Florentino Pérez's Change After the 3-0 Against Arsenal: The Locker Room Surprised

Florentino Pérez's  weekly routine  is usually marked by discretion and executive meetings. It also includes his visits, every Friday, to the Valdebebas Sports City to  review various current soccer aspects of the club. The white boss usually meets with Carlo Ancelotti to address both sporting matters and more personal issues  unrelated to soccer.

However,  that routine of the Real Madrid president was notably altered last Friday. Florentino Pérez, in addition to his meeting with the Reggiolo coach, decided to visit the area reserved for the first team footballers. This appearance is an unusual gesture in his schedule according to the information published by José Félix Díaz.

This disposition has surprised those who know well the internal dynamics of the white club, and it seems like a response to the delicate sporting situation the team is currently going through. Especially after the  two consecutive defeats in LaLiga and in the Champions League  last Sunday and this very Tuesday. In LaLiga, the match against Valencia  has greatly complicated the merengues' aspirations to reach the leadership.

The thrashing received against Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals has left the team on the ropes in the top continental competition. That 3-0 conceded at the Emirates Stadium forces the Madrid locker room to achieve a  historic comeback in the return match that will be played next Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabéu.

Unexpected Development

The visit of Florentino Pérez to the players' area clearly reflects the concern that exists in the white leadership over this critical scenario. Besides  sending a direct and forceful message to the squad, conveying the need to straighten the competitive course, it also seeks to motivate the team. It is the players themselves, according to Josep Pedrerol, who encourage the white boss because "they believe in the comeback".

Both inside and outside the club, they are already openly talking about the comeback. The footballers themselves and a large part of the Madrid fanbase have started a campaign around that achievement to be made, repeating the word like a mantra. The white players are convinced that they will be able to reverse the situation against Arsenal in just a few days.

Florentino Pérez would have wanted to personally gauge that pulse by visiting the area reserved for the players at the Real Madrid Sports City. The information from the journalist of MARCA  reveals this change in the merengue president's routine, a gesture as symbolic as it is unusual.

Many consider that it could become the starting point of a historic reaction from Real Madrid in the European Cup. Once again, the white team clings to its fighting and comeback spirit in the attempt to change a negative dynamic  that has affected the team since the beginning of the season.