5 Real Madrid players who have been affected negatively or positively by the return of Zinedine Zidane

#4 Thibaut Courtois

Courtois has failed to nail down a starting berth since joining Real Madrid in the summer

When Santiago Solari took over as Real Madrid manager, the Argentine clearly stated that he was not going to rotate goalkeepers as Julen Lopetegui did, and chose Thibaut Courtois as his first choice goalkeeper.

However, with the return of Zizou, things seem not to be the same for the Belgian shot-stopper, as he has not featured for Los Blancos in all the four matches of Zidane's second reign. Keylor Navas has been restored as the first choice goalkeeper, featuring in three matches out of a possible four.

Even against bottom-placed Huesca, Zidane passed the chance of playing the World Cup Golden Glove winner, to surprisingly hand his son, Enzo, his debut. This is a clear indicator that it will take time for Thibaut Courtois to win over the new manager, and in the meantime, he will continue warming the Bernabeu bench.