Zidane content after debut win

Zinedine Zidane insisted nothing had changed among the Real Madrid players as he watched his side defeat Deportivo la Coruna in his first game in charge at the club on Saturday night.

Zidane had only been named as the replacement for Rafael Benitez on Monday and watched as a Gareth Bale hat-trick helped his side to a 5-0 win in a much improved performance for the Real Madrid team.

"Nothing has changed among the players, the coach has changed and I aim to play as well as possible," said Zidane, who was delighted by the display.

"It's not easy to win 5-0 against a side like Depor and what I'll take from this match is the attitude of the players who played and those who didn't," he added.

"Today is a new challenge. I want to try and enjoy it," continued the coach, who confirmed he wanted his players to try and play the ball out of defense and use fewer long passes than his predecessor.

"We want to bring the ball out with our feet, and switch sides rapidly. We did that and the main thing is we'll get better," explained Zidane, who said that Cristiano Ronaldo had a good game, despite failing to score, while Bale had done what he had asked the team, which was "defend when we don't have the ball and open up the pitch to play when we do."

Real Madrid's next league game is also in the Santiago Bernabeu when they entertain struggling Sporting Gijon. Endi