Real Madrid faced serious problems between two fitness coaches last season. Antonio Pintus worked as the main physical trainer for the team. Francisco Mauri served as his assistant under Carlo Ancelotti. Players kept getting hurt more often than usual. The two men started fighting about who caused these injury problems.
Mauri broke normal work rules and spoke to reporters about Pintus. He blamed his boss for the team's injury troubles through secret media comments. Pintus became very angry about these public attacks on his work. The fighting got worse during the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona. Mauri wanted Ferland Mendy to play despite warnings from Pintus about injury risks.
Mendy played the match and got hurt again just as Pintus had predicted. Ancelotti left Real Madrid to coach Brazil's national team afterward. Xabi Alonso took over as the new manager with fresh staff members. Pintus decided not to fight with Alonso's new coaching team. Juventus offered him a job but he chose to stay at Madrid instead.
President Florentino Perez gave Pintus a different job called Performance Director. This new position lets him help the team without doing daily fitness work. Pintus can give advice about player health when coaches need his knowledge. He does not have to take blame for future injury problems. Club leaders liked his choice to step back quietly during the coaching changes.
Mauri broke normal work rules and spoke to reporters about Pintus. He blamed his boss for the team's injury troubles through secret media comments. Pintus became very angry about these public attacks on his work. The fighting got worse during the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona. Mauri wanted Ferland Mendy to play despite warnings from Pintus about injury risks.
Mendy played the match and got hurt again just as Pintus had predicted. Ancelotti left Real Madrid to coach Brazil's national team afterward. Xabi Alonso took over as the new manager with fresh staff members. Pintus decided not to fight with Alonso's new coaching team. Juventus offered him a job but he chose to stay at Madrid instead.
President Florentino Perez gave Pintus a different job called Performance Director. This new position lets him help the team without doing daily fitness work. Pintus can give advice about player health when coaches need his knowledge. He does not have to take blame for future injury problems. Club leaders liked his choice to step back quietly during the coaching changes.
