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Just Zidane doing his normal GOAT things.
check this run by france in WC'06:
they had a slow start in the group stage but then they went through this ridiculous road:
spain (xavi,raul,iniesta,alonso,puyol,ramos, fabregas,torres,villa,cassilas, joaquin, etc)
brazil (cafu, lucio, adriano, kaka, ronaldinho, robinho, carlos, juninho, ze roberto)
portugal (figo, penaldo, deco, gomes, ferreira, carvalho)
italy ( cannavaro, buffon, del pierro, totti, toni, nesta, zambrotta, inzaghi, pirlo, de rossi, materazzi)
in the same bracket were also strong netherlands and england sides, just for kicks.
shame france couldn't win it. it was the best run I've seen live.
also as a sidenote, it was one of the best tournaments, with MANY excellent teams and games : germany,italy,france,argentina,portugal, england, netherlands, brazil, spain .. 9 teams could've won it tbh .. even smaller teams played great football and had good/great talent (mexico, ukraine, ivory coast). In comparison, the last 2 world cups were subpar from a quality pov tbh, probably that's why we won in '14.
Just Zidane doing his normal GOAT things.
son zidane is the real GOAT tbh and every knowledgeable fan knows it.Just Zidane doing his normal GOAT things.
I've seen maradona live, I've seen missy, I've seen peak ronaldinho/ronaldo(s), I've seen pele games on tape .... but zidane was just something else, a graceful artist both individually and teamwise, a combination of GOAT individual play&skills, GOAT cerebral team play, elite leadership and a thug-level mean streak.
Argentina had it difficult in 78, France and Italy in first group stage, then battling Brazil in the second group stage and Holland in the final. Argentina was good but any of the semi finalists deserved to win. Brazil didn't lost any game, Italy hit the woodwork 3 times vs Brazil for the third place and won the game vs Argentina, Holland hit the woodwork shortly before the end of the regulation time in the final vs Argentina.
Thankfully second group stages were replaced by knockouts since '86.
What Zidane did at the '06 WC was outlandish, no player has dominated like that since Maradona's prime. After the match vs Brazil Pelé said Zidane was top 3 all time. Which was very obvious, even when stats or awards may suggest otherwise.check this run by france in WC'06:
they had a slow start in the group stage but then they went through this ridiculous road:
spain (xavi,raul,iniesta,alonso,puyol,ramos, fabregas,torres,villa,cassilas, joaquin, etc)
brazil (cafu, lucio, adriano, kaka, ronaldinho, robinho, carlos, juninho, ze roberto)
portugal (figo, penaldo, deco, gomes, ferreira, carvalho)
italy ( cannavaro, buffon, del pierro, totti, toni, nesta, zambrotta, inzaghi, pirlo, de rossi, materazzi)
in the same bracket were also strong netherlands and england sides, just for kicks.
shame france couldn't win it. it was the best run I've seen live.
also as a sidenote, it was one of the best tournaments, with MANY excellent teams and games : germany,italy,france,argentina,portugal, england, netherlands, brazil, spain .. 9 teams could've won it tbh .. even smaller teams played great football and had good/great talent (mexico, ukraine, ivory coast). In comparison, the last 2 world cups were subpar from a quality pov tbh, probably that's why we won in '14.
About '06, Italy finally managed to break their unlucky streak, that run since around Italy '90. Always close, but eliminated in penalty shootouts and unlucky cir stances.
Zidane's run in '06 is so overrated.
He literally had just 2 good games (Spain and Brazil). After the group stage of that tournament I remember folks talking about how he shouldn't even wait for the tournament to be over for him to retire.
And no, no trully knowladgeable fan can ever think Zidane is even close to be the GOAT. He isn't even the best player of his generation.
Zidane isn't the GOAT but he still s on Misty obviously
this. IIRC, Lilian Thuram was a beast that world cup.Zidane's run in '06 is so overrated.
He literally had just 2 good games (Spain and Brazil). After the group stage of that tournament I remember folks talking about how he shouldn't even wait for the tournament to be over for him to retire.
And no, no trully knowladgeable fan can ever think Zidane is even close to be the GOAT. He isn't even the best player of his generation.
you take one team that couldn't even qualify, you add ONE player to it and voila .. you got a juggernaut capable of going the distance with 4 consecutive STACKED contenders. that france team couldn't even function without zidane making it happen in midfield. but that run was overrated?Zidane's run in '06 is so overrated.
He literally had just 2 good games (Spain and Brazil). After the group stage of that tournament I remember folks talking about how he shouldn't even wait for the tournament to be over for him to retire.
And no, no trully knowladgeable fan can ever think Zidane is even close to be the GOAT. He isn't even the best player of his generation.how can you say zidane's 06 run was overrated? zidane dominated the entire tournament on his absolute last legs, absolutely unheard of tbh.
liliam thuram, the real mvp tbh.
What does Honduras has to do with France in 2006, son? When you start changing topics is really when you really lose your arguments.liliam thuram, the real mvp tbh.
I called that ARG team trash even before the tournament started, I was correct on all counts
Now tell me more about GOAT Zidane quitting on his team in the Final... now you can say whatever about Missi, except that he got himself ejected in the most important game...
FWIW, I'll admit I was wrong, and the WC I was thinking about was 1998, the one they actually won.
son I was just comparing the strength of scheduleWhat does Honduras has to do with France in 2006, son? When you start changing topics is really when you really lose your arguments.
son I know they are trash, but losing to honduras is justI called that ARG team trash even before the tournament started, I was correct on all counts
the reality is a non qualifying france team added zidane and they became world beaters, going through the skeleton of future EC-WC-EC spain, a stacked brazil, maybe the best portugal side ever and barely lost to a super stacked italy.Now tell me more about GOAT Zidane quitting on his team in the Final... now you can say whatever about Missi, except that he got himself ejected in the most important game...
While I agree that headbutting materazzi wasn't the smartest thing to do, he still had a great game till that '110 minute ejection, which is more great minutes and production for his NT in finals than all of missy finals minutes combined. So really you got no point here tbh.
Another deflection thread by OP.
please explain son.
FWIW before the materazzi incident Zidane had a great game... he had a superb head defended by Buffon few minutes before that could have won the game... France 2006 without Zidane was first round exit, on a side note, coach was the worst of France history
Ribery was also pretty good in 06, but yeah Zidane's impact was huge
Zidane's run in '06 is so overrated.
He literally had just 2 good games (Spain and Brazil). After the group stage of that tournament I remember folks talking about how he shouldn't even wait for the tournament to be over for him to retire.
And no, no trully knowladgeable fan can ever think Zidane is even close to be the GOAT. He isn't even the best player of his generation.
I'm curious to know what run do you consider not overrated tbh... except for Messi runs of course (we already know what you think about Messi tbh)
"Messi runs ..... shoots .... misses! Argentina loses another final !"
I'm curious to know what run do you consider not overrated tbh... except for Messi runs of course (we already know what you think about Messi tbh)
If only he could play against Nigeria, Iran or Bosnia in a final...
Or Real Madrid tbh
you you got lucky
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