How Zidane's Tactics Proved The World Wrong | Copa90 & Top Eleven

We take a look back at Zidane's time at Madrid and why it's been so successful.
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[@Trigga_47]

Zidane Is one of the first managers to bench CR7 in a lot of matches and CR7 wouldn't complain. The whole madrid squad wants to be successful with Zidane so that he doesn't get an unexpected sack like ancelotti, when mourinho was there the second year players had a negative attitude towards him and also same goes for benitez, Ancelotti would've been fine but I was shocked when he was sacked.

[@dreimihai3518]

Ronaldo Owino Ancelotti wasn't fired despite all rumors. he was only there to help Zidane and start him as coach. That was the whole plan for 2 years. Ancelotti is great nevertheless.

[@shortyned7140]

Ancelotti was sacked because he let barca win the treble, i like ancelotti but the 2014/15 season was painful

[@HJ-ne1gx]

Ronaldo Owino idk why people defend ancelotti so much,he luckily won la decima and didnt wim half of what was expected with that great milan team.Ancwlotti got raped by evry big club at real madrid,4-0 to barca 4-0 to atleti and couldnt beat atleti aside from the final.In the end,Benitez shouldve never been appointed and Zidane shouldve been the selected one.But it all worked well ;)

[@MrSuperedd23]

Ronaldo Owino that's how madrid is tho u go empty handed ur fired is just the rules they have

[@Bob-lm5dq]

big peetoo Benitez was the one who lost 4-0 to Barca,not Ancelotti

[@Ankit1543]

On the eve of Zidane's coming back, I saw this video and all madridistas feeling HIGH again !

[@dheelo9260]

Totally agree.. Zizou already know that thing since he still played... that defensive is as most important as offensive.. very great human... he is absolutely brilliant

[@Silicon7104]

Lesdoup 5 💫💫💫🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆7777777!!

[@dheelo9260]

what??? @nordine

[@Alejandrohernandez-mr4mp]

Casemiro is the key of the Real Madrid succes, he is by far tactically the most important player, not only in Real, but in the world (alongside Arturo Vidal) if anyone says he is just a rude player then you have never played football in your life, even worse you only know football through tv, so you can never understand how much important he is for Real Madrid.

[@saurabhsolanki3437]

Alejandro hernandez m Barca fan n hate him so much .....but still RM would be shit without casemiro kroos modric Marcelo n carvajal.....these 5 deserves most credit of RM success

[@popovicititus]

more like casemiro, modric, isco and marcelo. Modric, isco and marcelo can always dribble their way into the enemy's area and make something happen even when the enemy team is defending hard. Kroos could've been replaced, but those 3 are different. And casemiro is just himself :D

[@erigor11]

Any player with such lack of sportsmanship deserves to be called garbage.

[@paulps7549]

Kroos is a genious you wont get a better passer of the ball.

[@mabangonyikuri6368]

Unfancied by Benitez? You guys can't be serious. Benitez's gift to Real was Casemiro. He sidelined Isco and James and slotted him in the midfield. Very few people knew Casemiro before 2015.

[@karthikl2173]

Evans Nyikuri true but Perez that fool wanted Rafa to play his new Star signing more

[@rafikdasavage9715]

Evans Nyikuri the reason why real madrid lost against Barcelona 4-0 because this idiot benched casimero and carvajal what are you on about ?benitez played kroos in the CM position in all big games and he lost them all

[@uhhjays5407]

Evans Nyikuri i knew him, he was playing in brasil, destroying them

[@andrew7taylor]

+rafik da savage - Kroos has always played CM ever since he went to RM, what are you talking about?

[@binayapanta2666]

eaxctky what i was thinking

[@diggajpyakurel]

When I was this early Renato sanches was one of the best prospect in the world.

[@ronaksingh1832]

He does not start if he gets time he will be class

[@MrAzizulHakimin]

Prince Devitt 55 he's make a mistake joining Bayern.

[@borussiagermania7428]

Prince Devitt 55 He doesn't get much playtime. I mean look at Bayerns team they have so many good players in their first squad and their bench.

[@diggajpyakurel]

Black german true he didn't live up to the hype when given the opportunity

[@thesidewaysfreak7848]

Black German as a Bayern fan I say send him out on loan to a Bundesliga team he can get valuable experience in the league and come back stronger

[@marcoverratti8810]

He has the best right back in the world, the best left back in the world, a top 5 centre back, the best 2 midfielders in the world and the strongest bench in the world that can change the game.

[@aspiringscientist1616]

Above all, he has Cristiano

[@tilakmishra8823]

Marco Verratti best fullbacks and best mids😂😂😂, not now or when you wrote it but in history, maybe. But best RB😂😂😂😂Carvahal who?

[@DC-zi6se]

Yeah, Caravajal is really underrated.

[@brokenbrad6182]

The best player in the world cr7

[@aumthakur2282]

Dani "Carvay'all" really is good.

[@comfee]

Forgot about one of the best CMs in the history of this game -Luka Modrić.

[@igotflare5100]

every team and manager eventually experience a collapse. however, their feats are never forgotten. thanks zizou for showing us outstanding football and accomplishments with Madrid over the last 2 seasons.👌👍

[@udayaai]

Most important position in modern football: Fullbacks, Defensive mid (Source: Chelsea, Leicester, R Madrid, Monaco, Bayern)

[@peterdoranrunbjrg3730]

Most important position in modern football: Money. Source: Man city, PSG, Bayern

[@DC-zi6se]

@@peterdoranrunbjrg3730 Bayern?

[@isabelamador4106]

Welcome back Zizou!!!!Hala Madrid y nada mas⚪️1️⃣3️⃣🏆⚪️

[@giorgost3905]

vamosssss

[@pepsychologyx4877]

Marcelo is the best fullback ever.

[@Silicon7104]

Pepsychology X 🤙

[@agustinjr.enriquez6238]

Pepsychology X of his generation*

[@DoNultima]

Roberto Carlos, Maldini, Cafu?

[@vinaypartha5622]

Roberto Carlos...

[@doncarloancelotti2256]

Marcelo is nowhere close to his Brazilian counterpart who played the same position as him: Roberto Carlos.

[@8o8g91]

Ancelotti being fired was a damn shame, but Zidane obviously learned lots from him. EDIT; sell Bale now that he's still worth alot please.

[@borussiagermania7428]

Bob G In my opinion Bale should stay for one year at Real Madrid to see if he is still an injury prone. If so then sell him but hopefully he doesn't go to China

[@Trigga_47]

there is no point of keeping bale now, it's either they sell him or his value will decrease massively. There is isco, Vasquez, Rodriguez(some times) who compete for the same position with bale.

[@amitabhbachchan2485]

Imagine Man United thinking they can sign Bale, laughable.

[@user-zm7de9fc9x]

Guys IMO both Bale and James should leave, better for them and for the club.

[@dariel299]

why link United when no solid deal even existed as of right now besides the media selling stories...laughable

[@GeorgesOpinion]

When it comes to tactics, I trust uMaxIt more than Copa90

[@clarabravo3312]

George's Opinion barca fan spotted

[@crushbytes7067]

yup, uMaxIt is far better in his analysis

[@fireboogaloo6871]

+Classified Information I agree with Clara Bravo, because shes fucking you up.

[@CarlMarxPunk]

uMaxIt has praised Zidane too, though. And when they explained his tactics it was similar to this one.

[@zentooo]

HALA MADRID

[@wajyousuf4063]

Honestly, you're acting like Suraj. Grow up you mong.

[@firstnamelastname-up6ni]

respect due to this man. there's always idiots that forget there's other managers with stacked teams that didn't accomplish as much.

[@justacomment1508]

casemiro is a world Class player

[@StatmanDave]

Casemiro 😍😍😍

[@mehbubulalam7889]

Statman Dave hello there dave

[@harisjamal7171]

Statman Dave starman Dave!

[@teikl3434]

Statman Dave gay

[@lucas499]

Statman Dave Q

[@pazeynickinick9297]

Statman Dave I

[@nicolaszunker4938]

This Madrid side are just monstrous. Every position has one world class player and an equally great replacement. Great cdm in casemiro. The 2 best midfielders in the world in modric and kroos. 2 world class fullbacks. Great cb's and the greatest no 9 on earth in Ronaldo. Then their backup for each position is just as good, and a lot of them are still young; casemiro, asension, isco, vazquez. Zidane is very very clever. He knows how to run a football team and this side has all the right players.

[@earl.c]

"Unfancied by Rafa Benitez" who brought him to the starting XI first. Okay

[@ghostfacekillahisnotdead7177]

Earl benitez didn't bring him back it was a 1 year loan

[@earl.c]

Danni Leigh and he could have easily made him a benchwarmer, without antagonising anyone... but he didn't

[@michaels4123]

He did make him benchwarmer. Only times he plays was when he was rotating. He wasn't a starter under Benitez and he wasn't a starter under Zidane for the first few months.

[@rafikdasavage9715]

Earl Evans Nyikuri the reason why real madrid lost against Barcelona 4-0 because this idiot benched casimero and carvajal what are you on about ?benitez played kroos in the CM position in all big games and he lost them all

[@earl.c]

rafik da savage what are YOU on about? he could have easily kept Casemiro rotting on the bench. The accepted midfield trio when he came in was Kroos-Modric-James/Isco. Bringing Casemiro in was one of the experiments he started when Real was scrambling to outpace Barcelona. Zidane just took it further by making him an undisputed starter

[@Erik291098]

Benitez liked Casemiro. You got that wrong.

[@shaanrahman9777]

Erik Andreas Paulson yeah, he was the one that brought casemiro back right?

[@Erik291098]

Yes, and there was rumours that he was pressured to drop Casemiro for the El Clasico where they lost 4-0 to Barcelona.

[@michaels4123]

Also the fact that Zidane wasn't too keen on starting with Casemiro for the first few months he was coach.

[@musamendy5047]

Erik Andreas Paulson and ancelotti. He loaned him and preferred James instead

[@rageman2150]

Correcto !

[@saltyy5811]

Deep down in my heart. I still remember you as FIFA Playa :)

[@alphonsowlewis3042]

He is my man. Zidane makes me proud because people underrated him when he took over.

[@cenylleduc7904]

some of people said that the tactics for Real to win a trophy is to buy the best players. but do you think it is easier to manage best players?? but Zidane did it and he proved that he is the best. why did Mourinho failed??

[@Silicon7104]

cenyl le duc 👍👍👍👍

[@renegarcia5657]

Zidane is a legend. Stay in madrid forever!

[@GuySmithSmoke]

Zidane is like Belichick. They both bleed legendary genius wherever they go. transcendent

[@ahmedsaid3888]

Scored in EVERY game not just every Laliga game ... Hala Madrid !!

[@josephanaedozie9058]

Dear Copa90, Thank you for being the best football KZbinr ever, keep up the good work! As a mark of respect! 👍

[@ngobeninben9841]

Lol Love the way you present this thing

[@sidharthgautam8989]

He went in style

[@CHlEFFIN]

Very well explained. Coming from someone who deeply analyzes their tactics in Spanish television since 2014.

[@DakshJuneja]

well put

[@AK-forty-seven]

2 years on and year 3 fast approaching, zizou is still proving our haters wrong. Truly a madrid legend

[@verbplural5631]

Zidane manages just as he played, with intelligence but with keeping things simple. Having said that he did have an array of magnificent players around him, yet different managers were fired who used those same player also Bayern Munich and Barcelona have an exciting array of talent and winners as well under great managers yet during the champions league he has still outmatched them, just give the guy the credit he deserves, back to back Champions League trophies in this day and age not the in the 50's when there were about 4 teams is no laughing matter.

[@Miracle007]

A Greatest to play, A Grestest to manage. Fucking LEGEND. One among GOAT of football.

[@maxwedewferg]

one of the most important and brilliant manager skills that zidane has is player evaluation. he has an insane eye for individual performances, so he knows exactly how and when a player can gives his best. this allows him to squeeze the players potentials and make the strongest team possible at almost all times. his tactics are not that groundbreaking, but he always gets the best out of his players

[@brianramos3753]

GRANDE ZIZOU! 🙌⚽

[@goonercestlavie]

Bravo Zizou, cool video

[@rohitchetri1077]

zidane one of my favorite player! congratulations zizu on ur success :)

[@smtvchannel2908]

it's sl hard to make a big group with big players work as a TEAM for ex ronaldo would get mad i another maneger benched him this season Ronaldo accpet zidane becuse the respect his has for him. to eran respect and that players play for your tactics it's really hard. that makes Zidane one of thr best mangers in the world

[@orb5841]

It's obvious is the issue will be the defense like Carlo, Casimiro was a good tactical shift but the defense itself needs a player, Nacho is a good rotation with Varane but he also plays as an RB and if Carvajal is injured along with Varane they will only have their backup. Buying an RB or a CB that is young and will be more of a backup is good like the LB Theo was a good buy as he is young but will prove to be good and maybe better than Marcelo if he finds his groove. Also buying a young GK would do good, as the GK prospects in Madrid don't look any better than backups, buying a U19 or U21 Keeper might prove useful, but of course Zidane will do this in the Next window. EDIT: Forgot about Hakimi, but that Young potentially starting GK is still an issue.

[@adri6647]

He was an amazing player and now he seems to be also a good coach. This man is born for football xD

[@Mahdi4MK]

Great Video Copa I'd like to point out 1 small thing, Rafa is the one who brought back Casemiro from Porto and had him in the starting 11 since the pre-season games until Perez forced him to play james in El-Clasico which resulted in a humiliating defeat 4-0 and most goals would have been prevented if Casemiro played. Also, I still remember in Zidane's early matches he wasn't quite convinced of Casemiro as well and didn't play him as much as Rafa until he lost 1-0 in the derby against Atletico. Still i'm very happy with Zizou and I hope he continues to rule the world with Real Madrid.

[@RezhwAmanj]

Really great video. Not many channels like yours do well in analyzing Spanish teams for some reason

[@eelhSehT]

"Pretty much all managerial careers end in failure" whereas Sir Alex Ferguson retired a premier league champion. The G.O.A.T

[@debendragurung3033]

With Zidane, he is just as good a team player as he is on individual skills. If u make him a goal keeper he will do just as a good. There is thus no questions about how he does as a manager. He is the God of Football.

[@jw5471]

You really see that zizou made all these great players into 1 team. He has that natural leadership in him. And what works in his advantage that all these players of RM watch him and idolized him for his great skill. One of the greatest players ever for sure. If he is one of greatest trainers. To soon. But he has some of that magic to glue a team

[@robch.2901]

Huge respect for Zizou and los Blancos. (From a Liverpool fc fan)

[@iclark2400]

Zidane is a fucking tactical god. World class player and now a world class manager too. Pure class!

[@ahmedtarekzayed1879]

He is keeping the bar high 💥💥

[@khaled_2587]

Zidane is a gift to football. as a player. as a coach.

[@juandiegomunozprieto1224]

Great animation

[@jjryan1352]

Not surprised. If you watch documentary of cameras following Zidane playing for one whole game, you can clearly see he is a man of strategy not individual skills. He was quiet on the field too but had a huge impact.

[@ngqiqolanga3489]

Missing Casemiro with his ruthless aggression to stop anything that is tryna pass😅❤

[@jocularmaniac2088]

Hey bro,awesome video. I believe Benitez wanted Casemiro. What's the name of the song used in this video?!!😃

[@Lodatzor]

Are you from Football Daily? This was an excellent video.

[@RmNaNtCbScRrn]

niceee reggae Music in the back rasta

[@randomguy6235]

Zidane an amazing player and a great manager *Some people are just born for football*

[@more_lali9042]

Legendary player, legendary manager

[@AbzAden]

@1:25 what a great analogy

[@eduardoFIFA]

good song choice

[@samuelyee4017]

Zizou is wise and won't let the same mistake happen again in his Galacticos

[@yann25a]

Zidane = Legend

[@alesfigue]

pretty solid

[@aboro97]

So basically no words about Zidane tactics, just a couple of player swaps. BEST MANAGER IN THE WORLD EVER

[@plague1552]

Best Manager.

[@fake_homie_ashan_7102]

I love dribbling too💧💧

[@TheKennyboy92]

I would say Isco has been more important overloading the midfield. Scored the crucial goal in the Atletico tie and was a menance in the final.

[@KeithHiew]

Always liked the 4-1-2-1-2.

[@HalaMadrid0226]

He is the great one

[@reevemichealcastro1]

Is so funny watching Real Madrid fans and Barça fans fighting.. amigos, este video esta presentando uno de los mejores gestores del mundo. Stop fighting about how Barça is better and how Real Madrid is better. just enjoy the video and how Zidane achieved the titles. (Barça fan) 🖐

[@arnoldharoldmahlaba7237]

Zidane never lost difference of two goals as a madrid coach and he only lost 7 matches and he has won 7 cups already in less than two years. That is why he is so great, no manager can challenge that.

[@gsixuwlj]

Zizou might not be the best manager in the world but he is the perfect manager for a team like real madrid. anyone agree?

[@hortanord188]

2 things, Madrid usually play 4-3-3 only again small teams. They built their history playing 4-2-3-1 / galacticos / 4-2-2/ 3 champions / and Casemiro was discovered by Benitez , not Zidane.

[@thegreatestyoutuber413]

The bets team in the world arguably!

[@cskasofia6152]

hey copa90 please make video for derby in Bulgaria between cska and levski sofia

[@ysal6570]

Zidane inherited a great team full of winners. So did Pep at Barcelona and Bayern. You cant hail such managers as the best. Best managers like Sir Alex, Klopp, Wenger , Conte, Mourinho who have actually turned teams in great difficulty into a winning team with stability.

[@akhilbandi9463]

Zinedene Zidane = Legend

[@daynightart6648]

The biggest thing is ziziou retired after winning his 3rd UCL what a legend!

[@baconpancakes5252]

I have to say I normally don't like reap Madrid but I remember when they beat athletico Madrid in the first leg of the semi final of the champions league I believe it was this year the way they played against them i have to say it was the closest to a perfect game I have ever seen and one of the best performances for a long time

[@rmv9194]

I think it was atletico that played really shitty that leg

[@nathanfielure4305]

Zidane is a great leader as player in club and country. I still think tactics played a secondary role to motivation. Manager talk tactics only to prove their credentials to the young players. Zidane has no need for that, he won everything.

[@danielmazorra3535]

Benitez was the one that brought Casemiro back

[@richhenry7540]

how successful was Real Madrid in the era of Los Galacticos. Bought every great popular player but managers couldn't handle them. Guys played when they should have sat out, etc.. A manager being allowed to implement their game plan and use his players where needed is extremely important.

[@user-yt8fz4qc4c]

توب اليفن 😍

[@Villarruel117]

Benitez played Casemiro. Aside from not stupidly playing weaker members in big games, Zidane and Benitez literally follow the same "long balls and cross" tactics. Biggest difference is No Bale, No Danilo and a different attitude just cause Zidane's a legends.

[@terence5289]

So are they using 2 midfield centres or 1 midfield right and left?

[@Deletistjerk]

Zizou's will always be a winner. Easily top 3 footballer all time for a very long time.

[@abdifatah1939]

I am barca fan but I hav to admit zizu is from another planet

[@yusufahmedkhan3608]

Hope he gets better again

[@bylbilgjuta3645]

nice

[@nadiaasif6887]

#ThankYouZidane

[@cerebralpaul9032]

I can't stand Real Madrid, but gotta respect Zidane- legend

[@huss1205]

RM will play the third successive CL final, thanks to Zizou's grit and excellent man management of his players. Made mistakes letting go Morata, Pepe and Danillo, not James because RM got Asensio and Isco to play behind the strikers, but they lost a striker backup and an experienced defender in Pepe and a good backup full back in Danilo...

[@hemanthbhargav6035]

well,seen that gareth bale goal?

[@kylestroup3077]

Zidane has a large mountain to climb against Guardiola and Ancelotti considering manager success

[@Jeremia1]

2:08 "4-2-2 Diamond" you got that wrong

[@aakashdahiya7913]

I have to admit that it wasn't luck great tactics by Zidane!

[@myc2996]

If he puts isco and cr7 then at mid casimiro at la liga madrid is unstoppable

[@Spyros_Gmvrs]

isco was the best player for real this season in my opinion

[@smtvchannel2908]

infërnøv no nacho fernandes in my opinion that guy is soooo good can play as a left back right back center back even middfleder

[@Trigga_47]

It was Marcelo the best left back in the world.

[@amitabhbachchan2485]

IMO it was UEFA who played a crucial part in Real Madrid's CL success, they don't get the credit they deserve.

[@keepah1798]

Amitabh Bachchan Alex Sandro for sure. One of the best in the world last season and best in his position

[@mynamejeff9564]

+Amitabh Bachchan 6-1 uefalona i will leave it there

[@soili3991]

Zidane you fucking legend😍😍

[@Silicon7104]

soili 👍🌙✨☀️💫💫💫💫🔔🔔🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆💡💡💡

[@samuelkamigwi9531]

song?