Author’s Note: the following is a precursor to an upcoming tactical preview of El Clasico, which will be published on Friday afternoon.
For all of his faults, there can be no denying that Florentino Perez is man who knows what he wants. After enjoying great success as a businessman and civil engineer, Perez decided to focus on a new venture and set himself an ambitious goal: to assume the Presidency at his favourite football club, Real Madrid.
Building on the experience he gained during his part-time role as a politician, Perez’ initial campaign strategy was astute, and in hindsight was based on nothing but fact.