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#1 Zinedine Zidane
The number one choice among bookmakers and fans, there would be a great uplift in positivity if the French legend were to be appointed in Mourinho’s stead.
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Zidane’s playing career was a storied one as the elegant playmaker won everything there was to win as a player while wow-ing fans with his dazzling skills.
This brilliance is one that has followed him into his managerial career. Appointed as Real Madrid’s manager in the aftermath of Rafa Benitez’s sack in the 2015-2016 season, nobody foresaw what was to follow.
The job of managing Real Madrid is perhaps the most demanding job in football as it involves dealing with some very demanding fans, a volatile president in Florentino Perez and some of the biggest egos in world football in the dressing room.
Zidane handled all that perfectly and won 9 trophies in his two and the half seasons at the club including a record-breaking three consecutive UCL titles.
The arrival of Zidane with his glittering array of titles as a player and manager as well as his larger-than-life reputation would command the instant respect of all the players. Coupled with his exceptional man management skills, he would restore harmony to the team and the club.
