And he was certainly better at doing that than Henry. I said the 08 Euro team was built on the backbone of the 06 Squad. Wiltord? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I think it's you who's missing some crucial things. The Real Madrid coach has been involved in 18 Clasicos as a manager and a player, winning only seven times in Spain’s clash of the titans. Yeah. If by truly competitive you mean resting your star players. Also, Lemerre was forced to play Zidane against Denmark as they only had one point and even a draw meant elimination. Thank you for signing up to Four Four Two. Kind of trolling, but if you want to make those comparisons, then how about Zidane vs. Rui Costa as well? His first major NT contribution is 04 and he contributed from 02-08 which is a different era from 96-02. Trezeguet? But I saw this guy play. The game vs Germany was a friendly, but beating them 3-0 on their home-soil was a huge performance, one of the top 5 of Zidane's generation certainly in terms of result and in terms of how the team played. Yeah, I guess that's inevitable that as a knock on effect at least Zidane and Rui Costa would be compared and contrasted too. The golden generation properly starts with the guys in the 96 tournament -. They were in the same league in their prime for 5 years, and DBS Calcio gave Rui Costa a higher rating 3 of the 5 years. Zinédine Zidane is the father of Elyaz Zidane (Real Madrid Youth). Zinedine Zidane this seasons has also noted 0 assists, played 3420 minutes, with 27 times he played game in first line. A couple of interesting comparisons IMHO (though I respect any view that says the Barca pair are better) might be Paulo Roberto Falcao vs Xavi and Rui Costa vs Andres Iniesta. Team: Real Madrid stats. Second, Zidane played in the loss against Denmark. Zidane, who retired from the France team after he was sent off in the 2006 World Cup Final, was a more attack-minded midfielder capable of scoring breathtaking goals but rarely controlling matches the way Xavi is able to. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, I never said that Vieira was not a key element of the 06 squad. 2002 does not represent the golden generation, but the death of it. GRANADA - Spain midfielder Xavi played down a comparison with Zinedine Zidane on Thursday on the eve of his 100th appearance for his country. Here is a run down of Zidane’s Clasico performances. With a player like Trezeguet i dont care about the statistics. Come on. He is a great captain, both for Barcelona and Spain.". You may wonder how he did not get a chance. Receive news and offers from our other brands? I mean Vieira and Henry were not part of 96, and didn't contribute much to the 98 campaign (and they were far, far removed from their peaks considering how young they were). Either way, Zidane played in that match, so it's a little curious to count it amongst the matches played. I am not denigrating France's Confed Cup wins, I am denigrating the tournament itself whether it took place in 92, 03 or 13. The Barcelona captain has been crucial to the recent success of his club and country and his creativity and domination of possession in central midfield is the hallmark of the two teams' playing styles. home; Players; Zinedine Zidane vs Andres Iniesta; Player profile Name: Zinedine Zidane. did he really contribute as a first team player, at any point in time, 98-2006? Remember, Makelele was not there in 98 or 2000. That's three wins in three WC matches without Zidane in those years. Number: 0. I'm not sure exactly what your conclusion is, as is often the case with your arguments. I will not truly count this loss as one with Zidane as he obviously was in no condition to play but Lemerre threw him there as a potential savior as he faced a historic disaster. And if you really think he was SO unfit, then it's a little hard to count that match against the rest of France anyways, since, at that point, you're basically positing that they essentially played a man down because they had a hobbled player.