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He still has a few World Cups ahead of him but there’s more than international glory at stake for the attacking midfielder. He wants to prove to Real Madrid and the new boss in charge he has what it takes for weekly glory – a feat he didn’t achieve under three-time Champions Leaguewinning coach Zinedine Zidane. Isco has played 29 times this season for the Spanish glamour club but has completed a full match on only four occasions. “At Real Madrid I don’t have the kind of confidence a footballer needs, maybe the problem is me and it’s just the way it is with the amount of good footballers there are there. “When you don’t have consistent games with your club, matches with the national team give me life.”