Zinedine Zidane

[Wales-Bales]

Zidane was so good they were 17 points behind Barcelona last season. They would go as far as Ronaldo would take them.

During his 2.5 years in charge Zidane won 3 Champions League finals and 1 La Liga title. The Barcelona manager won 2 La Liga titles. Who was more successful?

Furthermore, Zidane recognised that they came up short in his final year, and he put forward his proposal to remedy the situation. This was turned down, so he left.

[Optimistic Nick]

Would you say he was bald as a player? Trying to work out if he gets into my bald players XI alongside lombardo

[Toadstool]

Perhaps with his ‘Dave hunt’ he’d have to be on the subs bench

[surge]

The goings on according to BBC correspondent Guillem Balague.

* Zidane left because he wasn't able to make the changes he wanted (Hazard?)
* Perez has relinquished control of player aquisitions
* Bad news for Bale, as he doesnt get on with Zidane
* Good news for Hazard, as Zidane is now in charge of player aquisitions
* Ramos had a barny with Perez

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47523681

Balague seems to have negative bias towards Bale but I think it's fair to say Bale and Zidane's relationship wasn't the best.

I'm not saying Zidane doesn't have strengths as a manager but I don't know which young player you can pick out as Zidane's project, or which game Zidane changed tactics mid-game to change the result, or where he has created such positive support from a fanbase (even when they were winning Real Madrid fans were still whistle-pigs).... OGS is doing this currently at Man United. Zidane got his extremely talented players mentally ready for big games and they won. Now we get to see if he's anything more than that.

[life on mars]

More nonsense from you

More nonsense from CR7 tonight ,that was the thrust of my post, it's not about the manager who came and went ,its about the player that went .

[thehumblegringo]

or where he has created such positive support from a fanbase (even when they were winning Real Madrid fans were still whistle-pigs)

Real Madrid fans would do this if they had the best qualities of Cruyff, Guardiola, Ferguson, Arrigo Sacchi and Bill Shankly all rolled into one manager! They're ridiculous

[Rjk]

Would you say he was bald as a player? Trying to work out if he gets into my bald players XI alongside lombardo

I'm not even sure Lombardo would get into a baldies XI. There is a lot of competition in the midfield there.

Bobby Charlton, Zidane, Gravesen, letchkov etc

In fact I would have

Barthez

??? Le-beouff Stam. Roberto Carlos
Gravesen
Robben Charlton Zidane
Vialli di-Stefano

[splott parker]

I'm not even sure Lombardo would get into a baldies XI. There is a lot of competition in the midfield there.

Bobby Charlton, Zidane, Gravesen, letchkov etc

In fact I would have

Barthez

??? Le-beouff Stam. Roberto Carlos
Gravesen
Robben Charlton Zidane
Vialli di-Stefano

I nominated Billy Hardy a while back, he’s got to be in👍

[Rjk]

I nominated Billy Hardy a while back, he’s got to be in👍

In place of who?

Maybe Danny mills at right back?

[life on mars]

It certainly helps having world class players in virtually every position

CR7 : 438 games for Madrid and 450 goals , who will replace that, certainly not a manager

[splott parker]

In place of who?

Maybe Danny mills at right back?

He’s Billy Hardy, no ‘in place of who’ comment. He’s most probably the stand out player in our cup winning photos because of his bald bonce. I’m having Billy Hardy on my bald team sheet because he’s ours, don’t care if any other Lato’s are better than him, he’s in !!!😂😂😂