It’s only natural to want to select your best players and there is no doubt for me that Paul Scholes is still in a class of his own. He’s almost untouchable in what he does. I never tire of watching him play.
ZINEDINE ZIDANEEverything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
More Zinedine Zidane Quotes
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Scholes is undoubtedly the best midfielder of his generation.
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My toughest opponent? Scholes of Manchester. He is the complete midfielder.
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Messi is the Mozart of football.
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Zidane is probably the best player there has been in the past 20 years. France have recovered the best Zidane and they have progressively grown throughout this tournament.
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Mandela has played a crucial part in history. He’s done some extraordinary things, not only for his country but also for the whole world.
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We are well aware of the task ahead of us in what will be a very difficult match but which we all dream of playing.
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Everything Iniesta does impresses me. He could even play as goalkeeper. He’s magical.
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I love Madrid. I am happy to be here. I have been here three years and hope to be here longer. But I am proud of where I come from and never forget the people I grew up with.
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Zidane is unique. The ball flows with him. He is more like a dancer than a football player.
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Sometimes I don’t know what takes me over during a game. Sometimes I just feel I have moved to a different place and I can make the pass, score the goal or go past my marker at will.
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Every day I think about where I come from and I am still proud to be who I am: first, a Kabyle from La Castellane, then an Algerian from Marseille, and then a Frenchman.
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It’s hard to explain but I have a need to play intensely every day, to fight every match hard. And this desire never to stop fighting is something else I learnt in the place where I grew up.
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Music was important. Football was the easy part.
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Zidane is the master. Over the past 10 years, there’s been no-one like him, he has been the best player in the world.
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There was huge pressure, especially before the big games. Not many people believed in us, but we believed in ourselves. We wanted to do something good and we did.
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