Zinedine Zidane has all the qualities to manage Real Madrid, insists current boss Carlo Ancelotti
Zinedine Zidane is shaping up as a future coach of Real Madrid, present incumbent Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday.
Zidane, who is currently in charge of Real's reserve side Castilla, "has all the qualities" required to take the the helm of the club, Ancelotti insists.
After a difficult start of the season, Castilla are top of Spain's third tier league.
"I enjoy Zidane's work, he's doing very well in his first year in charge," Ancelotti said. "He's taken Castilla to first place and he needs to keep up the good work.
"It's pretty clear to me he has all the qualities to coach a big team. And that includes Real Madrid."
After seeing Castilla lose five of their first six league games, Zidane has turned things around and his young side have now lost just once in the past four months.
They could increase their lead when they take on Athletic Bilbao's reserves on Sunday, a match which could see Norwegian teenage prodigy Martin Odegaard, snapped up from under the noses of many European giants in the transfer window, make his debut.