Zinedine Zidane walked out on Real Madrid because the club and its president, Florentino Pérez, systematically undermined him, according to an extraordinary open letter from the Frenchman to supporters. “I am not abandoning ship and I am not tired of coaching,” Zidane wrote. Similar feelings could be expressed by Vicente del Bosque, Carlo Ancelotti, Carlos Queiroz and many other former Real managers. “I know football and I know the demands of a club like Real Madrid, I know that when you don’t win you have to go. I fact, I have even been criticised for that.”“I want everything we did together to be respected,” Zidane added.

Source: The Guardian May 31, 2021 10:05 UTC