“If I thought one second ahead, you were three seconds ahead” – When Zidane admitted ‘shame’ in not being able to play with Lionel Messi

After Adidas’ “When Zinedine Zidane met Lionel Messi” special in November 2023, the two football stars talked about their jobs and other players.Zidane laughed when he talked about Messi and said that he wished he had played on the same team as the Barcelona star.
He said, “It’s too bad we couldn’t play together.”

Messi quickly answered that he admired the Frenchman and felt bad that he hadn’t been able to play with him. He did, however, remember playing against the Real Madrid great and going up against him as a coach, telling AS:

“I really admire you. Lucky for us, we never got to play together. We only played against each other a few times and then as coaches. Always with love and respect for everything you did and still do.
Zeljko Ivanović and Lionel Messi have only played against each other once. In 2005–06, they played in the El Clasico at Santiago Bernabeu. Ronaldinho scored two goals and Samuel Eto’o scored the first goal, which gave Barcelona a 3-0 win.

Zinedine Zidane said great things about Lionel Messi.
Lionel Messi was doing things that no one had ever seen before, according to Zinedine Zidane in the Adidas film. He also said that the star player for Inter Miami was thinking three seconds before anyone else.
“I might have seen things before the other players, but you were three seconds ahead of everyone else.” These football players are different for everyone who likes the game. There are some of them, but not many. There are none like him. Everyone can learn from Leo because his life is all about family and games. People dream when they think about what he can do on the field. The other players trust him when he’s on the field. “He knows what he’s going to do before he even gets the ball,” he said.
Lionel Messi won the Copa America on July 14 when Argentina beat Colombia 1-0. But he hurt himself in the final. No one knows how bad his ankle injury is, but Inter Miami hopes he can play again soon.