The Beginning Of A New End: Julen Lopetegui Argote

I think everyone knows he was not the first choice or even the second..

 

With the best defender in the world, the best fullback in the world, the best midfield duo in the world and possibly the greatest goalscorer of all time, any manager who comes in here will probably win the CL again.

I expect him to perform better than Zidane did last year. If he has Zidane's luck then we will win the CL again but I hope we win the league.

 

Lol that was his face when Benzema made Karius look like a circus clown.

 

Seriously i could imagine him grinding his teeth while typing that

 

I actually agree with your point that a coach with authority, experience and charisma is better suited for us but the names you gave simply don't match that description and honestly most of the options that were available (and unavailable) don't fit that description either.

 

I agree Lopetegui has a lot of things going for him, but not the most essential ones for a Madrid coach. He doesn't command the respect that a Madrid coach should, mostly because of the fact that he hasn't won anything in his career, but also because he is not exactly what you would call charismatic. Conte may have had his run ins, but he is passion personified and a proven winner in England and Italy. Blanc has been champion of France several times (and not just with PSG). And Wenger is a coaching legend and one of the greatest ever. With real budget he could rejuvenate the team perfectly.

I simply think Lopetegui is not able to oversee an overhaul which is what we need at this point. I hope I am wrong though.

 

You think Wenger doesn't have authority, experience and charisma, or at least that Lopetegui is better than him in these aspects?

 

Then lets hope that NT success can translate to club football, especially in the league. The only experience with Porto was bad and there is no other way about it unfortunately.

And of course Ramos will support his former national and current club manager. Every coach deserves respect by his players, but with superstars like Madrid's players, who are larger than life, it will be difficult unless you have a big CV and/or character.

 

Wenger has been semi retired for years. He's the last coach to lead a club like RM.

 

why the hell some of you even talking about Wenger? dude finished like 5 years ago. happy for new coach, quite safe decision.

 

Wenger would be walked all over in Madrid by the players, media, and fans alike. Would be worse than Rafa.

 

Authority - no, charisma - hell no. Experience? Well, he has more experience but it's not really a better one isn't it?

 

This statement is as much of a joke as the person in your dp.

 

Hierro: "I am very proud of my players. Cristiano is extraordinary, but I wouldn't trade him for any of my players."

LOL. How about ALL, with only Ramos being debatable .

 

Wenger is a legendary manager, one of the GOATs and Lopetegui can't really compare to him in any way. If you don't like him for whatever reason just say so but no need to go against reality.

 

Wenger is 68 yo and way past it. He coached Arsenal for 22 seasons and had a grand slam of 3 league titles (the last one being in 2003/4 aka 15 years ago) and 0 Champion Leagues. He's only one of the GOATs in the eyes of someone who admires Balotelli and thinks he's good enough for Real Madrid.

I think your perception of reality might be a bit different to the rest of the world.

 

only a bit different?

 

What does age have to do with anything. Heynckes is older and we were considering him. Wenger is one of the biggest names in management history and for a good reason. He hasnt won that many titles because he was loyal to a club that could never compete financially with the heavyweights of England and Europe. Yet he still won 3 out of the last 5 FA cups and revolutionized the game in his coaching career.

Only someone with zero knowledge of football would say that Lopetegui is a better coach than Wenger. I guess I will get a reply about how terrible of a football player Balotelli is and since I have him in my avatar I must be stupid. No worries, I expect no less. People simply have short memory and limited capacity for reason, especially when myths and biases in football are concerned.

 

ESPN FC clowns saying Lopetegui was/is rooting against Spain.

 

A minority of the fans, and not because hes a bad coach, but whatever. Moving on.