HistoryZinédine Zidane and his former number 5 at Real Madrid: What’s actually behind it? The Frenchman reveals it to Lionel Messi in a conversation. Photo: YouTube/Adidas“> EnlargeZnédine Zidane in conversation with Lionel Messi – Photo: YouTube/Adidas
Zidane makes number 5 big at Real Madrid
MIAMI. The number 5 is actually not a prestigious number in football. Not a number that comes with a special pressure, with a special expectation to accomplish something special. Rather, they are usually owned by defenders who, with a more combative approach, ensure that the goal is kept as clean as possible. As Zinedine Zidane However, when he moved from Juventus to Real Madrid in the summer of 2001, the history of this number changed a little. The former star acquisition received the same 5 from the Royals – as a central attacking midfielder, whose former magic in handling the ball of leather still impresses posterity. In Turin he wore the 21, for France’s national team he always wore the important 10, which also corresponded to his position. In the white ballet, however, this was occupied by Luís Figo. “Zizou” will be this at some point “doesn’t matter” been, “Because in the end I liked the 5. In the end, what matters is what you do on the pitch.”said the 51-year-old in Miami at a meeting with Lionel Messi organized by Adidas.
Zidane: Pérez is not a fan of high numbers
“You made the 5 important. It was strange to see someone else with the 5″, the Argentine legend interrupted him with a short laugh. Zidane further revealed: „Florentino (Pérez) didn’t like it when players wore numbers like 25, 30, 35. He belonged to the old school. From number 1 at the goalkeeper to number 11, done. (Manolo) Sanchís had 5. He left and the president said to me: ‘Wouldn’t you like a number from 1 to 10?’ I said, ‘Yeah, yeah.’ Then I took the number 5 jersey because he didn’t want the 25, 30… I said, ‘No, that’s not football, that’s American football.’”
Pérez asked his star to make friends with the 5. “My first day, I’m going to say ‘yes'”Zidane said he simply thought at the time. “But at the end of the day, 5 is a strong number for me because it reflects my history at Real Madrid. The 10 is good, but so is the 5. I don’t remember the 21 at Juventus that much.”said the world footballer from 1998, 2000 and 2003. More about ZidaneZidane reports: “Every now and then I have to pull the plug.” read more
Messi: Zidane “one of the greatest in history”
Meanwhile, Messi raved about Zidane: “For me he is one of the greatest in history. I always admired him, I always liked him. I followed him a lot at Real Madrid and often suffered from him because I was in Barcelona. He was always a different kind of player, elegant. Art, magic. He had everything. I have many memories of him. It was nice to see him play, him and this whole generation of players.” Both regret that they never played together – with a smile on their lips… REAL TOTAL support: All information or straight to steady
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