2) Fear of fans’ backlash
When Carlo Ancelotti was sacked, almost every Real Madrid fan wanted the head of Florentino Perez as they couldn’t fathom how he had committed such a vulgar act of ungratefulness. Chants of ‘Perez leave’ were heard echoing around the Bernabeu and the tycoon found himself under major scrutiny.
Hence, if he sacks Zinedine Zidane, all hell could break loose. The fact that Zizou has a history with the club as one of its iconic players automatically gives him leverage over the managers that have coached the team in this era.
The memory of his volley goal against Bayer Leverkusen is still ripe among many Madridistas as he holds a dear place in the hearts of almost all of them.
So sacking him could incur a backlash that would be fiercer than the one that was displayed when the former Milan manager was fired. And Perez wouldn’t want to hurt an already angry lion.
