"That's the aim," he said. "I'm just going along my way, I'm learning. I'm in contact with people who are important in football. It's a good experience.
"With what I'm looking at doing in the future, being assistant to Carlo Ancelotti is perfect. It's good preparation for the rest of my career. I'm happy. It's a job full of passion, difficult but interesting.
"There are two assistants, one of which is Paul Clement, who prepares and takes training sessions. It's very interesting to talk to him because he's been doing that for 22 years. He explains things well to me. With Ancelotti, we talk more about tactics and the players."
After hanging up his boots in 2006, Zidane has progressively moved closer to the dug-out after initially being named presidential advisor and club ambassador at Madrid. More of a figurehead under Ancelotti's predecessor, Jose Mourinho, the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000-winner is revelling in his current hands-on role.
"With Mourinho, I wasn't on the pitch, and wasn't even involved in what happened on the pitch. I didn't have any meetings with him about the team, about tactics, about what he wanted to put in place. Now, on the other hand, I have a real role. I have to tell Carlo Ancelotti how I see things," he explained in L'Equipe, adding the former Paris Saint-Germain coach remains in overall charge.
"There's a boss, that's Carlo Ancelotti. He decides, he has the final word. But what's really great with him is that there is a real exchange on tactics, on players, on the make-up of the team. I'm learning, I see how he works and how I can give him something."
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