ponsaelius Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 To be frank, I wouldn't even rank Zidane above Xavi but I guess you can said I'm biased. I agree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Can't agree with that. Zidane was exceptional. Absolute genius with the ball. Best player I have ever seen live - just had so much time on the ball and made everything look so so easy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Xavi is in a different league to Zidane. The finest midfielder I've ever seen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Xavi is in a different league to Zidane. The finest midfielder I've ever seen. They play different roles so I am not sure they can be compared. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Xavi does basically everything Zidane did and more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Xavi is in a different league to Zidane. The finest midfielder I've ever seen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Score goals? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Yes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Have a look at their career stats and you'll see that's not true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 You talk like Zidane was a Platini-esque goalscoring machine. He wasn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Didn't say that, did I? Zidane - 1 in 5 record at club level and 1 in 3 at international level. Xavi - 1 in 9 at club level and 1 in 11 at international level. Bit different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Xavi plays deeper, this season he is playing a more advanced role and has already scored more than Zidane did in any season in his career. Plus, the difference in goalscoring - to me - isn't enough to put him in front of Xavi given what else he contributes to the team. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Zidane has the benefit of peaking. Xavi has plenty of time left and appears to have added goals in the last year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Xavi plays deeper, this season he is playing a more forward role and has already scored more than Zidane did in any season in his career. Boom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Xavi plays deeper, this season he is playing a more forward role and has already scored more than Zidane did in any season in his career. I already said they played different roles! Let's see if Xavi keeps it up. He's got a lot of goalscoring ground to make up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 And don't take this as belittling Zidane, he was a wonderful player, but to me he wasn't consistently great. He did perform in the big games, indeed, but he wasn't Zidane during all the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 And don't take this as belittling Zidane, he was a wonderful player, but to me he wasn't consistently great. He did perform in the big games, indeed, but he wasn't Zidane during all the season. Fair enough - I suppose I just think he was almost the ultimate big game player of recent times. 98, 2000 - exceptional. 2006 - pretty much dragged that French team to the final. Anyway - we can leave it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Zidane's legacy is helped by being probably the most aesthetically pleasing player ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I'd agree with that - a balletic majesty... Although his legacy was pretty amazing without that - 3 FIFA World Player of the Years, a World Cup and European Championship ain't bad. And of course he didn't have the advantage of playing the best club side of the last 20 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Zidane's legacy is helped by being probably the most aesthetically pleasing player ever. Nesta, or our own Hugo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Good shout for Nesta. Not going to say he was better than Zidane but what an aesthetic defender he was in his prime. The ball just went to his feet almost naturally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Snrub Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Still maintain Nesta is the finest CB the game has ever seen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 And the prettiest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Still maintain Nesta is the finest CB the game has ever seen. Him and Baresi are the two best that I've ever seen. Also it's a bit of a bold statement saying Zidane wasn't even in the same league as Xavi. I will say Zidane was nowhere near as consistent as Xavi, as he often saved his best form for the big occasions and went through the motions against the lesser teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 Hierro is up there in the CB stakes like. Absolute beast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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