Is Nasri the ‘new Zidane’?

Question

France midfielder Samir Nasri was touted as the ‘new Zidane’ while at Marseille in 2007 – was this a fair assessment?

Answer 1

Tags like this one often burden the player with the label on their back. Nasri is not the new Zidane – but he is still a very accomplished player. Zidane is one of the finest players to have ever played the sport, while Nasri, 22, is still finding his feet at Arsenal. It’s very possible that no Frenchman will ever be as good as Zidane – but people once said that about Michel Platini...