Twitter reacts to Zinedine Zidane’s appointment as Real Madrid manager

It's official - Zinedine Zidane is the new manager of Real Madrid.

Despite having no top flight management experience to speak of, the footballing icon has replaced Rafa Benitez as Head Coach. No doubt Real hope that Zidane will replicate the huge success that Pep Guardiola enjoyed at Barcelona when he was similarly promoted from within. To say that reaction was mixed is something of an understatement. Many have grown up in dreamy admiration of Zidane the player and so are clearly excited by the news. But more sceptical observers foresee huge risks in the promotion of such an unproven quantity. A great number are just in awe... https://twitter.com/LewisWiltshire/status/684092002154188801 https://twitter.com/Copa90/status/684096575170285569 https://twitter.com/sistoney67/status/684095456478150656 https://twitter.com/DiegoMCR77/status/684094961424281600 Others feel that his aura will be enough to command respect... https://twitter.com/PhilKitro/status/684095295433666560 https://twitter.com/AnantOfficial/status/684096145635672064 https://twitter.com/shasnain13/status/684095734275244032 But there are a hell of a lot of sceptics... https://twitter.com/Conor_MK/status/684096903609450496 https://twitter.com/ElSpanishGooner/status/684096246479458304 https://twitter.com/DinaAlRubaye/status/684096247570022400 https://twitter.com/7DarrenAnderson/status/684094886107287553 https://twitter.com/DanMcmahonF1/status/684091290842206210 https://twitter.com/Chubby_Idigo/status/684048126219517953 https://twitter.com/mike__bassett/status/684092756302626817