4 Real Madrid players that need to step up this season

#2 Isco

Isco must rise up under Lopetegui at Real Madrid this season

It is time for Isco to finally step up and reach his full potential at Real Madrid. The creative Spaniard had a difficult time under Zinedine Zidane over the past few years, struggling to establish himself as a first-team regular while under his management.

Despite playing at an incredible level while representing his national team, it was obvious that the playmaker failed to replicate such impressive performances regularly enough at club level, thus failing to convince Zidane that he could trust the 26-year-old to start big games at times in recent seasons.

With the Frenchman now gone and Lopetegui his replacement at the helm, Isco would have himself to blame should he fail to produce a meaningful impact at the club over this upcoming campaign. Having established himself as the key man within Lopetegui's Spain squad recently, the midfielder must utilise his fantastic relationship with the tactician as an effective elevator for his career at Real.