“I love Brazil, I was there for the World Cup finals. During ten days I saw the passion that breathes for football. At Copacabana and Ipanema I saw many pitches on the beach, a dream for any kid. I’m a friend of Ronie, I think he was the best player I ever played with, I do not say this because he is my friend, but because he did the things that could possibly only be done by Maradona, maybe… Messi.” Marco Materazzi spoke to ‘Esporte Espetacular’, a show on Radio Globo. Many topics were addressed by the former number 23 of Inter, from the head of Zidane in the World Cup final won by Italy, to his relationship with Ronaldo and Julio Cesar, close friends as well as Mourinho, the Special One with whom he rose to the roof of Europe together with at Inter.
RONALDO – “Why I consider him the best? Ronie was a player who could win games by himself. Absolutely. I remember the 2002 World Cup, he had eight goals and won the Cup, I am not saying he did it alone, but almost. Only the physical problems stopped him from winning three World Cup like Pelé. If he had felt well in the World Cup in France perhaps the tune would be another.”
RIO AND JULIO CESAR – “I love Brazil, I can not wait to go back. I was on vacation with my family and I loved it, because I was in the city of Julio Cesar, a brother to me, a person with whom I shared many victories. I repeat, can not wait to return to Brazil. It is a great place and cheerful. And the best thing is that it is always smiling.”
ZIDANE – “We are not friends. But I do not hold a grudge or hatred for him. Instead, I have respect for a great champion, a colleague, because he is a world champion like me. There are things that happen on every pitch, in every oratory, as they say in Italy, in every favela. The most important thing is that I won the Cup.”
WORLD CUP FINAL – “The first thing that comes to mind is the moment I lifted the cup. It was the best moment of my career. When you think that in your country, although small but with great traction football, only about eighty people may say: “I won the World Cup with Italy.” This is the greatest source of pride that a player can have. But I do not feel like a hero. I’m a normal person, simple. Perhaps the best thing is this: be simple to become great.”
MOURINHO – “José allowed me, although I was 37 then, the possibility to win everything you can win. When you want to grow and learn and meet sincere people, people who tell you things to your face, you may not get to the top, but you do, however, conquer a friend. So in those two years I gained a friend, who is José, and when that person goes away it leaves a void, a void that the following year meant that the team slowed down as a result.”
Source: fcinternews.it
A great bit of inter’s history but he’s a bastard for what he did in that world cup final. And he seems so proud of it. If Ronaldo was fit the ’98 final may have ended otherwise; similarly if Zidane wasn’t provoked the ’06 final may have ended differently. Ronaldo’s fitness problems were nobody’s fault but Zidane’s absence from the field was down to Materazzi. Well done Matrix…
Totally agree, he deserved insults from all over the world for what he did.
if zidane is not man enough to accept matrix reaction ( i want ur sister
) he should not provoke on matrix at the begin ( i will gift u my shirt
)
dont blame the rules blame the players ,,,,
if zidane is not man enough to accept matrix reaction ( i want ur sister
) he should not provoke on matrix at the begin ( i will gift u my shirt
)
dont blame the rules blame the players
I’m actually very tired of him talking about zidane… we get it already
coze they keep asking about him !!!
A couple of times he just brings it upon himself – I don’t mean to disrespect him but he is a little too proud of it don’t ya think?
well maybe he deserve it ,, after he took the world cup from zidane 😉
as we all know he was the final hero
Very loose use of the term ‘hero’. Regardless of what he did for Inter, Materazzi was a dirty dirty player who will live off the Zidane incident for the rest of his life. Never liked him.
Italian culture bro. They will do anything to win something. Dive, cheat, provoke, and other. And the people dont against them.
dirty or whatever ,, he still the main reason for italy to win the cup at the final ..
so eh deserve to be called the final HERO
maybe in italy he’s seen as a hero. but i’m not italian.
well i am not talking about a country hero , i am talking about final match hero regardless of who playing vs who ,,
and btw i am not ilatian too ,,
and if there is someone u want to blame him about what happened between him and zidane ,
it was zidane ,,
if zidane is not man enough to accept matrix reaction ( i want ur sister ) he should not provoke on matrix at the begin ( i will gift u my shirt )
dont blame the rules blame the players