France World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane blamed the policies of former president Florentino Perez for the demise of Spanish giants Real Madrid in an outburst on Saturday.
Zidane said that Perez’s "Zidanes and Pavons" policy, that of buying the world’s top stars and mixing them with the club’s young players, had divided the dressing-room.
"What was a shame was saying that: the "Zidanes and Pavons", because within a group like ours, that divided us. That was clear," Zidane told television channel Antena 3.
"Those who spoke of the ’galacticos’ are those who created problems within the camp.
"Our problems stemmed from the number of different personalities in the group.
"Players with big personalities and possibly a lack of communication."
Real Madrid have had to settle for a third straight season without any silverware, something that helped convince midfield talisman and French legend Zidane to retire from football after the World Cup in Germany.
"There are five or six titles every year and you can’t win them all, but to win none, that hurts. It’s better to quit," he said.
Zidane will play his final game in a Real Madrid shirt on Tuesday against Sevilla, after which he will be the second of the generation of galacticos to leave the club.
It is such a shame that Real Madrid, the richest club in the world, could not build the team-spirit among the supremely gifted palyers, thus going without a single trophy for three years. To see great players like Zidane leave in disappointment is frustrating to say the least.
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