Guess who’s back? Back again. Zizou’s back. Tell a friend.

Except this time, Zinédine Zidane faces an entirely different job, requiring wholly different skills. Whether he’s a success the second time around will depend largely on whether Florentino Pérez, the club president, realises this (most likely he does) and whether he’s willing to throw the resources — both financial and political — behind his new/old manager.

Zidane is likely to oversee a massive overhaul of the Real squad DENIS DOYLE/GETTY IMAGES

Let us remind ourselves first of what Real Madrid were like when he came on board in January 2016, replacing Rafa Benítez. The club were third back then — as they are now — but that’s where the similarities end.

The Real Madrid side he joined had finished second the year before, with 92 points, two behind the champions.