![[Adidas on youtube] Zidane to Messi: "It's true there are only a few No 10s left. Well, thank goodness you still play and the No. 10 still exists."](https://alien.top/pictrs/image/b3f3f3fc-2814-4428-ad40-5d4a855794cf.webp){kind=link}
Very subtle, but massive props to whoever was in charge of both men’s wardrobes
Messi wearing a shirt with the modern three stripe logo, and the Messi logo while Zidane wearing the classic Adidas logo, I’m pretty convinced this isn’t coincidental
Two very different generations, two absolute legends
You can thank Adidas
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
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.
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 😭
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.
“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
When Zidane calls Ronaldo now, it will directly go to his voicemail.
Ronaldo’s comment on the video “🥲🥲🥲🥲”
I’m sure there’s some nostalgia informing my feelings here but for me the mid 2010s were my favorite time being a football fan because it was like… just before Pep/Klopp came into the Premier League and completely changed the footballing meta.
The days of the no. 10 who was a bit of a luxury player are past us
I know what you are saying and I’m sure it’s a thing in gaming, but “footballing meta” just sounds so off. And because not all people know specific terms from other hobbies, I don’t quite using them out of their context.
Man Zidane looks fucking GREAT for 51 years old
Everyone that loves football should watch this. Who would have thought Zidane was the one Messi would open up to
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.
Wholesome asf.
The entire conversation was so fascinating. I don’t think I’ve heard Messi talk other than short match interviews.
The whole interview was great. As someone who idolized Zidane both as a player and as a coach that was amazing. Two of the absolute best discussing football is something I can’t get bored watching ever. It’s great to see the amount of respect they both have for one another. That was a great interview. I would love to see one with these two + Ronaldo if he could just be nice, so I can enjoy their conversation about football. Maybe in a few years when he mellows down, but I do understand his competitiveness.
Greatest Barca player of all-time meets greatest real madrid player of all-time.
Top 5 for sure but Di Stefano, Puskas, Cristiano made a bigger impact
I think Zidane is a bigger madrid legend than Cristiano.
What? Real barely did anything in the years Zizou was there? He was there for five years as part of an insanely expensive project where he was basically the pièce de résistance, and not only did they only manage one league title (and one Champions League title), but they immediately bounced back after Zidane retired. It’s some wild revisionist shit to claim Zizou a top-five legend in Real, and I’m saying this as a Barcelona fan.
I’d be happy to pay to have these guys talk more about football as they did with the #10 role—truly a brilliant half-hour piece.