Why did Real Madrid leave without a title this season and is Zidane to blame?
For the first time since the 2009-2021 season (which was called the construction season), Real Madrid exits a season without titles, it is not used to this kind of failure, it is possible to accept losing a championship or 2, but coming out with an empty flow in this way is something that will have many consequences and carry with it Many questions also, but it was also an exceptional season in terms of injuries and the strange circumstances surrounding the Mereniji, made even the most opponents of the team sympathize with the idea that he "fought for the title until the last round."
The following are the main factors of Real Madrid's zero season.
Repeated injuries
It was not just injuries that afflicted the team, but we felt as if it was a curse or even a "conspiracy" for those who love the theory of conspiracies by the medical team, as the number of injuries exceeded 50 injuries throughout the season, most of which were recurrent muscle that eliminated almost all of the first team during all season periods.
As for the most prominent aspects of the medical failure, it was in dealing with the star Eden Hazard, who was supposed to see his flare and his real start this season, but it did not happen.
Benzema alone is not enough
Real Madrid's intention was not to rely solely on Karim Benzema as a goalie, but Hazard would have played a big role without all of the medical terms mentioned, in addition to the offensive reinforcement represented by Luca Jovic, who was one of the solutions - on paper - to a major goalscoring crisis, or rather a goal gap. It was dug by the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, but the latter did not adapt to the team's style and did not understand exactly what was required of him by Zidane, in addition to the many injuries that he suffered, which led to him being loaned back to Eintracht Frankfurt in order to gain more playing time and not lose the sensitivity of matches, To be recovered by Marinigi at the end of the season.
Defensive disasters and individual mistakes cost too much
The first match that comes to our minds that we can follow to indicate Real Madrid's defensive misfortune is their match against Valencia, which ended in a quarter-final, of which there were 3 penalty kicks for bats, and all of them were individual mistakes if it was from Marcelo or Rafael Varane, who lived his worst seasons, in addition to the absence of Sergio Ramos from Lots of matches, especially at the end of the season, due to injury.
The lack of stability on two stable defenders, coupled with a significant decline in the level of Marcelo and the absence of Dani Carvajal in the injury, made Courtois alone in facing the back line, which is the only positive thing in defense at Real Madrid.
Lack of maturity at young stilts
It is not enough for Real Madrid to rely on the tired "old guard" in order to ensure their survival. Vetoni Kroos and Luca Modric with Karim Benzema and Marcelo have a validity period for their physical fitness, here should have come the role of the young men, from Asensio to Lucas Vásquez, Federico Valverde and finally Venisos Junior.
Although Valverde and Vásquez had provided what was required of them this season, what they did was not enough, or as much as the royal ambitions.
As for Asensio specifically, he is the young player who was relied upon by the team to present a great season and not limited matches, in which he appeared in a few minutes immediately after relegation and disappeared in the remainder.
And now we come to Vinicius Junior, the player who caused countless clashes to Real Madrid fans, the young man who does everything from launches and dribbles to reach the opponent's areas and wastes what cannot be wasted what has cost Real Madrid so much goals this season in all tournaments.
What did Zidane say and what are our expectations for his future?
"The fans should be proud of what the players did, they gave everything on the field," Zidane told reporters after the end of the season, which sums up his great knowledge of all the conditions that the team suffered from without his ability to control them.
His future? Still not decided yet: "I will sit with the management and discuss my future calmly .. We won nothing and I am responsible for everything that happened. The players wanted to win and they gave everything they have."
After all the details and statements made by the coach himself, it became natural to talk about his exit. Zaidan hinted several times in the past weeks that he intends to leave, while Florentino Perez responded with more than one interview that he would not dismiss "Zizo" but rather fulfill his wish if he wanted to leave. .
Was this season full of Zidane's mistakes? No, but he witnessed a tactical development of the coach that we witnessed in big matches from the Clasico, the return leg to the meeting of Liverpool in the Champions League, Zidane, if he is gone, will be the beginning of a long journey from Real Madrid to prove his training capabilities and this is what is expected of him.
Real Madrid needs to build anew, on the stadium and even within the medical staff, in addition to working hard on the psychological factor of some players and giving them methods to deal under pressure, especially Vinicius Junior and Jovic upon return.
It is a true zero season, but it is one of the rare times that we cannot blame a team for the lack of titles in such circumstances.
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