Zinedine Zidane and
Johan Micoud have several common points. Starting with the position they have evolved during their career, that of playmaker.
The two former players, with a talent above average, are also pure product from the AS Cannes training center. Except that they have never played together under the colors of the French Riviera club, since “Zizou” left for the Girondins de Bordeaux at the 1992 off -season, a few weeks before Micoud begins as a professional.
In the French team, the two creative circles were associated only once. It was November 15, 2000, during a large victory against Turkey (0-4), on the banks of the Bosphorus. The coach of the time was called Roger Lemerre and never again held this association.
Zidane-Micoud, a unique association
To the great regret of the former master to play from Werder Bremen.
“I am convinced that it could work with Zidane and me. Me, at the time, I was fighting for that and I said that we could do it. It was done once at the start, against Turkey there … But it was the coach who chose and not me. He had taken an option with only one n ° 10, and, necessarily, Zidane was in front of me so I lived with that ”he confided in 2013 on the chat of
The team.
Micoud will have worn the jersey struck by the rooster at 17 times.“I could have had more selections, but I experienced this victory in Euro 2000 with this fantastic group. I learned a lot with all these great players,
he assures. I would have preferred to play more, necessarily, but that's how it is. There were times when it might have been on another path, but it was not done. Unfortunately, we cannot go back. »»
