Zidane: I am not the best coach in the world
Chelsea’s Antonio Conte and Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri – whose side lost to Los Blancos in last season’s Champions League final – were beaten to the award by the Frenchman.
“I do not know, it’s you [the media] who talk about it,” Zidane said ahead of Thursday’s Copa del Rey tie at Fuenlabrada. “I accept this award and I believe it is reward for the work we have done so far.
“We have won many things with this team and in the end I am happy, I am not there to say that I do not deserve that. I deserve it, I got it, but the question is whether I’m the best coach in the world. I say no and that’s it.
“I think there are others who are better and that’s it. If within 10 years I am training and winning, we can talk, but not at the moment.
“I do not care, I do not want to know anything about that. What I care about is work, enjoying what I do and nothing else. There are others who like to talk about it, not me.
“Zidane as a player is better than Zidane as a coach. I have been playing for 35 years and I only have been working as coach for 18 months.”
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