Zinédine Zidane’s new hour of glory in the French team came this summer. World champion in 1998 and Europe in 2000 with the Blues, the former number 10 took over from Didier Deschamps as coach. A living legend of his sport, the footballer is judged by some to be the greatest player in the history of the France team. An opinion that not everyone shares.
Having witnessed the performances of the former Real Madrid player, Dominique Sévérac also followed the career of another French figure a few decades earlier: Michel Platini. And for the journalist, it is the latter who is at the top of the Pantheon of French footballers. He explained why this Saturday, at the microphone of RTL.
“For me, it’s Michel Platini. It’s not Zinedine Zidane. I prefer Michel Platini’s club career, I also prefer his national team career. I think there is no 1998 if there is not first 1984 (Euro). In 1984, (he marks) nine goals, all headers, left foot, right foot. He did everything, he brought this first title back to France, he opened a new era for French football. »
Michel Platini ahead of Zinédine Zidane for Dominique Sévérac
A true phenomenon in his time, Michel Platini was awarded a Ballon d’Or three times, proof of his immense impact on football. And Dominique Sévérac brings up precisely this point. “He won three Ballons d’Or with another regulation. Zinédine Zidane was tainted by his fourteen red cards that sometimes deprived him of other Ballons d’Or
(he won only one, in 98). »
The journalist from Le Parisien concluded by adding a few additional arguments. “He was a natural captain, he has a major influence on French football, from what I know of his career afterwards, he was a brilliant leader, with brilliant ideas like being against VAR. »
