@bob simmonds said no one ever

Me too. Just behind Pelé, Cruyff, Ronaldo, Messi, Giggs, Cantona, Ronaldinho.

@@tloir1 bruh giggs? Cantona? Zidane is far better than them 2 the others you name they are better than zidane and you forgot Maradona

@@Jondoe297.. I did not list "the best players of all time", by "my favourite players of all time". And indeed Maradona is not in my list.

@@Jondoe297.. and Garrincha! Peter Beardsley though.

like you ! you were so clutch in transpotting ;)

No show, no useless tricks, no dives, no drama, great private person, always fair (yes, his materazzi like scenes are ok and would be normal in Hockey)

@@potzblitz6337 He passed like a punk kid. 🤣

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It means you dont know football so well

@@nel_dubbio_mena you clearly don’t know anything 😂

I understand messi in this case

Messi best playmaker

@@perougr3165 if you really understand football, you should know who zidane and players are who are much better than messi.. old time football was much tougher competition.. not like today only messi and ronaldo , all just for the sake of consumption of children who just know about football.. and for you to know that messi's position is not a playmaker, messi's original position is a striker... When messi play in barcelona , he play in right wing forward , the playmaker is xavi and iniesta...

@@perougr3165 bro hahaha

@@perougr3165 good joke kid

@@perougr3165 Lmao messi

Yes

So true

Showed ultimate calmness when he head butted materazzi in the World Cup final costing France 😂😂😂😂🤣

@@palaHD Someday you can’t control yourself. It happens

@@palaHD Calm with the ball, he meant. Look how he touches it and dribbles effortlessly, looks like he's playing at home after a family meal a Sunday afternoon.

So far.

Most definitely. Genius, maverick, legend.

So french 🔵🔴⚪️😎 Wath el’s

@@zidirkran1824 Algeria *

@@hornpub8485 grew up in france

@@alberthuang4868 Even maradona wasn't this consistent . He excelled during the final KO stages . Zidane dragged the entire french team in WC 2006 and had he not lost his cool ...you wouldn't blabbering bunch of crap

@@abir95571 Zidane losing his cool or not would not change the result. Italy played better on the night and had a certain goal ruled marginally offside. Malouda was a good diver for that penalty goal for France. Italy deserved to win. I watched the finals live and re-watched the highlights on youtube again

@@alberthuang4868 so pitty that even after watching a match twice you still don't have clue of anything

@@alberthuang4868 France were playing better by the end. Zidane was controlling the match. Hence, they had instructions to get physical with him. Materazzi said so himself. They had to curb his influence in the game. It worked out better than they had planned because he lost his cool. Otherwise, they would have definitely won in the extra time as they were getting closer to scoring with each passing minute.

@@alberthuang4868 If you understood football, you wouldn't call it an overstatement. Fergusson said so because Zidane is the best playmaker the world has ever seen. He controlled games - the pace, the tempo and the tactics. He was every coach's dream player. A number of coaches spoke of his on field intelligence, which he then showed as a manager.

Doesn't matter what you say is true or not. When you talk like this you deserve a "OK BOOMER".

@@jim88491 wow you owned me

Amen

U left nothing for me to say

Modern football can deal with the pace merchants crap because the players are more athletic & fit. Discipline & sport science have prolong the players' career & fitness. The time & space Zidane had with the ball is funny to the modern football. Not to mention the gap between the defenders & midfielders. Oh, don't let me start on pressing. Zidane is still one of the best, most influential & would certainly survive modern football. Just please, stop comparing the era

100%

ballet?

Absolutely. When you realize France won 98 world cup (zidane 2 head goals in final) and 2000 euro cup thanks to zidane mastery... but then in 2002 with relatively the same team, they couldnt even win a single match in group stages of world cup, because Zidane was injured... This team still had Barthez, Thuram, Mekelele, Henry, Trezeguet and so many legends, but without zidane fell apart... I think that proves his greatness... cheers dude

wow

That HAS to be the most accurate description of Zidane I have ever read!!

I wish he won that world cup in Germany 2006 and also he won that world cup 1998 in France

@@ahmedabughalia4957 as an italian, I'm happy he didn't win it. However it would've be an incredible accomplishment

@@brutanedda3107 yeah. But congrats for winning. I hope Italy would be back again🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹😍😍😍😍🇱🇾🇱🇾🇱🇾🇱🇾🤣

It was our turn to win it but he was the best player in the world, no questions about it.

Compared to Maradona or Pele, hes not the best .

So true...not even a doubt

Football

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and insane headbutts

Ronaldinho am i a joke ?

Zizou le kabyle on est tres fier de toi zidane tu es mon exemple et tu restera tjrs la légende de tout les temp.

He's also a head of self control.....

Agreed

Maradona

Better than Pelé?

@@Gma00001 way better, Zidane thrived on pressure and big moments. Also cant remember him scoring a winner with his hand.

@@henkstols9326 Nah, Zidane was amazing and one of the greatest, but no where near Maradona, that's Laughable

Hahahahahahahahah 24/7

Zidane is the best played that I've ever seen and I think Zidane, Bergkamp and Baggio were different type of players than the rest. They were pure class.

dennis who?

I always remember the match france against brazil at the 2006 world cup, zidane's game was amazing✨

Как заучит это имя, и как приятно наблюдать за его движениями и манерой игры! Мой любимый игрок всех времён!

Intelligence tu parles à cause de son coup de boule on a perdu une coupe du monde. Une irresponsabilité totale et impardonnable ce crazy baldhead

Yes better than messi and cristiano

Nice Joke

Zinedin Jidan Can Be Compared To CR7 as Both Are Excellent Player. But Don't Compare Zidane To A God

He'd even say...Hitman of football ! Cool, efficient quiet force.

FACT:

My favorite too. That sending off still hurts lol

TBF the guy did deserve that head butt, and I say this as an Italian, still a shame Zidane ended his carrier like that.

@@ginogatash4030 I'm sure he did, just wish ZZ would have waited the end of the game for that ;-(

come on guys ! nothing to be ashamed or sad !! As a french, we are proud of what he did ! Honor is more important than a world cup. It's was the game, it's happens like it should happen. A part of history !! Italian's players should be ashamed, not Zidane !

@@cocobeloeil1472 I'm also french, and yeah there's no shame to have for Zidane, but It's still sad that he let his anger take over his final game and stain his world cup even if he's the one who brought France all the way to the final. I don't think there's many people mad at him for it, and I'm not, but at the same time he shouldn't have hit Materazzi. The best way to shut his dirty mouth would have been to win the WC despite his insults.