tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post115280488194999859..comments2024-03-27T03:57:15.929+05:30Comments on Time and Tide: Zidane unconvincingPradeep Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1152976068755803202006-07-15T20:37:00.000+05:302006-07-15T20:37:00.000+05:30Pradeep do check this out.http://desicritics.org/2...Pradeep do check this out.<BR/><BR/>http://desicritics.org/2006/07/12/155131.phpsilverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1152946983659955432006-07-15T12:33:00.000+05:302006-07-15T12:33:00.000+05:30Byju: I forgot to give you the link of the TOI art...<B>Byju</B>: I forgot to give you the link of the TOI article.<BR/><BR/>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1753937,curpg-1.cmsPradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1152946847335387292006-07-15T12:30:00.000+05:302006-07-15T12:30:00.000+05:30Byju: I think the problem is that some of us, like...<B>Byju:</B> I think the problem is that some of us, like me, tend to hold stars like Zidane on a high pedestal. We give them a larger than life image. We don't expect them to behave like ordinary human beings...<BR/><BR/>Coincidentally, TOI today has a leader article on the edit page on the same subject. "Zidane's reaction to the taunt has come as a shock to many because he is a living legend. Seen as a cerebral player and an inspirational leader, in addition to playing his last international game, he was least expected to headbutt a player," says the author in Eye for Eye.<BR/><BR/><B>Silverine:</B> Yes, probably, it was Materazzi's tactic to distract Zidane; and it's Zidane who lost the war of nerves besides football.Pradeep Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873369124947878452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1152945652396950772006-07-15T12:10:00.000+05:302006-07-15T12:10:00.000+05:30What Zidane did was unpardonable. He should have r...What Zidane did was unpardonable. He should have realised that as France's key player, tackling and goading through abuse would be a tactic the opposition would try. He should have kept his cool.silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289342.post-1152853846658771182006-07-14T10:40:00.000+05:302006-07-14T10:40:00.000+05:30Sorry Pradeep Sir, I respectfully disagree with yo...Sorry Pradeep Sir, I respectfully disagree with you. I think any man with would have reacted that way. Men are created like that.Payyanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022321630870693825noreply@blogger.com