After finishing fourth in the Bundesliga against all odds the previous season, only four points behind RB Leipzig and only nine points behind the ultimate champions Bayern Munich, Union Berlin has finding it difficult to reproduce their success from the previous season this time around. They are now nine points behind the eventual winners Bayern Munich.
Berlin are now 17th in the Bundesliga standings, having won just two games out of a possible 12. This is because the club is attempting to manage their calendar so that they may participate in the UEFA Champions League.
They are presently being coached by interim manager Marco Grote, who was in charge of Union Berlin’s U19 side in 2022. After getting into a relegation struggle, they fired coach Urs Fischer and are now in the fight to avoid relegation.
It is anticipated that Berlin will make an announcement on their new head coach in the near future, and according to Kicker, there are growing indications in Germany that it is going to be Real Madrid great Raul.
The former striker is now serving in his current role as head coach of Real Madrid Castilla. He has already established a name for himself as an exceptional manager and as someone who incorporates contemporary football concepts into his teaching methodology.
The current predicament with Real Madrid’s management
Carlo Ancelotti’s future has been put into question over the last few months due to the fact that the Brazilian National Team is keen to bring him in as the head coach of the side, with sparkling references from the likes of Eder Militao, Vinicius Jr., and Rodrygo. Ancelotti’s future has been called into question due to the fact that the Brazilian National Team is desperate to bring in Carlo Ancelotti as the head coach of the side.
In light of this, Real Madrid have been keeping an eye on a number of different managers in the event that they need to find a replacement for Raul, and one of the names that is at the top of that list is Raul himself.
However, during the last several weeks, sources have suggested that Madrid are pleased with Ancelotti and are prepared to grant him a two-year extension on his existing deal in order to divert attention from Brazil. This would be done in order to keep Ancelotti from moving to Brazil.
Should Madrid take Raul into consideration?
Although Raul has done an outstanding job coaching Castilla, particularly with the development of select players like Nico Paz and Mario Martin, Carlo Ancelotti is currently the best choice to lead Madrid at this time.
Real Madrid is often regarded as one of the most difficult jobs in senior football, if not the most difficult job overall.
Because Zinedine Zidane was also instantly promoted from Castilla to the senior team, Raul would be under a great deal of pressure to recreate the success that he had throughout his own playing career, his managerial career up to this point, and of course, at the Santiago Bernabeu during his time managing Madrid.