The former player of Monaco Jerome Rothen revealed on the radio station RMC Sport, in which he collaborates, an incident he had with Zinedine Zidane in the 2003-04 Champions League, in which the Monegasques eliminated the Real Madrid. “Zizou” reproached him for losing time with 3-1 in favor.
“What happened with Zidane is a black point in my career. He told me get up, you son of a bitch. Zidane and I knew each other from the French team. I didn't understand what happened at that time because we had a good relationship. We were winning 3-1, we were classified for the semifinals, I lost time and Zidane had lost the ball. It was the Real Madrid of the galacticos that was being eliminated by little Monaco ”, he commented.
Rothen added that “I can understand the frustration and that he was enervated, but I did not understand these kinds of words because he is someone you knew, with whom you have trained and with whom you have played in the national team. I'm not telling you that we were the best friends in the world, but I don't understand the insults with someone who has played for the national team ”.