Who do you think is, or was, France's greatest footballer? There's a list of the supposed 25 greatest players of all time in another thread here,

http://www.footballtalk365.com/each-club...t-314.html

and Zidane is ranked #5 of all time, against Platini at #13. Although Zidane was a great player, I always thought Platini produced the moments of inspirerd genius that Zidane never really exhibited. Platini had remarkable vision and great finesse in both short and long ball passing.

Who do you think?

Each has their own strengths and weaknesses during their time. Although both never get the chance to play head to head together, it's quite difficult and hard to compare this way. Zidane is very good at controlling the midfield and distribution of the ball. Platini is more towards skills and goalscoring.

It's virtually impossible to judge who was the better...as has been said both had qualities that were inspirational.