Zidane's farewell letter to Real Madrid: “The club doesn't give me the confidence I need”

The French coach wrote that he does not feel supported in the club

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Former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane published a farewell letter in the As Journal explaining the reasons why he decided to leave the white entity after the end of the season 2020 / 22 in which they did not win any title.

⚽ Zidane publicly explains his reasons for leaving the bench of # RealMadrid :

🗣️ “I’m leaving because the club doesn’t give me the confidence I need …”

🗣️ “Everything I have built has been forgotten …”

🧐 Do you agree with the Frenchman’s appreciations? ✏️ # Zidane 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/cBBWZ0IjEz

– William Hill ES (@WilliamHillES) May 28, 2021

Zidane has remained linked to the club approximately 20 years. And is that the Frenchman arrived as a player in 2001 from Juventus in Turin. At that time, President Florentino Pérez was in his first term at the white club. Later, he was Carlo Ancelotti’s assistant in 2014, and between 2014 Y 2016, the Frenchman began to lead the second team, Real Madrid Castilla.

The letter begins with the thanks to the institution, the president and the fans of Real Madrid in Spain and around the world. “For twenty years, from the first day I set foot in the city of Madrid and dressed in the white t-shirt you have given me your love . I’ve always felt that there was something very special between us. ”

The winner of three Champions League consecutive commented: “I am leaving because I feel that the club no longer gives me the confidence I need , does not offer me the support to build something in the medium or long term. I know football and I know the demands of a club like Madrid, I know that when you don’t win you have to go. ”

Rumors of the next coach

Among the possible candidates who are to lead Real Madrid is the former player Raúl González Blanco , the Italian Antonio Conte , the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino and the German Joaquim Low.

Although the white board has not appointed a strategist, they did announce the first signing of the season 2021 / 22. Austria international David Alaba arrived from Bayern Munich after finalizing the contract with the Bavarians.