Scored the winning goal in a world cup final in extra time, man of the match performance in another big final (Euro 2012) and there was that late goal in the CL semi-final against Chelsea in 2009 that took Barça to the final. Check compare for players: Zinedine Zidane vs Andres Iniesta.
I think Zidane had a higher ceiling of the two. There's basically no midfielder in the world who is as much the definition of a big-game player as Iniesta. I’m sure that you have said in the past that Messi doesn’t need the World Cup to be the best player ever, and that’s equivalent here, comparing trophies is often silly and misleading because of different teams etc. He is humble. In his last two seasons with Juve they missed out on the league by 1 and 2 points. There were a few red cards, but in the other 90+ matches he was world class. You're right about France in 1998. La ligas? 14/05/2015, 19:57 #20. Xavi was Barcelona’s Roy keane.
He will be regarded as one of the best midfielders to have played the game, perhaps even more so than Zidane. They'll get ya!
One would think Iniesta offsets that somewhat by playing well more often, playing poorly less often, being even more of a clutch player and being better defensively.
To me, he's already surpassed Zidane on the individual level as well. Although I can see why, I always preferred Iniesta's style of play and he is my favourite footballer of all time. Yeah, the only area where Zizou excels over Andres is red cards. They didn't get there on the merit of just a few games. Iniesta > Zidane. In it, Alex, Colm and Jamie congratulate Jose on a well deserved win for Spurs at Old Trafford.
We are comparing a guy who shows up in EVERY big game to a guy who has barely showed up in one . He is not too handsome.
JavaScript is disabled. Iniesta played on the wing as did Silva.
His playstyle is also better becase he doesn't hold to the ball as much as Zidane did, he makes the team play.
Same as Ronaldinho. I don’t think you can use the point of what trophies they’ve won to determine who is better. Let's have a look at their face to face stats. When Zidane was a passenger, it would be hard to find him on the pitch because he didn't do a lot off the ball. Cavani, Telles, Diallo and Pellistri join Man Utd, Transfer window: Winners, losers, and inbetweeners, Arsenal sign Partey from Atletico for £45m, Furious Southgate drops Abraham, Sancho, Chilwell, We would like your feedback, please fill in our survey. r/Barca: FC Barcelona News and Discussion. Press J to jump to the feed.
I just...don’t. They're two of the most successful midfielders in football history - but who is the greatest?
i.e. A level of genius. If I had to pick between the two for my team, I'll always go with Don.
Is Andres Iniesta a better player than Zinedine Zidane? quite simply the fact you reckon he played in a 2 for spain makes everything you say shite, go back and you will see he played with Senna and Iniesta in almost all the games.
pretty sure Pep and Xavi, Messi have both said that at La Masia Scholes was mentioned all the time. I too think Iniesta is better than Zidane, in all aspects, a lot more consistent too. Switch roles and put Messi and Xavi on Zidanes team and he becomes the better player above Iniesta. Zidane, Ronaldo9 and Maldini are the players that are universally considered as the top players of the 1993 to 2006 generation (plus/minus a few years for Maldini). For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
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[Did I make a mistake?] Two all time greats, though. Messi was key in 2009 and 2011 that is absolutely clear. Zidane was a great player but slightly overrated after that 98 WC which saw him being elevated from great player to the best. Alongside Xavi, he was the physical manifestation of the principles of Cruyff's midfield. JavaScript is disabled. We seem to share the same opinions about Zidane.
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He hasn't got a flashy name.
Of all the players mentioned over the last few pages; Zidane was the big momment taker. because Zidane was so good at hold up play and turning from defense to offense, the team could remain very balanced. In contrast, here are some Zidane matches against top opposition/rivals: [MEDIA] [MEDIA] [MEDIA] [MEDIA] I didn't just cherry pick bad matches.
quite simply the fact you reckon he played in a 2 for spain makes everything you say shite, go back and you will see he played with Senna and Iniesta in almost all the games.
People who say he was the best player of his era are joking I presume, R9 was.
Zidane was a great player but slightly overrated after that 98 WC which saw him being elevated from great player to the best.
If the question was who's the better player overall, I reckon the results would be different. It doesn't get any bigger than those performances.
Iniesta was an incredible big game player himself though.
Mind boggling. He played it at times with Madrid and Juventus too. Zidane usually operated in three-man central midfields with the support of two more defensively minded midfielders and the typical shape was 2-1 rather than the 1-2 that Barcelona have got. Only on here is Scholes who barely got any votes by his peers in his prime to be better than Xavi. Full stats of both players in … Best player at a Euro? Was routinely criticised in Barcelona for never taking any risks and considered leaving due to it. Making pretty triangles in midfield when Messi (the greatest player in the world who requires typically two players on his own) drops back into midfield and creates a numerical superiority is not that hard. Check.
i would love to chose iniesta because i think he is a better dribble and has better ball control, passing abilities and better vision. If he stayed at his peak for his entire career then he’d easily have been in the GOAT discussion too.
It already is. How does the role differ from a 10? False cognates, man. I'm never one to evaluate a player's haul simply by the trophies they've won, but Iniesta's are quite impressive, especially when you factor in individual awards.
Eye test?
I think Xavi was Barcelona’s Roy Keane but not their Paul scholes.
A good striker would help though... it would shatter every record and cement this generation as one of the greatest of all times.
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His legacy rests on just a few games, such as the 98 WC final, 2002 CL final, and EURO 2000 (probably his peak).
Zidane has received more international award than Iniesta winning the FIFA World Player of the Year three times, in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and the Ballon D'Or in 1998. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed.
But put side by side with Iniesta, there isn't one thing Zidane accomplished (as a player) that Iniesta hasn't. Check.
The CL is a glorified FA Cup set to music.
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