The Tactics Behind Zidane's Champions League Kings | Real Madrid 2015/16 - 2017/18 Tactics | 

Where do they rank amongst all time great club sides?

I think a critical aspect of this team that you missed out is how almost every game, Zidane had his famous 60-70 minutes substitution of Vazquez and Asensio for Benzema and Bale/Isco to reduce even more the defensive work rate of Ronaldo and consequently raise the offensive out puts. This substitution won Madrid a lot of games.

no lucky manager wins 3 champions leagues in a row, and wins 2 league title, that 2016 /17 season was a masterclass in management

Luck!? Once maybe, but after winning 3 in a row you can’t deny Zidane got the best out of every player and made some excellent decisions tactically

In last year ucl Guardiola said - you have to be perfect in this competition. Imagine being perfect for 3 damn years Hala madrid y nada mas💪💪❤️❤️

Look at the last final in UCL, both teams looked very stressed and the players made a lot of mistakes. Only a few players played their best, like Neuer and Thiago. When Real played their most important games, all players looked very confident and it helped them released their full potential. Zidane made them beasts in the most crucial games.

The long passes across the wings by Modric and Toni kroos is still magical 💎

Lucas Vasquez is the most overlooked player in the 3peat. I especially hate when people transfer all the hard work he did in 17/18 to Bale. He's a limited player in terms of talent but the shift he put in at RB and RW was crucial.

Imagine having players like varane hakimi theo hernandez kovacic ceballos marcos llorente james rodriguez asensio and morata as just bench players, their squad depth was a huge role in their capability to win 3 UCL in a row

Ancelotti provided the spine for AC Milan, PSG, and Real Madrid..

Benzema the unsung hero.

My favourite memory has to be the final agaisnt Atletico Madrid....that one was so intense 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥....Gareth Bale played an important role every time when Ronaldo was having a tough time in those finals...that's why for me he will always remain a Real Madrid legend regardless of how his tenure ended at our club🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾🤞🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

I miss that Bale-Benzema-Cristiano trio at the front, the most pacey and deadly strikers or trio during that 3 seasons, shame Zidane had a beef with Bale in late 16/17 season that resulted Bale being benched in the final vs Juve and the next year vs Liverpool. Bale prove his worth in 2018 final when he scored a brace

They were beautiful to watch. One of the best sides to keep the ball for sure. 3-0 win v Atleti was magnificent.

No team can upstage the sheer brilliance of that 16/17 team. The main team and the bench team could cripple any team offensively and defensively. The best ever Real Madrid side.

They would have won 4th in a row IF CR7 and Zidane was there. 2019 Liverpool beat Barca and Ajax beat RM. That wouldn't have happened if cr7 and Zidane still there. Then they had Tottenham and Liverpool. Liverpool wouldn't have a chance against that team due to the aggressive Defenders of RM. Liverpool did deserv that UCL as they made a great comeback against Barca but it would have been 4th in a row had CR7 and Zidane stayed.

You forgot the set piece plays with Ramos, Casamero, and Ronaldo being dominant off the ground which added to the lethality of the attack. Bayern and Atheltico suffered greatly from the set pieces that Madrid utilised.

Honestly speaking Zidane was limited tactically and he outclassed the opponent in every single way with his simple overload tactics and made the team making switch to the other and make a cross to Ronaldo and other players in the 6 yard box and sometimes in the 18 yard box. After Ronaldo Marcelo and Carvajal was very very important. And also the mid three is technically great and rarely make mistakes. The passion,spirit and mental toughness of this team was incredible.

As a Réal Madrid fan… i can now die happy having seen this era

Bit harsh giving ancelotti credit for the spine when ancelotti’s team was built by Mourinho (minus bale). Coentrao di maria khedira Alonso pepe varane Cristiano were all Mourinho signings. His impact on zidanes team is slept on

Football made simple, Can you make video about How to fix Arsenal. Choosing Perfect players who can perform very well under Arteta's Tactics

Fantastic video as always, this one extremely needed. The disrespect Zidane gets is really unwarranted, even when talking good about him as a coach he still gets a lot of backhanded complements. While his man management is his best attribute by far, he still showed good tactics and adaptations in many games across this era (and the current one), especially with key substitutions and rotations (Morata, Asensio and Lucas were goated).

So glad I found this video, definitely linking it whenever someone claims Zizou was just "lucky". I mean yeah, you could get lucky with winning one single UCL, but 3 in a row? That ain't luck, that's pure genius.

I am in love with this channel. Truly satisfied me.

In all these Ronaldo years Benzema is highly underrated.......man dropped in spaces for Ronaldo to get in the box and ofcourse Ronaldo finished everything he got in the box......

Best Memory has to the 2nd final. Juventus had not allowed a goal in the tournament, Real Madrid scored 4 past them. Perfect execution

Zidane has always said, that the most important position is the defensive midfilder, and that his favorite player was Makelele . I can see why Casemiro was so important for him .

Man, I miss those years.. This Real Madrid team was unbelievable.. Even though they performed not so good in Laliga, they were different in UCL.. To win the trophy 3 times in a row is not a small feat and definitely not a luck

Zidane's Greatest Tactical change which lead Real Madrid's 3 peat was introduction of Casemiro and pefect use of Isco and substitutions.

So Lucky to witness the golden era of Real Madrid. You can't say Ronaldo or Kross Modric, every single player was in his Prime including the Strongest bench. This world will come to and end but this 3 peat Beautiful football will never come Back . I'm so proud to be a Madridista.

There's definitely an influence of Guardiola's positional play, no wonder why they have been seen chatting after the games, only major difference between Pep's Barça and Zidane's Madrid would be the ball playing ability of Busquets and the physicality in Real's frontline

Bale's contributions to these UCL wins are hella underappreciated

the 2016/ 17 season and team was the best real madrid team ever just above the 2012 jose team . isco was incredible in the 10

People would argue that Zidane was lucky. But how could luck come to you three times in a row? Zidane might not be known for his tactics, but his adaptability and dressing room management, which people called "man management", were incredible.

I love this chanel you make footbal simple and Real Madrid 2016-2018 was my preferat team in history

Zidane reminds me a little bit of SAF. Not the greatest tactician but a great man-manager. The difference of this two is that SAF knew to rebuild his teams for decades. 🤔

Hala Madrid 💞 winning 3ucl in a row is just extraordinary achievement love you zizou

People rave on and on about the great Barcelona of pep guardiola. Bruh. This Real Madrid we’re better. They won 4 champions leagues. Not just the 3 in a row they won the 2014 one with ancelotti and Zidane also. It was basically the same team bar Angel Di Maria and Xabi Alonso who were replaced well.

Can we have a video of Carlo Ancelotti’s Christmas Tree 🎄 AC Milan

Best memory: Ronaldo’s free kick against Neuer where the ball went under the wall ❤️‍🔥

Just wanted to say never stop posting these high quality, very well explained tactical and team analysis videos. We all truly appreciate your work.

Ronaldo clutches🔥

Thanks it's very nice of u to look at our comments and work on it.

Oh FMS, Finally you release this video. I love you♡♡♡

All that and Benzema .. he usually gets lost and forgotten when most of the crucial goals came from Passes he provided . Not saying he Alone was responsible but he was a Very Very important part of the plays and he doesn’t get the recognition that’s due

Been waiting for this video scince I saw it on your patreon👊👊, love your videos by the way, keep up the good work😃

Perfect analyse , well done man

too many good memories about this era ; but one of the greatest is ronaldo bicyclekick against juve .. also real madrid against bayern .. we dont forget the comebacks! and the sad one was ronaldo comments after the last final then its was obvious he will leave! i was sad :'(

Not part of their 3 in a row, but honestly, 13/14 is up there with 16/17 when it comes to quality, incredible attacking side.

I was early waiting for this video. Thank you FMS. ❣️

There’s a lot to be said about this squad, but one thing is for sure. They all trusted Zidane. Every player knew exactly what roll they needed to play and they did it to perfection. Lucas Vasquez was a crucial substitute for him. He could put him on the right or left. His speed and crossing ability was top tier that season. Asensio was another crucial substitute. But honestly Isco’s roll gets over looked too much. He truly held that squad together. I miss him

Great analysis. What a team I remember with Those Galacticos

2:19 Alonso was already at Bayern during Zidane's tenure at Madrid

me being in a serious mood and him saying "bale, benzema and ronaldo also known as BBC" like it's nothing caught me off guard........

my fav memory of this site was that juventus bicycle kick by ronaldo, thats my fav cr7 goal as well as my fav real madrid goal of all time

now with Ronaldo gone, Marcelo aging, Navas replaced by Courtois, Ramos could be entering his decline sooner or later, Kroos and Modric not as good as they used to be anymore... Bale also gone (the ol' good Bale). Suddenly, the team seems to be on the brink of collapse. fortunately, Madrid has a set of promising youngsters. Such as Vinicius Jr, Valverde, Reguillon, Rodrygo, Kubo, Asensio, etc. Unlike Barcelona who's been kicking out their own young/academy players.

wow ... you know football ... man ... hats off

One more thing to add is they have a great second squad that can compete in any top league. Morata, asensio, kovacic, vazquez, nacho are all on fire back then. They'd easily play their second squad on the weekend and have their first squad on ucl night. Something that most teams won't have the luxury of

A squad like that everyone of them were in their peak! peak Ron peak Bale peak modric peak kroos peak marcelo peak ramos peak varane peak isco peak casemiro peak navas BESt of carvajal and asensio ans also benzema being very crucial in the build up with his exquisite quality . this squad was unmatched. Tactics were simple but you got the best of best squad in the history of football with such harmony and chemistry. ZIdane gets that credit. But ZIdane is not poor in tactics. HE is great under pressure situations. i will always remember that three peat.The football which made me a real fan

Modric was #19 in 2015-16 (the pic on the left at 1:35). Didn't receive the #10 until James went on loan to Bayern in the summer of 2017.

Zidane truly made himself a football legend both a player and manager.

Great video.

Tbh, I believe the backbone of Zidane Real Madrid and Ancelloti Madrid most came from Jose

Keep grinding bro.which software do you use to analyze want to start my own channel.

With this team, it was over before it started 🔥

we also had key players on the bench like James Rodriguez, Lucas Vasquez, Morata, Nacho and asensio

Zidane's one of tthe best Player and Manager out there. To be a legendary player with winning 2 world cups & executing the impossible of 3 European Cup titles in a row as a Manager is just beyond imaginable. Sick!

People forget amcelottis ucl win. It really was the foundation.

This is a video which was long overdue.

favorite memory got to be the CR7 bicycle kick against Juventus. Or the Bale one against Liverpool. Can't really decide

I truly wish luck had 3 hits in a row. I'd be going to work just to play the lottery.

zizu love you the goat he made a struggling real side to win la li

To start with, I'm not even a real madrid fan. I've actually been rooting against them because I especially know fans simply root for them because of CR7. But its this actual team's dominance where I will certainly say yea FORGET the world cup!! Real Madrid and other teams in UCL have shown where the best perfomances are really at!!

Like the wording. Indeed the fucking kings fits us the best. Best in any era. The name real madrid is synonymous with greatness. A certain team that was found in 2009 won't change it. WE ARE THE GREATEST.

I have heard many times that Zidane's success rely on his good luck, that Zidane's tactics are very simple compared to some excellent managers such as Pep Guardiola.But there is a motto in Chinese "大道至简", which means the nature of the universe is simplest, so maybe football is the same. Zidane's tactics are simple but effective, and Real Madrid has a group of world class or even historical class players and Zidane makes them happy enough to play at their best,that is all enough.

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simple but effective. that is zidane's and ancelotti's philosophy. and for the people who said zidane was lucky just bcs his players, tell me why there are so many legendary squads in any era (since ucl) with a lot of superstars in it but cant win 3 ucl in a row or even back2back? cmon where is the respect bruh.

The truth is the adaptability of the team that won 3 ucl in a row look at modric kroos benzema...the can play a certain roles ...Casemiro is backbone of defense as much as the duo cb...Cristiano and BENZEMA pair can produce magic in moments...bale isn't that regular under zidane but still trust worthy he can do something...young blood like lucas and assensio perform more than expected and more than that there is a leader on everypart be it in touch line defense offense or mid...kroos is the calmest player i have ever seen on the ball...

This team is overpowered in pes2017 we call it the glitch team.

If zidane becomes manchester United Manager he will surely succeed because he's tatic pattern is same as premier league game. Speed defensive and counterattack.

Alex Fergason said that he could see this team dominanting for a few years and that's exactly what happened!

No manager ever used ronaldo as good as zidane him leaving still hurts me till this day

Please do a tactical video of Rafa Benitez tactics during Liverpool's UCL 2004/05 season. I've not seen anyone do that on RU-vid. Please, please, please... PLEASE do it 🙏🏾

Hey bro, which app did you use to make those line ups? And move them

Everyone keeps saying this was luck, Consistency is not luck. Madrid benefited from a legend like Zidane as the captain of the ship, and then they had teams leaders like Ramos, CR7, Marcelo, Benzema etc. Florentino Perez was very smart in building this team, i still would have preferred Ozil over Isco but Florentino knows better.

Foundation laud by the great special one. JOSE MOURINHO!!

Since 2011 I started to follow real madrid when el clasico big a that time. The powerful Barcelona team slowly fall and steady rise of real madrid. The difference is real madrid is really smart on player recruitment whereas Barcelona struggled to pay their overpaid star with little success with club. Casemiro, modrid, kross, benzema, ronaldo and even if their new players not performing they don't afraid to sell to possible buyers.

Looks like youre doing all legendary teams...RM UCL, Brazil, Spain, Barca ans probably liverpool and bayern

a humble coach

I actually "admire" people, who say Zidane is tactically limited. They claim such thing, like they discuss with Zidane about football tactics on a daily basis...

whats the differences of style of play between anchelotti vs mourinho vs zidane for real madrid?

Ancelotti inherited the team from JOSE MOURINHO.... ANCELOTTI didn't create his team ..he had it all and he lost everything.. Zizou then brought life back to Mourinho's team

3 UCL in a row, just iconic.

Can you do 2002 Korea International tactics

Early Gang👋

Real Madrid is the Glory.

4:16 they should have been BBR..👀 BBC!😂

I have a question?? Which team is better 2016-17 RM or 2008-09 FCB??

Ok, first time is luck, 2nd is coincidence, but third?? No, and keeping the teams happy is difficult, especially a team full of stars, when zidane left, lopetegui flopped, solari only covered the hole in the boat with a tape, and even mourinho was sacked despite being sucsessful in madrid, and maybe he lacks tactic, but watch his halftime team talk against juve in the finals. Juve were keeping cleansheets against opponents, but when they made real, real battered them 4-1, by skills, and great tactics from zidane

What app do u use?