The Spanish team to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. |
According
to a statement from Real Madrid’s website, Julen Lopetegui will be the
Real Madrid coach after the celebration of the 2018 World Cup.
“Real
Madrid C. F. announced that Julen Lopetegui will be the coach of the first team
during the next three seasons.
“Julen Lopetegui will join the club after
Spain’s participation in the World Cup, after two years leading the national
team.”
The
Spanish FA and its President, Luis Rubiales, are furious at the news coming out
this close to the tournament starting and the latter flew to Spain’s Krasnodar
WC base and organised a press conference for Wednesday morning.
At
the press conference it has been revealed that Lopetegui has been sacked.
Spanish
newspaper SPORT branded the Real appointment, which came just 48 hours before
the World Cup begins, as ‘reprehensible’.
“The
consequences of it can be disastrous for the Spanish team,” wrote Lluis
Miguelsanz.
“What
is clear is that Lopetegui has been negotiating his future as the new Los
Blancos coach while preparing for the World Cup, something that is ethically
already reprehensible.”
Real Madrid mouthpiece publication Marca,
however, wrote: “That it was not the ideal moment is evident … but it is also
true that circumstances have determined this outcome…
…With
the professionalism and commitment of all, the squad should not be affected.”
Spain’s
sporting director Fernando Hierro and Spanish Under-21 coach Albert Celades
would be the two likely options to step in.
Los
Rojos are one of the tournament favourites after Lopetegui turned around the
burned out squad of a few years ago and reinvigorated them, bringing a squad to
Russia that many think could win the Jules Rimet.
Spain open
their World Cup campaign on Friday against Portugal in Sochi.
I wouldn’t come up with a
biography because nobody is ready to read it, because of my past.
Source: WASSUPNOW
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