Coach Quote by Martin Odegaard

Of course Zidane has surprised me as a coach. I didn't know how he would do.

— Xabi Alonso

Being coached by Zidane? At the start it was a little difficult, I grew up watching him play. It's Zidane after all!

— Casemiro

Zidane was one of the best players that I have seen. Now as a coach, I try to learn as much as possible from…

— Casemiro

For Zidane to say he's impressed - well, that's the greatest compliment! He was my role model, I just loved to see him play,…

— Mats Hummels

I learned a lot from Zinedine Zidane with the national team.

— Robert Pires

It's great to see Zizou doing so well. He was a very quiet team-mate, he didn't speak much, but he was a phenomenon on…

— Roberto Carlos

I have good memories with Zinedine Zidane, he defended me a lot of times, and I thank him for the confidence he had in…

— Keylor Navas

Zidane was just so majestic on the ball, relaxed. He oozed class, and I loved watching him. I remember France against Brazil in 2006.…

— Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Zizou was very good to me as he was a professional, and I did everything for him; I ran, I fought, I played injured.…

— Marcelo

Zidane is a great coach. We are with him until death.

— Marcelo

Zidane the player made me dream and still makes me dream when I watch videos of him. The coach is completely different, he is…

— Kylian Mbappe

Zidane takes care of every player, and I have always tried to give my best.

— James Rodriguez