Zinedine Zidane’s career was a subject of debate on the After set on RMC. For journalist Johann Crochet, the former number 10 of the Blues was not “a very great football player”.
“I think he was a very good football player, but not a very great football player. » By saying these few words about Zinedine Zidane, Monday evening in After Foot, Johann Crochet sparked a lively controversy. To do this, you just need to see the numerous responses to the tweet posted by RMC, most of which came to defend the career of “Zizou”.
Many players better than Zidane
Johann Crochet assumes responsibility. And even confides that he is not “not far from thinking that he (Zidane) was even overrated”while recognizing some qualities in the former number 10 of the Blues. “On the other hand, I think he’s one of the most aesthetic players I’ve seen”admits the journalist.
Football is made up of opinions and everyone can have their own on Zidane. But this is still catastrophic.
Zidane was one of the greatest. The greatest say it: Ancelotti, Ferguson, Guardiola, Klopp, Ronaldo, Scholes, Di Stefano, Beckenbauer, Pelé… https://t.co/K44zFYA5UY
— Bruno Constant (@Bruno_Constant) September 26, 2023
Specialist in Italian football, Johann Crochet cited several contemporary players of Zidane who were “of the n°10 most impactful” than the French. The players in question? Baggio, Del Piero, Totti, Rui Costa, Kaka. “Even a Seedorf when he was placed No. 10 was more impactful”adds the After columnist, a declared lover of Dutch football. “There are plenty of number 10s in history who were better than Zidane”believes Johann Crochet.
A very average 1998 World Cup?
Beyond the initial, somewhat peremptory assertion (Zidane “overrated”, “not a very great football player”), there is still an interesting debate on Zidane’s career, not easy to judge, because the statistics are not necessarily in his favor. His number of goals and assists may indeed seem quite low for a player of his class.
Daniel Riolo rather goes in the direction of Johann Crochet by noting that judgments on Zidane are biased by the Frenchman’s notable moments in major events (Champions League final, World Cup final). “His two goals in the final made us forget that he had a 1998 World Cup like no other”estimates Daniel Riolo, who sees in “Zizou” a “romantic hero” soccer. And therefore not a huge player?
