Zidane will win titles in Madrid but needs time; Carlos

Roberto Carlos believes Zinedine Zidane will bring major
titles to Real Madrid, but believes the fans will need to be
patient.

The pair were team-mates at the Santiago Bernabeu
between 2001 at 2006 during the 'Galacticos' era, winning
the Champions League in 2002 and La Liga the following
year.

Zidane has won his first two matches at the helm since
replacing Rafael Benitez on January 4, scoring 10 goals in
the process, but the club remain four points adrift of table-
topping Atletico Madrid.

Roberto Carlos has no doubt the good times will continue to
roll for his former side, but urged patience from supporters
as Zidane makes the team his own.

"I'm sure that will happen, that Zidane will win big titles with
Madrid. In La Liga they're doing very well, in the Champions
League Madrid are playing really well," the Brazilian told
Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.

"Madrid have to get back a little to what we were before.

Forget what's been going on. In the present under Zidane
players need to be a happy team, a team that has fun on the
pitch, shows they’re friends, that listen when Zizou talks,
that understand what Zizou wants.

"Most importantly the fans of Real Madrid need to have
patience, as Zidane has just arrived. He has to build his
team, build it around the players he trusts and from there
will come titles.

"The [coaching] experience he gained with Castilla is
important, but working with the first team is different. He
has started very well. He has people around him who are
intelligent and will help him a lot."

Roberto Carlos offered praise to compatriot Neymar,
believing he will improve upon his third-place finish in the
voting for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or and become the best in
the world.

The former left-back highlighted the way the 23-year-old
stepped up when Lionel Messi was ruled out for two months
from September with a calf injury to prove his quality.

"Neymar at this moment, in my opinion as an ex-player and
now coach, has improved very fast. He went to Barcelona,
adapted very quickly and now he's the third-best player in
the world," he added.

"I think in a very short time he will be number one because
he's progressing very fast. When you go to a club you have
to adapt to the club, the country, food, but not Neymar.

"When Messi was out, Neymar took on the responsibility for
the team and is playing spectacularly well."