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Subject: [Leica] Zidane's boo boo
From: ruben at rhodos.dk (Ruben)
Date: Mon Jul 10 12:39:04 2006
References: <200607100811.k6A8BAGp014660@server1.waverley.reid.org> <F5D41C35-D76D-4C05-A661-9AACD8617DC6@optonline.net> <44B2940D.3090308@rhodos.dk> <4dccee3d0607101057y47f5943el64b0c8f84733b72b@mail.gmail.com> <6.2.5.6.2.20060710201320.02b303a8@screengang.com>

I agree with you Didier - I just have a "gut feeling" that the Italian 
player excactly knew about Zidanes "shortcommings" temper-wise and 
probably had worked at him for a very long time to mess up his play - 
indeed he suceeded - but to me Zidane is stll one of the best players ever.

Didier Ludwig skrev:
>>> I am sorry but I don not think that the incident will rock Zidanes
>>> legacy and I have no doubt that he was povoced more than anyone in here
>>> would have accepted. I am sure  he had his reasons for what he did ( not
>>> that it has any place in a football game )  In a day or two he will
>>> reveals what the Italian player said to him, and when that happens I
>>> hope the Italian player who provoced him will be meet with10 times the
>>> boooing then young Christiano Ronaldo - prefereably the next 20-30 games
>>> (unfortunatly no one watches series C mathes in the italian liga :-) )
>>>       
>> Hmmm, he never indicated what (if anything) the Saudi player he
>> blatently stomped on in WC 1998 said to him.
>>     
>
> Or what the concussed Hamburger SV player said before Zidane knocked him 
> down with another headbang, ten years ago. I have followed Zidanes career 
> for the past 12 years as he is a fascinating player. But every junior 
> coach he ever had told him to control his violent temper better. It has 
> alwaysbeen his dark side. Genius and maniac in one person. He worked hard 
> on it but the demons came again - ten minutes before he could have entered 
> the highest hall of fame for ever. A modern tragedy of greek dimensions.
>
> If one wants to be football player, he must stand such provocations. If in 
> the world cup or in a 6th level amateur league, insulting, provocating, 
> grabbing, pulling, pushing is just a normal thing. Zidane knew that. 
> Nevertheless I'm sorry for him.
>
> Didier
>
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Replies: Reply from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Zidane's boo boo)
In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Zidane's boo boo)
Message from ruben at rhodos.dk (Ruben) ([Leica] Re: Zidane's boo boo)
Message from dcm at pobox.com (David C. Mason) ([Leica] Re: Zidane's boo boo)
Message from rangefinder at screengang.com (Didier Ludwig) ([Leica] Zidane's boo boo)