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there’s something about Messi’s voice that make him sound so innocent, i can’t explain it but he seems like he would still be nice honest man even without the success
I’m just a sec ahead … but you were 3 seconds ahead of the rest.
damnnn what a conversation
man GOD really does exist. its FUCKING MESSI. THE GREIGHTEST!!!
Zidane’s idol Francescoli. Leo’s idol Aimar. Always River.
Leo may not say it, but the way he speaks about that era of River, he clearly reaaaally liked River as a kid.
How did Zidane become a fan of Francescoli? Was it during his time in France? Surely he wasn’t watching Argentine football in the 80s?
I remember watching a Messi interview where he showed Zidane jersey hanging on his wall at home. Very cool 👍🏼
That conversation hade me smiling for the whole 29 minutes.
When the goat meets the god
I dread the day when the genius that is Lionel Messi will retire. Football won’t be the same.
lol Messi said about the number 10 and what it represents “We all believed we were the different player, even though we weren’t.” I think with these two it’s pretty safe to say that they were.
it’s nice to see such legends be so humble though. as good as they were, without the other 10 players on the pitch (and oh boy, there were some names) they wouldn’t achieve the heights they did
I was laughing at that comment. In my head i was thinking who else can say they’re different then Messi and Zidane
Wouldn’t it be funny if, maybe at some point later in Maradona’s life, he actually fantasized about what it would be like to play like Messi?
So they have Haki?
i’m always blown away by how good Zidane’s spanish is
“Scoring a goal in the World Cup final is the best thing ever, right? Both of us can say that”
Game Recognizes Game
WOW!!!
man I love this convo
Mario Gotze pulls up a chair and starts nodding with understanding
with an erection nonetheless
Man what a beautiful interview. My favorite player ever with the best ever.
Okay my Zidane anti agenda is dropped he is now top 3 after Messi andPele
My favorite quote in the interview is “Scoring a goal in the World Cup final is the best thing ever,right? Both of us can say that”
But I was told the world cup was a 7 game tournament 😭
a 7 game tournament without a mistake tho you can come back if you make a mistake in CL but you never come back if u make a mistake at world cup beside this all nations play at that tournament you can’t just play with the same strategy
Zidane scored in two finals as well… Not many can say they did.
I think there’s more nuance to the 7 game tournament thing.
Realistically, the World Cup needs to be fit into a period of 2-3 weeks for logistical and tv rights reasons. And as well, a single elimination tournament format is not the best way to judge the quality of a team. There are a lot of ways the format is a poorer judge of the question “which country is best at soccer” than, for example, a more traditional league format would be.
Another example is that giant slaying is fun in single elimination domestic cups, but the first division is always a better indication of team quality.
None of this takes away from winning the trophy.
TimelineCR7 would be furious rn watching this interview
Wholesome asf.
you can just see Messi is honestly kinda flustered
and when he’s gonna be in Zidanes position hes gonna be just as much of an inspiritaion to the players playing then
Ronaldo’s comment on the video “🥲🥲🥲🥲”
Yes, CR10 famously played in the 10 position and always wore the 10 jersey.
😔👎not my manager
What a wholesome interview. ❤️🥹
When Zidane calls Ronaldo now, it will directly go to his voicemail.
Every photo of Ronaldo and Zidane constantly look like they’re trying not to kiss each other so don’t think he’d be too worried
During this whole conversation you can kinda see Messi being starstruck a little bit.
Yeh I mean in the first few seconds you already see he’s smiling way more than just a regular interview.
I mean look at 0:18 of the interview lol. He didn’t have a bigger smile winning the Ballon d’or
Winning Ballon d’Or < Meeting Zizou
I mean after winning it for the 8th time, it probably just doesn’t make him as happy as it used to.
having a sit-down and nice chat with Zizou is much more unique to Messi than winning another Balon Dor at this point lmao
At this point he’s probably won the Ballon d’or more times than he’s met Zidane.
They both look super star struck lmao. Zidane awkwardly sitting up every time he talks and messi stuttering every other word. The whole thing was weirdly wholesome
Zidane apparently has a certain aura and presence that people really feel when around him. Not even necessarily due to his skills as a player or his status in society. I think even if he had been a regular average joe he would be one of those people that exude leadership and confidence.
So there’s a good chance Messi is under that spell even if he sees himself as equal or superior.
You’re basically saying Zidane is a giga chad
Most revered Frenchman. Even more than any of their presidents.
If he ever ran for office he’ll have a damn good shot
That’s just called charisma. And yes, even on screen you can see he has loads of it. Could have ran for political office in another life if he hadn’t been so good at football.
I always thought the ones who have that kind of aura are Zizou, Seedorf, Xabi Alonso, Pirlo, and Henry.
He’s dead sexy and has sort of resting, “I am very displeased with this situation” face. Also, of course, a god of the game.
Plus, Messi is rather shy and easily becomes bashful in social situations, especially ones where he is the focus, and they are going to talk about how great he is. You’d think he’d get used to it, but he never seems to. When he went up to get his award for the FIFA Best Player in January, and the audience kept applauding he said, “you’re making me more nervous.”
Zizou the king.
you can kind of see it in pictures alone. tons of charisma
Feel like Zizou is the player that undoubtedly makes even the best footballers feel star struck. He has been a great asset to Real Madrid’s recruiting. A lot of their big signings have pointed to his phone call playing a huge role in their decision.
Even Becks mentioned in his documentary how much he loved the moment when Zizou planted the seed in his head and that’s a player who had easily the biggest brand name in sport at that time.
I think it was Mascherano who said: “The thing about Messi is that he doesn’t realize he’s Messi.”
He’s just a player, a football fan, like any other who would be in awe of Zidane.
The other funny thing is that Messi is getting the point in middle age where he doesn’t seem so much younger than Zidane anymore. They were still playing at the same time at some point.
Can someone share the link please