He may have been awarded 'The Best FIFA Men's Coach award last week', but many have criticised Zinedine Zidane after Real Madrid slumped to their second defeat of the La Liga season against Girona at the weekend.
Sky Sports journalist Guillem Balague said in his recent column that Zidane depends far too much on individual quality rather than the collective team. He goes onto state that 'when things start to go wrong you need less of the man-manager and more of the coach.' Is he right?
Eight points behind Barcelona at this stage of the season will concern Los Blancos fans, but what we can guarantee is that Zidane will learn from his mistakes.
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On the way out of the Montilivi stadium, Spanish TV cameras caught Zidane on his phone after the defeat and now it has been confirmed what the Real Madrid manager was watching.
Zidane was looking at highlights from Madrid's 2-1 defeat to Girona - proof of his meticulous ways when it comes to analysing and improving his team.
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos confirmed that Zidane was watching parts of the game on his phone after the game, saying: "we do not ignore the situation in Girona but it is true that it was a bittersweet feeling because we can not leave more points."
"On the bus we are going to his world, making self-criticism with his films."
"Zidane is watching the game. The usual thing in this team is to analyse everything the next day."
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Zidane's incredible will to win is quite clear. He wants to learn from his mistakes and quickly find a solution - a quality that will make him a bigger and better manager in the coming years.
The former Real Madrid midfielder's determination is certainly admirable.
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