21-10-2018 22:50 via scores.espn.com

Sacking Lopetegui won't save Real Madrid

Graham Hunter is a Barcelona-based freelance writer for ESPN.com who specializes in La Liga and the Spanish national team. I was one of those in Krasnodar, Russia, who lived through the 24 hours of "What's happening to Julen Lopetegui?" when the Spanish FA president decided whether to back or sack La Roja's coach last June. Now, four months later, here we are again. Chaos reigns, short-term criteria will dominate over either mid- or long-term planning, egos are to the fore and Lopetegui must be
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