Part 2: Madrid Legend Zinedine Zidane thinks Jose Mourinho’s men can defeat Barcelona
He also talked about his son, Enzo Zidane who is currently playing for Real Madrid’s youth team. The press asked him questions about the young kid’s future and he said that he does not have any issues regarding the future of Enzo and said that he just wants the kid to enjoy playing football. He said that he hates to talk about and think about his future as he is currently playing for one of the best teams in the world.
When they asked him whether he is going to play for the French team or the Spanish team, in reply to that Zidane quoted that whoever comes to him first, he is going to consider it and said that it doesn’t really matter whether it is Spain or France, he is going to ask his son about it and wherever he wants to play football, he is going to respect his son’s decision and discuss it with him further so that they can come to a final conclusion.
He also highlighted his thoughts on “youth” football in Real Madrid. He said that he has realized that the “big” names in the world are rising only because of their youth team and teams like the Spanish side Barcelona and the English club Manchester United, are famous because they have an amazing youth academy.
Barcelona, in recent times, have proven to the world that their youth academy is the best in the world as players like Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Bojan Krkic and Pedro Rodriguez have all evolved from the same youth academy. These players are simply outstanding and all of them have great team chemistry and with the help of that, they managed to win a lot of trophies in the previous seasons.
Barcelona are currently ranked as the best team in the world as they managed to win the Spanish La Liga for two consecutive seasons and this time round they are planning to get a “hat trick.” In the season 2008-2009, Barcelona entered 6 competitions and managed to win all the 6 trophies, which itself is a record.
The 6 trophy haul included their amazing triumph in Rome as they won the match against the English club Manchester United. The match was simply thrilling as Barcelona made their way through to the final after a last second goal that Iniesta scored against Chelsea in the semi final to qualify for the final match. The final match was all Barcelona as they controlled the ball well and with their “tiki taka” football, they managed to score 2 goals as one came from the best player in the world, Lionel Messi.
Lionel Messi is a factor that no one can count out and this year with David Villa included in the Barcelona squad it is a totally different scenario. Last year it was Zlatan Ibrahimovic who did not really shine during his time in Barcelona and only managed to score 22 goals as the former Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o was very much missed. However, this year Barcelona have brought in the “goal scoring” machine as the Spanish striker who impressed throughout the FIFA World Cup 2010 and scored 5 goals is now a part of Barcelona.
The question still remains when Jose Mourinho’s name is taken along Real Madrid. The new Real Madrid coach is famous for making teams shine. He managed to win the Champions League with a team like Porto; a team that was not even in the favourites of winning the cup. So, anything can happen with Jose Mourinho around. However, it is Barcelona who are currently the Champions and it is the Catalan giants who are at the top of the table when it comes down to the Spanish La Liga.
Can Jose Mourinho prove his worth just like the French legend has said? Well, we can only wait for the Champions League and the Spanish La Liga to start. For now, it is Barcelona who have impressed more than Real Madrid.
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