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04th Jan 2016

Twitter reacts to Zinedine Zidane’s appointment as Real Madrid manager

SportsJOE

It’s official – Zinedine Zidane is the new manager of Real Madrid.

Despite having no top flight management experience to speak of, the footballing icon has replaced Rafa Benitez as Head Coach.

No doubt Real hope that Zidane will replicate the huge success that Pep Guardiola enjoyed at Barcelona when he was similarly promoted from within.

Real Madrid Castilla v Barakaldo CF - Segunda Division B : News Photo

To say that reaction was mixed is something of an understatement. Many have grown up in dreamy admiration of Zidane the player and so are clearly excited by the news.

But more sceptical observers foresee huge risks in the promotion of such an unproven quantity.

A great number are just in awe…

https://twitter.com/Copa90/status/684096575170285569

https://twitter.com/DiegoMCR77/status/684094961424281600

Others feel that his aura will be enough to command respect…

https://twitter.com/AnantOfficial/status/684096145635672064

https://twitter.com/shasnain13/status/684095734275244032

But there are a hell of a lot of sceptics…

https://twitter.com/DinaAlRubaye/status/684096247570022400

https://twitter.com/7DarrenAnderson/status/684094886107287553

https://twitter.com/Chubby_Idigo/status/684048126219517953