Artistry in Football: Zinedine Zidane

First thing you should obviously know (at least from the title), is that Zizou - as his nickname goes - is my best footballer ever. Let me try to put words to why I feel so.

You see when watching Zidane playing football, it is sheer artistry! I have never seen a football player that can mesmerize the audience with touches that are simply magnificent. Words cannot fully describe the grace, guile and genius, wrapped up in the body of this player! Silky, velvety suede is what comes to my mind!

With Zizou, the football seemed to defy the rules of physics and there seemed to be an invisible connection with his body; almost magnetic, that ensured that the ball was always within touching distance and at his beck and call! He had a unique distinctive style of ball control that was impossible to imitate.

At odd and constrained angles, he maneuvered and navigated his way, creating opportunities out of nothing and converting wishes to reality such as his acrobatic finisher at the 2002 UEFA Champions League which indelibly, is one of the finest trophy winning displays of athletic brilliance.

And he exuded an aura of enigmatic proportions with an imposing frame that made him seem hawkish on the ball. His feet deftly nudging the ball at an inch-perfect pace made him seem permanently at-sync. It was a symphony on display that guaranteed you a masterpiece performance from this virtuoso of the round-leather-game.

He was the Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and Chopin of football! Even his challenges went down in history as iconic moments a-la the famous Materrazzi headbutt which even overcame its negative connotation and has come to be a part of the lore of the legend.  In the end, I wonder if football will ever be gifted an opportunity to witness what I would describe as a once in a lifetime chance to have a front seat to see a Supernova. I doubt it.

How apt that he now coaches the club he once played for which presents him an opportunity to continue directing the orchestra in another realm!

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