3 possible reasons why Zidane left Real Madrid

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FBL-EUR-C1-REAL MADRID — Zidane has won almost everything at Real Madrid

Zidane took over at Real Madrid as an interim manager. Now he has signed out of the greatest interim stint ever in the history of the club. However, you can't fault Zidane for wanting to break out of his comfort zone.

Real Madrid is a club that Zidane knows inside out by now. He has players who can still grind out results all by themselves. As a result, Zidane's shortcomings from tactical perspectives have largely remained veiled. And if he is to pursue a career as a manager, Zidane will need to meet adversity head-on.

There is no space for that at Real Madrid. The margin for error at such a big club is minimal as well. Hence, it makes sense for Zidane to move out of the Santiago Bernabeu and shore up at a club where he can get clued up from his own slip-ups and go on to become meticulous in his methods.

And then, Zidane could return to the limelight and take charge of a big club and shut his critics up for all the brouhaha they bunged at him throughout his time in charge of Los Blancos.

Also read: 5 replacements for Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid

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