Would Zinédine Zidane have led the same career in today's football? The question (a little useless) arises and the debate can make a verdict terrible. “Zizou” is whatever a legend of football arrives. He is not only the number 10 of the French Champion of the World Champion 1998 and winner of the Euro 2000. At Juventus, in an extremely closed calcio, the Ballon d'Or 98 was certainly not very decisive with Juventus (he even made an 1998-1999 season with 2 goals and 7 assists), but was double Italian champion, being elected best player in 2001, and failed two times in the Champions League final (1997 and 1998).
At Real Madrid, he became the most expensive player in history at the time as well as the Florentino Pérez galactic star, chaining the very high volley seasons (from 2001 to 2006). This Dream Team made the whole world dream. Zidane has become a planetary idol. He finally won the Champions League in 2002, scoring the decisive goal of a memorable left resumption. The only downside: Zidane only won the Liga once, in 2003, and the Merengues never went to the end of the King's Cup with their number 5. The Marseille native was elected a third time FIFA player in 2003 (after 98 and 2000).
Zinedine Zidane's famous resumption in the LDC final.
For Frédéric Hermel, who was corresponding to
The team And RMC for 20 years in Madrid and who lived the period of Real galactics, “Zizou” would not have been so successful in today's football, much more energy -consuming and rapid. However, we note that in Spain, apart from the cadors that are Real Madrid, Barça and Atlético, a good part of the Liga clubs, for lack of substantial financial means, have staff of a very mediocre level and football practiced is much slower than in Premier League and in Bundesliga.
“The limits of Zidane were obvious”
“No, because it did not already have much physics at the time and, today, the physical level is very, very high … The limits of Zidane which were obvious, today, would prevent him from making the career he made. At one point, when guys run faster than you, you can't, it's obvious, and it's not just him. Ronaldo Nazario, when he lost his power, when he has gained weight, he would never have marked today “said Fred Hermel during theAfter Foot Monday evening.
That said, Zinédine Zidane could largely have competed with the great players of the 2010s. As proof, at the 2006 World Cup, for his latest competition at 33, the former Merengue, for example, eliminated Spain in the round of 16 of the 2006 World Cup. Iker Casillas, Carles Puyol, Sergio Ramos, Xabi Alonso, Xavi, Cesc Fabregas were holders of La Roja. “Zizou” then made a
masterclass Incredible against a less serious Brazil defensively, in the quarterfinals, before being surrounded by Portugal in the semi-finals and Italy in the final. Leaving the field and the scene before everyone else on his shot on Marco Materazzi.
