Danilo and Marcelo were singled out by the ex-Merengue midfielder for their tactical indiscipline, while the pundit insisted that it was the players and not Zidane to blame.
Steve McManaman slammed Real Madrid's defending during their 2-0 Champions League defeat to Wolfsburg, accusing the Blancos of making infantile mistakes.
First-half goals from Ricardo Rodriguez and Maximilan Arnold put Zinedine Zidane's men in danger of crashing out at the quarter-final stage, raising the prospect of another trophyless year at the Santiago Bernabeu.
And McManaman, who played with Zidane during his time in the Spanish capital, pointed the finger at the club's back-line - especially the two Brazilians out wide. "I thought they were woeful, I really did,” McManaman fired on BT Sport.
"From the highs of getting a good result on Saturday to really low lows tonight.
"Defensively the right-back [Danilo] and left-back [Marcelo] were just all over the place, coupled with Pepe and [Sergio] Ramos who looked like they hadn't played with each other before.
"I was astounded as to how bad they were. I expected a real calm, measured performance as well.
"It was like schoolboy, Under-10s or Under-12s defending. (In the second goal) Marcelo walks across with his arms behind his back and [Maximilian] Arnold gets two yards ahead of Ramos.”
McManaman, however, insisted that his former Real team-mate was not to blame for the fiasco, and accused the side of failing to follow instructions.
"It seems like the manager just prays on the sidelines that they get it together. It looks as if they just freestyle,” he added.
"It just looks horrific. You can't blame the manager because he's just said to the same team which played against Barcelona on Saturday - apart from Danilo - 'go out and do it again'."
The Spanish side will now try to recover the two-goal deficit in the second leg, which will take place on April 12.
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