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Mesut Özil on Zinedine Zidane

When Mesut Özil was small, back then, in Gelsenkirchen-Buer, he met every day with his friends to kick on a slag place they called the “monkey cage” because he was surrounded by a fence. They gave themselves names of famous footballers, of their idols. And he was always Zinedine Zidane. How he dominated the ball, the ease with which he played, his technical skills - that inspired the young footballer. There he adopts some things. Meanwhile, Özil is the Real Madrid playmaker and Zinedine Zidane the sports director of the club, so in a way, his boss. They see each other every now and than, and Özil gets tips from the elder from time to time. Although he can certainly meet him at eye leve after his success - but a lot of respect is still there. Just as it’s like with childhood heros, which remain idols.

(via distefanos)