Zinédine Zidane ended his career after the 2006 World Cup when his team the final in Berlin on penalties against Italy lost, was no longer France captain on the court. Zidane had let himself be provoked by Marco Materazzi and hit the Italians with a headbutt to the chest. But he had seen the red card. It was the inglorious end of a glorious career.
Five years had Zidane, one of the best footballers in the history, played for Real Madrid. Now he takes over the job as head coach at the Spanish giants and is the successor to Rafael Benítez, who was sacked on Monday.How Zidane came to coaching career?
“What I like is football, which I understand is football, I’m good at, that’s football,” said Zidane time. He was at that time “consultant” of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. That was probably a more symbolic position, and they allowed him, by the way still to act as representative of Qatar’s World Cup bid and charity matches to challenge around the world.
But Zidane handed it obviously on time not to get paid well for his name and a few showpiece appearances. The journalist Sid Lowe reported that Zidane in Valdebebas hours matches and training sessions of youth teams watched the training center and took notes. In 2011, he was sports director of the first team from Madrid, allegedly at the request of the then coach Jose Mourinho. As Carlo Ancelotti Mourinho replaced two years later, Zidane assistant coach of the Italian, after a year and winning the Champions League took over Zidane which descended straight into the third league second team of the club Real Madrid Castilla.
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New coach Zidane (l.), predecessor Benítez: “What I like, football is”
That does not sound like a steep climb: from sports director to assistant coach to coach the reserve. In his first season with the team Castilla finished sixth. Officially he was only assistant, because he lacked the coaching license. Meanwhile, Zidane completed his training and is officially head coach. According to Spanish media he had long been the desire of the club head coach Benítez Pérez and just be placeholders.
What reputation has Zidane with the players?
Just in this regard is likely to be President Pérez promise progress. The ratio of Benítez to parts of the team was considered disorganized. Allegedly, the professionals took him seriously, because he himself was not a professional. Rumor Zidane said to have not understood with Super Talent Martin Ødegaard. But he gave the young Norwegians last ever season in the reserve and restricted his creativity is not one.
What kind of football he can play?
put For Reals Reserve Team Zidane the focus on the ball, his team tried to playful solutions. Zidane took different formations, including a 4-1-4-1 or those midfield diamond that played France’s National Team at the World Cup triumph in 1998, with Zidane as ten in the lead role. Striking were the dominance of the center by frequent triangle formation, short passing lanes between the actors and direct game. Put simply, the coach Josep Guardiola Zidane is closer than José Mourinho.
Is Zidane a good coach?
Since one and a half years, Zidane is now working as head coach, reputable, the question can not be answered so. But no matter what formation his team took, it turned out Zidane’s handwriting. This means that it has developed its own game idea and it has been able to convey them to the team. Whether that succeeds against Bayern Munich and Barcelona, remains to be seen.
Is the obligation Zidane a risk?
An inexperienced coach like Zidane responsibility for a to transfer such a great team like Real Madrid, is daring. But with the players he mostly knows from his time as an assistant coach already personally, he has a good standing. The fans are unlike Benítez, from the outset behind Zidane. In a survey of the sports newspaper “As” before Christmas already 72 percent of respondents for Zidane spoke out as an ideal real coach. If the successes fail to materialize, this may change. But that applies in Madrid for any other coach.
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