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Odegaard: Being coached by Zidane wasn't good for self-confidence!

Real Madrid-owned Martin Odegaard has joked that being coached by Zinedine Zidane wasn't good for building confidence due to the club legend's incredible technique in training sessions.

Odegaard arrived at the Santiago Bernabeu in January 2015 to much fanfare, the Norwegian youngster tipped as one of the Spanish side's next big prospects.

The attacker found it difficult to settle with the club's Castilla side and made only one appearance for Madrid in La Liga before being farmed out on loan.

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Spells with Heerenveen and Vitesse have yielded more playing time and goals for the 20-year-old, who admits that joining such a big club was overwhelming at times.