I think Monaco should be doing it better. Even if they lose players every summer their squad is still better than many others. But it's just October, they're 8 points behind the european spots and there's the whole season ahead to get their goals. If people at our club thought Jardim is the best candidate for diverse reasons (style, mentality, character, achievements, or whatever) this shouldn't be a problem at all.
Personally he'd be my choice if I had to choose one. The man has showed along his career the ability to adapt, and play more positive or conservative football depending on resources or situations. He's not an attack or defense fundamentalist, the guy is a balanced coach with common sense and I'm fine with it.
Winning the league in that way with Monaco and reaching semifinals of CL was something remarkable. He knows to add balance to a team, and is flexible without losing his personality. The man is not afraid of working with young talented players, knows to develop them and exploit their talent. Discret, intelligent man, give him tools and resources and he'll do well.
Pochettino would be my second choice, but I admit that not winning anything, even a humble league cup makes me doubt a bit. I like his formula and how he executed it everywhere. The man can create here a strong, dynamic unit with bravery, and ability to put pressure and dominate teams. I'm sure that without the platform he's created at Spurs, the majority of their players wouldn't look as good as now. Signing a positive manager who can motivate the troops with a positive approach could be like signing 25 new players.
The problem for me, he looks a bit naive in the critical moments, in the biggest situations. You can't blame him for losing a tie against Juve or any other team with more resources. But they've found themselves in very good situations and they didn't know how to manage it. This is why I put Jardim over him, as he's a bit more of a "fox".
Another problem I see, we'd have to wait until next season so we need to stick with the clown for the whole year or appoint someone just as a temporary solution. I think it would be better to hire our next manager along this season, so he could analyze the squad and start the next one with some advantage. When we signed LVG he had to evaluate the players in some weeks and everything was a mess that summer.
Zidane is an interesting option as well, but I think Real and this current United team would be very different jobs, so we need to be careful. There he had an already built team, with world class players everywhere and experienced leaders. He had to manage what he found and did it very well, but never had to get dirty building anything. He was actually very protective with that bunch and even refused a pair of signings to encourage his players. When he thought a rebuild was needed he ran away waving the white flag.
And I rate Zidane because he's an intelligent football man, with a calm charisma and a balanced personality. He knows what's needed to win the biggest trophies, and knows to communicate with the modern footballer. This is why I leave the door open for him, but at Real I saw him more as a supporting figure, like the chauffeur of the limousine, while I think we need something different. Maybe he comes and shows the ability to face everything with ease, I don't know. But it gives me more confidence at the moment to sign a more humble profile, a good one I mean, with more dirty work at his back.