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Can such a substantial change in the image, feeling and game of a soccer team be explained in just three days? What is the real level of Real Madrid this season? What has changed? There are so many unknowns surrounding Zinedine Zidane’s team that they all come from his unusual way of managing his players.
Zidane builds everything around unity, the team, defending his players above all else, and that has garnered a positive reaction since his arrival, sooner or later.
The response of the players was a clear sign of their commitment to the coach, saving the team and providing stability, with Sergio Ramos at the helm.
From total disaster to victory in the El Clásico at the Camp Nou, the team knows there is more work to be done and a loss to Borussia Monchengladbach would bring everything to zero.
The warning from Cádiz and a regrettable first part that led to defeat forced him to lock his players in the locker room before the next training session to talk about how they should react. In fact, many players from the youth team had to join the first team to train, but Zidane told them to wait.
That day, Sunday October 18, the coach asked for intensity and a better attitude, both of which were lacking in the first half against Cádiz.
But it didn’t work out, as a few days later it happened again in the Champions League opener against Shakhtar Donetsk, with another humiliation in the first half.
There was a slight improvement in the second half but not enough and Florentino Pérez visited a devastated dressing room after the final whistle because they knew that qualifying could be more complicated.
Zidane once again defended his players and sought to blame himself.
“I am to blame, we will find a solution,” he told reporters.
Twelve hours after leaving Valdebebas that night, he was back at the training ground with his players, again locked in intense chatter to raise confidence levels and give players a boost ahead of El Clásico.
It also helped the players know that the coach’s job was not at stake depending on the outcome of the Classic, although they knew they had failed him and it was time for them to show up and reward him for giving everyone a chance.
The squad spoke and made a self-criticism of the mistakes made, accepting their debt to the coach and seeking to show their dedication to Zidane and demonstrate what Real Madrid is capable of.
“This is Real Madrid” was the message and it was clear to him in the victory over Barcelona, even on the players’ social networks.
Facing the great clash of the weekend, Zidane maintained his message of unity, as reflected by the team that is staying in Barcelona in a hotel with Florentino Pérez, reflecting their solidarity.
“We have made our career and the career of our teammate, that’s right,” said Ramos.
Now the team has to go all or nothing in the German Champions League and then when they host Inter in Madrid.
What has changed in the field? The lines closer together, especially in the center of the field with Fede Valverde and Toni Kroos closer to Casemiro, with the full-backs in charge of defending the bands.
Recovering Marco Asensio, giving life to Nacho Fernández and Lucas Vázquez, and the loss of Isco and Marcelo have been key.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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