ZIDANE
Zinedine Zidane says he is not afraid of being sacked by Real Madrid and knows
he will suffer that fate at some point during his career.
The World Cup winner replaced Rafael Benitez in the Santiago
Bernabeu hotseat in January, and led them to glory in the Champions League -
the 11th time they have been crowned Europe's best club team.
He was unable to deliver the LaLiga title, though, as they
finished a point behind Barcelona, and the new
campaign has brought fresh challenges.
After an impressive start that almost saw Madrid equal
Barcelona's record 16-game winning run in the top-flight with a 2-0 victory
over Espanyol, they have not won since.
Madrid have drawn four successive games - three in the
league and one in the Champions League - and the pressure on Zidane has begun
to build.
"I'm not afraid of being fired," he told RMC.
"Anyway, it will happen.
"I thoroughly enjoy what I do. I have an incredible
opportunity, I am happy wth what I do. I enjoy my job, which is not always
easy.
"But I want to learn and advance. Working with these great players I learn
every day. I am dedicated to what I do on the field. What is interesting to me
is the week [of training], more than the matches.
"I have an
exceptional group, whether we win or we lose they are good people."
Zidane believes Madrid's current problems are more
psychological than physical, and is confident he will be able to find a
solution to get them back to winning ways.
He added: "What's important it's to find solutions and
I'll find the solution. There is nothing catastrophic, but it's not
trivial.
"I don't think
it's a physical problem. It's the first minutes of the games that are
penalising us. The content of these games in LaLiga were very bad, especially
against Villarreal.
"It's
psychological. We are trying to find the problem."
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