Real Madrid's board are in agreement that now is not the time for a change of coach, but there is an acceptance that they must also be prepared for the worst and, with that in mind, a point of no return has been identified for Julen Lopetegui, which is the Clásico against Barcelona on 28 October.
The Los Blancos have two games coming up against Levante in Spanish La Liga and Viktoria Plzen in the UEFA Champions League which, on paper, should be straightforward and can serve to give the under-fire coach some breathing space. However, a bad defeat at the Camp Nou could well signal the end for him.
Real Madrid Legend Jose María Gutierrez, commonly known as Guti, who left Real Madrid's academy in the summer to become an assistant coach at Besiktas in Turkey, has spoken of his desire to take up Real Madrid job in future and he spoke about the current plight as well as his future situation.
The ex Los Blancos star is taking part in a UEFA coaching course at Las Rozas.along with 400 other names from the world of football.
"I hope, that's what I want. I decided to leave Real Madrid's academy and go to Turkey for that reason," Guti said when asked about taking steps to become a head coach.
"To keep developing to be able to take charge of a team as soon as possible. "There is no rush, I am happy with the situation that I'm in. "In football, you never know, I'm not going to say that I'll stay but my priority now is to be here."
The 41-year-old was coy when asked about Real Madrid's treacherous situation but had positive words to say about Julen Lopetegui.
"Of course you have to be patient with him, he's a great coach and proved that with Spain and he will prove it at Real Madrid," he continued.
"I don't know [about Real Madrid's poor form], the truth is I don't follow it much because of our schedules clash. "I see that things aren't going too well."

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