The Madrid icon has reached incredible heights in the 18 months he's been at the helm, claiming two consecutive Champions League crowns as well as the La Liga title last season.
But
Zidane will be fully aware he is in a job that is quite unlike any
other. Though the Madrid hot seat is a much desired position and
represents the pinnacle of any coach's career, it is also one that is
famously unforgiving.
Zinedine Zidane admitted he doesn't know how long he will remain manager of Real Madrid
The Frenchman picked up The Best Coach trophy at FIFA's The Best Awards on Monday
Since Fabio Capello left the job at the
end of the 2006-07 season Madrid have gone through seven different
managers, with only Jose Mourinho managing to keep his position for more
than two terms.
And for that reason the Frenchman is taking each day as it comes.
'[The
stage] is not my favourite place, I enjoy myself more on the pitch
because we have passion and I am delighted for the players,' Zidane
joked at Monday's Best FIFA Football Awards as he claimed the Best Coach
gong.
His star man Cristiano Ronaldo pipped Lionel Messi and Neymar to the men's Best Player gong
Five of his Madrid players were also named in the FIFPro World XI at the ceremony in London
'It
is a lot of work, for them more than me. I have been here for 18 months
and while I don't know how much longer I'll be here, I am enjoying it.'
'A third Champions League? Yes, it is possible, we are going to try. You all know that it is winning that drives us on.'
Zidane
was also keen to place his players at the forefront, on a night when
Cristiano Ronaldo was named Best Men's Player and Luka Modric, Toni
Kroos, Marcelo and Sergio Ramos joined him in the FIFPro World XI.
Zidane
knows there is no security when it comes to managing Madrid despite
achieving incredible success in the 18 months he has been in charge at
the Bernabeu
'I
am delighted with this prize, it is the culmination of a lot of hard
work, and I repeat what I said up there: I am grateful to this club and
above all the players because in the end they are the ones who play,' he
added.
'How much do Real Madrid
players have to thank me for? I don't know, you'd have to ask them. I am
the boss and the guy who works with them but there are a lot of people
here and we all work well together. There is great talent here and where
there is talent great things can be achieved.
Having
made the headlines on the weekend after his controversial comments on
the Lionel Messi and Ronaldo rivalry, Zidane made sure he kept
particularly coy when the matter was brought up again on Monday.
'Messi
or Ronaldo? Wait for later down the road because a lot can change,
Neymar is there, Iniesta too, there are a lot of great players, but the
pair are doing well,' he explained.'Will the Messi-Ronaldo cycle finish?
I don't think so, I don't know.'
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