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Garcia: Benitez wasn't the problem for Real Madrid

Former Barcelona player Luis Garcia thinks Zinedine Zidane will remain at Real Madrid, even if he fails to win a trophy in his first season.

Luis Garcia always believed Rafael Benitez was the "right man" for Real Madrid – but admits his former manager at Liverpool paid the price for poor results during his brief time in charge at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Benitez lasted just seven months before president Florentino Perez decided to make a change, opting to promote Zinedine Zidane from his role with the Madrid's B team in early January.

But Garcia, formerly of Barcelona, believes the problems at Madrid run much deeper than just the identity of the head coach.