Zidane is honest about his time at Real Madrid
His name has been the protagonist in recent days, since it has been linked in a very direct way with the PSG and his bench. But nevertheless, it seems that Zidane and the Gallic club will not come to join their paths, something that, definitely, will celebrate a large part of madridismo. Many white fans will surely not want to see one of their legends working side by side with Al Khelaifi.
But within all this maelstrom of rumors and news, Own Zidane has granted an interview to the French newspaper The team, where he has spoken at length on various topics, aunque ha centrado gran parte de sus palabras en su etapa en el Real Madrid.
Revive su época como jugador
‘Zizou’ reconoce abiertamente que en su carrera le faltaba aterrizar en el Bernabeu: “Yo acababa de cumplir 29, pero me faltaba eso: the real Madrid. Lo necesitaba para impulsar mi carrera, necesitaba ese nuevo desafío. Lo tenía en la cabeza y también Florentino”.
Cuenta cómo se fraguó su fichaje y la anécdota de la famosa servilleta: “Estábamos en una mesa grande en Mónaco en una cena de gala y allí me entregó un mensaje en el que ponía “¿Quieres venir?”. And I answered him on a paper napkin: “Yes”. Todavía me pregunto por qué le respondí en inglés”.
His goal in 'La Novena' will be indelible: “I needed to win my first Champions League and be decisive with Madrid in a great final. Part of a Roberto Carlos center that was bad, but when you arrive, turns magnificent. Later, mi gesto ocurre una vez en la vida. I tried to repeat it in some ads, but it never worked out. Nunca lo hice así”.
The three Champions as a coach are the result of enormous work
“Ganar la Champions nunca es suerte. It's work, y más si la ganas tres veces seguidas. I worked like crazy. My players believed in me and I believed in them. When I win, no me sorprendo porque lo di todo”, affirms.
The doublet of 2017 it was huge for him: “It's fantastic to win the Champions, pero lo más duro y bonito después de toda una temporada es win the league. The Champions League is prestigious, many prefer to win it, but the difficulty of La Liga… Reward the day to day, each party, cada entrenamiento. Winning both titles that year was huge.“.
Follow Real Madrid very closely
“I go to the Bernabéu whenever I can, I have a box. My kids and friends enjoy it too. I was in the Stade de France viendo la final contra el Liverpool”, points out.
