31 May 2021 - 18:58 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane during the match REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo Reuters Zinedine Zidane took aim at his former club Real Madrid and team president Florentino Perez in an open letter, refuting claims that he was tired of coaching and citing a lack of trust for his decision to resign as head coach. Zidane's comments in an open letter published Monday in the Madrid-based newspaper Diario AS were his first public words since he resigned last week following a two-season run in his second stint as coach. "I'm leaving, but I'm not abandoning ship and I'm not tired of coaching," Zidane wrote. "In May 2018 I left because after two-and-a-half years, with so many victories and so many trophies, I felt that the team needed something new to stay on top. Today things are different. I'm leaving because I feel the club is no longer giving me the trust I need, it isn't offering me the support to build something medium-to-long-term.