#5 Zidane to finally get the credit he deserves?
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A common theme running throughout this season is that Zinedine Zidane is, somehow, a lucky manager. Those refereeing decisions always go the way of his teams, when other teams hit the bar or post, Real’s shots go in...
Frankly, that’s a non-argument. Real are on the verge of history precisely because of Zidane’s nous, game management and the way in which he is respected by his staff. His rotation policy has arguably been the best of any manager and the squad have bought into it because it works. Clearly.
However, now he’s up against a manager in Maximiliano Allegri who has brought Juve consistent success but had to do it with essentially two separate squads.
June 2015, Berlin. The Bianconeri were up against Barcelona at this stage of the competition. Pogba, Pirlo, Tevez, Vidal, Evra, Morata...all left. And yet, within the space of two years, here we are again. Coppa Italia in the bag, another Scudetto sown up...treble chance perhaps?
If Zidane manages to outwit Allegri here, both with his initial set-up and then changes throughout, he deserves a lot more than a simple ‘hat tip.’
