Zinedine Zidane plays down talk of taking over at Real Madrid

Zinedine Zidane has played down speculation touting him as a possible replacement for under-fire Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez, insisting he is still not ready for the top job at the Spanish giants.

Benitez has only been in charge of Madrid since the summer but already finds himself under increasing pressure, initially for a perceived negative style of play and now due to Saturday’s 4-0 home mauling by Barcelona.