I will like to sign in this post with what James Joyce said concerning making mistakes which goes thus;
A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.
If there is one manager that need to be encouraged over the weeks, it is no other person than Real Madrid Manager Zidane because despite the club big spending in the transfer window, the result is not coming for the team as many people really expected. For a club to have spent €313 million in the transfer market on just 5 players really shows they are up for something and in preparation for the new season, Zidane has failed to win the heart of many Real Madrid fans heart and which have also left them in a kind of doubts ahead of the new season.
Eden Hazard arrived at the club as a major replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo on a transfer fee of €100 million, follow by Jovic from Frankfurt on a transfer fee of €79 million, Eder joined from Porto with €50 million, Mendy arrived from Lyon with €48 million and Rodrygo joined as well from Santos and with these set of players arriving at the club, one can easily predict a good season for the club. Although the League as not started yet, Madrid will be playing their first league game away to Celta Vigo on August 17 but one good way to prepare for the season is to allow the players to understand each other during preseason games but for Zidane now, it seems something is still missing.
Looking at the results so far in the preseason games from July 20 - July 30, the best result the team can boost of is a draw against Arsenal which they finally won 3-2 on a penalty shootout. They lost to Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur. In fact, if there is any of those results that worth forgetting, it is the game against fellow rivals Atletico Madrid which ended 7-3 in favour of Atletico.
I know there is less to think about preseason results because it is just an avenue for discovery and going back to what James Joyce says concerning that, Zidane really need to know that the fact that the preseason results is nothing to write about implies something is still missing and what is that thing that is missing in this team?
What Is Missing
Motivation as one of the qualities of a good manager is what is missing out in this team because if we should take a closer look at the issue of Bale and Zidane, one can easily arrived at the assertion that the relationship between Bale and the manager is not really string again. If a player is happy at a club, I see no reason why he will wants to leave for a league that is not that recognized compared to the top 5 leagues in Europe. If proper care is not taking, what happens to Conte will definitely happens to Zidane. Then Conte had a problem with D.Costa and instead of dealing with it in a mature way, he wrote a letter to the player that he is not part of his plan again in the team and when Costa finally left the club, we all know what happen to Conte at the club.
Bale may wants to leave but as a good manager, there should be a ways to keep him at the club because this is a player that has understand the philosophy of the club over time and having him in the team with the likes of Hazard and Jovic will be a good one for the club. Against Arsenal, Bale proved while he is still much need at the club with his goal and those matches he has failed to play did not ended well for the team.
Zidane also need to work faster before the team first game to Celta Vigo on the defense line because is seems the defenders has failed to understand their roles for the team with the way they attack in every games in the preseason.
I will also like to sign out with another motivational quote which goes thus;
Push yourself, because no one else is going to do it for you.
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