Lucas Vazquez explains Zidane’s coaching success at Real Madrid

Bayer defender Lucas Vazquez, who spent many years at Real Madrid, recalled his time working with Zinedine Zidane. The French coach took charge of Los Blancos in 2016 and stepped down after leading the team to three consecutive Champions League titles.

In 2019, the legendary former midfielder returned and served as head coach until 2021. Since then, his coaching career has been on hold.

“Zidane was the idol of the dressing room; we all admired him. At first, no one imagined he would achieve such success, but he always said to your face what he thought.

At the same time, he paid a lot of attention to every player — that’s very valuable. What impressed me most was his trust in the players.

Zidane knows perfectly well what it means to be a footballer and understands players’ thoughts brilliantly. He was very close to the team,” Madrid Universal quotes Vazquez as saying.

According to many rumors, after the 2026 World Cup Zinedine Zidane will replace Didier Deschamps as head coach of the France national team. Read “Zamin” on Telegram!