The Adidas brand, sponsor of Lionel Messi and Zinédine Zidane, brought together the two football legends for an organized discussion.
Messi and Zidane are both part of the history of world football and each has left an indelible mark. The first with Barça then Argentina, while Zidane shone with France then Real Madrid and Juventus.
Number 10
The two men did not play at all for the same clubs or for the same selection but they still have one thing in common: the number 10. A number that they both wore and a role as playmaker which they both occupied. As a result, Adidas brought the two legends together to talk about it in an organized discussion. “For us, Argentinians, it’s a very special number because when you see this number 10, you think of Maradona. We wanted to be like him, so no one managed to be like him. But it’s was everyone’s wish. Maradona was the 10 and the player we admired,” Messi explained. “What 10 has to have is a little magic, like you. Because he’s the leader of the team, he has to create the play. That’s what you have, 10 has to have something something that the others don’t have. For me, that’s the difference that this number has with the others. These are players who see what to do before even receiving the ball. The 10 must represent that. If a leader can doing that is better for the team,” said Zidane for his part.
The story of the 5 in Madrid
But besides, Zidane didn’t have number 10 in Madrid because Figo wore it at the time. He then told why the number 5: “A middle with the number 5 is a bit strange. But do you know how it happened? Florentino Perez didn’t like weird numbers like 25, 30, the 35th… He said that it wasn’t football but American football. He was a bit of the old school. For him it was from number 1 to number 11, that’s all. He said. And so, Sanchis, who was carrying it, released it and I took the 5. But in the end it’s a strong number for me,” admitted Zizou.
The Madridistas have just been convulsed by these words from Zidane about Messi. pic.twitter.com/ov2FVRwUQQ
— Llourinho (@Llourinho)
November 9, 2023
Then, the two players praised each other, starting with Zidane who expressed his admiration. “Maybe I saw things before the others, but if I thought a second ahead, you were 3 seconds ahead of the others. It’s a shame not to have been able to play with you. Messi should be a model for the people. Because his life is that, football and family. There is nothing more. Leo, it’s magic. The one I love. We don’t I don’t see every day but today is the opportunity to tell him the admiration I have for him. It’s pure magic and that’s what people want to see in football. You “You’re a player like few,” Zidane said in front of the Barça legend. “I admire you a lot, we didn’t have the chance to play together even if we clashed a bit. I have always had respect and admiration for what you have done and what you keep doing it,” the Argentinian responded immediately.
2023-11-09 21:06:50
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