Top 6 replacements for Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid

#4 Unai Emery

Unai Emery won the UEFA Europa League with Sevilla twice

The Pais Saint-Germain boss has to be on this list, considering his history of achievements. Unai Emery came into the spotlight as one of the world's elite managers when he arrived at the Parc des Princes, but his magic of management stretches back to more than a decade.

None of the clubs Unai Emery took over at, were stable during his appointment. However, the Spaniard's tactical acumen saw them improve their results. At present, Paris Saint-Germain are already touted as the team to beat and a major chunk of credit goes to Emery for their meteoric rise in Europe.

Real Madrid's underfire forwards are the main reason why they have spiralled down this season. The use of Cristiano Ronaldo as a striker in a 4-3-1-2 clearly isn't working. To top that, Zidane has been rotating players and tried out five different formations, which has given them less time to settle in a particular formation.

Emery, on the other hand, has stuck to a 4-3-3 format in 12 games this season, which has rewarded him with 10 wins and 34 goals.

Emery has, of course, got his forwards firing on all cylinders apart from having a good squad. But, the Los Merengues appear to have an attack good enough to rival the quality of PSG.

Unai Emery will bring the required tactical stability Zidane has failed to achieve this season. In his term with Valencia in 2010, the Spaniard proved his tactical acumen by achieving a third-place finish even after the loss of players like David Silva and David Villa. In doing so, Emery has proved he is better at handling the loss of quality players than Zinedine Zidane.

Also, Unai Emery has become well-adept at handling big egos; a crucial thing for a coach to know while in charge at the Bernabeu. Real cannot find a better candidate to restore them to glory other than Emery, who has brought clubs out of shambles in his managerial history.