January 05, 2016

Rafael Benítez sacked by Real Madrid with Zinedine Zidane taking over: Florentino Perez, soccer clown extraordinaire, knifed Benitez in the back after just seven months (Okay, Rafa Benítez was not the solution for Real Madrid – he never had been, but still!). Can Zidane manage the superstar egos? Gab Marcotti and Graham Hunter have doubts.

posted by billsaysthis to soccer at 12:06 PM - 1 comment

They never should have sacked Carlo Ancelotti last Spring. I thought that players and fans all liked the job he was doing, but Perez was trigger-happy. If by some miracle, Zizou keeps the job for several years, maybe someday we'll get an Arsenal/Real Madrid Champions League tie reuniting French superstars: Henry as Arsenal manager and Zidane with Real. Though that could happen a lot sooner if Real plays PSG with Larry White at the helm.

posted by sbacharach at 05:20 PM on January 05, 2016

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