Zidane Wins And It's Always Like That
JAKARTA - Satisfied with his success on the European stage, Zinedine Zidane won his second La Liga title last night, Thursday, July 16.
Some might consider this to be the title Zidane is most happy about. But not for his fellow professionals - who really know how to appreciate the difficulties of having such a long season.
They know you can't win a league title just by luck or VAR - there are no excuses or shortcuts.
Wherever you finish the season is your own hard work, good or bad.
There are many good things about Zidane this season. So much can be remembered as Zidane's league title - a rarity at a club whose players have more traditional identity than their coaches.
In fact, it is no exaggeration to say that it is a title that deserves the most credit of Zidane's other 11 titles as Real Madrid boss. This title gives him an average record of 1 trophy every 19 games. That's awesome.
💫 Zinedine Zidane: 11 titles as @realmadrid coach. # 34Ligas | #RealFootball pic.twitter.com/bWGXjq93iJ
- Real Madrid CF 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) July 17, 2020
Let's dig deeper: Zizou won this league title without Cristiano Ronaldo, the biggest match winner the club has ever had. The French man won because he was barely reinforced by his star player, Eden Hazard, who only played after suffering frequent injuries.
The bald-headed coach won it without the goal scorer he hoped at the start of the season, Luka Jovic, a player who cares more about parties than sports.
🏆 CHAMPIONS! 🏆📰 📽️📸 Read all about it, see the goals, scroll through the photos.💪 HALA MADRID! # 34Ligas | #RealFootball
- Real Madrid CF 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) July 17, 2020
The Algerian racers won without Marco Asensio, who barely managed to play for a season. Thanks to the pandemic that suspended competition, Asensio has plenty of time to recover.
He won it with just one defensive midfielder in his squad. He won it with old-faced defenders, who were already rusty and old-fashioned.
He won convincingly without a regular goalscorer. They have to suffer looking for ways to play more seriously than joy. They strengthen the defense more than attack.
Zidane, in short, has won trophies, like he did before.