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Madrid – In one of the worst crises of recent decades, Real Madrid, winner of the Champions League, is looking for a "hard dog". Coach Julen Lopetegui's separation took place Monday after the 272nd Clasico debacle 1-5 against FC Barcelona and just one point from the last five league games, probably within hours. Only the question of the succession of 52 years should be clarified, wrote a specialized media such as the Madrid sports newspaper "AS". The club director, Florentino Perez, wishes to propose at the meeting of the board of directors, the unemployed Italian Antonio Conte or the late Manchester United coach United-Jose Mourinho. Two men known for their authoritarian personalities.
No good recommendations for Conte
A good promising "president" plan for world football player Luka Modric's team? Here are the opinions (far) apart. Pole Rincon thinks that Perez draws good conclusions from the discomfort. "The team needs a hard, very strong hand," said the former national and professional Real player on Spanish radio. Sergio Ramos thinks differently. The captain had not even begun to digest the bankruptcy of his rival and fell to ninth place in Primera Division when a Camp Nou reporter asked him: "Conté is a striking coach, a good solution"? The answer: "You have to earn respect and not force yourself."
When Mourinho coached Real between 2010 and 2013, the Portuguese had big problems with the stars. This led to clashes not only in the locker room but also with the media and fans. With "Mou", the club won only the cup (2011) and the title in the league (2012). With another "hard dog", it worked at Real recently, much worse. The Spanish Rafa Benitez was at the end of 2015 after only a few months in power before the door.
The favorite of Lopetegui's successor was Conte on Monday because, unlike Mourinho, he is unemployed and would therefore be available more quickly. The Spanish national team of Chelsea, where Conte was still working last season, was reported to Real footballers at "La Roja" during the World Cup training camp. The Italians were "unbearable", so "El País".
Lopetegui does not give up
What did Ramos say on Sunday night about the possibility of engaging an authoritarian coach? Relationships with players are more important than expertise. The 32-year-old also added, "With coaches you all know, we've won everything." Zinedine Zidane, of course, counted a lot. With his discreet and gentle style, the French had control of the entire millionaire Madrid. The result: three wins in the playoffs in the Champions League. And as a reminder, so to speak, several other titles, including the championship of the 2016/17 season.
The fact that Lopetegui has to leave office less than five months later is a fact in Madrid. The coach tried to play his last cards after 1: 5. "It was a difficult setback, but I have the strength to continue," said the man who had been relieved of head coach Luis Rubiales in Russia after Real announced his commitment just three days before the first World Cup match. at. A new expulsion seems inevitable. He can not complain. As bad as he had been coaching at the Real in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s. For now, at the World Cup in Melilla, Team B coach Santiago Solari of Argentina is on the media square. (AP)
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