Zidane to Messi: ‘It’s a shame we were never teammates – You’re real magic’

Zinedine Zidane and Lionel Messi they came together in Miami at the initiative of Adidas, in a meeting that caught the eye of every football fan!

The two artists of the sport expressed their admiration for each other, then discussed the position of the ten-man that tends to be lost in modern football, Maradona, the Qatar World Cup and much more!

“It’s a shame we were never teammates. It’s a great pleasure to be here with you to talk football. This is what people want to see. More football talk and less nonsense”initially reported by Zidanebefore Messi took the floor, answering:

“I’m also very happy to be here. You know how much I admire you. We weren’t lucky enough to play together, but we played a bit as opponents and then when you were a coach and I was a player. I have always respected and admired you for all that you have achieved and continue to achieve”.

The two then got into a conversation about number “10” and for him Maradonaby Messi to state: “For us Argentinians, 10 is a very special number, because when we talk about it, Maradona immediately comes to mind. No one is like him, it was our dream to do what he does. He is our mentor, our idol. My children know him without ever having seen him. For us Diego is something very big”and with Zidane adding: “Today the ’10’ position is not as important as it used to be. The truth is that No. 10, his position does not exist. If you play 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 the ”10” doesn’t exist”.

“Yes, there aren’t many pennies left. It no longer has the place it used to have when you were the leader, the go-between, the link as we called it. Today many teams play 4-3-3 and there are more inside midfielders than tens. And he doesn’t stick to the linear 4-4-2 either. There are very few dimes left”Messi added, before the conversation went to Qatar World Cupwhere the Messi managed to lead the Argentine national team to the top of the world.

“It was the only thing missing. Only this goal was missing”Zidane pointed out, with the Argentine replying: “Yeah, scoring in a World Cup final is the best thing in the world, isn’t it? We both know that very well.”.

Finally, O Zidane was asked to describe Messi, saying: “In just one word: magic. Leo and I don’t see each other every day so today is a very important day for me because I can tell him how much I admire him. I think it’s magic, real magic. Magic in the sense that before he receives the ball, he already knows what to do. And especially for me, being someone who understands football, when I see you on the pitch it’s like I know what you’re going to do. It was like a connection. But when I see him doing what he does, I’m like, “this is it.” So that’s what people want to see in football. There are only a few who can, but not like Messi. Very few”.

Watch the full delightful video of the two wizards meeting: