holomorphic function from the unit disc to itself with special point implies bound on $|f(0)|$

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Let $\mathbb{D}=\{z\in\mathbb{C}: |z|<1\}$ and suppose that $f:\mathbb{D}\to\mathbb{D}$ is a holomorphic function and that $f(\frac{1}{2})+f(-\frac{1}{2})=0$.

Prove that $f(0)\leq\frac{1}{4}$.

We can define the functions

$$\phi(z)=\frac{2z-1}{2-z},\ g(z)=\frac{f(z)+f(-z)}{2\phi(z)}$$

It is not so hard to obtain that $g(z)$ has a removable singularity at $\frac{1}{2}$ and that $\forall z\in\mathbb{D}:|g(z)|\leq 1$.

Finally, $|g(0)|\leq 1$ and so $|f(0)|\leq \frac{1}{2}$.

Can we get to $\frac{1}{4}$?

Edit:

Maybe we can use instead

$$\phi(z)=\frac{4z-1}{4-z},\ g(z)=\frac{f(2z)+f(-2z)}{2\phi(z)}$$