ERA: 2003-2006

STATS BY: sandorkocsis & MagicDip & Simcav



Country: France
Club: Real Madrid C.F.
Position: *AMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 31-34 years (23/06/1972)

Height: 185 cm
Weight: 81 kg

Attack: 85
Defence: 45
Balance: 90
Stamina: 79
Top Speed: 75
Acceleration: 77
Response: 81
Agility: 74
Dribble Accuracy: 97
Dribble Speed: 76
Short Pass Accuracy: 98
Short Pass Speed: 88
Long Pass Accuracy: 90
Long Pass Speed: 87
Shot Accuracy: 80
Shot Power: 87
Shot Technique: 86
Free Kick Accuracy: 86
Curling: 85
Header: 75
Jump: 74
Technique: 99
Aggression: 78
Mentality/Tenacity: 80
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 80

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 8
Weak Foot Frequency: 8
Consistency: 7
Growth Type: Late Peak

CARDS:
P01: Classic NO.10
P03: Trickster
P18: Talisman
S02: Passer
S04: PK Taker
S05: 1-touch Play
S06: Outside curve
S16: Roulette Skills
S19: Scissors Skills
S20: Flicking Skills
S21: Step On Skills

SPECIAL ABILITIES:Tactical Dribble - Playmaking - Passing - 1-Touch Pass - Outside - Penalties

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Balanced

Condition should be 7 in 1993-1996 set

Updated

There's no way he's less agile in 1993 than his twilight years set...

Yes he was rather stiff, I use a different set for that era with a white value in AGI.

Wasn't that the 1993-1996 set is a wrong set? It doesn't need major overhaul anymore anyway since the other sets have been reworked, but good amount of works still required if this's true.

'93-'96 set should be deleted, it was already agreed in the past, I don't know why Cristiano posted it here...

I didn't notice that, that's why I posted here the set, deleted

MEN should be reduced here in Real Madrid's set to 80 or high green... everytime that things go bad for Real; Zidane sometimes lost composture in the Field....
But COND Should be 7, despite not running much he was very consistence with that

If you want my advice (for what it's worth, since there is my nick on the credits), the latest set needs an update in these areas:

ATT, higher than 82 (I use the Konami value - 90- for both sets but I know people don't like giving high ATT value to midfielders around), I'd say at least 85
TS: 75
AGI: much much lower, he wasn't a particularly agile player (and became less and less agile with time), if you wanna emulate his style ingame, he shouldn't be granted high AGI values, I have him at 74, but that's more for 2006, it could be in low green.
DA: 97, same as the first set, he didn't lose anything on this, on the contrary I even think he became better with time.
DS: Here again, much lower, I have him at 75 for 2006, could be around 77, same explanation than AGI.
SPA I have him at 98, but 96 is ok too
HEA & JUMP, I have him at 75/74, he never impressed anyone with these, do you remember any other goals he scored apart the two headers against Brazil in 98?
MEN, I also have 80, I agree that he was nothing special in this aspect but it could remain in yellow, in clubs he's probably worth green MEN-wise but in NT he was better in that aspect, worth yellow for me. So let's say it's for what he showed with France.
TW: The biggest change to make is here. I have him at 80, and he's wasn't any better than this IMO. I rate MEN based on the support a player gives to the team, mainly without the ball as for me it has nothing to to with the ability to connect with other players or playmaking capacity/intelligence stuffs like it has been said in the past. Without the ball Zidane was nearly useless according to modern football standards where even a N°10 have to do his share of (defensive) work, he had the luxury to have Makélélé for that.

And I forgot, Condition should remain in 6 max, he had never been physically impressive to be able to play consecutive games in a great shape.
In 2006 he was washed out, for that year, it should be 5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzgK8usMHXA

Tech: 99
Zidane teaching football to Brazilian players, probably his best game ever for France.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIf07gQAbGM

Updated the 2004-2006 set with your suggestions

Agree with 99 TECH, but in both sets... For me Zidane is the only one player who deserves that value, I always use him with 99...

The DS hasn't been updated yet.
Also, DS and agility on the first set can be decreased by some points (2-3). I don't think that Zidane is impressive enough to get 84-85 DS and agility in Juve. The header and jump, too.

I've updated the first set with your suggestions and raised ATT a bit. Meanwhile Cristiano should take care of his set (set he posted)