Farewell Zidane!
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A great player. Very talented and creative. Modest and he remained human. Humans have dark sides as well.
A true great, but he was part of two of the clubs I hate, Juve and Real Madrid.
I will always remember his goal in the CL Final of 2002 vs. Bayer Leverkusen. Cross ball from R. Carlos, and perfect shot from Zizou. One of the best goals I've seen.
Zidane, Zidane.. a true great.
I will always remember his goal in the CL Final of 2002 vs. Bayer Leverkusen. Cross ball from R. Carlos, and perfect shot from Zizou. One of the best goals I've seen.
Zidane, Zidane.. a true great.
CaptainF
The Professional Poster
One thing I like about him is his humility.
Unlike other top players (Beckham, Maradona) he wasn't arrogantly flashy off the court, or into decadence. You would never catch this dude with a sarong around his head. He was simply a wizard on the court, a shy family man off of it.
Admirable.
Unlike other top players (Beckham, Maradona) he wasn't arrogantly flashy off the court, or into decadence. You would never catch this dude with a sarong around his head. He was simply a wizard on the court, a shy family man off of it.
Admirable.
Panda
Metal head
Without a doubt, one of the greatest of his generation.
He himself chose the way to leave the stage, though.
He himself chose the way to leave the stage, though.
Adler17
Prussian Feldmarschall
An outstanding player with a career ending not worth to him. Although he was known to have his "destructive" moments, too. I remember the 4:4 of the HSV against Juve in the CL. There he was also playing a bull- with the very same consequence. Sad and undeserved ending. But what the hell was the reason?
Adler
Adler
I can only say: why Zidane, why?
Eventually he will be remembered for the great player he was, but in the annual sports review at the end of the year you will see the images of the head-butt and Zidane leaving the pitch with his head down.
That's not the way to end a brilliant career...
Eventually he will be remembered for the great player he was, but in the annual sports review at the end of the year you will see the images of the head-butt and Zidane leaving the pitch with his head down.
That's not the way to end a brilliant career...
the mormegil
Emperor
Yeah I meant Algerian.. 
He was born in Marseille but his parents were Algerian, he has both Algerian and French citizenship. Apparently the Algerian national coach rejected Zidane because he was too slow
I bet he regrets that decision.
He was born in Marseille but his parents were Algerian, he has both Algerian and French citizenship. Apparently the Algerian national coach rejected Zidane because he was too slow
I bet he regrets that decision.
Lambert Simnel
One across
I'm sad that he has finished his career in the way he has, but I don't think it's tragic or unrepresentative. Too often footballers are canonised after their retirement, and only the good that they do is remembered. With Zidane there was much, so much, that was good. But there was always a dark side to him as well; he has a violent side to his personality which too often found its expression on the football field.
Any recollection of Zidane will no doubt rightly focus on the talent he had, and the great gaols he scored and created. But now, no epitaph to Zizou can ignore that dark side, and I think that is probably appropriate as well.
Any recollection of Zidane will no doubt rightly focus on the talent he had, and the great gaols he scored and created. But now, no epitaph to Zizou can ignore that dark side, and I think that is probably appropriate as well.
I read - not sure how true it is - that Zidane has been sent off more times in his career than Roy Keane. Not so out of character then.
Pasi Nurminen
Deity
Zidane is my new hero. 
MCdread
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col said:
Maybe, Zidane used to have one bad temper reputation when he was at Cannes and Bordeaux in his earlier days, though lately learned to control it, except for some notorious moments of madness.
But anyway, I guess that with video evidence being used, Keane would have probably beat him.
There was a lot of criticism about Zidane's headbutt. Very poor technique. Duncan Ferguson would not have approved. You dont headbutt someone in the chest. You aim for just above the nose.
Duncan Ferguson was convicted of assault for doing it in a game of football and was sent to prison.
http://www.footballpoets.org/p.asp?Id=8500
Two thieves broke into his house. Both needed hospital treatment when the police arrived.
Duncan Ferguson was convicted of assault for doing it in a game of football and was sent to prison.
http://www.footballpoets.org/p.asp?Id=8500
Two thieves broke into his house. Both needed hospital treatment when the police arrived.
The Panenka technique.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j14nkzTgNYk
Zidane came pretty close to missing and if you look at his face on the replay, you can see that for a second he thought he'd missed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j14nkzTgNYk
Zidane came pretty close to missing and if you look at his face on the replay, you can see that for a second he thought he'd missed.
Hitro
Feistus Raclettus
Indeed, a penalty that is just lucky to go in is certainly not a great one. Panenka, now that had style...col said:
Darkness
Shadow creature
Actually in the second round Milevski did a much better Panenka than Zidane did in the final...
Rhye
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Masquerouge
Deity
In a way I'm glad that Zidane is retiring: now France will have to learn to play without him, and not put everything on one player 
But he brought a lot to football, he gave us a World Cup and an European Title, so he will be missed.
Bon vent, Zizou
But he brought a lot to football, he gave us a World Cup and an European Title, so he will be missed.
Bon vent, Zizou
Rhye
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dutchfire said:
Yes, it's true. He was the best, just for the courage showed in kicking the penalty that way (Totti did that but after all in a European cup semifinal and against a crappy gk (Van der Sar))
