TheNewEra
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I find the Zidané comparisons funny for the reason that Zidané was a great flair player and a great leader, but having someone in a Yaya/Vieira hybrid mould to me is more valuable than having Zidane who won barely anything in his time at Real Madrid.
Zidane wonderful player, one of the GOAT midfielders BUT I'd rather have a Vieira/Yaya in our midfield (a 23 year old one at that).
Zidane would create chances in the EPL but he wouldn't balance the current United squad.
Disagree with you on your points, Iniesta isn't short of anything he "owns football matches" too. Ronaldinho was funner to look at too, but he wasn't better Messi or Ronaldo.
Iniesta is a greater footballer than Zidane and leaves a greater legacy.
Zidane wonderful player, one of the GOAT midfielders BUT I'd rather have a Vieira/Yaya in our midfield (a 23 year old one at that).
Zidane would create chances in the EPL but he wouldn't balance the current United squad.
Zidane was better than Iniesta. If Zidane was playing now people would rightly have him in the conversation with Ronaldo and Messi. He falls a little short of that but he was truly special.
Iniesta is a fabulous footballer. You could pull together stats or videos and say he's better than Zidane at x, y or z. But bottom line, Zidane owned football matches. Routinely. For years. In different leagues too. Iniesta is a short way off that. These are fine margins but Zidane had that extra something. I'm not being romantic when I say that.
Pogba is a good distance behind everyone here. Hopefully he'll get there in the next few years but I doubt he'll ever be as good on the ball as Zidane was. They're completely different players.
Disagree with you on your points, Iniesta isn't short of anything he "owns football matches" too. Ronaldinho was funner to look at too, but he wasn't better Messi or Ronaldo.
Iniesta is a greater footballer than Zidane and leaves a greater legacy.