Julen Lopetegui in Real Madrid shock - media reaction to Spain coach's big job

The FC crew react to Real Madrid's appointment of Julen Lopetegui as manager, questioning the timing as he prepares to lead Spain at the World Cup. ESPN FC's Gab Marcotti discusses the tricky situation Julen Lopetegui finds himself in as he coaches Spain before taking over at Real Madrid. Spain's papers on Wednesday morning were still recovering from the shock of the previous evening's announcement that national coach Julen Lopetegui had agreed to take over at Real Madrid, just days ahead of La Roja's first game at this summer's World Cup. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.playbuzz.com/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); Some of the Spanish capital's media outlets found it tricky to navigate a path between divided loyalties, while others less close to the Bernabeu hierarchy were quick to accuse them of putting club priorities ahead of the national team's chances...

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