THE BALL – Pochettino or Raúl for the succession to Zidane (Real Madrid)



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The catastrophic defeat (2-3) against Shakhtar Donetsk and the defeat (0-1) against Cádiz in La Liga, both at home, sounded the alarm in Madrid. According to AS, Zinedine Zidane’s position remains safe but the scenario could be reversed if the team does not react immediately. And there at the door (Saturday) is the Camp Nou classic, with Barcelona.

The Spanish newspaper mentions that, at this time, Florentino Pérez will only have two names in his portfolio in case he fires the French coach. Mauricio Pochettino, an Argentine without a job since leaving Tottenham in November 2019, is one of the favorites of the president of Real Madrid, who also has a very good account of Raúl González. Former forward and club captain, Raúl is the current coach of Castilla, a kind of ‘B’ team for the meringues, and recently won the UEFA Youth League, beating Benfica in the final.

In relation to Pochettino, the courtship is already quite old and the Argentine, 48, was already relieved by Florentino Pérez in the summer of 2018. However, at that time he had just renewed his contract with Tottenham, winning, immediately , the deal.

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