Clarence Seedorf has spoken after Madrid reappointed Zidane as head coach in March after failed experiments with Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari.
The club legend had led Madrid to three straight Champions League trophies as well as winning LaLiga in the 2016-17 campaign before resigning after beating Liverpool in last season's European showpiece.
Since returning to the dugout, Madrid have lost just once in the five matches Zidane has overseen but there remains a lack of fluency about their play, while they are locked in a battle with Atletico Madrid to finish second behind Barcelona.
And Seedorf believes Zidane has to find a way to reset the mindset and objectives of his players to get them firing again.
"It's very understandable that the club chose that route [to appoint Zidane]," Seedorf, who won LaLiga and the Champions League with Madrid during his playing days, told the Daily Mail.
"It's a new challenge, it's a new day. There is good harmony with him and the players for sure.
"It's still this season that is difficult, so you can rebuild from a mental point of view, create that hunger again and set new goals which are not simply winning the Champions League or the league, but how you win, how you play."
