The pass at 1:56 is hands down the most insane pass I have ever seen on a football pitch. Gary Lineker used to talk about Maradona doing keepy uppies by slicing the ball straight up in the air with the outside of his foot, then slicing it straight back up again, over and over again, crazily high. Zidane basically did that in the middle of a match.
Weldone bro. Thank you for showing the younger generation a glimpse of why Zidane was unplayable. Most videos just show clips of his goals, stats. Some of us watched him at his peak.... Zidane was extraterrestrial. I've never seen a footballer make a every match look like his personal training ground.
Immeasurable talent, intelligence, technique and ability to improvise. Zidane is not only the most classical and elegant player ever, but also the greatest maestro in football history! Magician, absolute genius!
he is not playing with feet. he is just using his body to reach the ball. its totally different from new superstar morons, they just playing for cameras, he is living.
The only one with a better of same level “vision and impeccable pass” as Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time, Andrés Iniesta in his prime en Messi then and now.
Maybe totti clears zidane, but what about seedorf? he's an amazing screamer and then shot 2 screams against buffon, he might not be better than ziane but probably the level of zidane.
in simple terms...I don't remember see Zidane lose a ball under pressure...on top of that when he is under pressure he comes up with the most amazing pass to the least expected zone... beyond genius...mesmerizing to watch him play.
Yeah I remember I was always feeling we were safe when Zidane had the ball, whatever was going to happen, he was going to manage to keep the ball and pass it on ^^
Zidane was too good even for his own teammates. More than half of sure shot goals were missed because they couldn’t even how believe Zizou was able to create those chances. The ever majestic; love from Pakistan. 🇵🇰
@@coolyoutubename16 Another NPC pretending like he knows ball who cares he played with stacked teams his entire career. Totti clears him like I said when it comes to football ability, Totti could've played for Real but didn't 'cause he loved Roma if he chose to play for Real he'd been regarded as the GOAT midfielder. Totti was like Modric with shooting ability, simply the best ever. And I was never a Roma fan either Milan was my club back in the day
Or that they are a hit or miss cuz when you don’t watch highlights like these and actually saw the games back then that when he tried this stuff most of the times met the foot of the opposing team
other? this is what i remember zidane for class, elegance, improvisation and complete mastery under pressure. it surely wasnt for banging in tons of goals
I think he meant it's refreshing compared to the other compilations you can find on TH-cam. Not everyone is old enough to have seen him play full games.@@deathoffaces
I'm beplasse long retired but somewhat a pioneer of Zidane montage with "Zidane All in the touch"vids around year 2006. I am speachless in front of this work offering so many rare images many I had never seen before. Thanks
I'm fortunate to be able to watch him play at his peak till his retirement. To me, he's just the god of football, having the ability to totally control of the football. With him in the team, all the players around him will improve like 50%. He makes things easier for his teammates with his intelligence and understanding of the flow of the game. Just a pleasure to witness what he can do in a match.
He had an absurd technique.. Honestly the players of that period all seem to have an absurd technique. Today the level of football is really mediocre. Little technique, only super athletes.
@@sdemosi too much "two-touch pass it sideways" football out of fear of losing possession. I especially miss shots from distance on goal. I'm impressed whenever someone challenges the keeper for a save outside the box, these days... it used to be common technique.
these fancy sh1t wont workintoday football, if these so called ‘legedns’ play in today football doubt you guys would exaggerate them like when they played without outside and physically extreme players
@@NguyenQuang-tm3ou No, it's that todays players don't have the level of skill and don't have the level of creativity to play like Zidane and other players did back then.
For a young lad who never watched him play live, it would seems like a highlight of his best passes but in reality it was nearly every action, every time he touched the ball which looked like this. He was truly out of this world.
This is the thing, his highlights don't really show the full picture. He was doing things like this every game but most importantly, it was the way he would just Block the whole game to dictate the tempo, the rythm and the pace of the game. He was always several steps in front of averyone else, seeing three-four passes in advance and how the tactic of the defense and his own offense would move. It was truly unique.
He was 6'1" and rarely got pushed off the ball. It's well known that he was physically strong. That play-strength is a major reason he was so effective at the highest level. There are lots of players with great technical ability, but few combine it with elite play-strength. Zidane had both. Defenders couldn't physically bully him, so Zidane could do just about whatever he wanted.
Wow. Simply wow. Just when I thought I’ve seen everything Zidane on TH-cam I come across even more magic. These highlights are arguably his most important to make his case as the greatest midfielder of all time.
@@BakaryDkids nowadays are playing text book game. Akin to play Fifa if you will. Short passes, occasional long passes, do not really dribble past defenders and some other boring traits
@@donsandrano1429No, in no way if we talk about the most complete midfielder in all of history that is without a doubt Lothar Matthäus. But if we talk about magic and enormous technique, Zidane is at the top without a doubt. Neither Messi nor Maradona were at those levels at any time.
The only one with a better of same level “vision and impeccable pass” as Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time, Andrés Iniesta in his prime en Messi then and now.
Love this video. For once some other moves from Zizou! This ball control, crazy passes, anticipation, vision of the whole pitch, he knew where each player was on the field and anticipated their moves. That's exactly why he's so special!
Genius. Zizou is an all-time classic because he played timeless football. He brought classic technique to modern game. Watch Brazil in 1970 World Cup. Lots of magical long balls and through balls like Zidane’s in this video.
There has been talk lately among the youth that Bellingham might be better than Zidane. Bellingham is an outstanding player, but this man here is one of the ten greatest players of all time. Throughout the video, Zidane's body is almost always angled in the wrong way to receive and move the ball. 99% of players would lose the ball in those situations or attempt a safe pass back to a defender. And yet, he not only receives the ball, but plays it on to an attacking teammate with inch-perfect precision. Often, he plays the ball into the space that he wants his teammate to attack. Absolutely out of this world technique, precision, and vision displayed in 1-2 second actions. Any one of those passes might be the best pass a lesser player has ever played in their career. P.S. It's a testament to how otherwordly Zidane was that even his own teammates couldn't pick up his passes so often. He played with a whole host of excellent and world-class players and even they are stunned by how he finds them in these bizarre situations.
Michel Platini: "Technically, I think he is the king of what's fundamental in the game - control and passing. I don't think anyone can match him when it comes to controlling or receiving the ball."
This dude was the most complete football player of all times in my opinion. Yes Messi and C. Ronaldo had some offensive skills not seen before. But Zidane had it all.
Facts...it's crazy to see people compare iniesta and xavi to him😂 look at those tight spaces and the kind of passes he drops😢😢it's godlike ,no player does it like this
I have never seen a player dominate the midfield like he did since. Not even Iniesta, Xavi, Gerrard, Pirlo, or Scholes. He was like a combination of all of them 5
he has many great goals and legendary moments but it's the daily genius you see in these types of compilations that really show what a maestro he was. Things that are difficult to do, he not only did with ease but with ridiculous swagger and competence.
Anybody who plays football , knows that technique is football , I see zidane as the best ever player. Just pure joy to watch every thing he does not just moments every now and then
There can never be another Zinedine Zidane cos his qualities were just too many.Is it ball control or passing the ball or dribbling or even scoring?For ball control,it was as if Zizou had a magnet all over his body such that anywhere he uses to control the ball is within his reach.As for passes we could even witness in this video that he could even be backing a player and yet give him a pass, some of his passes dribble his opponents etc.As for scoring,he was not the type that could score too many goals like nowadays players do but when he scores,it will be a classical goal.So Zinedine Zidane just had it all.That is true greatness.
The only one with a better of same level “vision and impeccable pass” as Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time, Andrés Iniesta in his prime en Messi then and now.
Zizu was not just a footballer, he was an artist, pure elegance. Try watching this video on mute but with mozart playing in the background instead and you'll understand exactly what I mean😅😅😅
You know I found it hard to believe how he casually give those magnificent passes, I mean this is mind blowing I've not seen this version of zidane. Even modric and de bruyne didn't come close
I have been a saying that R9 is the best gifted player who has ever played this game but when I watched Zidane I changed my mind and Zizo is the most elegant and the best to ever play this game simply a genius
I have been lucky to have seen Pele, Maradona, Ronaldo of Brazil, & Zidane live. They were the best that ever played the game & Zidane was the cream if the group. The best ever in my book.
He has to be the most graceful footballer ever, headbutting aside, he had a nasty streak , but the passing and the movement on the ball are all spot on. Messi and Ronaldo are explosive when they run a game , but Zidane was like artwork , when Zidane ran the game nobody could quite work out how he did it.
Astonishing awareness of where his team mates are, and, of course, extraordinary skills. So many outstanding p[asses but the one at 1.10 is remarkable. Been watching football for 60 years and imo Zidane is the greatest of them all. . . and there have been many brilliant footballers during that period . .
I'm watching this and quickly re-evaluating who I believe to be the greatest player of all time. I do remember Zizi as a child but wasn't old enough to have the brief moments I saw him sketched into my memory. I wish I could have seen him at his peak as an adult.
His timing and feeling for space was incredible. A lot of intuition and instinct. No overthinking just the try to play the best ball in moment and time. Always the possibility of a magical situation with a completely out of the box moment! Wholesome and Outstanding
Wow crazy football there. The pass is very relevant about Zidane skills , he could see 360 degrees on the field, always seeing the solution even when it’s back his head, and always he pushes the ball in free space for his partner, showing the way to go, and creating this defense breakthrough to make the difference for the entire team. This, because he has the best right foot ever for ball control, on earth or in air. What a footballer he was !
So mesmerizing to watch how delicate he is to put the perfect amount of weight on the ball. This level of creativity and skill in football nowadays is extinct. A modern world class player compared to 15-20 years ago was average or slightly below average then…
The only one with a better of same level “vision and impeccable pass” as Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time, Andrés Iniesta in his prime en Messi then and now.
@@donsandrano1429You are completely wrong, not even Maradona stood out as much in Italy as Lothar Matthäus did. What's more, Lothar in Inter and Van Basten's Milan completely overshadowed Maradona during his stay in Italy
The only one with a better of same level “vision and impeccable pass” as Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time, Andrés Iniesta in his prime en Messi then and now.
Shame the picture quality doesn't match the great mans talent. He treated every real game like he was on the training ground, outrageous flicks, tricks and passing on any level shows the genius of the guy!! You don't learn that it is natural talent. One of the greatest ever to play the game we call football...
The only one with a better of same level “vision and impeccable pass” as Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time, Andrés Iniesta in his prime en Messi then and now.
Best highlight video I've seeen on Zidane. Not a single flashy pirouette or goal -- just his passing and control, which is really what made him so good. And lots of his best years too (Juventus). Well done.
👍👍👍👍💪💪💪SUPER,SUPER,SUPER. Как же можно видя эту красоту, эти необычные ассисты, эту скорость мышления, интелект, на эти выходы с трудных положений, и кого-то сравнить с величайшим Зиданом? Нет никого такого уровня. Это космос.
I feel sorry for the kids today who never saw this era of football, they think the likes of foden, haaland, saka etc are world class, nah this is is what world class looks like. So many good players around at this time, zidane, R9, Ronaldinho, Henry, Roberto Carlos, maldini, baggio, bergkamp, you could list a 100 players + who were genuine world class talent and a joy to watch, now i'd struggle to list 10
It took 50 years to find someone able to equal Pelé with Mbappé! Don't take it from me, it's Pelé himself who said it before or after the World Cup 2018 (don't remember exactly). Zidane was unique because of his abilities and his size. Messi, Maradona are both great attacking midfileders but they were/are small which help them a lot in their game. Both can't score with their head.
Can we take a minute to appreciate the work it took to collect all this moments ? Thank you for this piece of art dude!
Yes, thank you for compiling. Next time use some good music insteard of stupid generic erurodisco.
The pass at 1:56 is hands down the most insane pass I have ever seen on a football pitch. Gary Lineker used to talk about Maradona doing keepy uppies by slicing the ball straight up in the air with the outside of his foot, then slicing it straight back up again, over and over again, crazily high. Zidane basically did that in the middle of a match.
Weldone bro. Thank you for showing the younger generation a glimpse of why Zidane was unplayable. Most videos just show clips of his goals, stats. Some of us watched him at his peak.... Zidane was extraterrestrial. I've never seen a footballer make a every match look like his personal training ground.
@@thesprawl2361 That pass end up as a goal by Del piero . Zidane what a legend
@@Heaven351 I didn't know that. Del Piero was a hero of mine at school lol
Damn that ages me
Immeasurable talent, intelligence, technique and ability to improvise. Zidane is not only the most classical and elegant player ever, but also the greatest maestro in football history! Magician, absolute genius!
Exagerate
Absolutely
I agree
If think Zidane is the maestro what about Messi 😒😒😒 , or Kaka , Rivaldo ❓️
@@csv7835not even close
Genuinely believe he is the best of all time. Unbelievable technique.
1hunna familiu East London says so
For passes, vision, ball control and first touch, yes the best of all time.
@@zaziou711 Laudrup and Maradona
@@zaziou711hmm I would say ronaldinho but zidane is a respectable shout
he is not playing with feet. he is just using his body to reach the ball. its totally different from new superstar morons, they just playing for cameras, he is living.
Truly different level legend forever ,there will never be another zidane .
The only one with a better of same level “vision and impeccable pass” as Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time, Andrés Iniesta in his prime en Messi then and now.
@@donsandrano1429 _
Totti clears Zidane, you're not old enough to know
@@donsandrano1429Totti clears Zidane in every category. Don't pretend like you know ball
Maybe totti clears zidane, but what about seedorf? he's an amazing screamer and then shot 2 screams against buffon, he might not be better than ziane but probably the level of zidane.
Late 90s and beginning of 2000s.. Golden era of football for me, so much talent..
REAL FACTS
Cap
in simple terms...I don't remember see Zidane lose a ball under pressure...on top of that when he is under pressure he comes up with the most amazing pass to the least expected zone... beyond genius...mesmerizing to watch him play.
The only one with a better of same level ass Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time en Messi
@@donsandrano1429keanggunan messi hanya pada dribble,zidane memiliki semuanya❤
@@donsandrano1429messi passes dont look nearly as fancy as zidane is. Its all normal passes under the great tactical of his coaches
@@donsandrano1429 Ronaldinho was a badman as well.
Yeah I remember I was always feeling we were safe when Zidane had the ball, whatever was going to happen, he was going to manage to keep the ball and pass it on ^^
Zidane was too good even for his own teammates. More than half of sure shot goals were missed because they couldn’t even how believe Zizou was able to create those chances.
The ever majestic; love from Pakistan. 🇵🇰
Or he makes a hard pass, so hard to execute.
@@kendyjapri1559no
Zidane was great but Totti clears him in every category, if you disagree you're either madridista or not old enough
@@Adj8llk behave 😂😂😂. Zidane is the best cam of all time. Scored winners in world cup finals and champions league finals. What are you talking about 😂
@@coolyoutubename16 Another NPC pretending like he knows ball who cares he played with stacked teams his entire career. Totti clears him like I said when it comes to football ability, Totti could've played for Real but didn't 'cause he loved Roma if he chose to play for Real he'd been regarded as the GOAT midfielder. Totti was like Modric with shooting ability, simply the best ever. And I was never a Roma fan either Milan was my club back in the day
Arguably the greatest player of all time. Unarguably the greatest midfielder of all time. Even in these 144p clips, his work is beautiful.
Yes greatest, if Messi don't exist ☺
Dude is not even top 20
@@Cave-a-lierronaldo is first then messi then zidane
@@daddyjhoscar9037lmao ronaldo? In what universe?
@@Cave-a-lierlol midget doesn't come close 😂😂
His passes are so extraordinary that even his teammates aren't ready for them, and they always missing
Are you mad
Or that they are a hit or miss cuz when you don’t watch highlights like these and actually saw the games back then that when he tried this stuff most of the times met the foot of the opposing team
@@frombeyond4913 so why is he GOAT then?
ngl, many passes are high balls which are incredibly hard to control and make a direct goal off..
@@badkarma7480 Nah i felt the same, would be better off cloning himself. No one ready for these crazy first touch volley passes.
It’s like if he can see the future. Not only that, but he coordinates and disrupt so well with both his left and right legs. He’s just a genius
Thank you for this clip..it is refreshing to see some other dimensions to Zidane's greatness
other? this is what i remember zidane for class, elegance, improvisation and complete mastery under pressure. it surely wasnt for banging in tons of goals
I think he meant it's refreshing compared to the other compilations you can find on TH-cam. Not everyone is old enough to have seen him play full games.@@deathoffaces
He made the impossible look easy. A true magician. The most graceful player there has ever been.
I'm beplasse long retired but somewhat a pioneer of Zidane montage with "Zidane All in the touch"vids around year 2006. I am speachless in front of this work offering so many rare images many I had never seen before. Thanks
I'm fortunate to be able to watch him play at his peak till his retirement.
To me, he's just the god of football, having the ability to totally control of the football.
With him in the team, all the players around him will improve like 50%. He makes things easier for his teammates with his intelligence and understanding of the flow of the game. Just a pleasure to witness what he can do in a match.
He had an absurd technique.. Honestly the players of that period all seem to have an absurd technique. Today the level of football is really mediocre. Little technique, only super athletes.
Too much online gaming, not enough street football
@@sdemosi too much "two-touch pass it sideways" football out of fear of losing possession. I especially miss shots from distance on goal. I'm impressed whenever someone challenges the keeper for a save outside the box, these days... it used to be common technique.
these fancy sh1t wont workintoday football, if these so called ‘legedns’ play in today football doubt you guys would exaggerate them like when they played without outside and physically extreme players
@@NguyenQuang-tm3ou you have not a clue what you're talking about. Football in Zidane's day was more aggressive. The tackling was more brutal.
@@NguyenQuang-tm3ou No, it's that todays players don't have the level of skill and don't have the level of creativity to play like Zidane and other players did back then.
For a young lad who never watched him play live, it would seems like a highlight of his best passes but in reality it was nearly every action, every time he touched the ball which looked like this. He was truly out of this world.
This is the thing, his highlights don't really show the full picture. He was doing things like this every game but most importantly, it was the way he would just Block the whole game to dictate the tempo, the rythm and the pace of the game. He was always several steps in front of averyone else, seeing three-four passes in advance and how the tactic of the defense and his own offense would move. It was truly unique.
whats disguised due to his elegance is that many players who've played with him say he was strong as well
He was 6'1" and rarely got pushed off the ball. It's well known that he was physically strong. That play-strength is a major reason he was so effective at the highest level. There are lots of players with great technical ability, but few combine it with elite play-strength. Zidane had both. Defenders couldn't physically bully him, so Zidane could do just about whatever he wanted.
@@CognizantCheddarbravo
6'2'' 1m88 @@CognizantCheddar
The only one with a better of same level ass Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time en Messi
Who said that?
Wow. Simply wow. Just when I thought I’ve seen everything Zidane on TH-cam I come across even more magic. These highlights are arguably his most important to make his case as the greatest midfielder of all time.
So unique...so wonderful...so elegant...such class...the very best player ever!
makes you realized in todays football there's no crazy skills like this anymore.
There are
@@BakaryD There literally aren't
@@BakaryDthere isn’t , no risks are taken anymore
@@BakaryDkids nowadays are playing text book game. Akin to play Fifa if you will. Short passes, occasional long passes, do not really dribble past defenders and some other boring traits
Zidane was unique anyways, there is no player ever in the history of football who does shit like this consistenly
Zidane is the world's best midfielder without a doubt
No Lol Maradona is
@@yunuschowdhury5566maradona a cheater
@@yunuschowdhury5566True!!
The only one with a better of same level ass Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time en Messi
@@donsandrano1429No, in no way if we talk about the most complete midfielder in all of history that is without a doubt Lothar Matthäus. But if we talk about magic and enormous technique, Zidane is at the top without a doubt. Neither Messi nor Maradona were at those levels at any time.
This is a beautiful video showing the unbelievable talent of one of the greatest players to play the game. I love his game.
He sees space before the space materialises, that is how players like Mesut Ozil become legends; by watching him play football.
The only one with a better of same level “vision and impeccable pass” as Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time, Andrés Iniesta in his prime en Messi then and now.
@@donsandrano1429nobody cares dude
@@donsandrano1429Dennis Bergkamp
@@donsandrano1429 Thomas Müller has one of/ the best understandings of space in the game.
Love this video. For once some other moves from Zizou! This ball control, crazy passes, anticipation, vision of the whole pitch, he knew where each player was on the field and anticipated their moves. That's exactly why he's so special!
Genius. Zizou is an all-time classic because he played timeless football. He brought classic technique to modern game. Watch Brazil in 1970 World Cup. Lots of magical long balls and through balls like Zidane’s in this video.
There has been talk lately among the youth that Bellingham might be better than Zidane. Bellingham is an outstanding player, but this man here is one of the ten greatest players of all time. Throughout the video, Zidane's body is almost always angled in the wrong way to receive and move the ball. 99% of players would lose the ball in those situations or attempt a safe pass back to a defender. And yet, he not only receives the ball, but plays it on to an attacking teammate with inch-perfect precision. Often, he plays the ball into the space that he wants his teammate to attack. Absolutely out of this world technique, precision, and vision displayed in 1-2 second actions. Any one of those passes might be the best pass a lesser player has ever played in their career. P.S. It's a testament to how otherwordly Zidane was that even his own teammates couldn't pick up his passes so often. He played with a whole host of excellent and world-class players and even they are stunned by how he finds them in these bizarre situations.
Very well said.
Passes that take 3 or more seconds to realize who it is for are genius! Shout out to Zizu and whoever put this together! Class act! Legend!
Michel Platini: "Technically, I think he is the king of what's fundamental in the game - control and passing. I don't think anyone can match him when it comes to controlling or receiving the ball."
TWO FRENCH GENIOUS
@@messoussiahmed9910 zidane from algeria
@@samysam1822he borned in france
@@gunsakimbo4040 And Mbappe too and he is not French. XD
True
also kudos to his teammates for understanding what the hell was going on...
This dude was the most complete football player of all times in my opinion. Yes Messi and C. Ronaldo had some offensive skills not seen before. But Zidane had it all.
Facts...it's crazy to see people compare iniesta and xavi to him😂 look at those tight spaces and the kind of passes he drops😢😢it's godlike ,no player does it like this
Ladies and gentlemen, behold the greatest midfielder that ever laced a pair of football boots.
What a video. NOONE is able to do this nowadays. He had eyes in the back of his head, timing and technique.
I have never seen a player dominate the midfield like he did since. Not even Iniesta, Xavi, Gerrard, Pirlo, or Scholes. He was like a combination of all of them 5
he has many great goals and legendary moments but it's the daily genius you see in these types of compilations that really show what a maestro he was. Things that are difficult to do, he not only did with ease but with ridiculous swagger and competence.
Anybody who plays football , knows that technique is football , I see zidane as the best ever player.
Just pure joy to watch every thing he does not just moments every now and then
Я тоже.
There can never be another Zinedine Zidane cos his qualities were just too many.Is it ball control or passing the ball or dribbling or even scoring?For ball control,it was as if Zizou had a magnet all over his body such that anywhere he uses to control the ball is within his reach.As for passes we could even witness in this video that he could even be backing a player and yet give him a pass, some of his passes dribble his opponents etc.As for scoring,he was not the type that could score too many goals like nowadays players do but when he scores,it will be a classical goal.So Zinedine Zidane just had it all.That is true greatness.
His positioning , vision , precision , ball control and passing are all out of this world
Bro casually distributing through balls from blind spots 🥶 legendary vision
The only one with a better of same level “vision and impeccable pass” as Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time, Andrés Iniesta in his prime en Messi then and now.
@@donsandrano1429both of the players you mentioned had much better vision than zidane
Zizu was not just a footballer, he was an artist, pure elegance. Try watching this video on mute but with mozart playing in the background instead and you'll understand exactly what I mean😅😅😅
Zidane- The best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be. He truly is the king.
🇨🇵🇩🇿
Bret 'Hit Man'' Hart
Amazing control, precision and creativity, the Magic Johnson or Jason William of football !
He the most elegant player in football history
Messi and ronaldo score a lot,but I would rather watch Zidane and Ronaldinho all day
Zinedine Zidane Best of the Best 😎
This creativity is impossible to read and gives the player receiving the pass an extra 2, 3 seconds because it comes quick. Genuis.
You know I found it hard to believe how he casually give those magnificent passes, I mean this is mind blowing I've not seen this version of zidane. Even modric and de bruyne didn't come close
majestic 👌🏼
I don't know how one can acomplish more in a given sport discipline than this dude. He has it all and he won all.
He was the game.
I have been a saying that R9 is the best gifted player who has ever played this game but when I watched Zidane I changed my mind and Zizo is the most elegant and the best to ever play this game simply a genius
I have been lucky to have seen Pele, Maradona, Ronaldo of Brazil, & Zidane live.
They were the best that ever played the game & Zidane was the cream if the group. The best ever in my book.
He has to be the most graceful footballer ever, headbutting aside, he had a nasty streak , but the passing and the movement on the ball are all spot on.
Messi and Ronaldo are explosive when they run a game , but Zidane was like artwork , when Zidane ran the game nobody could quite work out how he did it.
Astonishing awareness of where his team mates are, and, of course, extraordinary skills. So many outstanding p[asses but the one at 1.10 is remarkable. Been watching football for 60 years and imo Zidane is the greatest of them all. . . and there have been many brilliant footballers during that period . .
I'm watching this and quickly re-evaluating who I believe to be the greatest player of all time. I do remember Zizi as a child but wasn't old enough to have the brief moments I saw him sketched into my memory. I wish I could have seen him at his peak as an adult.
I’ve watching football since the 80s and I cam tell you Zidane and Riquelme are the only footballers that I’ve seen completely take over matches.
His timing and feeling for space was incredible. A lot of intuition and instinct. No overthinking just the try to play the best ball in moment and time. Always the possibility of a magical situation with a completely out of the box moment!
Wholesome and Outstanding
To me, best of all times, full stop.
I'm starting to think zizou is the Goat of football 🤔
He is
U can’t coach talent like this, it’s a gift from from the almighty
Class, elegance, an absolute master. Loved watching him play.
Absolutely insane footballer and was a pleasure to watch him play. Pure magic.
Amazing as i havent seen some of these clips and my son is named Zidane great find.He is class meets imagination meets skill
I named my son Zinidine
This is why Zidane is the best player ever for me not only the best midfield
1:47 this is insane
Wow crazy football there. The pass is very relevant about Zidane skills , he could see 360 degrees on the field, always seeing the solution even when it’s back his head, and always he pushes the ball in free space for his partner, showing the way to go, and creating this defense breakthrough to make the difference for the entire team. This, because he has the best right foot ever for ball control, on earth or in air. What a footballer he was !
Absolute and quite unique genius...
OOFFF this has to be one of my favourite football videos on TH-cam, thank you!!
Zidane for France > Zidane for Juventus > Zidane for Real Madrid.
So mesmerizing to watch how delicate he is to put the perfect amount of weight on the ball. This level of creativity and skill in football nowadays is extinct. A modern world class player compared to 15-20 years ago was average or slightly below average then…
Zidane is a legend, but your second half of this comment is very narrow minded. You think De Bruyne wouldn't be good in the 2000s?
@@pascalg16Yes for sure but he doesnt have the élégance of Zidane sorry. Zidane played with a level nonchalante really insane level
The only one with a better of same level “vision and impeccable pass” as Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time, Andrés Iniesta in his prime en Messi then and now.
@@donsandrano1429 What about Pirlo, Xavi.
@@donsandrano1429You are completely wrong, not even Maradona stood out as much in Italy as Lothar Matthäus did. What's more, Lothar in Inter and Van Basten's Milan completely overshadowed Maradona during his stay in Italy
Elegant + Maestro + Intelligent and so on .....
The only one with a better of same level “vision and impeccable pass” as Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time, Andrés Iniesta in his prime en Messi then and now.
Shame the picture quality doesn't match the great mans talent. He treated every real game like he was on the training ground, outrageous flicks, tricks and passing on any level shows the genius of the guy!! You don't learn that it is natural talent. One of the greatest ever to play the game we call football...
Zidane was that awkward kid at the football field that you underestimated and kept blowing yuh mind with crazy unreal gameplay
The only one with a better of same level “vision and impeccable pass” as Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time, Andrés Iniesta in his prime en Messi then and now.
@@donsandrano1429What a bot.
@@donsandrano1429troll
@@obinnaobiekwe4910totally a bot.
Definition of passing being more efficient than dribbling. World class player with eyes in the back of his head 😅
O melhor jogador de todos os tempos, de todas as galáxias...
Concordo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sì!
Да точно. Согласен
Best highlight video I've seeen on Zidane. Not a single flashy pirouette or goal -- just his passing and control, which is really what made him so good. And lots of his best years too (Juventus). Well done.
Zidane made football an art
I already watched another video of Zizou earlier today and watching this now I had enough joy for today feel soo relaxed now 🤩
Unique. One of my all-time favorite players. Saw the game differently
Touch straight from heaven! Never tired of watching ZZ comps
👍👍👍👍💪💪💪SUPER,SUPER,SUPER. Как же можно видя эту красоту, эти необычные ассисты, эту скорость мышления, интелект, на эти выходы с трудных положений, и кого-то сравнить с величайшим Зиданом? Нет никого такого уровня. Это космос.
Decent player. Possibly the best ever. . .
I feel sorry for the kids today who never saw this era of football, they think the likes of foden, haaland, saka etc are world class, nah this is is what world class looks like. So many good players around at this time, zidane, R9, Ronaldinho, Henry, Roberto Carlos, maldini, baggio, bergkamp, you could list a 100 players + who were genuine world class talent and a joy to watch, now i'd struggle to list 10
Thanks for making this, lots of clips I’ve never seen before
He is one in a million kind of talent. It will take a very very long time to find a similar midfielder.
It took 50 years to find someone able to equal Pelé with Mbappé!
Don't take it from me, it's Pelé himself who said it before or after the World Cup 2018 (don't remember exactly).
Zidane was unique because of his abilities and his size. Messi, Maradona are both great attacking midfileders but they were/are small which help them a lot in their game. Both can't score with their head.
Pure genius! The greatest playmaker in football history!
2:06 my God... what kind of vision he had?? that was brilliant...
I could watch him all day. It's so rare to see true genius.
Я тоже. Я нескучая несколько раз видел роликов о Зидане. И уверен ещё буду посмотреть. Зидан просто гений
Zidane is the Larry Bird of football.
The only one with a better of same level ass Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time en Messi
True!!!
It’s a joy to have such videos available.
Zidane like Muhammad Ali in the boxing
One of the best videos on entire net ! Thank you.
Elegant playing style, impeccable technique and vision. Zizou was pure class
The only one with a better of same level ass Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time en Messi
@@donsandrano1429 I wish could watch Maradona but Messi is also pure class and genius. Also I can add 2002 Ronaldo Nazario. He was out of this world
He was a cheat code
...that long distance pass @3:50 to Ronaldo was magnificent . If Zidane was at the receiving end, no doubt in my mind he would have scored the goal.
R9 and Zizou best duo ever!
Can your mind conceive that these two played together?? 🤯🤯
True
Thats a cheatcode !
he created unreal zone
Incomparable 👏👏
Second to none, has anyone perfected the slice as well as Zidane? Such a magician with the ball at his feet.
Zizou will continue to be my favorite player of all time. Respect to him
Я тоже так думая
This is crazy
The ease😩
My favorite player. Respect Zizu you are the best forever and ever.
Я тоже так думаю бро
6th Sense-player with a big dexterity, precision technique...
The only one with a better of same level ass Zidane was Maradona in his Napoli time en Messi