
In his new stage at Madrid, Raúl won titles training in the lower categories and now directs Castilla, considered Real’s B team.
Pochettino, on the other hand, is another name on the board’s radar. The former Tottenham manager has been without a club since late last year and has already told the European press that he wants to go back to work, even citing Real Madrid as a “dream”.
He, according to As, was considered by Real in 2018, but the club opted for Julen Lopetegui at that time. Recently, the Argentine coach speculated on Manchester United and City.
The classic against Barcelona, which will be played on Saturday (24), can set the course for a possible change in the Real Madrid coaching staff, as it increases the wear and tear on Zidane in the event of defeat.
