7. He Labelled Zinedine Zidane "An Embarrassment" Who "Can't Coach" Because He Doesn't Have The Necessary Badges
If it's feistiness and brutal honesty that Toon supporters want from their next manager then they should look no further than Jemez - a man who does not mince his words. When he was speaking on Spanish radio about Real Madrid Castilla's head coach Zinedine Zidane, Jemez declared that it was "embarrassing" the French World Cup winner was able to hold such a position without all the necessary badges and he would therefore never consider the former midfielder "a colleague". In addition, even though Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotto responded by saying that Jemez "talks too much", the Rayo Vallecano head coach declared: "If he (Zidane) lacks a few details that means he can't coach - now go and tell that to Ancelotti, run along now." Interviews would certainly not be dull should Jemez arrive in the St James' Park dugout...
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