Thierry Henry has called claims Zinedine Zidane could be sacked by Real Madrid "comical".
Los Blancos were thumped 3-0 by Barcelona in El Clasico last time out, and Zidane's side are now a whopping 14 points behind their rivals in La Liga.
But despite Real Madrid's poor season, Zidane has guided the Spanish giants to two Champions League titles in two years, as well as double success last season.
And it is is because of this, as well as his tactical prowess, that Henry thinks even Real Madrid considering sacking the Frenchman would be farcical.
"I like to bring it back to when he arrived," Henry said on Sky Sports.
"He did something that Rafa Benitez had tried to do, to play Casemiro, and the fans allowed him to do it.
"At the beginning, they were not playing the way Real Madrid fans wanted to see them play, but they were winning games. So people were saying Zizou is a great tactician because he recognised that the midfield needed an enforcer more than four Galacticos.
"He went on to win back-to-back Champions Leagues and everything else, and up until 45 minutes of this game, it was not bad what he was doing.
"Today, for me, shouldn't kill what Zizou put in place. People will tell me that he has the players, he has this and he has that, but still, Zizou did it by putting in Casemiro.
"The coach can give you a tactic and a plan, but your team need to execute it with what’s happening on the field.
"To even talk about Zizou getting the sack is comical to me with what he has done.
"Can he not have a little pause on the run that he had with his team? It goes with the job, because when you don't perform they ask questions, but come on, he has done a tremendous job."