5 reasons why Zinedine Zidane was right to leave Real Madrid

#4 Time for a change in team

Real Madrid Training Session and Press Conference

In his goodbye press conference, he stated that he felt that the team won’t win again with his method – and he would hate that. As a result, he opted to quit and let the team have someone carry them forward with new methods.

“I think it’s the moment to go,” he added. “I also think the players need a change. They’re the ones who fight on the pitch. It’s not easy for them. It’s a demanding club, a club with a huge history and the players are always squeezed. We always want more and more and there is a moment when you think: ‘Well, what more can I ask from my players?’ I want to win and if I don’t see clearly that we’re going to keep on winning, then it is best to change and not do anything stupid.”

While someone new might not work, Zidane’s epiphany of failing with his current ways looks like a real possibility given the way the Blancos played this season. Despite winning the Champions League, the Blancos never really looked like a cohesive unit and were lucky to beat Juventus and Bayern Munich and progress to the final.

Even in the final, Lorius Karius’ double howlers gifted them the title. And you can only ride on the luck horse for so long.

Cristiano Ronaldo is back again with his sissy fits, Bale also implied he could leave, which leaves a 30-year-old erratic striker as the only senior forward in the squad. Modric is 32 and so is Sergio Ramos. In short, this team needs rebuilding, the bench players like Kovacic and Asensio slowly metamorphosing into first-team players.

And perhaps, it was right for Zizou to want someone new for a new beginning.