Lippi: "Real-Inter a play-off. Zidane and Conte coach as they used to play"

Real Madrid-Inter will be the first match between Zinedine Zidane and Antonio Conte as coaches. The two former teammates at Juventus will face off at the Alfredo Di Stefano on the third day of the Champions League group. “As technicians, they reflect their "footballer self". Zizou had a great ability: he communicated without speaking much. A gesture was enough. It seems to me it's the same on the bench, he reminds me of Pirlo. Antonio was generous and gave everything in every situation. Even in training. If someone tried to "relax", he was the first to shout: "Hey, here we all run! ...". Marcello Lippi said at La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The former World Champion coach would not have imagined that the Frenchman could coach: “I would not have thought of Zizou. We met during the summer in Ibiza, we had lunch, and when I asked him "what will you do?" he replied: "I have not decided, I have so many things on my mind". Then one day: "I'll try to be a coach". He went to see Real's training sessions, then the Castilla bench, then Ancelotti's deputy ... The parallel with Pirlo, who told me the same things, was impressive: he looked around for a couple of years, then he revealed to me that he wanted to try with coaching. Antonio no: it was immediately clear that he would be a coach and that he wanted to pass on his qualities to a group of players ”.
On the match: “It's a special moment. Neither Inter nor Real are at their best. Zizou has recovered in Liga by winning the Clasico, Antonio is playing well, his it's more a problem of results. In the summer, the Lukaku-Lautaro couple did extraordinary things, without Lukaku the Argentine suffers a little. I don't understand how Real could have lost in that way with Shakthar: perhaps there was no Ramos, perhaps too much turnover. This risks to be a play-off: I hope Zizou doesn't get mad, but I hope for the Italian team to win. "