Name: Zidane, first name: Enzo

Europe attended the meeting of the young Real Madrid on Tuesday in Charléty.

The same determined look, the same gestures loose, the same pace a bit lanky. Upon heating, which he left in the past, it felt income 24 years ago, when France discovered a young player 18 named Zinedine Zidane. The remoteness of the grandstands Charléty stage, separated from the lawn by an athletics track, helped feed this disturbing mimicry. Yes, Enzo, the No. 10 team U19 Real Madrid, playing Tuesday the quarterfinals of the Youth League, the equivalent of the Champions League for youth teams, against PSG , is the son of his father. Yet his famous surname is not flocked to his shirt where his name appears only Enzo. The name of Zidane has not even been delivered to the entrance of the teams. And because the player plays for Real under the name of his mother, Fernandez.

Enzo Zidane (middle) playing with his father Zinedine Zidane © footballcantera.com

Technical ease, physical limitations?

So Enzo, No. 10 in the back - a number that, paradoxically, his father never wore at Real where he played with the No. 5 - which took place in position of central midfielder in a 4-2-3-1 one would have thought to frame him. Overrun by a leg above (10), a control coat rack by that (15th) are surfacing delicious memories. Yes, Enzo has the same gesture that his father (present in the stands Tuesday night in his capacity as father and also assistant coach of Real), this disconcerting ease transmission ball, as further shown that heel.

"We feel that he has technical qualities and plays for the collective," admitted Laurent Bonadei coach of young Parisians. Yes, Enzo plays as Zinédine. He often picks to pick the leather seems to show an attraction to the left side. He does not hesitate, either, to give voice (photo) to criticize the misplacement of his teammates or discuss some arbitration decisions, as red card out in front of his teammate Hector Martinez. This action game has also shortened its first French release ...

"A player like another." Less than ten minutes after the red card, his coach, Luis Miguel Ramis, decided to replace it. "Enzo" was released to the applause of the large audience present at thousand Charléty probably more respectful of "son of" qu'enthousiasmés its performance. Later, in the mixed zone, the Spanish coach Enzo says: "This is a player like another." Understood within the collective. And the hour that the eldest son of "Zizou" has passed Charléty, one can hardly blame her. Certainly, his technique is fine and often right choices but sometimes gives the impression of playing slowly, like his father ... but at 40 years.

Far level Coman. Compared to some of his teammates, it seemed limited to the recovery and tender in duels. On offensive phases, he rarely wanted by his teammates. The only well-placed free kick was fired by a defender and his premature exit showed that his coach did not necessarily trust him to keep the ball ten against eleven. Upon arrival, Enzo has also suffered from the comparison with the winger twirling Parisian Kingsley Coman regularly called in the pro group PSG. The player of Guinean origin of fire and talent in the legs. He proves that even 18 years, you can already play with the big ... Both players could end soon for France Under-19 years, for which Enzo just participated in an internship. Invited to speak by journalists about his new fame, Zidane Junior, who turns 19 on March 24 next spring, carefully avoided the microphones: "thank you, but I can not." It may be hard to accept, but yes, there are things that can not Zidane.
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