{"id":1930,"date":"2025-04-13T13:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T13:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=1930"},"modified":"2025-04-13T13:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T13:04:18","slug":"france-team-zidane-overshadowed-by-another-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asport.com.ng\/?p=1930","title":{"rendered":"France team: Zidane overshadowed by another legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-article\">\n<div class=\"author-head author-head-newspage\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n                    <span class=\"js-b16 1F4AC3CB43C3C11F24 author-name author-link\">Guillaume de Saint Sauveur<\/span><br \/>\n                        <span class=\"separator\">&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Journalist<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Graduate of journalism school in Paris. Specialized football, and more particularly on the transfer window. Fan of French PSG and Stade.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Partner of Zinedine Zidane in the French team during the 2006 World Cup, Sidney Govou remembers the performance of the former number 10 during this World Cup. And according to him, despite all the craze around Zidane, it is another member of the Blues who was the real technical leader of this team: Patrick Vieira.<\/p>\n<p>Just before hanging up the crampons, <strong>Zinedine<\/strong> <strong>Zidane<\/strong> had marked the 2006 World Cup in Germany from his imprint. The former playmaker of the<strong>French team<\/strong> had achieved some significant performance during this World Cup, especially against Brazil in the quarter-final (1-0). Yet, <strong>Sidney<\/strong> <strong>Gavou<\/strong> was not particularly amazed by <strong>Zidane<\/strong>and he even relegates it to the background behind <strong>Patrick<\/strong> <strong>Vieira<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;The best is not Zidane&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>\u00ab<em> This Zidane match is the start of the highlights, we only show what is good. I&#39;m not saying he was bad, he made exceptional gestures. But it was his game, he was still trying. And when we put a summary of what he is capable of doing on a meeting, necessarily, it swells the perception of people. I say it and I repeat, on this World Cup, the best is not Zidane <\/em>&#8220;Said <strong>Gavou<\/strong> in the program <strong>Zack nani<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Zidane tried a lot, but &#8230;&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>\u00ab <em>The best is Patrick Vieira. Pat is exceptional, it was everywhere. In attack, in defense. People have focused more on gestures and beauty than on efficiency. Zidane had tried a lot and therefore missed a lot. On the match against Brazil, Patric Vieira is extraordinary. Those who do not agree must review the match<\/em> &#8220;, Continues the former striker of the<strong>OL<\/strong> and<strong>French team<\/strong>. Not sure that Zinedine Zidane appreciates &#8230; <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Guillaume de Saint Sauveur &#8211; Journalist Graduate of journalism school in Paris. Specialized football, and more particularly on the transfer window. Fan of French PSG and Stade. 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