Describing Zidane as a “humble” personality, the 14-time Grand Slam champion said that Real have got a flawless person to manage the club, Sport24 reported. Spain’s most read sports daily, Marca, wrote that although Zidane was a great football legend for Real, his coaching experience was inversely proportional to his experience as a footballer.
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“I worked with Mourinho, with Ancelotti and I also visited Guardiola”.
Even Vicente del Bosque, who like Zidane starred as a player for Madrid before coaching it, was dismissed in 2003 after landing two Champions League triumphs and two league titles during three and a half years in charge – the longest spell of any manager at the Bernabeu in the last 20 years.
The Frenchman’s quest with Real Madrid will start next Saturday with a game against Deportivo La Coruna at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Chelsea are ready to enter the race to seal the transfer of Real Madrid star Gareth Bale this summer. How he fares in coming months, perhaps years if he is luckier than many of his predecessors, will help determine where Zidane ends up next. Many Madrid fans and the local media were left lukewarm by Benitez’s more defensive approach, exemplified by his conservative substitutions, such as removing Benzema on Sunday in the 2-2 draw at Valencia.
“But any club can need a manager at any time”. However, he blemished his otherwise stellar career with a head-butt of an Italian opponent in the 2006 World Cup final, earning a red card in his last global match. “But it’s not going to be a walk in the park for him”.
“Gareth was disappointed with the sacking of Rafa because he was an important coach for him, but I will treat him the same way Rafa did”, explained the former France global.
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David Beckham has welcomed Zidane as “the best man for the job” after Madrid’s latest appointment. Barcelona has dominated both competitions, with four Champions League trophies in the last decade and five Liga crowns to Madrid’s one in the last seven seasons.
