Zinedine Zidane
Ancelotti: Zidane changed my idea about football
Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti has explained how Zinedine Zidane’s arrival at Juventus forced him to change his football philosophy. The Italian manager revealed that he had to alter his side’s formation to fit the Frenchman in the starting line-up of his team. “With Zidane, I tried to change my idea about the system,” Carlo Ancelotti […]
Frank Lampard on the same level as a player as Zinedine Zidane
During his days as a player, Lampard was seen as one of the greatest midfielders in Europe and in the Premier League. During his time with Chelsea as a player, Lampard went on to play 648 games in all competitions and scored 211 goals. During that period, he also won four Premier League titles, four […]
Pep Guardiola warns Man City that Real Madrid will hit back in second leg
Guardiola was delighted with Manchester City’s 2-1 Champions League first leg win at the Bernabeu but warned Zidane will be scrutinising his tactics ahead of the second leg at the Etihad. The Manchester City boss delivered a surprise with both his team selection and tactics, starting with Sterling and Aguero on the bench, while playing […]
Jose Mourinho speculation bothers me – Zidane
Real Madrid managet Zinedine Zidane has admitted that talk of Jose Mourinho replacing him in the dugout at the the Bernabeu bothers him, but stated he has ‘complete confidence’ that his players can turn around their poor form. The Spanish giants have won just four of their last 10 games in all competitions, with Saturday’s 1-0 loss against […]
Gareth Bale to stay at Madrid after transfer saga, confirms Zidane
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane completed an astonishing transfer U-turn by confirming Gareth Bale’s place in his team for the coming campaign. After six years at the Santiago Bernabeu and four Champions League victories, Gareth Bale’s number appeared to be up over the summer window. Having barely been taken into account by Zinedine Zidane towards the end of […]
Zidane and Florentino Perez clash over Man Utd star Paul Pogba
Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane is said to be far from happy with club president Florentino Perez over the failure to sign Paul Pogba. Zidane made the Manchester United star his No.1 transfer target this summer window, alongside Eden Hazard, as he looked to rebuild his team. Eden Hazard arrived in a big-money deal from Chelsea but Real […]
Zidane fires Real Madrid warning to Gareth Bale
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has reminded Gareth Bale of his responsibilities after he was reportedly pictured playing golf while the club were playing Tottenham on Tuesday. The Welsh forward was left out of the Real Madrid squad that travelled to Germany for the Audi Cup after his expected move to Chinese side Jiangsu Suning […]
Zidane insists “nothing has changed” over Bale’s future despite Asensio serious knee injury vs Arsenal
Zinedine Zidane conceded “nothing has changed” over Gareth Bale’s future at the club even after the Wales star inspired Real Madrid ’s fightback against Arsenal. Furthermore, the Real Madrid head coach also insisted that even Marco Asensio’s serious-looking injury will not affect Bale’s exit from the Bernabeu this summer. Bale was a half time substitute, scored to get […]
Zidane – ‘I’ve disrespected no one, Bale refused to play for Madrid’
Zinedine Zidane claims Gareth Bale refused to play in Real Madrid’s pre-season game against Bayern Munich and says he has “never disrespected anybody”. Real Madrid manager Zidane said on Saturday after the 3-1 loss to Bayern that Bale was close to an exit and that his departure would be “best for everyone”, while also saying […]
Zinedine Zidane makes return to Real Madrid
Real Madrid have confirmed Zinedine Zidane’s return to the club as head coach, replacing the sacked Santiago Solari. The Frenchman, who left Real last season after leading the club to three consecutive Champions League titles, has signed a deal at the Bernabeu until June 2022. Real’s board of directors met with Solari on Monday to […]