Honestly for a supposedly great playmaker he wasn't very good at passing...

So, he's like Pele?

People were hyping Pele from 1958 onwards

I think it was conspired for Zidane to be wanked by the media. The government must have done something shady to nerf Brazil in the 98 WC final, same went for most of his game in the 2006 WC. Just like how the refs help Liverpool in each and every important match year after year and no one in the media talks about it.

>best 10 of all time
>92 assists in whole career

Lol KDB has 166 at 28 yo

Its just scoring 2 goals in a world cup final. He contributed little in that tournament up until the final.

Where did you get that number ? He has 194 assists

>No one really talked about him being the greatest of a generation until after that 98 final

bait but
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Ballon_d'Or
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_UEFA_Champions_League_Final

>After the 2000 final there was as much focus on Henry and Trezeguet and then in 2002
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Ballon_d'Or

>Then in 2006 its a big Zidane wankfest all of a sudden
or when he destroyed England in 2004 as a natio,

ITT: Angry kids who weren't even alive in 1998 and now want to bring a God down so they can feel OK about the current generation.

lmaoing at you all

Low IQ mongs love him. But if you actually watched him play, and not just YouTube highlights, you'd notice that his "skills" and "tricks" got him nowhere during the play. His passing was atrocious --- always either behind the designated/intended player or way to ahead of him, giving the defence a chance to track back.

One of THE most overrated players in history.

btw he had 5 goals and 15 assists in 21 CL games before the 1998 final, widely viewed as the second best player after Ronaldo (1997 Ronaldo is probably the greatest achievement in modern football)

The myth that Zidane was not relevant before the 1998 final when he was 2nd in the ballon d'or in 97 is still persistent somehow.

Speak for yourself, I was 10 in 1998 and he was one of the first "elite" player i paid attention to and i realized immediately that he wasn't any better than the likes of Bergkamp and Totti.

Zidane is the best midfield in modern football, there isnt much debate

He literally won EVERYTHING as a player, and even as a manager as a cherry on the top.

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Name some trophies Bergkamp and Totti led their NTs to.

not saying he wasn't the best French player, just saying it was all about Ronaldo and the fact that Romario wasn't called up. No one was in any doubt that Ronaldo was the best player in the world. I'm aware he was good for Juventus. Interestingly he never got near a ballon d'or after he moved to Real.

Retarded, or.........?

Zidane was carried by the defence, Viera and Makelele, he didn't lead them to shit.

>led their NTs to
This is exactly the point I'm making, he didn't 'lead' them to the world cup at all.

>Interestingly he never got near a ballon d'or after he moved to Real
Zidane or Ronaldo?
Zidane was close to the ballon d'or in 2002 and 2003, 2006 ranking in the top 5, despite the ferocious competition.

Not many players consistantly stayed at the top of the ballon d'or ranking from 1997 to 2006. Actually he's alone in that.

You must be born before 1988 to discuss Zizou.

His game against Croatia was very good, the others were fine too. Much better than Modric during this WC at least, who got the ballon d'or.

In 2006 he carried the team until the end.

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>zidane was good in 2006

He played one good game against Brazil, name one thing he did beside scoring penalties from the semi on.

Zidane is the master. Over the past 10 years, there's been no-one like him, he has been the best player in the world.
Pelé, 2006 [5].
He dominates the ball, he is a walking spectacle and he plays as if he had silk gloves on each foot. He reminds me a bit of myself, although I was a bit quicker. He makes it worthwhile going to the stadium -- he's one of the best I have ever seen.
Alfredo Di Stefano [6]
Zidane is one of the greatest players in history, a truly magnificent player.
Franz Beckenbauer, 2006 [7].
Zidane is unique. The ball flows with him. He is more like a dancer than a football player.
Franz Beckenbauer, 2003 [8]
Technically, I think he is the king of what's fundamental in the game - control and passing. I don't think anyone can match him when it comes to controlling or receiving the ball.
Michel Platini, 2006 [9].
He is the best player I've seen... Playing alongside him was a crazy thing! Supporters arrived earlier at the Bernabeu just to see him warm-up.
Roberto Carlos, 2010 [10]
I would give up five players to have Zidane in my squad.
Cesare Maldini, 1998 [11]
Zidane was from another planet. When Zidane stepped onto the pitch, the 10 other guys just got suddenly better. It is that simple.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 2012 [12]
What he could do with a football is a dream for most of us.
Xabi Alonso, 2012 [13].
You look at Zidane and think 'I've never seen a player quite like that'. Diego Maradona was a great player. Johan Cruyff was a great player. They were different - but with similarities. What sets Zidane apart is the way he manipulates a football, buying himself space that isn't there. Add his vision and it makes him very special.
Kevin Keegan, 2000 [14].
In France, everybody realized that God exists, and that he is back in the French international team. God is back, there is little left to say.
Thierry Henry, 2005 [15]

He pretty much never lost possession when dribbling though.

He thinks in one second and does it the next. He is a special player, one who is original and exceptional. He creates space where there is none. Only the very best players can do that. No matter where he gets the ball or how it comes to him, Zidane can get out of trouble. His imagination and his technique are amazing.
Edgar Davids, 2000 [16].
I really enjoy watching Zinedine Zidane. His elegance of movement on the pitch and his skills are uncanny. Apart from being an impressive player, he is also very humble and very likeable as a person. A great man.
Rivaldo, former Brazilian footballer currently playing for Bunyodkor.(Source).
Zidane is probably the best player there has been in the past 20 years … France have recovered the best Zidane and they have progressively grown throughout this tournament.
Marcello Lippi, manager of the World Cup-winning Italian team, 3 July 2006
The greatest player of the past 20 years? It has to be Zidane. He had everything. You never needed to tell him anything as he did it all by himself and knew what was expected.
Marcello Lippi, September 2011 [17]

Zidane's 2006 WC is probably the greatest WC a midfield player ever did in the 21th, especially at his old age. From the first to the last game.

>Zidane's 2006 WC is probably the greatest WC a midfield player ever did in the 21th, especially at his old age. From the first to the last game.

Stop being a fanboy, he didn't do anything in the group stage, scored a meaningless goal against Spain (getting carried by Viera in that match), then went ahead and scored 2 penalties in the later rounds only because he was the designated taker. Even Ribery was better than him in that tourny.

>he didn't do anything in the group stage
you're forgetting he got himself sent off (again)

I wonder why there are some zoomers denying the legacy of Zidane on internet those days? Just basic contrarians?
I guess that when you become the most successfull manager in recorded history in 3.5 years, after being the best midfield in european history, it may trigger some people.

epic bait, go check the rating he had at those games, he almost always was the best player on the field.

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just like he sent off England from the tournament in 2004
youtube.com/watch?v=05ds1Q5vFEY

Zidane has a biggest international palmares than the whole England/Wales/Scotland combined lmao.

>92 assists in whole career
Le Belgium SEETHING

>no end product
>muh ratings

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If he was so great why couldn't he handle himself against the mighty Greece?

haha yeah epic penalty
he has steven gerrard and david beckham to thank entirely for that

Stop that shit.
England were the better team yet lost because of a free-kick and a penalty at the end of the match.
There was no masterclass from Zidane. Just the good old England chocking as usual.

Lads, i saw those matches.
Zidane would literally orchestrate the whole match. He would shout and scream and organize everything. He was the lynchpin. It's a shame you guys never saw him Live. There should be some matches on Youtube perhaps.

He was very good vs Greece, you would know that if you actually watched the game.

I watched the whole of the 98 world cup. France were good because they conceded 2 goals in 7 games.

based match though
>lampard scored
>gerrard fed
>becks' pen

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Scoring free kicks is now a trivial activity or something?
And Beckham failed his penalty in that game, didnt have the nerves of Zizou.

>Zidane not good at passing
You don’t know anything about football, look a this and try again youtu.be/tVHvIt7EnCQ

What a fucking assist

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The only one who reminds me of Zidane's general attitude toward the game is - don't fucking laugh- Matteo Guendouzi.

Of course i am not talking about his skills.

If Beckham hadn't put his penalty at such a shit height or if Gerrard hadn't been so reckless we wouldn't be talking about it. He'd not done anything all game and suddenly we gifted you the win.

if Zidane didnt got that redcard for bad behaviour he would have got the 2000 ballon d'or
if zidane didnt chimpout in 2006 he could have 2 WC and a 3rd ballon d'or (lost for non sport related reasons)
if Zidane didnt chimpout vs that saudi player he could have done way better in 98
if Zidane didnt injure himself for 2002 he could have won that WC

Some players fail because of sport related reason, Zidane it's always behaviour. (he's al*erian)

>assistretards
Ozil has way more career assists than Iniesta

Unlike strongmind players like Messi, who can handle the pressure and contribute during the important group stage games against football titans like Iran.

This, the OP is some third world subhuman short zoomer whose parents didn't even have electricity when he was born kek.
He probably can't even drink tap water in his fucking slum top kek.

Zidane was making his team play better, smarter and faster by just a touching the ball, sometimes even without controlling.
There has been a handful of players in history able to do so: Cruyff, Iniesta, Platini, Zidane and that's about it.

>seething this hard
>retarded headcanon with no ways of backing it up

Just take it easy jerome

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why do you waste your time on the atleti viet?

he chose to bandwagon atletico and elty's be honest he's going full in, he has every reasons to hate zidane

>when he destroyed England in 2004
DELET THIS
Never seethed so much over a sporting result.

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Watched the Tournoi and a few of his WC matches. He has a way of finding space to distribute the ball despite having a counter-attacking team. His run is also the most ballet-ish of any player. He is almost gliding through the pitch.

i remember people calling him the GOAT of his era all throughout the '06 World Cup

>His run is also the most ballet-ish of any player. He is almost gliding through the pitch.
In a few years there will be kids saying Federer was shit because he doesn't have the stats of Nadal or Djoker or whatever cyborg they have in 15 years time

Fed can't be GOAT because he won less than half the times he went up against Nadal and Djoker, his only real competition.

>muh stats
Exactly what I'm talking about. Seve was better than Nick Faldo and I don't care what stats you throw at me

winning is more than just a simple stat. it's the entire purpose of playing the sport professionally in the first place. the clearest and most objective measure of who is better than who.

>it's the entire purpose of playing the sport professionally in the first place
I feel sad for you.

then why do pros play the game, retard?

how's my boi nishikori doing nowadays

Why do you watch it?

what does that have to do with pro athletes? god you really are fucking stupid

*does a roulette*
*passes sideways*
>WAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOW! Zidane is the best!

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>what does that have to do with pro athletes
Everything. If you can't see beyond
>muh winning
>muh stats
>muh goat
Then it might be you who is retarded. What is the purpose of professional sport? Why is it televised? Do you go to a perfomance of Hamlet purely to find out how it ends? Spoiler alert: they all die

the entertainment side of the sport doesn't hold the same weight for pros as it does for the competitors

*flicks up the ball*
*screws up the pass*

>OMG HE'S SO GOOD THO

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You’re seething about a man’s insane achievement. You can’t be objective and say Zidane was not the GOAT of his era with Ronaldo. I mean, only you and butthurt English faggots can state this kind of fuckeries, don’t you think you’re objectively wrong? Bye retard

He was a big game player, those games were always aired worldwide. Regular competition games were hard to find/watch and stats weren't really discussed.

God I hate zoomers

>85 pace
>75 defending

lmao

this desu

Transfermarkt is saying 112

transfermarkt forgets some competitions

I was at the Hampden CL Final and he was immense. (and I grew up watching Gazza , Laudrup, Arteta, Gattuso, etc every week)

they should have nuked your shithole 50 years ago

I don’t know if you are baiting or young but he was actually a good defender and pretty physically strong for his position. I would say 85 pace is fair as well, he wasn’t that slow.

Look: youtu.be/b6-FjFJcI9Q

>proving how good of a defender he was by posting meme dribbling

God you're literally retarded, see the OP.

How this hack got anything higher than 85 passing is beyond me, and 92 shooting better than most strikers fucking lmao

Pic related is what his card should've been.

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Ozil is great.

Was admittedly clutch but never really carried a team as his teams were always stacked desu and gets overrated because of his NT career.

Club career also gets overrated because of that one clutch volley (which was the highlight not the norm of his club career) desu

At club level Fatnaldo, Maldini, Eto'o, Iniesta, Raul, and maybe even Henry have superior resumes desu

Kinda like how the 2012 euro was a pirlo wank fest (until he got btfo in the final). He was a sideways pass merchant and people started calling him the GOAT midfielder out of nowhere. For some reason the media and the fans love to overrate flashy le classy frauds when they get old.

Lmao he makes third worlders and anglos seethe even almost 15 years after the end of his player career kek, based zizou

The only overrated player that France had for their NT is Eric Cantona. His larger than life personality is more (in)famous than his footballing exploits.

Bruh I was born 3 years earlier and even I didn't remember this balding motherfucker being great

Also
>india
>talking about football
How about you stick to things you actually do best, like crickets. Or rape

>That Fake usa flag
>Talking about football
Top kek

Excuse me, do you play football?

I did, now it's time for you to go bow down to your pedo god.

>says the jew worshipping faggot

But i hate jews as much as i hate you dirty fucking muslims lmao.

same

I love how you judge the quality of a player you never saw live by the quality of youtube videos

that is very clever user, you're doing great

Özil is one of the best passers in the world, he's just lacking many other things

Visibility?

>thinking zidane was a playmaker

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That, discipline/work rate (aside from 2014 WC), finishing, pace, off field brain
But regarding "reading the game", only a few players are as good as him

is the Zidane movie any good?

good soundtrack

>complaining about a video game
have sex

I think he has some psychological problems which aren't even that tough to solve. He just needs a strong manager to support him like Zidane, incidentally, or maybe Ancelotti. Look at how Guardiola has completely changed Sterling from a nobody to a regular goal scorer. Same thing can happen to Ozil i am sure.

>cmon !

pretty to good to watch if stoned, Mogwai soundtrack is doing a very good job, this an arthouse movie so keep an open mind

what do you mean?

Özil is too old for that now, my bet is that he's gonna retire after his Arsenal contract is up

>arthouse movie
into the trash it goes

Reminder that in the 1997-98 Serie A Season the year was a battle between Del Piero vs Ronaldo who were regarded the two best players in the world. Zidane was a irrelevant figure.

Delete this thread. Anyone who doesn’t rate Zidane is a subhuman who knows absolutely nothing about football.

That's actually true
Raul was also extremly rated back then

Yeah let's watch some formated capeshit instead

Zidane won the Balon D’or that year, he was named in the FIFA best XI and won Serie A foreign player of the year (ahead of Ronaldo, Batigol et al)

Yes Ballon Dor voting happens after the World Cup in Fall '98

My bet is he goes to China.

Zidane is the ultimate meme player. he does some slick swerves and cross field passes, scores a header or a volley in a big game and everyone rates him as the GOAT

From what i read, It is Serie A's most interesting, competitive, and controversial season all at the same time.

The 2002 didn't even EXIST

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