4 reasons why Florentino Perez is the cause of Real Madrid's struggles

#1 His track record scares off potential employees

Julen Lopetegui was the 12th Real Madrid Manager under Perez

Florentino has been in charge of Real Madrid for 14 years across his two tenures, and in those years, 12 coaches have come and gone at the Bernabeu, and of that dozen, only Zinedine Zidane left the club on his own terms, with the others effectively forced out.

The most glaring example of his trigger happy nature came at the start of the 2004/2005 season when Real Madrid shockingly had three managers coach the club in the space of three months, while Perez has also made controversial decisions such as firing Vicente Del Bosque after winning the Champions League in 2002, or fan and player favorite Carlo Ancelotti in 2015, just a season on from guiding the club to its long-awaited La Decima.

Perez’ outdated form of rulership where he serves as judge, jury and executioner in the management of the club’s affairs limits the impact coaches have on transfer targets and starting players (although Zidane’s legendary status at the club gave him a free hand), as Perez tends to put a priority over marketability rather than suitability to the coach’s demands.

These two factors must have played a role in Real Madrid being turned down in their pursuit of Zidane’s replacements such as Allegri and Pochetino, and instead had to settle for Julen Lopetegui who was not qualified for the Real Madrid job.