Bordeaux coach Albert Riera made a surprising comparison, to say the least, between Zinedine Zidane and his goalkeeper, Rafal Straczek.
Yes, he dared to touch the legend. After the defeat of the Girondins de Bordeaux on the field of Quevilly-Rouen-Métropole (3-2), Tuesday evening, on behalf of the 17th day of Ligue 2, Albert Riera defended his goalkeeper Rafal Straczek, author of big balls during the meeting, scratching Zinedine Zidane in the process.
“It’s an accident, a big accident, that’s all”
“How long have you been following football? Zinedine Zidane, what did he do at the World Cup? That’s a dumpling. Even if he’s the best player in the world, and he knows it. That’s a dumpling. To make a technical error, because you want to make a pass here or there and be blocked, for me it’s not a mistake. Do you think he wants to do that, do you think he wants to break up the group? It’s an accident, a big accident, that’s all. I’m here to make decisions but I’m going to continue to protect him because it’s not something he did deliberately. There are things we can’t control.”blurted out the annoyed Bordeaux coach.
“Zidane, for me, it’s a terrible fine”
And to continue: “To make a technical error, because he received the pass here before hitting and taking the goal, for me, it’s not a mistake. Do you think he wanted to do that? Do you think Gaëtan wanted to get a red card? That tonight a mistake, good. That he arrived late, fine. Bad position, fine. Do you think Rafa wanted to score? That he wants to break up this group? It’s an accident. Three accidents and then what do I do? We understand things differently in life. If we take the example of Zidane, for me, it’s a terrible fine. But how many times have I said that football is a game of mistakes? »
