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The best coach that Real Madrid can have right now is Zinedine Zidane, someone who has a gift of making every player feel important according to midfielder Toni Kroos.

Both on a sporting and personal level, the German only has words of thanks for the French coach.

"When he arrived about 15 months ago, the situation was not ideal in the club, nor in the team, but he changed everything," Kroos said in an interview with UEFA.

"Zidane created a very positive environment and defined a completely different direction from the one we had followed.

"I love working with him because we have a very good relationship, we think the same way about the style of play, and he also gives me the feeling of being important."

Clearly the former Real player made an immediate impact on the group when taking over from Rafa Benitez.

"Since he arrived, the team plays much better than before," Kroos continued.

"So much so that in the same campaign in which he took the reins of the team, we managed to win the Champions League.

"This season we are fighting for the two competitions (LaLiga and Champions League), all thanks to him."

One more fan of the No.5

If there was something that Kroos made clear in the interview, it was his admiration for Zidane, firstly as a coach.

In a little more than a year - in his first experience of being on the bench of a top-class team - he has won Real's eleventh UEFA Champions League, a UEFA Super Cup and a Club World Cup.

Before, as the No.5 of Real's galactico era, Zidane won a League, two Spanish Supercups, a Champions League, a European Super Cup and an Intercontinental Cup.

"He was one of the best players in football history, and that's why when he talks, everyone listens to him," said Kroos.

"With his talent and all his experience, he gives us many useful tips on every situation and problem we face, and how to handle complicated situations on the pitch.

"He is always ready to help you and give you advice".

With that, Toni Kroos made it patently clear that there is nobody better than Zidane to train Real Madrid, no one more capable of doing what the Frenchman has in less than two seasons.