Lopetegui taking that job in the first place is still such a head scratcher. Following Zidane would have been a massive job on its own, but doing it with an ageing squad and without Ronaldo was always going to end in tears. Giving up a top 5 NT job, just to fall on that sword ... I still don't get it.
Maybe Solari bombing as well gives him back some of his reputation, but that's got to be cold comfort at best.
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