French newspaper L’Equippe has voted Real Madrid boss, Zinedine Zidane, the best manager in the world.
He beats Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola to the title.
The 48-year-old Zidane won a La Liga title, three Champions Leagues, two UEFA Super Cups, two Club World Cups and a Spanish Super Cup during his first spell at Real Madrid before he surprisingly left the club in 2018.
He was re-appointed within just ten months.
He has gone on to win another La Liga title and another Super Cup, to continue his remarkable record with Madrid.
Klopp and Guardiola join Zidane in the top three for their remarkable achievements.
There was no room for Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho, who L’Equipe described as having a “fading image and magic.”
On Zidane, the newspaper wrote: “He is a coach who has experienced only one club, and quite rarely defeat.
“A coach who did what none of his predecessors did, win three Champions Leagues in a row (2016, 2017, 2018), who was able to return to the footsteps of his own glory and question everything to become a new Spanish champions with Real Madrid last month.
“Guardiola has something else, his dogma, his permanent research, the virtuosity of his collective game, dizzying constructions, his consistency (198 points in two seasons from 2017 to 2019), but he does not have everything, and chooses his central defenders as his attackers or midfielders.’
The newspaper said Klopp has “charisma” and described him as the “fashionable man” and “favourite of many.”
Zidane faces an uphill task to win a fourth Champions League trophy.
Madrid and Guardiola’s Manchester City will clash on Friday in the second leg of their last-16 match. City are up 2-1 up from the first game in Spain.
