Arsenal ace Mesut Ozil has admitted his admiration for Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane.
Reflecting on his youth days, Ozil has outlined how watching Zidane always intrigued him.
“I always saw him as a complete player," Ozil told Arsenal's official website on Zidane.
“He could use both feet, was dangerous in front of goals, strong defensively, good in the air and had an unbelievable first touch.
“A lot of people told me at the time that my style of play reminded them of him.
“They'd say 'you are calm and seem to have time on the pitch, even if 10 people are going at you, you always find a solution'. That always fascinated me about Zidane.
“I watched what he'd do on the pitch and want to do it myself when I was a young kid. Most things I picked up quickly, thank God. As I said, he was my idol."
Source: tribalfootball.com