Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon insists Zinedine Zidane is NOT facing the sack.
The Los Blancos boss had been under pressure following defeats to Alaves and Shakhtar Donetsk in LaLiga and the Champions League respectively.
However, former Bernabeu chief Calderon believes Zidane’s job is not at risk as Real topped their Champions League group with a 2-0 defeat of Borussia Monchengladbach on Wednesday.
Calderon told the talkSPORT Breakfast: “When results are not the way the people expect, Zidane or any coach is always questioned.
“But I don’t think after what happened last night, and we’ve won the last two matches, I think there’s no point.
“We have three, four months until the next round of the knockouts. It’s calm and relaxed.
“This club is very demanding. I’ve always said to win is not something of joy or happiness… it’s an obligation.
“It’s true only a few weeks ago, things were difficult. We could have been out of the competition, even the Europa League.
“The team had a problem of not having Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos. Those are two pillars of this team; they were out and the problems arose.
“That’s something we managed to overcome yesterday with the two players playing. Benzema was fantastic scoring two goals.”
Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has been a rumoured candidate to replace Zidane at the Bernabeu.
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Calderon reckons Pochettino is wanted by several top clubs, but expects Zidane to stay at Real Madrid this season.
He said: “What he did up to now, he was one of the top coaches in the world. So he can be coaching any team.
“I’m sure Zidane will be here, I think he deserves it. For sure this season, Zidane will be on the bench and let’s see.
“Pochettino, good luck, I’m sure any club would be looking for him.”
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