Perez listens to Zidane. On just about everything.
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He's the first RM coach that is respected by the press since Del Bosque. That's a big point in his favor, given the insane power the press has over RM.
I like him as a manager and is excellent at keeping a good atmosphere in the team he trains. So far he is also very respectful to his opponents, which is always a nice bonus.
It's obviously not true that anyone can do the job of managing Madrid. Or else we wouldn't have guys like Luxemburgo being fired after months, or the more recent Benitez fiasco.
It's obviously not true that anyone can do the job of managing Madrid. Or else we wouldn't have guys like Luxemburgo being fired after months, or the more recent Benitez fiasco.
Benitez apparently told modric not to use the outside of his foot. I mean, if zidane tells him that, modric will listen because zizou could do things with the outside of his foot modric can only dream of. But Benitez? Ridiculous that we even gave him the job
He's been fecking awesome so far. Long may it continue.
Equaled the Spanish record for most consecutive unbeaten games in all competitions. Could beat the record tonight by going unbeaten for a 40th game.
Was there ever in doubt? hahahahaha
The Legend, the myth, the God, one of the best players to grace the pitch with his Godly feet has now cemented his legacy as one of the greatest people to stand on the sidelines and manage a club. Paisley, Trapattoni, Ferguson and Zidane so the legend continues!
Would be interesting to see in a few years (if he moves on) whether it's the Real squad that's carrying him or if he's actually the real deal.
Honestly I can never really rate any of these coaches at Barca or Madrid until they're tested elsewhere. It's really really difficult to mess up with the players these two teams have. Juande Ramos and Pelle had Madrid getting close to 100 points!
Did you see how many players we have had out at times? Have a look at the starters missing against Sevilla for instance. It's not like he is playing the same 11 20+ games in a row ala Ancelotti.
Enrique won a Treble with an amazing Barca team. I guess he's also in similar company as Zidane then?
I'm sorry but it's a lot easier to be coach when your bench has James, Isco and Morata.
why do you call him enrique?
Enrique won a Treble with an amazing Barca team. I guess he's also in similar company as Zidane then?
We didn't have Isco and James for the 40th. Have a look at the starting lineup. We were missing 7 starters last game, still won the tie easily.
He's the only manager that has been able to rotate and lose so many key players and still maintain form at Madrid. Jose and Ancelotti couldn't do it. Rafa couldn't do it with a full squad lol.
He's just been here for a little over a year yet. As Juande Ramos, Jose and Pelle have already shown, it's really not that difficult to be brilliant at Madrid with the team they have. Those coaches were unlucky they came up against a peak Barca team.
The real test will be when the honeymoon period wears off and he has to get his team out of a slump.
We already saw that with Enrique's first season when he was under a lot of pressure before Christmas, we'll see what happens in a similar scenario with Zizou.
We already saw that with Enrique's first season when he was under a lot of pressure before Christmas, we'll see what happens in a similar scenario with Zizou.
Hope he manages in the PL one day, hopefully for us. Zizou, what a legend 
To be fair, Rafa failed with Real Madrid.
Then you had Tata who failed with Barcelona.
So while he does have a good squad, it's not a guarantee for success. What he's accomplished is incredible.
Then you had Tata who failed with Barcelona.
So while he does have a good squad, it's not a guarantee for success. What he's accomplished is incredible.
Ironically Barcelona played their best football under Enrique as they got out of their slump they had in his 1st season in charge. They've been on a downward spiral since then.
Even he came within half hour of winning the title at Barca. With the teams Barca and Madrid have, you've got to be a really poor manager to not do well.
Yes they lost the title on the last day, but they still lost. They were knocked out in the quarters in the CL. Lost the CDR final to Real.
He was a huge failure. Messi had his worst season since he entered his prime under Tata Martino as well.
So Jose and Rafa? lol
It's too early to judge him one way or another.
Why did you add Sack Watch? He's been incredible with the current team.
It's quite fitting given the likes of Heynckes was sacked after winning the CL and Del Bosque the league.
You never quite know with Real, although Zidane's legendary status should make him bulletproof.
this is driving me nuts. Why do people keep calling Luis Enrique, just Enrique? You are aware that's just his second name, right? If you want to shorten it, call him Luis. Or Lucho
Heynckes was sacked because he came 4th in La Liga, 14 points off Barca.
VDB was sacked because of personal in fighting between him and Perez.
Completely different situations.
We didn't have any of those in our Bench today was Coentrao, Kovacic, Carvajal and Enzo Zidane and I don't remember who else but Benzema was the only player capable of providing something upfront. We had Mariano upfront alongside Morata, Asensio, Lucas Vázquez, Nacho and freaking Danilo.
What I mean is it has a merit and surprisingly Zidane is doing such an amazing job we have to applaud him so far. I'm not saying he's already the best manager in the world, I'd still rate Mourinho higher because of his records and career. It's also very likely Zidane won't be able to replicate this with another team, even if it was Barcelona or Bayern Munich, and it's more like Madrid being the perfect club for him and Zidane being the perfect manager for Real Madrid. It really works this well and there's no need for him to pursue a career elsewhere or to look for another manager right now.
Jose won your only league title in 10 (??) years..
You forgot to add "lol" to the end of your post.
You are right, that would add credibility. Rofl
I agree that it's too early to judge him, but that wouldn't have stopped many of you to do the same if his record with us was shit.
It's early but nobody was expecting him winning the UCL and having such a good run in his first full year, I think that's why so many people are so excited with him, at least I am. Also having Benítez as his predecessor just make him look even better, the difference is like day and night and he's being very good on the man management. He is resting Ronaldo and other key players while still maintaining the team competitive and more or less happy and he hold the team pretty well when we were full of injuries.
IMO Zidane doesn't get enough credit for what's he's done at Madrid. Some seem to treat him as they did Del Bosque when he was at Madrid. As if it's all one big fluke.
I think Zidane suffers from football snobbery. He doesn't have some hipster theory of football. He's not gegen pressing or playing total football.
Zidane's greatest strengths have been his man & squad management. He has his squad believing in him and banding together.
That's an underrated quality in a manager, which is especially valuable at a club full of galactico egos. Yet because he's not reinvented the wheel, some treat Zidane like he just managed to stumble onto something good.
Zidane deserves some credit. He has sorted out the dressing room, and managed to get Florentino to put football before fantasy.
I think Zidane suffers from football snobbery. He doesn't have some hipster theory of football. He's not gegen pressing or playing total football.
Zidane's greatest strengths have been his man & squad management. He has his squad believing in him and banding together.
That's an underrated quality in a manager, which is especially valuable at a club full of galactico egos. Yet because he's not reinvented the wheel, some treat Zidane like he just managed to stumble onto something good.
Zidane deserves some credit. He has sorted out the dressing room, and managed to get Florentino to put football before fantasy.
This seems like a Spanish thing. Managers and players are almost always referred to by their surnames here. It's an awfully bizarre thing to get worked up over anyway.
Giorninho, right?
Such a perfect reply.
No. Luis Enrique gets plenty of credit for what's he's done. No surprise as he's won the treble.
It's not easy managing elite clubs. Ask David Moyes!
Owners, presidents, agents, player rebellions, press pressure. All of that has to be managed before you even deal with the football.
Zidane has done a better job dealing with all that than a lot of Madrid managers.