#4 Resisting Florentino Perez
Florentino Perez’ incessant whispering has been the bane of many a Real Madrid manager in the past – just ask Carlo Ancelotti. However, Zidane possesses enough of an aura about himself that he can conceivably get away with telling the Real Madrid President that his ideas are wrong.
James Rodriguez has been a €80 million purchase that has spent much of Zidane’s reign on the bench – simply because he does not fit the Frenchman’s system. Any other season, any other manager and this would have been an issue as Perez would be keen on making sure his ‘galactico’ purchase got enough minutes on the pitch.
There are a few worrying signs though – the presence of Gareth Bale in the starting XI of the most recent El Clasico raised eyebrows, as the Welshman was rushed back from an injury, while an in-form Isco was benched. Zidane will face his biggest challenge this summer, as Florentino Perez eyes up another big purchase now that Madrid’s transfer ban has been lifted.
