Football is something that I rarely blog about, but when something worthwhile happens , I find myself hacking away at my keyboard
Real Madrid won their third consecutive Champions League Title some days back and even though the controversial incident between Sergio Ramos and Mohammed Salah shook the Internet, that is not what people will be talking about in the days to come
Zinedine Zidane just stepped down as Real Madrid Coach. The news is a shocker because someone like me will be expecting him to take actions to cement his presence in the Club or even ask for a Pay rise
His actions has left me totally numb
He was actually close to signing a new Contract with the Club but reconsidered and quit instead. This is a classic example of :
Exiting when the Ovation is the loudest
Real Madrid just like the England counterpart Chelsea is very notorious for sacking coaches who don't live up to expectations and winning three times in a row may leave Zidane with the doubt that other clubs will be Lax in the coming season
He said and I quote :
I think it would be difficult to keep winning if I stayed
Considering the facts on ground I actually believe that quitting was the right thing he could do at this point considering that he ended his Football career on a sad note
For those who don't know, he was sent off in his last match with a Red Card after a giving Italian Marco Materazzi a head butt on the chest in France 2006 world Cup FInal match against Italy .
Zidane claimed that Marco insulted his mother and Marco later admitted to the insult , but said he was referring to Zidane Sister instead
No one is as shattered by this decision as Real Madrid President Florentino Perez who has no Idea of who to replace Zidane with, he looks totally crushed in Pictures of the Press Conference
Image Source : Juan Medina/ Reuters
Real Madrid players has taken to Twitter to show their Support for Zidane and to acknowledge the fact that they respect his decision
I believe that it will a very emotional period for them because all the recents happenings during the club shows that they have a good relationship with the Manager. Madrid has a line up of world class players and it will take a world class coach to put them together
But just like Zidane said :
Big Players need Big Change
