Carlos, who was a part of Brazil's 2002 World Cup winning team besides playing for 11 years for Spanish giants Real Madrid, said he really worked hard during his stint in Delhi Dynamos who qualified for the semifinals in the ISL.
"When I was in Delhi I did a lot of work with my players but they found it hard to take them. They don't all have the quality you need," Carlos said.
"If I do a good job at the club where I am now, I'm sure there'll be a lot of clubs who want Roberto Carlos as a coach. I'm a modern coach when it comes to training. I pick a lot of things up and I watch a lot of training sessions and follow a lot of leagues around the world. I'm taking things slowly, though," Carlos said.
Carlos also predicted that his fellow countryman Neymar
will soon become the best player in the world.
"As a former player and current coach, I think he's coming along really fast. He went to Barcelona, settled in very quickly and he's now the third-best player in the world. I don't think it will be very long before he's the best of the lot because he's developing so fast. When Messi was out, Neymar took responsibility and played superbly," he said.
"He always won matches and titles. That's Zizou's mentality. I think they (the players) have to forget about what's been happening lately. With Zidane it's a happy team, one that's having fun on the pitch. Everyone's getting along with each other and it's a team that listens to Zizou when he talks. The fans need to be a little bit patient because he has to build the team around the players he trusts. And from there the titles will start to come."
"I'm more friendly with the players than a 'formal' coach. I'm not a professor. I'm Roberto Carlos and I want to win with my players and I want them to help me by doing their job well. I mention Hiddink because we have a similar way of working: we do the ground work.
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