Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has praised his assistant Zinedine Zidane for the part he has played in helping Karim Benzema improve as a player.
The French striker has scored 12 goals in 14 games since the start of 2014, and is enjoying his most productive season in a Los Blancos shirt since his arrival from Lyon in 2009.
And Ancelotti told RMC Sport that the upturn in form has been a result of working closely with Zidane, a World Cup winner with France in 1998, and one of Benzema’s idols.
The Italian said: “I think Zidane’s done fantastic work, especially with Karim. He’s communicated a lot with the players and implemented a specific job with all attackers. His work is very important. I am very pleased with Zidane. He has a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of knowledge. He understands what is happening on the pitch during a match. I asked him several times if he wanted to play but he told me no! He can still play without problem!”
The former PSG, Chelsea and AC Milan boss went on to add that he feels it is important to have a right-hand man who is familiar with the club and knows what it means to wear the shirt.
“This is important when you get into a club, to be able to rely on someone who knows the club very well, as I had done with Claude Makelele at PSG,” Ancelotti stated.
Never the less,i have seen benzema as one of d best striker’s in world football,but along d line He(benzema)has failed to produce d spectacular performance he displayed at lyon.but al thanks to d messiah,zidane 4 his impact in d teams progress…hala madrid