Goodbye Zidane! The greatest wisdom in life is knowing when to stop
The 2018 Champions League final came to an end in Kiev, with Real Madrid winning their third consecutive title with a 3-1 victory over Liverpool.
But before the revelry of celebrating the title had dissipated, Real Madrid revealed another heavyweight - manager Zinedine Zidane has resigned!
In a conference held on the evening of May 31, Zidane announced, "I have made a decision not to continue coaching Real Madrid next season." He said, "Making this decision is much easier than it seems. There are always difficult moments in life and one must understand when to stop."
From joining Real Madrid as a player in 2001 to write the "No. 5 legend", to become the manager of Real Madrid in 2016, leading Real Madrid to achieve the Champions League three consecutive titles, it can be said that the 46-year-old Zidane life's most golden years have been dedicated to this club.
Zidane summarized his Real Madrid career at the conference, "My best memory is that the president brought me to Real Madrid and gave me the opportunity to play for Real Madrid. This is the dream of many players."
Zidane's affinity with soccer stems from his childhood.
He was born in Marseille, France, to a family of Algerian immigrants and was the fifth child in the family. The family struggled to make ends meet as his father earned a meager income from vigils. Zidane was particularly timid as a child. Once, when an ant fell on his neck, he howled.
But the background of a poor immigrant family allowed Zidane to understand things early on. He began soccer training at an early age to earn money for his family as a soccer player.
As a child, Zidane still had thick hair.
At the age of 13, Zidane joined the youth soccer team in the town of Castellana and began formal soccer training, and at the age of 14, he became known as the "Marseille prodigy". Also in this year, Zidane joined the Cannes team. After he scored his first individual goal in the league, the owner of the Cannes team awarded him a red Renault Clio car. Zizou was also considered to have escaped the fate of a poor boy.
Soon Zidane was seen by the world.
In 1994, Zidane played his first match on behalf of the French national team, and despite being only a substitute, he scored two goals in only 27 minutes to help the French team equalize when the Czechs were leading the French team by two goals; in 1996, Zidane moved to the Italian Juventus team, and since then he has become the core of the team's midfield, and has helped Juventus to win two Serie A titles, A European Super Cup champion, a Toyota Cup (Intercontinental Cup) champion and an Italian Super Cup champion, and so on, and gradually become the European green field on the dominant midfield.
In 1998, under the leadership of Zidane, hosts France won the World Cup; two years later, with France winning the European Cup, Zidane also became the world's eyes deserved the first star.
In 1998, Zidane won the European Footballer of the Year.
In 2001, he joined Real Madrid for a record transfer fee of 64 million euros, making him the richest man in soccer at the time.
In 2001, Zidane moved to join Real Madrid and started the legend.
However, the boom must fall. It didn't take long for Zidane to hit his low point.
In 2002, the injury plagued by disease, he took the French team in that World Cup, a ball did not score, it is regrettable to leave; 2004, he announced his withdrawal from the national team; 2005 announced his withdrawal from the Real Madrid ...... everyone thought that he this is the rhythm of retirement.
Euro 2005 Quarter-Finals, the poor form of Zidane and France lost 0-1 to Greece, dejected.
But Zidane is Zidane. When everyone thought the former master of the art of the soccer field would disappear, in 2006, because of patriotism, Zidane once again for the country. On the field of play, his footwork is exquisite, the disk is sharp, the pass is accurate, this is how much effort to recover and adjust - you know, at that time, Zidane is always with injuries on the battlefield!
That year's World Cup, the French team from the original group out of the state of danger, to the influence of Zidane's full force to do their best, and finally even defeated the major rivals to the final field, everyone was Zidane's hard work shocked.
However, in the final, because the other side of the words, Zidane headbutted the Italian defender Matracci, received a red card, sadly, the French team finally lost the title. The famous "headbutt incident" sparked controversy, Zidane also in such regret in the end of the athlete's career.
In the end, Zidane lost the Cup.
After his retirement, Zidane has been organizing charity matches with Figo and others, with all the money donated to disaster areas. The ring originally thought that he would do so do public welfare star, but did not expect, his heart still can not let go of the real blood of the soccer game.
In 2010, Zidane was invited by then Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho to serve as a special adviser to Real Madrid's first team. So we saw the familiar Zidane in another part of the major tournament. From consultant to assistant coach to B-team boss, Zidane's coaching record has gone up and up, again bringing surprises to the fans.
Finally, on Jan. 5, 2016, Zidane was installed as Real Madrid's new manager, taking charge of a team that at the time was riddled with contradictions. The team, known as "the most difficult locker room", was transformed by Zidane's arrival. He used three main moves:
The first move was charisma. Zidane has been working at Real Madrid for a long time, and the players are very familiar with each other, and his own charm and prestige far exceeds that of his predecessor, Rafa Benitez, greatly easing the atmosphere in the players' locker room. Crowe said, "Zidane has brought a different spirit to the team."
The second move is to fine-tune the tactics. Zidane has strengthened his training on set-pieces, emphasizing ground attacks and short passes, which enhances the players' control of the ball.
The third trick is to use the best people. He knows how Crow, Bell, Benzema and others play, but also knows how to let each player find a suitable position, will not blindly let the high price of J Luo debut, but also will not deliberately support the fans favorite Morata. He firmly established the midfield position of Kroos and Modric, ensuring that there will always be enough metronomes to dispatch the onslaught of opponents.
Because of these three moves, Zizou successfully brought to life Real Madrid, but also created his own new myth.
In his three seasons in charge, Real Madrid completed an unprecedented three consecutive Champions League titles, taking nine trophies and reaching another new peak.
Some say Zizou's unbeaten run is due to a stroke of luck and his mastery of "metaphysics". He himself has been nicknamed "Qi Xuanzong" by netizens.
In fact, there is no such thing as "metaphysics"! From the poor boy to the first general, from the career trough to the World Cup final, from the sad retirement to the admiration of millions of people, Zizou always have the story of survival, constantly creating surprises. His achievements were never by luck or divine help as many people think, but were the result of real effort and energy.
Zizou is now taking a step back and laying more groundwork for life. Perhaps he won't have to wait too long to make a comeback and continue the legend?