@Leo - TheKing Calling someone a keyboard coward while you are doing the same. Where was Messi in 2010 WC? He can't perform for Argentina when they have players like Aguero and Dybala. Messi is the best right now but he is not the greatest of all time. Even Maradona was better than him. And Zidane too. France lost 2002 WC without Zidane and reached final twice with Zidane. And in 2006, he was against a Brazil team who had Ronaldo Ronaldinho and a few others and Zidane completely out played them.
TheGiorgi7 absolutely delusional Messi is the goat regardless if he hasn’t won a international and the majority pundits legends the game zidane included current footballers managers have all stated that messi is the goat and it’s funny they never even go he isn’t the goat because he hasn’t got international who’s opinion matters more a little troll or legends the game etc who know the most about football zidane is no doubt top 3 or top 4 best players of all time messi legacy is unmatched and it’s funny because cr7 was massive role in the reason he won a 3 peat yet you’re here shitting on cr7 who was the one what was huge part in making zidane managerial legacy ? You’re a absolute clown it doesn’t matter if Messi hasn’t won a international Puskás di stefano cruyff etc are considered by many to by the goats yet haven’t won a international Maldini hasn’t won a international yet he’s the best defender of all time
Gotta wonder why Zidane only has one UCL to his name then, when he had Ronaldo and Figo around him. Guess the likes of Del Piero and Deschamps and Davids were worse than 10 pieces of wood, because he lost two UCL finals with them.
Exactly!! All these dumb fucks saying he’s overrated probably have never seen him play only heard of him. Zizou played football like it was chess. A step ahead of the opponent always. Making world class defenders turn into mush. Thank you Zidane for giving me all the memories of watching you. Whether it was with juve or Madrid or just seeing you play futsal with randoms you’re a true maestro🙏🏼
"Zidane was from another planet. When he stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys, no matter who they were, just suddenly got better. It's that simple" - Zlatan Ibrahimovic said it all.
Someone praises sometone nobody cares and when zlatan says u have to mind it because he rarely praises his most famous are for messi and zidane and daviestoo when he was in mls(most people donot know)🧐
Zidane is simply the only player I have ever seen to make it feel like he could dribble the whole opposing team by walking. That's how great he's to me.
Exactly he wasn't the fastest, he wasn't the strongest but when you need him the Most he's untouchable, so dominant in an era that was to me the greatest in football
@@shendll9617 Iniesta never came anywhere close to giving me this feeling. Despite many similarities in their game, Iniesta doesn't look like he could get past players by walking, not the way Zidane did at least.
It’s so true. Even with France today, a team that bases their threats on counterattacks, they are quick to tiki-taka/sprint with midfield-forward relationships. Middle field is so important for success in football.
zidane could do anything when it mattered his dribbling and and finishing were legendary, like messi, his passing was legendary, like xavi and iniesta , his skills were legendary, like c. ronaldo, his set pieces were legendary (like current messi or young c.ronaldo who was good at free-kicks and pens) he was one player that did the job of 4 other players just not quite as well and on top of that he was decisive when it was most imortant (can't compare).
@@cristianplala4946 No, Zidane's set pieces were not even close to legendary... they were decent... and it pissed me off so bad when this guy had the nerve to take the ball out of David Beckham's hands to shoot a free kick... he should shut the f*** up, sit back and watch Beckham's magic... but noooo... the great Zidane must shoot the ball over the top of the bar instead of Beckham sending it to the top corner with perfect accuracy... Zidane was always an asshole as a person and he left Juve mainly cause he was pissed that Juve fans loved Del Piero more than him... also, about his headbutts and his "hot head", I've seen him in many in-game brawls in games... he was the guy that always tried to sneak a hit behind the ref's back at the end of the fight... great player, one of the best ever but him being a completely shitty person prevents him from liking him at all...
@@cristianplala4946 You're seriously gonna compare Zidane's set pieces with Beckham's and pretend you know anything about football??? SET PIECES!!! Beckham was UNMATCHED at all kind of set pieces... not good... not great... UN-FUCKING-MATCHED!!! Zidane should have shut the hell up and leave the ball to the expert and not pretend to be top class at set pieces when he's not even in the top 20 all time in free kicks made... Beckham is in the top 5!!!
You forgot to mention his great success as a coach. He's literally the best at everything when it comes to football. I wouldn't be surprised if he is also the world's best referee.
One of the best ever for sure, also the biggest balls on any player ever! Taking a penalty panenka style on the world cup final against one of the best goalkeepers ever! Just another penalty for him, simple mortals like us will never understand what thats like!
I'm from Brazil. Despite watching Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, Zidane was my favorite to watch - even Zidane being the guy who destroyed Brazil twice in World Cups. XD I remember when Ronaldinho would make some moves and let the defender on the ground, but it was many times something that requires muscle explosion. Zidane could fool a defender with slower movements, long movements. That, for me, was pure magic. Zidane could transform football into poetry. A genius. My favorite of those who I had opportunity to watch (since early 90's).
Indeed. Didn’t have the athleticism, just the elegance and grace. It’s like Messi and Ronaldo. Ronaldo you know why he’s good. His body and power and strength are peerless. Messi, however, isn’t the strongest or fastest, but is the best imo because of his technical skills and mind. David v Goliath. Doesn’t matter your speed and power if I can accurately sling a rock at your head
Bergkamp? Bergkamp... Are you comparing Zidane with Bergkamp seriously. Laudrup is a great talent.. one that is more similar to Zidane but not as great.
zidane wasn,t about statistics or scoring goals or even assists . he was the soul of the game. he was the beauty of football with a beautiful mind and artistic foots. so yes not only he was that good , he was even better !
@@earth5938 The difference is that Messi has only performed when the game has been built FOR him. While all teams Zidane has played for has performed when it was built BY him. Just look at Argentina when they tried to let Messi be part of the team, and what happened when they just let the team play for him. Big difference. Messi's record breaking goal scoring season is proof enough. How many times did someone with more or less open goal pass to Messi for him to score?
It's better to ask the Brazil teams of 1998 and 2006 which were overcrowded with superstars, how good Zidane was. Me being a fan boy of Brazil team had to cry the whole night after the world cup final 1998 only because of this man.....
@@mohammadalloush8636 And most of them was in their prime too. How can Zidane outperformed Ronaldinho and Kaka is beyond me. But Italy make a great decision in containing Zidane with physical play.
I watched 2006 game live, wanted to see Ronaldinho vs Zidane match, but that match quickly became Zidane vs Brazil team with Ronaldo and others. PS: It was time when Ronaldinho shined and everybody was talking about him being next Zidane. Zidane simply destroyed the whole team.
Zinedine Zidane was one of the most naturally gifted players to ever grace a football pitch. He could single handedly turn a game with a touch of brilliance. An absolute legend.
The 2006 quarter final against my country Brazil was legendary. In that game, Zidane put his arms around the ball and said : "This game is MINE, the ball will go wherever *I* want, whenever *I* want, and all you plebs are going to witness what *I* have designed for today". I have *never* seen someone dominate a high-level match like that. Messi or CR7 *never* did that, not with an opponent that was current world champion and had the likes of Roberto Carlos, Cafu, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo.
It's easy to quantify goals as the only thing that matters. Or even a goal and the odd through ball, slick dribbles past players. However if you closely watch the match against brazil inparticular, he ABSOLUTELY dominated a whole team on his own, from start to finish. He created space, he beat players, he ALWAYS retained possession and created space for team mates. He assisted too. Be honest with oneself, you have NEVER seen a performance like that ever. Especially not against THAT calibur of opponents.
Zizu was an anomaly in football, they called him the Magician for a reason. I remember watching this man play against Brasil in that World Cup, just unbelievable.
Those Headbutts adds to the Legend and his Myth - The guy could have won a World Cup but said "Don't care about titles you don't disrespect my family" - That just make him even more legendary than those titles would have ! In Football History Everybody will forever remember the Zidane headbutt of the 2006 World cup final - Just a True Legend ! Not even counting his accomplishments as Coach which no other player ever accomplished ever before ! Mythical Player !
Plus I understand when you are in a game like that, tempers are high especially towards the end when you are exhausted. I am generally a calm person and never go into a fight but man o man did i have football career filled with rage 😂
France were really struggling to qualify for 2006 world cup, as soon as Zidane came in back into the picture having initially retired , the whole team somehow started looking better and playing better, now Thats the "Zidane" effect IBRA was talking about.
@@jeece711 i read,those two come out of retirement when they know zidane was back in the team.maybe because its the chance of playing with the maestro again.
Zidane made that WC 2006 team looked good..after his retirement, they played badly in 2008 and was a huge embarassment in 2010 WC all thanks to the coach, Raymond Domenech.
@Daniel Chettiar You shouldn't judge someone unless you know there back story or even know them. I just imagine who you also see as overrated , you probably never touched a ball in your life
One thing that hasn't been mentioned : for a right footed player, he has the best left foot ever. Scored amazing goals and delivered amazing assists with his left foot
I hope you're not confused from the video, because most clips here were flipped to trick the copyright algorithm. So it looks like Zidane is mostly using his left foot!
@@xa-1274 Come one dude, players literally get crapped on by entire stadiums. If i had a dime for every time someone claimed he banged my sister or my mother during a football match, i'd be Abramovich level of rich. Point is, temper is not an advantage, while you might claim he chose to defend his honor, Materazzi won the World cup against arguably the strongest French team in history. The sheer amount of star power in that French team was crazy. Henry, Trezeguet, Zidane, Ribery, Barthez etc.
how can you explain poetry, if you've never seen Zidane play? that sentence for me represents what Zidane was, he was a poet with the ball, a Mozart of football, a Bach of beauty, a Beethoven of control. The GOAT in my opinion. P.S.: to everyone who wants to watch that France vs. Brazil 2006 WC Semifinal, it's on the official FIFA channel in full.
I've been watching football for 20 years , never seen a player like Zidane ... Not the most athletic and fastest footballer , but his class, flair, vision, technique , anticipation, playmaking was from another planet ... Clearly the best footballer of his era
This guy alone justifies a comparison like "the Mozart of football" applied to some players. Because his timing was so great, he looked like a musician
I was 14 years old when i watched Zidane destroy the Brazilian midfield at the 2006 world cup. As a Brazilian, i wasn't even mad. Watching him play was just mesmerizing, how brilliantly elegant and dominating he was in a football pitch. I'm glad i got to watch Zidane. He'll always be in my top 5 players alongside Messi, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo and Henry.
Zidane showed the world that you don't need to be flashy to be great,you just neeed great IQ,playmaking ability and you can dominate the entire match.R9 may be flashy but if you were to expect him to do playmaking,then I doubt he could.
@@AzizDoufikar2280 Agreed Everyone always thinks the amazing players they're watching must be the best ever & everyone have there strengths but there have been a lot of incredible football players but personally Zidane is number 1 for me .Having Zidane in your team is like having an extra two players, he was that influential. Sublime skills ,supremely efficient & the ring master. Secondly The way Zidane shifts the ball from one side to the other is 2nd to none!! Magical feet and insane . I loved watch him play ,an automatic choice in any all time team . Lastly He might be the greatest player to watch in slow motion ever. Watching him play is beautiful in any way but when it's slowed down, you can really see all the little nuances of his exceptional talent that don't show when watching it on real time like his control , one touch handling of long ball , his poise & elegance , his vision , his deceptiveness quality with insane IQ ,his ability to ambidexterity . He has it all in him . He can change the game in matter of seconds with his all round skills . One of the greatest player to ever play this game if not the greatest . Absolute beast with magical skills 💯.
Zidane was for me the greatest playmaker of all time, and is right there in the debate of greatest player of all time. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a player have as big an influence on an international side. As much as that French side had lots of other quality players, they looked lost when Zidane wasn’t playing. The performance against Brazil at 34 years old, when everyone was writing him off was unreal, he took apart that Brazil side on his own, with amazing ball control and passing.
@@RealSupaHotFireVEVO thx. I always think that the golden time of football was earlier due to the fact that it was not an expectation for 2 people to win. It came with some diversity.
@@TobbyDogg very well said dude. I think the golden age was really in the late 90' and early 00's. There's so many unbelievably strong players from that era, it's crazy.
You can't imagine how much we love that man in France, the pleasure and happyness he was giving to us was truely something ! Can't wait to see him run the french team
When Zidane played France went to the world cup and Euro Finals and when he didn't they would get knocked out from the group stage and struggle to qualify for the major tournament. That's how good he was, he carried the entire team to perform to his level.
Let this sink in. From 1998-2000, if you ever faced France with Lizarazu, Desailly, Thurman, and Blanc. Game Over, cause that back four was a fortress. Never lost a game and conceded only 13 goals when these four played.
10:48 "Who in their right mind would substitute Thierry Henry and Franck Ribéry of all people after just losing your team captain with only a few minutes left to play in the World Cup final?" Raymond Domenech, that's who.
@@adrianrylski8794 dude that game was 15 years ago I don't remember it so well and in truth have been trying g to erase from my memory. Just found the phrase funny and wanted to dump on Domenech who deserves it.
*Zidane is considered by many, as Greatest player of all time..* there is reasons why: *1.* He won World Cup in 1998 *2.* Singlehandedly, dragged France to their second World Cup final in 2006 *3.* Singlehandedly Won Euro in 2000 *4.* Scored Greatest goal of all Time. (and where.. in 2002 CL final) *5.* He has own skill, named Zidane's Roullete (spin move) *6.* Was MVP in every his tournament and championship *bonus:* *1.* He scored 3 goals (!) in 2 World Cup finals (!). *2.* Zidane's transfer record stood for 8 (!) years. (2001-2009). *in 2001 €75 million* (!). *3.* In 2004 Zidane was named by UEFA as the best European footballer of all time and at this time, already was GOAT in football history. *and this all before his last famous 2006 World Cup.* *For example:* this all is for what *overhyped by social media,* just one of the greatest forwards of all time like legendary Gerd Muller and without doubt best players of their generation Messi and Cristiano can only dream.
1. He won the WC in '98, but that France team was by no means a one-man team. It was supremely talented in(almost) every position, and had one of the greatest defences of all-time. 2. "Single-handedly" is over-doing it. But he was good in that tournament no doubt. 3. Not really. Again, like in WC '98, that French team was fucking fearsome - in fact it was a better team than the '98 one because young French attackers had come through over the preceding two years and their forward line improved. 4. Definitely not the greatest goal of all-time. Great goal, but there have been many, many better. 5. That move existed _long_ before Zidane came along. I saw Michael Laudrup doing it years before anyone knew who Zidane was. It might be named after him, but not because he invented it. 6. This is impressive, I admit. He just stood out on the pitch - your eyes were drawn to him every time he got the ball. bonus: 1. That's impressive. But remember that Geoff Hurst scored 3 goals in a _single_ WC final. And Geoff Hurst wasn't even a particularly good player, never mind a great player. 2. This is a pretty meaningless statistic. Bernabe Ferreyra was the world's most expensive player for seventeen years in the thirties and forties and no-one's ever heard of him. 3. In 2004, he was named best _European_ footballer of all time... But since 2004 Cristiano Ronaldo has come along and shattered almost every record there is. Add to that all the non-European players who most neutrals would say were/are greater than Zidane: Messi, Maradona, Ronaldo-Nazario, perhaps even Pele. I liked Zidane as a player - he was a genius, one of the greats. But he wasn't the greatest player of all-time, not in my opinion.
The Sprawl are you crying?? or maybe hater? i think you must read normally, before ”philosophizing” and saying some nonsense and bullshit, without context.
H8sam88 you hit this perfect I have been saying Zidane was to good but no one takes notice till you fact check it. He won the World Cup and euro, but for its when he signed for Real Madrid and his first season scored the winning goal which is the best in history because it’s in the final and Zidane was the highest transfers player in that time. If anything stands out between him and Messi and Ronaldo was the World Cup 2006. Zidane came out of retirement for international football at the age 34 for that 2006 World Cup and the teams and players he knocked out was unbelievable. Spain, Brazil and Portugal. look at those teams with the players Zidane beat with France they were players of previous World Cup winners, champions league winners and ban dor winners. Even Messi and Ronaldos history in world cups don’t even compare to that.
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People who truly understand every aspect of football and that have played the game at a high level at some point in their life, Know that zidane is one of the best players of all time. In my opinion he's in the top 5 for being the GOAT.
I actually have him as the GOAT, the other players in the discussion were more known for individual performances, Zidane could make an entire team play better. If I was picking a best XI of all time Zidane would be the first name on the team sheet cause he's easily the best player to build a team around.
Stats do not count for a player with goals only, everyone scores goals, even from penalties, I will not forget these words uttered by Ronaldo Phenomenon, The real Ronaldo once said it. Zidane is the best soccer player with whom I played side by side, ignoring big players, even from his country Brazil. He adds in his words. I do not say this sympathetically. Because I know Zidane as a player, I have never seen a player with that vision on the field like Zizou. 🐐 Lionel Messi about Zidane when we played the El Clásico game for the first time in 2004-2005 season. I remember that after the match I went to Zidane and humbly asked him to change the shirt with him. Zidane was the only player who asked him for changing the shirt. ZIZOU WAS UNBELIEVABLE (SMART+VISION "NO PLAYER HAD"+LEADERSHIP)
Julian Raigosa Restrepo part of that is size and length of legs, not necessarily strength. But he definitely was “strong” on the ball if not best ever.
If he was so unathletic and weak as people try to say he was other teams would just put someone on him to mark him out the game and he'd never get a kick to influence the game, but the fact is the opposition just couldn't close him down.
I think they mainly mean that he was slow and lacked stamina. He often struggled to finish the 90minutes and notoriously puked his guts all over the field.
@@ByuntaeOG thats because he was running above average during games. He was one of the most active players I dont think he lacked stamina its a matter of effort handling
@@albdeno Helguera. He was a very good defensive Midfielder but Madrid turned him into a Center Back think of the same situation with Mascherano at Barca
I'm 30 from Brazil and I've never seen a better player in my lifetime. Yes, his numbers are very shy of many players, even assistances, but he performed on another level on important matches, and watching him play was just... weird. It seemed so easy, he didn't waste movement, he'd do the bare minimum and still dribble, still outplay, it looked so beautiful. Maybe not the best ever, but no one else other than maybe peak Ronaldinho were so pleasant to watch.
I was only 10 in 2006 and I barely knows football but, I watch that World Cup final and one player that impressed me the most was Zidane!!!...I never ever forget that iconic penalty till this day
Zizou is definitely one of the greatest players to have ever played the game - certainly in the same league as the likes of Pele, Maradona, Puskas, Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Eusebio, Messi, CR7, R9, Maldini and others. His first touch was absolutely world-class and full of finesse, and not to mention that every time he was in control of the ball, he made it look so darn easy, as if he was truly born to play the game.
I didn't... It's sports and if someone doesn't have the right attitude he should be sent off... Although it was unfortunate but what was concerning that did FIFA ever investigate and penalize Marco Materrazzi for being unsportsmanlike like...
@@nayyarrashid4661 that's generally speaking. But seeing the best player that ever played the sport have his game cut short after seeing him constantly provoked throughout the game. Knowing you won't see him play again. It's saddening. It's not the same.
Words for zidane's football style of playing- Sublime, gracious, calm, compose, creative, easy, magical, skillful, beautiful, spontaneous, visionary and so on.
I think he's the greatest midfielder of all time. When he was playing, I barely noticed that he was actually left footed. He was so perfectly poised and drifted past people, striking with either foot. At the highest levels of competition he always distinguished himself.
The recent football fans or the millenials will never understand the greatness of zidame.Such a legend. Only few people could dominate great teams or run the entire game itself like zidane did.He had the gretest inpact on his team almost every single time without scoring goals or assista.He was calm as a cucumber even if the entire team pressed him.One zidane pass or one zidane dribble could change the result of the gameitself.He will always be one of the greatest of all time and no one will be able to do what zidane could do.
@Fariston hes obviously talking about the fans who just saw Messi and CR7 win Ballon D'ors. Football back then was much better in all ways tho. Today you see a shadow of what football was about. For example, compare Barcelona 2006 to Barcelona 2019, this 2019 is a piece of shit compared to 2006 Barcelona. The style is different more alive.
In my opinion he is the greatest, the complete footballer. His skill was incredible but the way he controlled games is unrivaled. So many French players became great because they played alongside him.
Stats do not count for a player with goals only, everyone scores goals, even from penalties, I will not forget these words uttered by Ronaldo Phenomenon, The real Ronaldo once said it. Zidane is the best soccer player with whom I played side by side, ignoring big players, even from his country Brazil. He adds in his words. I do not say this sympathetically. Because I know Zidane as a player, I have never seen a player with that vision on the field like Zizou. 🐐 Lionel Messi about Zidane when we played the El Clásico game for the first time in 2004-2005 season. I remember that after the match I went to Zidane and humbly asked him to change the shirt with him. Zidane was the only player who asked him for changing the shirt. ZIZOU WAS UNBELIEVABLE (SMART+VISION "NO PLAYER HAD"+LEADERSHIP)
Never had heroes or idols in my 29 years of life except this guy, Zizou. Remember as a kid I could feel in my gut the influential figure he was. He will be my one and the best player of all till the end.
As an Italian, and Inter Milan fan, the 2006 World Cup is iconic both for Zidane and Materazzi that I absolutely loved. Seeing Materazzi scoring and playing with Zidane temper, was something else. Domenech did the trick subbing Henry and Ribery, I clearly remember "now the guys subbed only for the penalty, will miss their shot". And it was. Same as England vs Italy in last 2020 Euro Final.
Zidane is the GOAT! No one had his composure, vision, intelligence, ball control, dribbling, ice cold nerves and passing package all in one player! No one had ALL of those attributes better than Zidane. Not Pele, not Maradona and not Cryuff... Messi is the closest!
He was actually that good. I remember watching him live on tv when I was younger. He was very dominant in midfield. His skills and technique was phenomenal. He had abit of Pirlo, Beckham, Iniesta, R9, Ozil inside him. A player that didn't need Speed or strength to play.
One of the most beautiful goals i've seen, and one of the most memorable moments for me from the CL finals, although I wasn't a big fan of either of the finalists. 'Weak' foot too!
a bit undermining is the fact that Bayer was a weak opponent and they did give him extra space. he had time to prepare and extra confidence as well. but the volley itself was sensational of course.
What Zlatan said is the explanation. I never could put words on it myself, but every time i saw Zidane play, it was like watching magic, what he did simply wasn't suppose to be possible, and it wasn't until Messi came along that we saw another player handle the ball the way Zidane could. I have had discussions with so many people about Zidane over the years, and it seems like those that are under 30 has a hard time acknowledging Zidane's magic, to them it's all about Ronaldo (the new one, they barely know who the first one is) and Messi. But i get it after Zlatan's quote. It is basically the same with keepers, where i think Oliver Kahn is the greatest of all time, but no one under 30 seem to understand why he was so great, and the reasons are very similar to that of Zidane. What Zidane did, which is hard to explain and see in short video clips is his mantra on the field. He elevated all his teammates up a notch, combined with the fact that Zidane had such ball control that he could literally chose the pace and direction of the game. The reason he earned the nickname maestro, is because of his ability to take charge, and simply orchestrate the game as he saw fit. And when you think about that, that he could actually do that, very very very few players in the history of football has possessed that ability. It's actually unheard of, here we have players making millions of dollars, and there are 11 of them on them on the opposing team, which all want to win, they all want to control the game, but they are denied because of one mans absolute share power to direct the game he sees fit. And i was telling everyone that i thought Zidane was the greatest ever, until Messi came along and, which in my mind, is better, but those two are alone on top in my opinion. Zidane had the X-Factor, you had to experience it, be there and witness it, year by year. Those who did knows what I'm talking about. It is only when you see the whole picture that you really understand what a dominant force this man was. Kahn is also like this, yes he has some truly amazing saves, some totally ridiculous. But Kahn had something else up his sleeve, he had the ability to strike fear into the attackers, making them afraid of scoring. Some players just has this one special hidden skill, that is almost like a godsend or a hack of you will. It elevates them to another level, and become legends.
But Messi never elevated Argentina over the line like Zidane did with France at Euros and World Cup. Don't forget he came back out of retirement and carried France to the world cup final in 2006,was the best player of the tournament. If he didn't get sent off he might have won another world cup after 98. He's above Messi in football along with his managerial success.
@@fadedlimitless With Messi having elevated Argentina over the line in a world cup and Copa America, I think we can put this to rest. I still couldn't tell you the better player between Messi and Zidane though, both are greats and it just shows how biased the greatest ever debate is that Zizou is hardly mentioned by the social media crowd.
For me it was his vision that set him apart from others, he rarely passed directly to a player but into the space and gaps between defenders which just split defenses wider and wider apart. France played my home nation in a friendly in 2002 and it was the first time I watched a game just to admire the work of an opposing player. It was the best defeat of my life.
this guy technique + composure > all greatest midfielders of all time. most of the famous midfielder known for long shoots which this guy also have. GOAT.
i remember watching the Brasil game live in Germany. People had their mouths wide open because they could not believe what they were seeing, also, I remember how he slowed the entire game down to match his pace, there was nothing that Brazil could do, it was unreal and an honor to see.
@@rashfordisatoeeater6297 Messi is no where near zidane as a maestro, the influence he had on a pitch was just incredible. The only player since he retired that is a bit similar was Iniesta at his peak.
@@rashfordisatoeeater6297 ofc and im not saying zidane is way better or sth but i wanted to say all the thinds that made zidane so great are not always in the stats and that you had to watch this guy play to understand, he was truly remarkable
Zidane, for me, is.. quite simply.. THE GREATEST I've seen!!.. meaning during my 50+ years following football!!.. Unsurpassed skill, and all round game, including power.. AND an excellent goal-SCORER.. and all this, for BOTH club and country!!!
@@markcotton3481don t say it like it is an objective truth. I can totally understand why some people will think zidane he s the best they have ever seen.
@NMA 55 NIDHIN JOBI Maradona of course he is an step above him in skills and impact, but he was a pure number 10. Maradona was pure attack, he was not really a midfielder. He was what in Argentina call "Enganche". Zico was to me on pair with Zidane.
The best player I’ve seen. Watching him play was like attending an opera show. Ronaldo “O fenómeno” and Ronaldinho are the other 2 players that for me were above all other I’ve seen including nowadays.
I watched the video.. I cried.. Because.. I've seen the match vs Brazil.. I've seen his genius... He made one of the strongest Brazilian team loolike schoolkids..
There is just no comparison. When I started watching soccer Zidane was at he’s peak. I remember him because I use to hate him because he was so good and beat Brazil. But now he is just in my top five. Beautiful style of playing.
I'm English and I've got to agree with Zidane being the greatest- Messi and Ronaldo are amazing players, right up there as being GOATS but Zidane just had that something extra to both of them- maybe it's because he was also a leader who could drag the other 10 on his team through a brick wall and did so so frequently. Football isn't just about the goals.
@@brianlaudrupchannel Indeed...and Zidane scored 2 in the 98 World Cup Final and that stunning goal to win the CL in Scotland- great players do it on the top stage.
I was born in 1991, I absolutely loved watching Brazil play. When Brazil lost to France in the World Cup of ‘98 it made me mad at Zidane. But by the time I understood the game and saw his years in Madrid he made me more mad when he announced he was going to retire at the 2006 World Cup. Making everything look so effortless and easy was the method he conducted himself in every game. Best way I can describe him to people who didn’t get a chance to see him play? Christiano Ronaldo could sidestep and chop with the ball. Messi could dribble around the ball. Zidane could waltz around with the ball, that was the difference.
This legend stood up for his family against that filthy Italian player in a world cup final. It was a big loss for a whole country but he defended his family honor. True legend
Gabriel Marin he was an amazing player but he would’ve done a better job standing up for his family if he kept his composure and kicked that filthy Italian player’s ass to win the cup. This was unprofessional and just dumb.
One area for me that separates Zidane from everyone else is dexterity. The greatest two footed player in history. Passing, controlling, dribbling, shooting…he was a genius. Best player in history
Corrections: France only lost one penalty, which was from Trezeguet. In that 2006 final, Vieira was injured and substituted earlier, Henry had a cramp and was off in extra time. Not sure why Ribery was substituted, but at that time he was a young player and not yet a legend. It was not unreasonable for Wiltord to play. I think the worst thing was that three of the most important players, Vieira, Henry and Zidane weren't able to play through the entire game and take the penalties. Among them, Zidane is the oldest and played the longest. It was a really unfortunate that such a great team, which had won Spain, Brazil and Portugal wasn't able to lift the world cup trophy.
That's correct. At the same time don't forget Italy couldn't play Nesta for the whole tournament, and whilst Materazzi had a wonderful World Cup, he was no way as good as Nesta was. Cannavaro + Materazzi did a brilliant tournament, but Cannavaro + Nesta would have been from another planet.
@@algerianjonsnow4911 you're saying that like Zidane was constantly dominant. In the 1999/2000 Zidane had one assist and one goal from open play. In his last 3 seasons for juve they didnt win the Serie A, they won two in a row after he left, and the exact same thing happened in Madrid. Zidane is one of the most entertaining players of all time but not effective and consistent enough to be considered as one of the top 3 players of all time. Messi and Ronaldo have consistently scored 40+ goals a season since their early twenties.
*Algerian Jon Snow* Messi and Ronaldo have played with/against Puyol, Ramos, Vidic, Ferdinand, Terry, Lucio, Chiellini, Hummels, Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Dani Alves, Van Dijk, Pepe.
I remember watching him in the 1998 World Cup, for the first time. This young guy, 26 years old, who looked 40. Then he started to play, and it was pure magic.
Since i started watching football, the French team won everything so i became their fans. I never felt the French team were very sportsman like, but loved that they dug really really deep. And what more can you say about Zidane you summed it up pretty well. In 2006 after the 2002 and the 2004 debacles i had 0 hope on France doing anything significant, at best they were just going to make it out of the group. But then they beat Spain and then against Brazil who were like a well oiled machine they completely stunned them and Zidane was the center of it all and even in the Semi Finals...Even in the final France dominated the 2nd half they were creating a lot of chances...and if it were not for Buffons presence of mind and premonition that Zizou header would have gone in..i still think if Zidane did not loose his head France would have won without even needing the penalties.....Yes he may not have the goal count, but I feel he is better than Ronaldo or Messi in getting/creating goals at the clutch moments..for me he is a GOAT...
@Eden Hazard Messi is probably not going to win a World Cup but that should not disqualify him from GOAT. For me Zidane performed out of his skin in clutch moments...Champions Leagues are important but World Cup performances are ultimate prizes...because it is once in a 4 year tournament.....and you have to adopt playing in likely unfamiliar territory
I tell everybody that didn't see him play how good he was: you will never see another player like him realy one of the kind words can't describe style of football he played
He's such effortlessly doing all these things i always wondered, and with so accuracy, the big match player, the Legend, One of the greatest ever #Zizo
Zizou & Bergkamp ( The iceman ) were just monsters with the ball at their feet, almost had similar playing styles & were never the fastest guys on the pitch . ... but it was mission impossible getting the ball from them ❤
2 headbutts away from another Ballon D’or and World Cup Trophy... still a legend though 🔥
What is the song?
The last two comments are(mostly) fucking correct
@Leo - TheKing Calling someone a keyboard coward while you are doing the same. Where was Messi in 2010 WC? He can't perform for Argentina when they have players like Aguero and Dybala. Messi is the best right now but he is not the greatest of all time. Even Maradona was better than him. And Zidane too. France lost 2002 WC without Zidane and reached final twice with Zidane. And in 2006, he was against a Brazil team who had Ronaldo Ronaldinho and a few others and Zidane completely out played them.
But 2 headers also won him the World Cup in 98
TheGiorgi7 absolutely delusional Messi is the goat regardless if he hasn’t won a international and the majority pundits legends the game zidane included current footballers managers have all stated that messi is the goat and it’s funny they never even go he isn’t the goat because he hasn’t got international who’s opinion matters more a little troll or legends the game etc who know the most about football zidane is no doubt top 3 or top 4 best players of all time messi legacy is unmatched and it’s funny because cr7 was massive role in the reason he won a 3 peat yet you’re here shitting on cr7 who was the one what was huge part in making zidane managerial legacy ? You’re a absolute clown it doesn’t matter if Messi hasn’t won a international Puskás di stefano cruyff etc are considered by many to by the goats yet haven’t won a international Maldini hasn’t won a international yet he’s the best defender of all time
You forgot to include this great Sir Alex Ferguson quote : "Give me Zidane and 10 pieces of wood and I'll win you the champions league"
Yeah I think that was about Ronaldo I might be misremembering though
Gotta wonder why Zidane only has one UCL to his name then, when he had Ronaldo and Figo around him. Guess the likes of Del Piero and Deschamps and Davids were worse than 10 pieces of wood, because he lost two UCL finals with them.
@@poetgooner if Ferguson had those players it would be different
Brainz Rooney Ferguson with zidane would’ve been nasty
@@Don-qf4hy real Madrid needed a coach like him
Zizou made Brazil’s 2006 World Cup squad of all stars look like a middle school team in the quarterfinals... that was an epic performance...
FoshoGotFlow facts good knowledge
The best individual performance of world cup history. Second would be maradona vs England
Not true
France 2006 was very stong
Riebery Henry . Makellele . Patrick vierra .trezage
That was the best individual performance ever surely. The stage, the opponent, the way he controlled everything.
ملك كاتلونيا makalele is absolute poo
To anybody around the age of 30 and up, this video isn't necessary - nobody needs to prove how good Zidane was, he just WAS.
20 as well
Exactly!! All these dumb fucks saying he’s overrated probably have never seen him play only heard of him. Zizou played football like it was chess. A step ahead of the opponent always. Making world class defenders turn into mush. Thank you Zidane for giving me all the memories of watching you. Whether it was with juve or Madrid or just seeing you play futsal with randoms you’re a true maestro🙏🏼
More than 25 years too. Now we do not have players who have that quality that s why we see CR7 and LM10 like GOATS.
Preach
@@alainniko2450 They indeed are #1 and #2, in whichever order you - personally - like.
"Zidane was from another planet. When he stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys, no matter who they were, just suddenly got better. It's that simple" - Zlatan Ibrahimovic said it all.
Exactly. Hearing something like this from Ibra is testament to how good Zidane is
Someone praises sometone nobody cares and when zlatan says u have to mind it because he rarely praises his most famous are for messi and zidane and daviestoo when he was in mls(most people donot know)🧐
@@abhideepjain7767 yeah bro and ronaldo9
@@abhideepjain7767 he praised adriano.....
Funny thing is when zidane become a coach, he didnt do much but he got 3 UCL i a row 😅
Zidane is simply the only player I have ever seen to make it feel like he could dribble the whole opposing team by walking.
That's how great he's to me.
Exactly he wasn't the fastest, he wasn't the strongest but when you need him the Most he's untouchable, so dominant in an era that was to me the greatest in football
dude walking through the highest level of football like it was a park game lool
Lol what you’re talking about is Iniesta
@@shendll9617 Iniesta never came anywhere close to giving me this feeling. Despite many similarities in their game, Iniesta doesn't look like he could get past players by walking, not the way Zidane did at least.
Except he doesn't dribble the whole team. He almost always ends up making the easy pass to the side or even backwards.
Zidane made me realize how IF you control the midfield, you control the entire football match.
It’s so true. Even with France today, a team that bases their threats on counterattacks, they are quick to tiki-taka/sprint with midfield-forward relationships. Middle field is so important for success in football.
zidane could do anything when it mattered his dribbling and and finishing were legendary, like messi, his passing was legendary, like xavi and iniesta , his skills were legendary, like c. ronaldo, his set pieces were legendary (like current messi or young c.ronaldo who was good at free-kicks and pens) he was one player that did the job of 4 other players just not quite as well and on top of that he was decisive when it was most imortant (can't compare).
@@cristianplala4946 No, Zidane's set pieces were not even close to legendary... they were decent... and it pissed me off so bad when this guy had the nerve to take the ball out of David Beckham's hands to shoot a free kick... he should shut the f*** up, sit back and watch Beckham's magic... but noooo... the great Zidane must shoot the ball over the top of the bar instead of Beckham sending it to the top corner with perfect accuracy... Zidane was always an asshole as a person and he left Juve mainly cause he was pissed that Juve fans loved Del Piero more than him... also, about his headbutts and his "hot head", I've seen him in many in-game brawls in games... he was the guy that always tried to sneak a hit behind the ref's back at the end of the fight... great player, one of the best ever but him being a completely shitty person prevents him from liking him at all...
@@sportschool3537 zidane's were legendary everyone elses were just what the fuck how did you even
@@cristianplala4946 You're seriously gonna compare Zidane's set pieces with Beckham's and pretend you know anything about football??? SET PIECES!!! Beckham was UNMATCHED at all kind of set pieces... not good... not great... UN-FUCKING-MATCHED!!! Zidane should have shut the hell up and leave the ball to the expert and not pretend to be top class at set pieces when he's not even in the top 20 all time in free kicks made... Beckham is in the top 5!!!
You forgot to mention his great success as a coach. He's literally the best at everything when it comes to football. I wouldn't be surprised if he is also the world's best referee.
Lol!
A hothead bald referee..ring any bells?
Pierluigi Collina....
😂😂😂
Lol referee??
I literally cried when he retired, I didn't miss a single match when he was playing. It was just beautiful how he played and gave pass .
One of the best ever for sure, also the biggest balls on any player ever! Taking a penalty panenka style on the world cup final against one of the best goalkeepers ever! Just another penalty for him, simple mortals like us will never understand what thats like!
Haha you know shit about football.. Zidane was nothimg special
And by the way you watched shit.. all the Marches.. hahaha ridicolous
Beautiful football from Zidane th-cam.com/video/zGUPfvjW8zo/w-d-xo.html
That’s kinda pathetic ngl
I'm from Brazil. Despite watching Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, Zidane was my favorite to watch - even Zidane being the guy who destroyed Brazil twice in World Cups. XD
I remember when Ronaldinho would make some moves and let the defender on the ground, but it was many times something that requires muscle explosion.
Zidane could fool a defender with slower movements, long movements. That, for me, was pure magic. Zidane could transform football into poetry. A genius. My favorite of those who I had opportunity to watch (since early 90's).
Jolgeable well said
Indeed. Didn’t have the athleticism, just the elegance and grace. It’s like Messi and Ronaldo. Ronaldo you know why he’s good. His body and power and strength are peerless. Messi, however, isn’t the strongest or fastest, but is the best imo because of his technical skills and mind. David v Goliath. Doesn’t matter your speed and power if I can accurately sling a rock at your head
Spot on!
He's unique, an unmatched Genius
Nobody plays football like Zidane
Have u watched bergamp or laudrup??
Bergkamp? Bergkamp... Are you comparing Zidane with Bergkamp seriously.
Laudrup is a great talent.. one that is more similar to Zidane but not as great.
The most elegant player of all time. His touch to the ball was truly like a dance.
nevarran nah, if its only about the touch its Bergkamp
@@mehmetbi9204 no. Zidane is magic.
nevarran Neymar touch is better
Berbatov 👉
Bergkamp mate
zidane wasn,t about statistics or scoring goals or even assists . he was the soul of the game. he was the beauty of football with a beautiful mind and artistic foots.
so yes not only he was that good , he was even better !
Just like Messi but Messi has statistics, goals, and assists.
@Ali Abdul Rehman troll harder next time kid
@@earth5938 Messi has no World Cup though.
@@earth5938 The difference is that Messi has only performed when the game has been built FOR him. While all teams Zidane has played for has performed when it was built BY him.
Just look at Argentina when they tried to let Messi be part of the team, and what happened when they just let the team play for him. Big difference.
Messi's record breaking goal scoring season is proof enough. How many times did someone with more or less open goal pass to Messi for him to score?
@Ali Chagani I think he meant in terms of goalscoring and assist king
It's better to ask the Brazil teams of 1998 and 2006 which were overcrowded with superstars, how good Zidane was. Me being a fan boy of Brazil team had to cry the whole night after the world cup final 1998 only because of this man.....
Indeed, the Brazilian roster was full of superstars.
@@mohammadalloush8636 And most of them was in their prime too. How can Zidane outperformed Ronaldinho and Kaka is beyond me. But Italy make a great decision in containing Zidane with physical play.
I watched 2006 game live, wanted to see Ronaldinho vs Zidane match, but that match quickly became Zidane vs Brazil team with Ronaldo and others.
PS: It was time when Ronaldinho shined and everybody was talking about him being next Zidane. Zidane simply destroyed the whole team.
Lmaoo Brazil superfan from Bangalore 😭
@@co4807 galat kya hain ?
Zinedine Zidane was one of the most naturally gifted players to ever grace a football pitch. He could single handedly turn a game with a touch of brilliance. An absolute legend.
It was also his hard work :
"It was my father who taught us that an immigrant must work twice as hard as anybody else, that he must never give up."
@@Alex-qb1nt Immigrants go on welfare and play soccer all day. That's how they get good.
The 2006 quarter final against my country Brazil was legendary. In that game, Zidane put his arms around the ball and said : "This game is MINE, the ball will go wherever *I* want, whenever *I* want, and all you plebs are going to witness what *I* have designed for today". I have *never* seen someone dominate a high-level match like that. Messi or CR7 *never* did that, not with an opponent that was current world champion and had the likes of Roberto Carlos, Cafu, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo.
fpsqt Couldn’t have said it any better
to be fair CR7's hattrick against Spain in the world cup was no joke.
@@TigerWoods707 ive watched the two matches and i Can tell you that Zidane was much more outstanding
It's easy to quantify goals as the only thing that matters. Or even a goal and the odd through ball, slick dribbles past players. However if you closely watch the match against brazil inparticular, he ABSOLUTELY dominated a whole team on his own, from start to finish. He created space, he beat players, he ALWAYS retained possession and created space for team mates. He assisted too. Be honest with oneself, you have NEVER seen a performance like that ever. Especially not against THAT calibur of opponents.
While it was great performance, all those Brazilians except Ronaldinho were downhill and old. It was a painful game to watch. Slow vs Slower. Yawn.
Zizu was an anomaly in football, they called him the Magician for a reason. I remember watching this man play against Brasil in that World Cup, just unbelievable.
Those Headbutts adds to the Legend and his Myth - The guy could have won a World Cup but said "Don't care about titles you don't disrespect my family" - That just make him even more legendary than those titles would have !
In Football History Everybody will forever remember the Zidane headbutt of the 2006 World cup final - Just a True Legend !
Not even counting his accomplishments as Coach which no other player ever accomplished ever before !
Mythical Player !
Plus I understand when you are in a game like that, tempers are high especially towards the end when you are exhausted. I am generally a calm person and never go into a fight but man o man did i have football career filled with rage 😂
Anyone could coach Real Madrid. How hard is that?
No, it’s pathetic
France were really struggling to qualify for 2006 world cup, as soon as Zidane came in back into the picture having initially retired , the whole team somehow started looking better and playing better, now Thats the "Zidane" effect IBRA was talking about.
Not only Zidane, but also Thuram and Makelele... Please don't forget Makelele role on the midfield, he was huge!
Jean Neige CM quel joueur c’était il était tellement fort est très très constant
@@jeece711 i read,those two come out of retirement when they know zidane was back in the team.maybe because its the chance of playing with the maestro again.
@@jeece711 2002 zidane injury, france out in wc, 2006 zidane play and france play in final wc, thats fact. 🙏🙏
Zidane made that WC 2006 team looked good..after his retirement, they played badly in 2008 and was a huge embarassment in 2010 WC all thanks to the coach, Raymond Domenech.
When Zlatan says you're good, you're good.
When Zlatan decides that you're good, you're good
Amen
@Daniel Chettiar You shouldn't judge someone unless you know there back story or even know them. I just imagine who you also see as overrated , you probably never touched a ball in your life
@Daniel Chettiar He's being arrogant as a joke but at the same time not
This is very accurate xD
One thing that hasn't been mentioned : for a right footed player, he has the best left foot ever. Scored amazing goals and delivered amazing assists with his left foot
LR 1995 good with his head to, look at what he did to materazzi 👀
@Jonathan Lynch u used kane as a weak foot example
I hope you're not confused from the video, because most clips here were flipped to trick the copyright algorithm. So it looks like Zidane is mostly using his left foot!
Also realize that this whole video is flipped
Scored that volley in the champions league final with his left foot
His temper is what made him, he chose the honour of his family over the world cup, massive balls.
but the honor of his family doesn't get ruined in the slightest if Zizou knew he was lying, bruh
@@mylordtakemeaway it’s disrespect nonetheless
he just fell for it
@@xa-1274 Come one dude, players literally get crapped on by entire stadiums. If i had a dime for every time someone claimed he banged my sister or my mother during a football match, i'd be Abramovich level of rich. Point is, temper is not an advantage, while you might claim he chose to defend his honor, Materazzi won the World cup against arguably the strongest French team in history. The sheer amount of star power in that French team was crazy. Henry, Trezeguet, Zidane, Ribery, Barthez etc.
@@imightdeletethislater3810 Kante, mbappe, benzema etc is going to be interesting
Zidane will always be number one for me, he knew how to use the ball and he scored and also made his team look really good.
how can you explain poetry, if you've never seen Zidane play?
that sentence for me represents what Zidane was, he was a poet with the ball, a Mozart of football, a Bach of beauty, a Beethoven of control.
The GOAT in my opinion.
P.S.: to everyone who wants to watch that France vs. Brazil 2006 WC Semifinal, it's on the official FIFA channel in full.
To anybody around the age of 30 and up, this video isn't necessary - nobody needs to prove how good Zidane was, he just WAS.
@@chestersims8976 stop crying, he isn't even in top Twenty players of all time
@@Nishantkumar-zs5vi who's your top 20
@@Nishantkumar-zs5vi lol he's def top 10 ever you're talking nonsense if you think otherwise
@@barrymcokiner69 he is not loser, but he surely the best head butter 🤣🤣🤣
I've been watching football for 20 years , never seen a player like Zidane ... Not the most athletic and fastest footballer , but his class, flair, vision, technique , anticipation, playmaking was from another planet ... Clearly the best footballer of his era
Which planet, I wonder....
Iniesta seems similar
He wasn't better than Ronaldo 9, not even Zidane himself agree wtih that, just stop
clear of pionel pessi
Dennis Bergkamp played very similar to Zidane
This guy alone justifies a comparison like "the Mozart of football" applied to some players.
Because his timing was so great, he looked like a musician
I was 14 years old when i watched Zidane destroy the Brazilian midfield at the 2006 world cup. As a Brazilian, i wasn't even mad. Watching him play was just mesmerizing, how brilliantly elegant and dominating he was in a football pitch. I'm glad i got to watch Zidane. He'll always be in my top 5 players alongside Messi, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo and Henry.
Zidane > henry
Henry 🤣🤣🤣
@G_G_G_G_ that's his list so respect his opinion
@@G_G_G_G_you don't know how good was Henry obviously he was not better than zidane but he was very good
@@culer-b4p I know Henry is a slightly lesser version of Mbappe and Mbappe ain't going in my top 5.
R9 and Zizou were the best in my generation. Even though I loved R9 more, when I got older, I appreciated Zidane's game more.
Zidane showed the world that you don't need to be flashy to be great,you just neeed great IQ,playmaking ability and you can dominate the entire match.R9 may be flashy but if you were to expect him to do playmaking,then I doubt he could.
@@AzizDoufikar2280 Agreed Everyone always thinks the amazing players they're watching must be the best ever & everyone have there strengths but there have been a lot of incredible football players but personally Zidane is number 1 for me .Having Zidane in your team is like having an extra two players, he was that influential. Sublime skills ,supremely efficient & the ring master.
Secondly The way Zidane shifts the ball from one side to the other is 2nd to none!! Magical feet and insane . I loved watch him play ,an automatic choice in any all time team .
Lastly He might be the greatest player to watch in slow motion ever. Watching him play is beautiful in any way but when it's slowed down, you can really see all the little nuances of his exceptional talent that don't show when watching it on real time like his control , one touch handling of long ball , his poise & elegance , his vision , his deceptiveness quality with insane IQ ,his ability to ambidexterity . He has it all in him . He can change the game in matter of seconds with his all round skills . One of the greatest player to ever play this game if not the greatest . Absolute beast with magical skills 💯.
"was he really that good?" nah he was better, man walking through top flight football like its a stroll in the park
Zidane was for me the greatest playmaker of all time, and is right there in the debate of greatest player of all time. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a player have as big an influence on an international side. As much as that French side had lots of other quality players, they looked lost when Zidane wasn’t playing. The performance against Brazil at 34 years old, when everyone was writing him off was unreal, he took apart that Brazil side on his own, with amazing ball control and passing.
He was good enough to win a balon d'or in the golden time of football.
The golden time was between 10-18 since only 2 players won it.
@@anotherguy3082 18 was modric.
@@TobbyDogg From 2008 to 2017*
@@RealSupaHotFireVEVO thx. I always think that the golden time of football was earlier due to the fact that it was not an expectation for 2 people to win. It came with some diversity.
@@TobbyDogg very well said dude. I think the golden age was really in the late 90' and early 00's. There's so many unbelievably strong players from that era, it's crazy.
You can't imagine how much we love that man in France, the pleasure and happyness he was giving to us was truely something ! Can't wait to see him run the french team
When Zidane played France went to the world cup and Euro Finals and when he didn't they would get knocked out from the group stage and struggle to qualify for the major tournament. That's how good he was, he carried the entire team to perform to his level.
Even I'd score at least 16 goals a season if Zidane was making passes for me.
Let this sink in.
From 1998-2000, if you ever faced France with Lizarazu, Desailly, Thurman, and Blanc.
Game Over, cause that back four was a fortress. Never lost a game and conceded only 13 goals when these four played.
10:48 "Who in their right mind would substitute Thierry Henry and Franck Ribéry of all people after just losing your team captain with only a few minutes left to play in the World Cup final?"
Raymond Domenech, that's who.
The one who hurt the most french football, a disgrace for us
The video creator and you clearly didn't even look at the match facts. They got subbed in before Zidane got sent off.
😂😂😂
@@adrianrylski8794 dude that game was 15 years ago I don't remember it so well and in truth have been trying g to erase from my memory. Just found the phrase funny and wanted to dump on Domenech who deserves it.
@@adrianrylski8794 Henry was subbed after only Ribéry was subbed off before
*Zidane is considered by many, as Greatest player of all time..* there is reasons why:
*1.* He won World Cup in 1998
*2.* Singlehandedly, dragged France to their second World Cup final in 2006
*3.* Singlehandedly Won Euro in 2000
*4.* Scored Greatest goal of all Time. (and where.. in 2002 CL final)
*5.* He has own skill, named Zidane's Roullete (spin move)
*6.* Was MVP in every his tournament and championship
*bonus:*
*1.* He scored 3 goals (!) in 2 World Cup finals (!).
*2.* Zidane's transfer record stood for 8 (!) years. (2001-2009). *in 2001 €75 million* (!).
*3.* In 2004 Zidane was named by UEFA as the best European footballer of all time and at this time, already was GOAT in football history. *and this all before his last famous 2006 World Cup.*
*For example:* this all is for what *overhyped by social media,* just one of the greatest forwards of all time like legendary Gerd Muller and without doubt best players of their generation Messi and Cristiano can only dream.
@TheGiorgi7 You get that none of the things you've said are "facts" right?
1. He won the WC in '98, but that France team was by no means a one-man team. It was supremely talented in(almost) every position, and had one of the greatest defences of all-time.
2. "Single-handedly" is over-doing it. But he was good in that tournament no doubt.
3. Not really. Again, like in WC '98, that French team was fucking fearsome - in fact it was a better team than the '98 one because young French attackers had come through over the preceding two years and their forward line improved.
4. Definitely not the greatest goal of all-time. Great goal, but there have been many, many better.
5. That move existed _long_ before Zidane came along. I saw Michael Laudrup doing it years before anyone knew who Zidane was. It might be named after him, but not because he invented it.
6. This is impressive, I admit. He just stood out on the pitch - your eyes were drawn to him every time he got the ball.
bonus:
1. That's impressive. But remember that Geoff Hurst scored 3 goals in a _single_ WC final. And Geoff Hurst wasn't even a particularly good player, never mind a great player.
2. This is a pretty meaningless statistic. Bernabe Ferreyra was the world's most expensive player for seventeen years in the thirties and forties and no-one's ever heard of him.
3. In 2004, he was named best _European_ footballer of all time... But since 2004 Cristiano Ronaldo has come along and shattered almost every record there is. Add to that all the non-European players who most neutrals would say were/are greater than Zidane: Messi, Maradona, Ronaldo-Nazario, perhaps even Pele.
I liked Zidane as a player - he was a genius, one of the greats. But he wasn't the greatest player of all-time, not in my opinion.
@TheGiorgi7 Ronaldo is not in top 5 of all time?
Which list are you looking my friend 😂
The Sprawl
are you crying?? or maybe hater?
i think you must read normally, before ”philosophizing” and saying some nonsense and bullshit, without context.
H8sam88 you hit this perfect I have been saying Zidane was to good but no one takes notice till you fact check it. He won the World Cup and euro, but for its when he signed for Real Madrid and his first season scored the winning goal which is the best in history because it’s in the final and Zidane was the highest transfers player in that time. If anything stands out between him and Messi and Ronaldo was the World Cup 2006. Zidane came out of retirement for international football at the age 34 for that 2006 World Cup and the teams and players he knocked out was unbelievable. Spain, Brazil and Portugal. look at those teams with the players Zidane beat with France they were players of previous World Cup winners, champions league winners and ban dor winners. Even Messi and Ronaldos history in world cups don’t even compare to that.
Only player to win a ballon d’or , euro , World Cup and UCL being the man of the competition in all 03 .. Definitely the best midfielder of all time!
Ahem
@@bread3613 Yeah he would be in the greatest xi team and is top 5 player in football history! By the way, the videos on the playlist on my channel just might change someone's life!
was not the man of the competition at the world cup 98 - only the final. Not the man of the tournament at the champions league either
People who truly understand every aspect of football and that have played the game at a high level at some point in their life, Know that zidane is one of the best players of all time. In my opinion he's in the top 5 for being the GOAT.
I actually have him as the GOAT, the other players in the discussion were more known for individual performances, Zidane could make an entire team play better. If I was picking a best XI of all time Zidane would be the first name on the team sheet cause he's easily the best player to build a team around.
@@24magiccarrot very true.
“A young Zidane”
For some reason he didn’t really look young
He is one of the guys who never was young
@@zlatkok6362 just like Pirlo
balding at a young age. just like robben lol
@@mitama7121 ever heard about gatusso?
@@Mikemike-gr6xt jep 💪
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: Yes.
Yes but longer.
Long answer Y E S
Long answer: absolutely
especially in 2006, Zidane was caring the French team like a smurf in a competitive fps during noob matches.
Well we've seen them how they performed without him, it was a team without a beginning and without an end
Stats do not count for a player with goals only, everyone scores goals, even from penalties, I will not forget these words uttered by Ronaldo Phenomenon, The real Ronaldo once said it. Zidane is the best soccer player with whom I played side by side, ignoring big players, even from his country Brazil. He adds in his words. I do not say this sympathetically. Because I know Zidane as a player, I have never seen a player with that vision on the field like Zizou. 🐐
Lionel Messi about Zidane when we played the El Clásico game for the first time in 2004-2005 season. I remember that after the match I went to Zidane and humbly asked him to change the shirt with him. Zidane was the only player who asked him for changing the shirt. ZIZOU WAS UNBELIEVABLE (SMART+VISION "NO PLAYER HAD"+LEADERSHIP)
When people say he wasn't athletic or strong I always remember how he constantly took tackles on his legs like it was nothing
Absolutely, and it was really hard for the opponents to take they ball away from him
Julian Raigosa Restrepo part of that is size and length of legs, not necessarily strength. But he definitely was “strong” on the ball if not best ever.
If he was so unathletic and weak as people try to say he was other teams would just put someone on him to mark him out the game and he'd never get a kick to influence the game, but the fact is the opposition just couldn't close him down.
I think they mainly mean that he was slow and lacked stamina. He often struggled to finish the 90minutes and notoriously puked his guts all over the field.
@@ByuntaeOG thats because he was running above average during games. He was one of the most active players I dont think he lacked stamina its a matter of effort handling
06:50 the most expensive freekick wall ever
Mbappe is worth more than all of them out together nowadays
@@roba9257 with same logic a laptop is worth more than an old house
@@pineappleracing6547 boy that example 🔥🔥🔥
expect that guy alongside Guti , i remember him he was a god player sometimes but totally forgot his name
@@albdeno Helguera. He was a very good defensive Midfielder but Madrid turned him into a Center Back think of the same situation with Mascherano at Barca
I'm 30 from Brazil and I've never seen a better player in my lifetime. Yes, his numbers are very shy of many players, even assistances, but he performed on another level on important matches, and watching him play was just... weird. It seemed so easy, he didn't waste movement, he'd do the bare minimum and still dribble, still outplay, it looked so beautiful. Maybe not the best ever, but no one else other than maybe peak Ronaldinho were so pleasant to watch.
He is best ever
Kaka is better then Zidane. Much faster and scores more goals.
I was only 10 in 2006 and I barely knows football but, I watch that World Cup final and one player that impressed me the most was Zidane!!!...I never ever forget that iconic penalty till this day
Zizou is definitely one of the greatest players to have ever played the game - certainly in the same league as the likes of Pele, Maradona, Puskas, Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Eusebio, Messi, CR7, R9, Maldini and others.
His first touch was absolutely world-class and full of finesse, and not to mention that every time he was in control of the ball, he made it look so darn easy, as if he was truly born to play the game.
I will put him in a more exclusive leage: Pelé, Maradona, Zidane, Messi
Lol You can not even compare Zidane with Messi or Cristiano. Zidane is a slower version of Kaka.
It's like I'm watching a tribute to a king in a war
No
@@JL.T. dont watch then
Besides king Leonides what king did anything except sit on their ass while sending all of their youth out to protect them?
@@Highbudget try to get it toghter
Awoto Wotsa try to get “toghter” together
When Zidane left the match after the red card and walked to the changing rooms past the World Cup trophy with his head down, I nearly cried
I think i actually cried.
Same here. It was sad especially knowing he was retiring, so I'd never see him in a French shirt playing for honours again.
I didn't... It's sports and if someone doesn't have the right attitude he should be sent off... Although it was unfortunate but what was concerning that did FIFA ever investigate and penalize Marco Materrazzi for being unsportsmanlike like...
@@nayyarrashid4661 that's generally speaking. But seeing the best player that ever played the sport have his game cut short after seeing him constantly provoked throughout the game. Knowing you won't see him play again. It's saddening. It's not the same.
bruh i'm still crying, still GOAT
Words for zidane's football style of playing- Sublime, gracious, calm, compose, creative, easy, magical, skillful, beautiful, spontaneous, visionary and so on.
Mesmerising
Elegant
"Like myself Zidane was out of this world" - Phil Jones
You’re a clown 😂😂
@@Enoch_fit "Zidane often came to me to ask for advice, we were very close" - Jesse Lingard.
@@daarom3472 he have me free motivation - haaland
@@Enoch_fit Zidane >> pessi
I think he's the greatest midfielder of all time. When he was playing, I barely noticed that he was actually left footed. He was so perfectly poised and drifted past people, striking with either foot.
At the highest levels of competition he always distinguished himself.
He was right footed, not left.
The footage is mirrored
The recent football fans or the millenials will never understand the greatness of zidame.Such a legend. Only few people could dominate great teams or run the entire game itself like zidane did.He had the gretest inpact on his team almost every single time without scoring goals or assista.He was calm as a cucumber even if the entire team pressed him.One zidane pass or one zidane dribble could change the result of the gameitself.He will always be one of the greatest of all time and no one will be able to do what zidane could do.
No
@Fariston hes obviously talking about the fans who just saw Messi and CR7 win Ballon D'ors. Football back then was much better in all ways tho. Today you see a shadow of what football was about. For example, compare Barcelona 2006 to Barcelona 2019, this 2019 is a piece of shit compared to 2006 Barcelona.
The style is different more alive.
Ronaldinho is better in my view
iniesta is better than him and you know it.
@@ManchesterBurns Iniesta and Zidane are both different and we know it.Both are💓
In my opinion he is the greatest, the complete footballer. His skill was incredible but the way he controlled games is unrivaled. So many French players became great because they played alongside him.
I remember that WC final, that man walking passed the WC trophy being sent off was hard to watch! One of the best ever
Watching it live, specially that particular moment you mentioned, I knew France was out. What a sad scene it was.
He is one of the greatest of all time.
Wouldn’t go that for
scott wiggans he is
scott wiggans I would
Definitely
@@scott-w86 u mad he raped brazil always
While Zidane played football, everyone else just chased the ball. Freaking god of football possessed.
His football:
"As good as it gets"
"Make it looks easy"
And as we say in Greece "He was talking to the ball..."
Just a magician for me!
Της μιλουσε🤣
For me personally, Zidane is the greatest player I've ever watched while still actively playing
Stats do not count for a player with goals only, everyone scores goals, even from penalties, I will not forget these words uttered by Ronaldo Phenomenon, The real Ronaldo once said it. Zidane is the best soccer player with whom I played side by side, ignoring big players, even from his country Brazil. He adds in his words. I do not say this sympathetically. Because I know Zidane as a player, I have never seen a player with that vision on the field like Zizou. 🐐
Lionel Messi about Zidane when we played the El Clásico game for the first time in 2004-2005 season. I remember that after the match I went to Zidane and humbly asked him to change the shirt with him. Zidane was the only player who asked him for changing the shirt. ZIZOU WAS UNBELIEVABLE (SMART+VISION "NO PLAYER HAD"+LEADERSHIP)
Never had heroes or idols in my 29 years of life except this guy, Zizou. Remember as a kid I could feel in my gut the influential figure he was. He will be my one and the best player of all till the end.
He was elegant and magical. But his strongest asset was his mind. He came to win and everybody was scared of his state of mind. True champion!
"I have literally no idea what the coach was thinking" is probably what everybody thought of Domenech the whole time he coached that team
As an Italian, and Inter Milan fan, the 2006 World Cup is iconic both for Zidane and Materazzi that I absolutely loved. Seeing Materazzi scoring and playing with Zidane temper, was something else.
Domenech did the trick subbing Henry and Ribery, I clearly remember "now the guys subbed only for the penalty, will miss their shot". And it was.
Same as England vs Italy in last 2020 Euro Final.
Zidane is the GOAT! No one had his composure, vision, intelligence, ball control, dribbling, ice cold nerves and passing package all in one player! No one had ALL of those attributes better than Zidane. Not Pele, not Maradona and not Cryuff... Messi is the closest!
U r the Zidane fan boy, u don't respect football coz you don't respect messi. Zidane in not even close to cr7.
He was actually that good. I remember watching him live on tv when I was younger. He was very dominant in midfield. His skills and technique was phenomenal. He had abit of Pirlo, Beckham, Iniesta, R9, Ozil inside him. A player that didn't need Speed or strength to play.
5thDawg this man said CR9 actin like we in 2009
CR9 had speed and power propably the best athlete to ever play the game i dont know why you are comparing the two
5th Dawg
His strenght was superior, he use his back to cover the ball.
And who is CR9?Never was a player cr9.CR7 or R9.You are clerly new in football.
@@sheerenergy8602 cristiano was cr9 when he started at madrid u are clearly new too
@@navigation3971 So Michael Jordan was 45 ehhh?Give me a brake, he changed on 7 so hus number was 7.
Definitely the best midfielder of all time and probably top 5 overall player of all time too.
odegaard about to become better in a couple of years
Iniesta exists
That volley gives me the chills even to this day
You know damn well which volley m talkin about 😏
One of the most beautiful goals i've seen, and one of the most memorable moments for me from the CL finals, although I wasn't a big fan of either of the finalists. 'Weak' foot too!
Carlos one against the low of physics
*which
a bit undermining is the fact that Bayer was a weak opponent and they did give him extra space. he had time to prepare and extra confidence as well. but the volley itself was sensational of course.
What Zlatan said is the explanation. I never could put words on it myself, but every time i saw Zidane play, it was like watching magic, what he did simply wasn't suppose to be possible, and it wasn't until Messi came along that we saw another player handle the ball the way Zidane could. I have had discussions with so many people about Zidane over the years, and it seems like those that are under 30 has a hard time acknowledging Zidane's magic, to them it's all about Ronaldo (the new one, they barely know who the first one is) and Messi. But i get it after Zlatan's quote. It is basically the same with keepers, where i think Oliver Kahn is the greatest of all time, but no one under 30 seem to understand why he was so great, and the reasons are very similar to that of Zidane.
What Zidane did, which is hard to explain and see in short video clips is his mantra on the field. He elevated all his teammates up a notch, combined with the fact that Zidane had such ball control that he could literally chose the pace and direction of the game. The reason he earned the nickname maestro, is because of his ability to take charge, and simply orchestrate the game as he saw fit.
And when you think about that, that he could actually do that, very very very few players in the history of football has possessed that ability. It's actually unheard of, here we have players making millions of dollars, and there are 11 of them on them on the opposing team, which all want to win, they all want to control the game, but they are denied because of one mans absolute share power to direct the game he sees fit. And i was telling everyone that i thought Zidane was the greatest ever, until Messi came along and, which in my mind, is better, but those two are alone on top in my opinion.
Zidane had the X-Factor, you had to experience it, be there and witness it, year by year. Those who did knows what I'm talking about. It is only when you see the whole picture that you really understand what a dominant force this man was. Kahn is also like this, yes he has some truly amazing saves, some totally ridiculous. But Kahn had something else up his sleeve, he had the ability to strike fear into the attackers, making them afraid of scoring.
Some players just has this one special hidden skill, that is almost like a godsend or a hack of you will. It elevates them to another level, and become legends.
👍👍👍👍
But Messi never elevated Argentina over the line like Zidane did with France at Euros and World Cup. Don't forget he came back out of retirement and carried France to the world cup final in 2006,was the best player of the tournament. If he didn't get sent off he might have won another world cup after 98. He's above Messi in football along with his managerial success.
@@fadedlimitless Above Messi??...haha
would you say he is better than xavi and iniesta?
@@fadedlimitless With Messi having elevated Argentina over the line in a world cup and Copa America, I think we can put this to rest. I still couldn't tell you the better player between Messi and Zidane though, both are greats and it just shows how biased the greatest ever debate is that Zizou is hardly mentioned by the social media crowd.
Zidane's best quality was his Ball control..... I respect Ronaldinho nd Bergkamp but Zidane's ball control is the best
For me it was his vision that set him apart from others, he rarely passed directly to a player but into the space and gaps between defenders which just split defenses wider and wider apart.
France played my home nation in a friendly in 2002 and it was the first time I watched a game just to admire the work of an opposing player. It was the best defeat of my life.
for me, it was the fact that he was the most decisive when it was the most important
this guy technique + composure > all greatest midfielders of all time.
most of the famous midfielder known for long shoots which this guy also have.
GOAT.
The thing I liked most about him was how he could read the game like he could see into the future.
i'd say steven gerrard was better at shooting from distance
i remember watching the Brasil game live in Germany. People had their mouths wide open because they could not believe what they were seeing, also, I remember how he slowed the entire game down to match his pace, there was nothing that Brazil could do, it was unreal and an honor to see.
Zizou super silky smooth and soft like butter, Legendary with the football a true masterclass.
In his first match in French National Team he scores an Amazing Goal and a head goal. A Legend!
Zidane was awesome in the 2006 WC , in the actual meaning of the word. He inspired awe in whomever saw him play.
A legend of the game.
He is already one of the greatest of all time in my books
That 2006 WC game vs. Brasil is one of the most iconic performances of a single player in football history!
People who say he isn’t even close to Messi and Ronaldo never seen this man play and dominate.
Football is way more than scoring goals
Mate messi is way more then goals but I agree that he is pretty close to them
@@rashfordisatoeeater6297 Messi is no where near zidane as a maestro, the influence he had on a pitch was just incredible. The only player since he retired that is a bit similar was Iniesta at his peak.
@@rashfordisatoeeater6297 ofc and im not saying zidane is way better or sth but i wanted to say all the thinds that made zidane so great are not always in the stats and that you had to watch this guy play to understand, he was truly remarkable
Maxime agreed
Gakuto Igawa but he wasn’t consistent enough
Zidane, for me, is.. quite simply.. THE GREATEST I've seen!!.. meaning during my 50+ years following football!!.. Unsurpassed skill, and all round game, including power.. AND an excellent goal-SCORER.. and all this, for BOTH club and country!!!
There are many better players.
@@markcotton3481don t say it like it is an objective truth. I can totally understand why some people will think zidane he s the best they have ever seen.
Unquestionably: At his peak, the best attacking midfielder in 25 years (1981-2006). Tempo, precision, skill.
The Maestro.
@NMA 55 NIDHIN JOBI Maradona of course he is an step above him in skills and impact, but he was a pure number 10. Maradona was pure attack, he was not really a midfielder. He was what in Argentina call "Enganche". Zico was to me on pair with Zidane.
The best player I’ve seen. Watching him play was like attending an opera show.
Ronaldo “O fenómeno” and Ronaldinho are the other 2 players that for me were above all other I’ve seen including nowadays.
Absolutely.
Romario?
I watched the video..
I cried..
Because.. I've seen the match vs Brazil..
I've seen his genius...
He made one of the strongest Brazilian team loolike schoolkids..
why would you cry about a game
@@Sajid_A829 he like football
@@Beam_Teamer makes sense
Zidanes game play is art.
And his losership is a diagnosis. :)
POLARISSIMA boy stfu
go to sleep u r having a seizure
@@musab2528 go to school work on your English lol. That dumb comment of yours made no sense lol
There is just no comparison. When I started watching soccer Zidane was at he’s peak. I remember him because I use to hate him because he was so good and beat Brazil. But now he is just in my top five. Beautiful style of playing.
I'm English and I've got to agree with Zidane being the greatest- Messi and Ronaldo are amazing players, right up there as being GOATS but Zidane just had that something extra to both of them- maybe it's because he was also a leader who could drag the other 10 on his team through a brick wall and did so so frequently. Football isn't just about the goals.
Goals win matches otherwise you don't win
@@brianlaudrupchannel Indeed...and Zidane scored 2 in the 98 World Cup Final and that stunning goal to win the CL in Scotland- great players do it on the top stage.
agreed.
If you take football as a collective sport, Zidane is the best. If you take it as a solitary sport, it must be Messi CR7 or Pele.
Have you heard of Lothar Matthäus?
He finish his carrer on a red card what a legend !
I saw in this video two
This is a part of the legend, though.
international career*
His football career still exists, his coaching shows his mental skills, strength, and determination to dominate through the players he coach's.
@@Vincou13 no, its entire career. This was his very last match.
you realize that the image has a mirror effect so you have Zidane out here taking penalties with his left foot when he was right footed.
Of course. Look at the Names and numbers on jerseys
He had everything I feel sorry for the youngins who missed watching this master at his craft .
I was born in 1991, I absolutely loved watching Brazil play. When Brazil lost to France in the World Cup of ‘98 it made me mad at Zidane. But by the time I understood the game and saw his years in Madrid he made me more mad when he announced he was going to retire at the 2006 World Cup. Making everything look so effortless and easy was the method he conducted himself in every game. Best way I can describe him to people who didn’t get a chance to see him play? Christiano Ronaldo could sidestep and chop with the ball. Messi could dribble around the ball. Zidane could waltz around with the ball, that was the difference.
zidane has better skills than messi with the ball but messi is a better dribbler
Zidane was an artist,.his balance for a large guy was unreal, his touch was unreal and his vision was second to none
This legend stood up for his family against that filthy Italian player in a world cup final. It was a big loss for a whole country but he defended his family honor. True legend
Gabriel Marin he was an amazing player but he would’ve done a better job standing up for his family if he kept his composure and kicked that filthy Italian player’s ass to win the cup. This was unprofessional and just dumb.
Salim Ryu I understand. 😃
I mean he dropped the Italian to the ground using his head only lol. Even when acting unprofessionally he is still legendary
One area for me that separates Zidane from everyone else is dexterity. The greatest two footed player in history. Passing, controlling, dribbling, shooting…he was a genius. Best player in history
Corrections: France only lost one penalty, which was from Trezeguet. In that 2006 final, Vieira was injured and substituted earlier, Henry had a cramp and was off in extra time. Not sure why Ribery was substituted, but at that time he was a young player and not yet a legend. It was not unreasonable for Wiltord to play. I think the worst thing was that three of the most important players, Vieira, Henry and Zidane weren't able to play through the entire game and take the penalties. Among them, Zidane is the oldest and played the longest. It was a really unfortunate that such a great team, which had won Spain, Brazil and Portugal wasn't able to lift the world cup trophy.
subs were the rite move, 10 men in extra time, woulda needed them anyway, top strikers came on.
That's correct. At the same time don't forget Italy couldn't play Nesta for the whole tournament, and whilst Materazzi had a wonderful World Cup, he was no way as good as Nesta was. Cannavaro + Materazzi did a brilliant tournament, but Cannavaro + Nesta would have been from another planet.
no other player could control the game better than Zidane. With such claas and elegance!
We are fortunate enough to watch him playing live. ❤
Top 5 of all time Hands down
Top three, and they are : 1 Pele, 2 Maradona, 3 Zidane.
@@daibhiofiacra4162 messi and Ronaldo just don't exist
@@Ggbnihdrhjb Yeah but Zidane had to face the likes of Maldini, Nesta, Cannavaro...not freaking Nacho and Boateng.
@@algerianjonsnow4911 you're saying that like Zidane was constantly dominant. In the 1999/2000 Zidane had one assist and one goal from open play. In his last 3 seasons for juve they didnt win the Serie A, they won two in a row after he left, and the exact same thing happened in Madrid. Zidane is one of the most entertaining players of all time but not effective and consistent enough to be considered as one of the top 3 players of all time. Messi and Ronaldo have consistently scored 40+ goals a season since their early twenties.
*Algerian Jon Snow* Messi and Ronaldo have played with/against Puyol, Ramos, Vidic, Ferdinand, Terry, Lucio, Chiellini, Hummels, Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Dani Alves, Van Dijk, Pepe.
I remember watching him in the 1998 World Cup, for the first time. This young guy, 26 years old, who looked 40. Then he started to play, and it was pure magic.
For me, Zidane is the best player ever
So you alone
That's fine , I am talking about myself here not others..
@@Basslover1816 he was ..you didnt know him in his prime thats all
@@Basslover1816 Ok generation Z'er. Now shut up and take your apple juice. Zidane just killed any opponent he faced, he danced with the ball.
LM 10 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Since i started watching football, the French team won everything so i became their fans. I never felt the French team were very sportsman like, but loved that they dug really really deep. And what more can you say about Zidane you summed it up pretty well. In 2006 after the 2002 and the 2004 debacles i had 0 hope on France doing anything significant, at best they were just going to make it out of the group. But then they beat Spain and then against Brazil who were like a well oiled machine they completely stunned them and Zidane was the center of it all and even in the Semi Finals...Even in the final France dominated the 2nd half they were creating a lot of chances...and if it were not for Buffons presence of mind and premonition that Zizou header would have gone in..i still think if Zidane did not loose his head France would have won without even needing the penalties.....Yes he may not have the goal count, but I feel he is better than Ronaldo or Messi in getting/creating goals at the clutch moments..for me he is a GOAT...
What makes him better in my opinion, is that he made the whole team better. That's the mark of the greastests.
@Eden Hazard Messi is probably not going to win a World Cup but that should not disqualify him from GOAT. For me Zidane performed out of his skin in clutch moments...Champions Leagues are important but World Cup performances are ultimate prizes...because it is once in a 4 year tournament.....and you have to adopt playing in likely unfamiliar territory
my favorite player from France. One of the greatest players of all time.
one of the things that characterizes it the most for me is the solidity, it keeps the ball and rarely falls.
I tell everybody that didn't see him play how good he was: you will never see another player like him realy one of the kind words can't describe style of football he played
An elephant who dance baly, it makes it look very easy and he always took his time
He's such effortlessly doing all these things i always wondered, and with so accuracy, the big match player, the Legend, One of the greatest ever #Zizo
Ribery: too young for the 1998 wc and too old for the 2018 world cup 😥
Got to the final in 2006 but they bottled it.
Ribery was in Cannavarros pocket.
Only time ryberi was not in pocket was in bundeslige against bottom 10 teams
so TRUE !!!
@@Qeder7771 Keep your goofy opinion for yourself and shut up if you know nothing about football.
I’m starting to think we seriously overlook lots of legends who deserve to be considered the best as many fans today didn’t watch them play
Zizou & Bergkamp ( The iceman ) were just monsters with the ball at their feet, almost had similar playing styles & were never the fastest guys on the pitch . ... but it was mission impossible getting the ball from them ❤