MADRID – Zinedine Zidane declared that the creation of the new European Super League is a “matter of the president” of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez, and did not want to say his in this regard.
The French coach spoke in the preview of Wednesday’s match against Cádiz and insisted that his only concern is to get all three points at the Ramón de Carranza Stadium to try to keep fighting for the league title.
“That’s a matter of president. I’m here to talk about the party, not to talk about other things. The rest is not my job, you know me,” said Zidane, who also did not want to get wet. -se about the new format.
“I won’t give you my opinion. You still say I don’t get wet and it’s true, because what I like is training.”
Real Madrid has led the revolt in European football by leading the Superliga against the current format of the Champions League. In fact, the first president of the Superliga is Florentino Pérez himself.
Faced with the war of communiqués unleashed between the highest bodies of European football, the same white president ruled out in the program “El Xiringuito” that UEFA could expel from the Champions League to teams that are part of the Superliga.
Zidane was also asked about this possibility but made it clear that neither he nor his players are too concerned about this issue.
“We don’t talk about it in the locker room,” the Frenchman ruled.
Florentino Pérez also admitted to being “calm” about a hypothetical signing of Kylian Mbappé and Zidane, questioned about it, replied with a laugh: “If the president says it … I’m just thinking about the Cadiz party, it’s the truth”.
The white coach is still not recovering Toni Kroos for the match against Cádiz, but announced that Dani Carvajal, injured since February, is now available. Nacho and Casemiro also return after serving a series of warnings against Getafe. The great news, moreover, is that Raphael Varane is already recovered from the VOCID-19 and will be able to travel to the south of Andalusia.
On Eden Hazard, the coach admitted that “he is not about to play”, but also commented that his return depends on the feelings of the player himself.
“If Hazard isn’t there it’s not at 100.” The important thing is that when he comes back he is fine and we go slowly. Eden’s feeling is not the same and you have to be very careful. He’s not going to be there tomorrow, ”the Frenchman said.
Similarly, Zidane has stressed that, despite the draw against Getafe, “there is life” and they will “fight for everything” in both the League and the Champions League. In reference to this, the French coach stated that he is still with his feet on the ground, recalling that not long ago many asked for his head.
“It was said that if it was on the street, that the players were worthless. I just guarantee that we will fight, I don’t know if we will win or not, the important thing is the strength that we will put in. We are encouraged by the competition. , is what we want. When you play at the limit you can do more “, concluded the Real Madrid coach.