Thirty years later, it has become a source of mockery. Was Christophe Dugarry really on the same technical level as his friend Zinedine Zidane, at the start of their careers, as he said in 2017 in Le Vestiaire? “We both had a lot of talent, explained the former Bordeaux player. But what makes Zizou become Zizou is work. (…) At his age, we had about the same technical level. We had similarities in terms of potential and talent. Except that he worked like a patient. And I didn’t work. But I’m not saying that by working, I would have succeeded in becoming like Zidane. He is an outstanding competitor. There is a lot of work, of mind. It is unimaginable. “
Thuram: “Duga, when he was young, he was too strong”
In Team Duga, this Monday on RMC, Lilian Thuram wanted to recall the potential that Christophe Dugarry had in his youth. By validating his comparison with Zinedine Zidane. “There is something serious, explained the former defender of the Blues. I am not kidding. I know there is a controversy because Duga said that … But I can admit that Duga, when he was young, he was too strong. Listen to me. People who take him for an idiot when he says that technically, he was as strong as Zizou: but it’s reality! You don’t realize. Remember a game against Roma. And even against Monaco. The guys said: who is he? By the way, Dugarry, he was always limited. The guys said to him “oh young, calm down.” And he replied, “oh, what’s your name?” Frankly, Duga, he was too strong. “
Former trainer of the Girondins de Bordeaux, Pierrot Labat had already supported the thesis of Christophe Dugarry: “At 17, 18 years old, yes, he was better and I was not the only one to say it. He had more confidence. And he had above average talent. ” Of course, afterwards, Zinedine Zidane exploded, becoming one of the best players in history. And Christophe Dugarry, as he often recognizes, has certainly not exploited his full potential, for lack of work. He smiled at it on Monday, replying to Lilian Thuram: “I was messing around a bit on the pitch … I missed something at one point. There are the sons who touched each other!”.
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