Premier League 2018-19: 5 managers who could replace Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea

#2 Zinedine Zidane

Zidane was immensely successful as Real Madrid coach

Zinedine Zidane achieved immense success during his playing days, establishing himself as one of the all-time greats with his displays on the field for Real Madrid, Juventus, and the French national team.

Upon retirement, Zinedine Zidane ventured into management and was in charge of the youth setup at Real for some years before making the step up as assistant to Carlo Ancelotti, where they helped the club achieve the long awaited La Decima.

He got his big break when he was asked to step in as Benitez' replacement in 2016 and many saw it to be a short term appointment till the end of the season until a more experienced coach could be brought in.

However, Zidane absolutely defied expectations, leading an unfancied Real side to win the 2016 Champions League, which is a feat they repeated for the next two years consecutively.

There were also other trophies won in La Liga as well as the FIFA World Cup, and Zidane ended his tenure as Real boss with an impressive nine trophies won in just two and half years before shockingly announcing his resignation after guiding the club to an unprecedented third consecutive Champions League triumph.

Zidane did not achieve his success on the basis of any great tactical innovation. Instead, he elected to focus on his man management of the humongous egos at Real Madrid (maybe his status as a former Galactico helped play a role), getting the otherwise immensely competitive Ronaldo to accept rotation.

He was widely tipped to replace Mourinho at Manchester United, but failed to land the role and with Solksjaer looking likely to get the job on a permanent basis, the coast could be clear for Zidane to be appointed by Chelsea.