Ramos
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OK well then we remember things quite differently ...Not really, I'm talking about my childhood here and it's actually the opposite that has happpened, Zidane is getting more support now than he used to. Platini is almost a god for the people that you mentioned, they rate Zidane but Platini is on an other planet for them and they are/were biased because he is from their generation.
But the bold part seems odd to me if we really are talking the 2000-2002 period. Those were his absolute heydays. Zidane was the star player of the team that finally got that elusive World Cup in Paris(!) against the mighty Brazil nonetheless and outshone everybody at the Euros two years later providing an unforgettable double. That was enormous for the country and people were absolutely euphoric about him and the team. That's hard to forget. I was living and working in France and they were actually driving me crazy with how much they absolutely adored him. That has always stuck with me and that's why it's weird to hear Platini was always rated far superior, even in those days.
However if we are talking post headbutt, that's a different story. I know his popularity did drop a fair amount and may have come back a bit after the triple CL with Real as coach.