“Olise has Zidane-like potential, he’s a future Ballon d’Or”

He was the teammate of one, and the coach of the other. Patrick Vieira is undoubtedly the most legitimate to compare the qualities of Michael Olise and Zinédine Zidane. In an interview given to The Teamthe 1998 world champion raised the subject and without wearing gloves. For the former Crystal Palace coach, Michael Olise has the potential of a Zinédine Zidane and a Ballon d’Or.

“ It’s the future that will tell if he’s a Zidane, if he’s a Platini, if he’s a player of that level. But there is one element of which I am convinced: the potential, he has it. He has Zidane-like potential. He has this creativity, this finesse, this creativity, this efficiencyexplains Vieira. What he has done with Bayern this season already is quite extraordinary. He is a player who, with experience at club and with the French team, will mature. And with that, someone is going to explode. He’s a future Ballon d’Or, quite simply. The World Cup will give him extra confidence and then he will completely explode in the eyes of the world.»