Zinedine Zidane with her son Enzo (left) and Luca (right), during a football match in Aix-en-Provence, 23 June 2011. – BERTRAND LANGLOIS / AFP

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As time passes and Zinédine Zidane says interesting things in the media. New example on Friday with a long and nice interview with The Team on the theme of youth. His, her children and all aspiring players he has the opportunity to cross as an ambassador of the Danone Nations Cup, so World Cup for small aged 10 to 12 years.

“Today, if you want to express yourself, you must take out the claws”

He who begins his second season at the helm of the Castilla, the reserve of Real Madrid, now has the necessary distance to identify the keys to success for young people who aspire to professionalism. Certainly, talent is worth gold, but it is not everything. “Why I progressed, me? This is because I had – and I’ve always – a great ability to listen. I looked at everything, I absorbed everything and interested. What made the difference for me, if only in relation to the time of my buddies who have failed, that was it, “he says.

Obviously, today he discussed every day with his four son, all soccer players. What is his message, except listen? “What I tell them is that we are not in a world of Care Bears and today, if you want to express yourself, you must take out the claws. Even more than before, “answers Zizou

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Among them, Luca, European champion with mini Bleus last spring, is set to compete in the U17 World Cup in Chile (October 17 to November 8). Dad is proud: “He loves it, and as he puts it in there, it makes me very happy. He was European champion at 17, not bad right? It’s better than me … Now it’s just the beginning. “



” Make my son in the locker room is like another player “

This is what he said to the eldest, Enzo, it causes daily. A feature that is not always easy to manage, too. “He plays mostly [this season]. But only because he deserves, says Zidane. What to do – and it’s complicated, but I’m getting – is that my son is in the locker room as another player. Once at home, he becomes my son. “

Exactly, to call Zidane and want to break into the world of football, it’s harder or easier? “Some will tell you that it will be easier, because my children do not lack anything. But that’s not all. Next, there is the personal construction. I think it will be harder for them. “Except for genetic predispositions …