Mauricio Pochettino 'deserves' to manage 'one of the really big teams' says ex-Real Madrid manager Santi Solari

Santiago Solari Real Madrid

Solari was sacked by Madrid last season, and was replaced by the returning Zinedine Zidane.

The Argentine manager bore the brunt of los Blancos' first season without Cristiano Ronaldo and paid the price for a miserable run of results that followed – including their humbling Champions League exit to Ajax.

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