Coach Zidane Scolds Players Despite Winning Gyeonggi Match... "Conceded Due to Complacent Performance"

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane. Photo by Real Madrid official website capture

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] Zinedine Zidane, the Real Madrid coach, was angry despite the team's 3-1 victory.

Real Madrid won 3-1 against Eibar in the 28th round of the 2019-2020 Spanish La Liga season at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano in Madrid, Spain, at 2:30 AM (KST) on the 15th.

However, the Spanish media outlet 'Marca' reported that Zidane scolded the players after the match despite the victory.

The media stated, "Coach Zidane was not satisfied with the performance in the second half. He reprimanded the players in the dressing room after the game. This has happened before."

It added, "It is uncommon for a coach to scold players after a 3-1 win. However, Real Madrid cannot afford to be complacent. He showed the same behavior in the matches against Levante and Granada."

Previously, Real Madrid was leading 3-0 against Levante but conceded two goals in the second half, narrowly securing the win.

In the match against Granada, they finished the first half leading 3-0 but conceded two goals, ending the game 4-2.

After the match, Zidane said in an interview, "I think it is not a fitness issue because we prepared thoroughly. We were perfect when leading 3-0 in the first half, but the players seemed to relax in the second half, which led to conceding goals."

With this win, Real Madrid (59 points) added 3 points and maintained a 2-point gap behind the leader Barcelona (61 points), who had defeated Mallorca 4-0 the previous day.

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