Zidane "Gerrard the best in the world"

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Zinedine Zidane believes Steven Gerrard is the best player in the world.

The legendary former Real Madrid playmaker saw his old club dismantled by Gerrard's Liverpool on Tuesday night, when the Reds ran out 4-0 winners at Anfield, 5-0 on aggregate.

England's midfield star scored two of the goals and ahead of Friday's crucial trip to Old Trafford, Zidane has claimed he is a better all-round player than Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, the current holder of the Ballon d'Or.

"Is he the best in the world? He might not get the attention of (Lionel) Messi and Ronaldo but yes, I think he just might be," the former France captain said.

"If you don't have a player like Steven Gerrard, who is the engine room, it can affect the whole team."

"When we were winning league titles and European Cups at Real, I always said Claude Makelele was our most important player."

"There is no way myself, (Luis) Figo or Raul would have been able to do what we did without Claude and the same goes for Liverpool and Gerrard."

Zidane added: "He has great passing ability, can tackle and scores goals, but most importantly he gives the players around him confidence and belief."

"You can't learn that - players like him are just born with that presence."
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Damn that is an endorsement of note from one of the greatest players of all time :)
 
Lol hes suffering from brain damage from his attack on Materazzi!
 
Gerrard is an important player (probably cause that's all they got bar Torres) but that's an ambitious statement to say the least.:eek:
 
I tend to agree with Zidane somewhat. Gerald is an all-rounder. We can't compare Gerald with Messi or Ronaldo. But Gerald is the one that makes things happen in terms of controlling the entire game. I've always liked Gerald.
 
Heita_Hola said:
I tend to agree with Zidane somewhat. Gerald is an all-rounder. We can't compare Gerald with Messi or Ronaldo. But Gerald is the one that makes things happen in terms of controlling the entire game. I've always liked Gerald.
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Whose "Gerald"...:confused:
 
Gerrard motivates Liverpool to no end. If he isn't on the field i don't feel Liverpool play the same. He is a great player.
 
Well he's my all time favorite footballer so i'm quite chuffed that one of the world's greatest ever foootballers rates him as the best :)
 
Damn that is an endorsement of note from one of the greatest players of all time
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correction he was "ONCE" :P now he's probably suffering from alzheimer's :P
 
Amazing how one of the greatest players of our time gets treated with absolutely no respect on here by some.
Stop hating bithces ;)
 
mercurial said:
Zidane is on crack.
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Hiddink said the same thing IIRC. IS he too also on crack?

I've said it before as a complete footballer(Add to that his leadership qualities ) Gerrard is the very best. He can play anywhere on the pitch. Ronaldo and Messi can't. I'd always pick him ahead of them knowing I have one the very the best CMs in the world, a captain and a player who can cover for the entire out field team as opposed to just being the best at one position.
 
How do you measure something as vague as "best player"? It is purely subjective.
 
Whenever measuring the best of anything it is purely subjective. So one would assume that the more people who agree with the statement the more weight it holds.
 
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