I like this juventus side so much with its kits and delpiero and zidane being its stars that it hurt my eyes to watch it! Zizou... what a majestic star.
Oh my Zizou...I have no words left to describe you. That pass at 3:17 deserved a goal. Zidane made a similar pass to Raul vs Celtavigo 2002/2003...Raul scored but was offside....wish Delpiero had scored..
What surprises me is that Zidane was not Serie A player of the year in this season infact not even serie a foreign player of the year. Anyway this was superb performance. And one of my favorite seasons of Zidane. Thanks Zidane video
You do pose an interesting question, had me scratching my head. We could attest this to the lack of any silverware for Juventus that season, the Bianconeri were knocked out of the 'second tier' Uefa Cup in the quarter's and had that Infamous collapse with 7-8 games to go eventually falling to Perugia on the last game of the season which cost them the scudetto. Zidane does scoop up the Fifa player of the year award but that was also on the back of Euro 2000. What had me a little perplexed was that Totti won Serie A player of year that season. So Roma finish 6th that season, also knocked out of the Uefa Cup and Totti finishes in 14th place for the Ballon D'Dor. Maybe Politics 🤔 who knows
@@shampar10 you have a point. but i read some articles long time ago where zidane was dubbed as one of top two best player(other was figo) by some players even before Euro 2000 started. nobody considered Totti at this level of player. maybe the infamous collapse was major reason as you pointed out.
@@dellkuy4002 Zidane definitely had some competition and sure Figo was in the mix. But prior to 2000, Rivaldo was second to none imo. He was sensational in 1999, winning the Ballon d'or that year. As I mentioned before it's generally an unwritten rule that a collective teams success enhances a players chances of getting recognized individually. Thats why the Totti thing has me a little puzzled.
@@shampar10 I agree about Rivaldo bieng best in 1999. He was world player of the year. Zidane on other hand spent 1999 in mostly injuries. It was his least good season for juventus. He finished 4th in world player of the year.
@@shampar10 Yes. I am forever haunted by that final day lost vs Perugia. I remember all the water on the pitch. That game should not have played in my opinion. It's one of my saddest memories as a Zidane fan. And I think Zidane would've won the Ballon D'or in 2000 had it not been for that headbutt and suspension in September in CL. Figo won by a narrow margin. But after that brilliant Euro 2000 campaign and good season with Juve, I think Zidane really deserved that 2nd Ballon D'or.
