As Zidane has aura its hard for people to have an actual discussion about him. It is true to a degree. BUT he turned up in the big games like the BEST players in the world are suppose to. Sometimes it was jsut that one moment and sometime like the Portgual Euro 2000 Semi or theBrasil QF in 2006 he would put on masterclass for the ages.
I use to bring this up on SOHH years ago. And then Michael Cox has also mentioned this either on the Athletic or in his book Zonal Marking. I'm guessing the video creator most likely got it from Michael Cox and then a deep dive. Or there's been things in the media recently how Zidane could of gone to Blackburn or Newcastle. And then there the story of how Yanited were interested in him at Euro 96 where he had a stinker of a tournament and that cooled their interest and it came out that Fergie pulled the plug as he didnt want to upset Cantona. Tbf to Zidane he basically played from July 1st 95 all the way around to June 26th 96.
I was more a Djorkaeff fan and Michael Laudrup was the better playmaker than him. I'll await for some idiot to quote this and they ask you don't rate Zidane? Which I havent said I just prefer other players.
This is a fair assessment. Cantona and Zidane were my gods when I was a young aspiring footballer getting my wee Leicester trial in 2000.
...But that whole decade between those two was just sheer Magisterial Magic.......
That dude in the Tik Tik tho I would probably punch him in the throat on site with how wildly disrespectful he is chatting even as a grown level headed man...
. this twat had me foaming at the mouth like a rabid dog....
Funny you mention Zonal Marking, just downloaded it last week. But I been slacking and still haven't read Inverting the Pyramid and that's been sitting on my shelf for a solid 8-10 years.......
Laudrup ????.....
maaaaam these cats don't know the types of players we had then..... maybe it is the mix of at that time being a youngn' and nostalgia reminiscing now, but thise were great times..
...... nowadays I'm always ending up at These Football Times basking in the old days...
and I ain't even touch on you mentioning Djorkaeff....