Having made his mark both as a player and as Real Madrid’s sporting director, Predrag Mijatovic is a monument to the Bernabeu. And according to the former Montenegrin player, Los Blancos need to “refresh” both the squad and the coaching position after this season…
Former Sports Director Mijatovic believes that Real Madrid should part with coach Ancelotti at the end of the season.
Although no longer attached to Real Madrid, Mijatovic is one of the few names qualified to speak up about the Spanish Royal team. Because this former striker is a monument to the Bernabeu with 4 titles in 3 seasons, the pinnacle of which was the Champions League championship in the 1997/98 season in which he was the hero with the only goal against Juventus in the match. final. After that, “Pedja” – as Madridistas still call him – was also very successful when he took on the role of Sports Director under former president Ramon Calderon.
So what will Mijatovic do if he returns to the position of Real Madrid’s sporting director? Speaking on Cadena SER radio, the 55-year-old former player affirmed that he will advise president Florentino Perez to “refresh” both the squad and the coaching position. Specifically, Carlo Ancelotti will have to leave to make room for someone new, when he is no longer suitable for the team.
Pedja said: “I will give all power to Ancelotti from now until the end of the season, and then say goodbye regardless of whether Real Madrid wins both La Liga and the Champions League.” And the name Mijatovic chose to replace Carletto is Xabi Alonso. The former striker admitted: “I really like Alonso. But he also has to understand that even though he knows the club well as a player, being a coach will be a very different thing.”
In addition to the captain’s chair, Mijatovic affirmed that Real Madrid also needs to refresh a series of positions in the squad. He analyzed: “I will strengthen a left-back and a right-back. Because Real Madrid always has full-backs who can make a difference like Roberto Carlos, Christian Panucci, Dani Carvajal, Marcelo,…”. Besides, Pedja believes that Los Blancos also need “a true central defender”.
This is because according to Mijatovic, Aurelien Tchouameni “did not convince” him in both the midfield and central defender positions. And in addition to the defense, Real Madrid also needs a pure creative midfielder. But it must be “a new Toni Kroos or Luka Modric”, an excellent conductor with a decade of use.