When it comes to Pep, I've always felt the bulk of his success is not down to his tactics, but more to the talent he's had at his disposal. It's extremely hard to fail when you've got the GOAT, and one of the greatest midfield combo in world football supplying him. Next Bayern, we all know the deal, and then City with half a billion at his disposal. Zidane has also benefited from an incredible team, even if that team was struggling mightily when he took it over, you know the talent was always there and their poor performances were more down to a clash with the manager at the time, Rafa Benitez.
I'm just more impressed with what Zidane has done this season, putting his young but stellar reputation as a manager on the line to come back to a Madrid side that everyone thought was too poor and past it. He's second of the league by a point behind Atletico, beat Liverpool twice and Barcelona in the span of a couple of weeks with a multitude of key injuries, I actually think what he's doing this season is more impressive to me than anything Pep's done in his managerial career. I would like to see Pep take on a challenge the way Zidane has in his second stint with Madrid.