That is the kind of respect he commanded. According to Grimandi, all the French players at Arsenal used to talk about how good Zidane's first touch was, saying that he has hands in place of his feet.
He won the Champions League in each of his first three seasons as the coach of the team. Zidane also had an illustrious career with France, winning the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro in 2000.