Zinedine Zidane's former France teammates have backed him to use his "aura" as one of the best players of all time to succeed as manager of Real Madrid.
Zidane, 43, was named the new boss of the Spanish giants on Monday after Rafa Benitez was fired.
A former Real Madrid player, Zidane's only previous coaching experience was with the club's reserve side Real Madrid Castilla.
But Bixente Lizarazu, who won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 alongside Zidane, does not feel that this will be a problem.
"It's maybe easier to handle a Formula 1 car when you yourself are formatted for this type of car," he told L'Equipe.
"Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo live on the same planet. With these types of players... you put them in the best mental position so that they form a collective that works.
"Psychological work is the most important. Zidane's aura will help him."
The former Bayern Munich full-back feels that Zidane deserves his chance to shine and is convinced that his appointment will prove a success.
He said the former Juventus midfielder was "ultra determined" and compared his situation to that of Pep Guardiola, who proved a huge hit at Barcelona before moving on to Bayern Munich
"There is no recipe or ideal path to becoming a manager," Lizarazu said. "Zidane is following in the footsteps of Guardiola, who coached Barca's reserves before being given the job of managing the first team.
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"Some people say that it's going too quickly. Excuse me but he's demonstrated incredible humility. He thought over his decision to become a manager, got his badges, coached the reserves. He's been offered the first-team job.
"Beckenbauer and Cruyff managed great clubs straightaway and they succeeded. It's possible for Zidane too."
Former France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez believes that Zidane's reserved character will not prevent him from winning over a Real Madrid dressing room packed with major stars.
"Those who speak too much are those who need to justify themselves," Barthez told RMC. "He's never needed that.
"He's a natural leader... if you're not a leader, you can't be the best player in the world. It's not possible."
Meanwhile, Raymond Domenech believes Zidane will succeed at Real Madrid but says his only concern is over his ability to control his emotions.
Domenech was manager of France when Zidane was sent off for head-butting Italy defender Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World Cup final.
"His only problem is to know if he's going to be capable of managing his emotions," Domenech told Europe 1.
"We saw him as a player -- it was difficult. He finished with a head-butt in 2006 because he wasn't able to control that.
"When you're a manager it's not only that, it's about controlling your emotions because we can't do what we want to -- it's the others who do it for us on the pitch.
"He'll have to handle the moments where he's in a bad mood, his disappointments, his anxiety. That will be his only issue."