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7月4日 Claude Makelele - July 4th 2006“Please don’t leave us” – that was the headline message in one of the French newspapers on Sunday after our win over Brazil in the quarter finals.
It was aimed at Zinedine Zidane, who, as we all know, will be retiring from football at the end of the season. I know people will say that Zizou still has so much to offer the game but I am absolutely certain he will not change his mind and will carry through his decision to quit.
Zizou has admitted to me that last season he began to feel very tired when playing for Real Madrid. Clearly he is still a world class player but if his body is telling him that he should stop playing then he is wise to listen to it.
But you get the feeling now he is on a personal mission here in Germany to bow out on a real high – and there would be no better way than to do it by lifting the World Cup trophy.
Zizou has insisted he wants to quit while he is at the top and you don’t get much higher than by winning the biggest prize in the game. What a tribute that would be to one of the all-time great players.
Our victory over Brazil came as no surprise to us. We have maintained all along that the improvement in the team has been planned and aimed at reaching our peak at just the right time.
Some teams have started off brightly and faded. We made a slow but steady start and have gradually stepped up our performance level.
We are confident but cautious now as we prepare for the semi-final against Portugal. We have too many quality players not to have made an impact on these finals and we are now in the mood to go all the way. 引用通告引用此项的网络日志
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