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Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has hinted that he will rotate to his starting eleven for this weekend’s clash against the newly promoted Cádiz.
It is clear from the news from Real Madrid in Marca that the rotations were probably Los Blancos before a full schedule of games, and that the clash will be the first of seven games for the team in just 21 days.
Zidane’s team faces a challenging week as they take on Shakhtar Donestk in midweek Champions League action ahead of the first Clásico of the season against Barcelona on Saturday, before traveling to Germany to play Borussia Monchengladbach. next week.
Such a demanding schedule means there will be rotation for the game against the newly promoted Andalusian club, although Thibaut Courtois, Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior are the three star players expected to start.
However, it stands out how more marginal players such as Marcelo, Nacho Fernández, Marco Asensio, Isco and Lucas Vázquez have been training intensively this week and are all in line to start positions.
“We have talked about the need for this (rotations) many times, we need it for a very long season,” Zidane explained, according to Marca.
“We have very good players to enter and none of our players ever rests, they don’t stop. The reality is that everyone is fighting for a place and that is the spirit of the dressing room.
Zidane then went on to speak directly about Cádiz, who have already scored two away victories this season and don’t seem out of place in La Liga, in which they compete for the first time since 2006.
“Cádiz is a very disciplined team, they have just been promoted, and they are going to make it very difficult for us,” added Zidane.
“We know that all teams are very difficult to play, including those that come from Second because it is a very competitive category. They are going to try to win here and we know it. And we want to play a good game ourselves ”.
