Christian Karembeu is delighted for former teammate Zinedine Zidane over his success as Real Madrid coach.
Zidane has now masterminded three consecutive Champions League final triumphs since taking charge of Real.
And former Real and France teammate Karembeu told Marca: "When he decided to become a coach, I thought he would be successful.
"He prepared himself starting from the base, he worked with the Cantera (reserve) until reaching the first team. I see him as competitive on the bench as he was on the field. He never wants to lose and he is always looking for perfection.
"When he was a player, he stayed after training to work, improve his control, his passes ... He reproduces that with his players."