Zinedine Zidane: Don’t compare me with Pep Guardiola

“I would also like to announce that the Real Madrid Board of Directors have chose to name Zinedine Zidane as the new coach of the first team”, the president of the club with the most number of European titles – 10, declared.

“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. “I just want to win trophies with this team”.

That way of thinking is why Roberto Carlos believes Benitez was doomed to fail at Madrid.

The tennis star added that he felt “very sorry” for Benitez.

Zidane also played down comparisons with former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola.

“We haven’t heard anything about Hazard leaving so we will have to see at the end of the year what is happening with the players now at Real Madrid to decide what is to be done in the next transfer window”. We’re going to work hard to be the best we can – that is the message.

A member of the Real Madrid coaching staff in 2013-2014, Zidane has since managed with the Real Madrid B team Castilla for the past two seasons according to CBS sports. The 43-year-old Zidane got right down to work within hours of Rafael Benitez being sacked on Monday night.

Pellegrini, who oversaw League Cup success two years ago, said: “It is important when you are in a competition always to try and win it. We have won three previous games already and now we are in a semi-final”.

Zinedine Zidane, who is the new coach of Real Madrid, put his new charges through their paces in front of 6,000 fans at Valdebebas.

The Madrid-born manager came under mounting pressure after the club were hammered 4-0 by fierce rivals Barcelona in November and leaves with the side four points adrift of top spot in La Liga. Madrid were recently booted out of the Copa del Rey for fielding an ineligible player, but they are still in the Champions League, facing Roma in the last 16 next month.

“It’s obvious that he’s good, I think, for the players”.