5 reasons why Zinedine Zidane could be sacked this season

#1 Over-reliance on Karim Benzema

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This might be the ultimate reason for the World Cup-winning former French midfielder to get the axe by the end of the season. Karim Benzema, the fourth-longest serving player at the club, is perhaps the club’s biggest weakness now.

It is actually about how he has lasted this long despite being so close to leaving the club in his first two seasons. However, his contributions can’t be denied. He has sacrificed his entire career for Cristiano Ronaldo, serving him the best he could, which, in retrospect, also served the club.

But now, his fall from grace has been so bad that it is also taking the club with it. Even when he didn’t score, he ensured that the tempo in the attack was stable with his crisp and elegant passing. Now, however, even that is missing as he has the third-worst successful passing rate at the club.

But still, Zidane insists on not only playing him, but also on not signing a striker in the January window because he has utmost faith in his compatriot—something that could cost him his job.