The difficulty of leading a group without motivation

When a team lacks motivation, it is difficult to obtain results. Even one of the best coaches in history, with three consecutive Champions, struggled to get the best out of a team he knew well.

Zidane came to Real Madrid as a way to put out fires, while all he could do was try to end the season the best possible way while planning the next campaign. Although he has started trying things but has not gotten the best result, he is still very much on tract and has even selected the players he wants for his project next year. 

As strange as it may seem, Santiago Solari was the one who obtained the best numbers in La Liga of the three coaches that theSpanish giants had in the recently concluded campaign. The Argentine shipwrecked in the Champions League, but was at an acceptable level at home, with 37 points in 17 rounds.

Lopetegui was in the 14 in 10 rounds and Zidane, with nothing at stake and other things in mind, just added 17 in 11 games. However, he recovered Marcelo and left the positive note of Brahim.

Despite the 2016-17 title, Real Madrid will try to put an end to the Barcelona dominance of the Liga again from 2019-20. Zinedine Zidane will put together a team to his liking, one that actually meets his expectations, which have not been reached at Real Madrid since the final in Kiev in 2018.