text: will zidane and materazzi ever make peace? why? hi juve, tried to resist answering this q and you know why, lol. but some things must be said so forgive me this.   will zizou and marco ever make peace?   maybe, but not for a long time. marco often makes light of it but i think his words hurt zizou more deeply that any wounding ever could. that seems obvious from his statements and actions, a not entirely unreasonable reaction if i may say so. zidane is often labeled a hothead and we’re quick to condemn it as a fatal character flaw. but perhaps it would serve us to remember his background when we judge him. he grew up in a tough environment, always the outsider, someone who struggles to fit in but is never quite able to do so. he often says he is first and foremost “ a kabyle from la castellane”. i think that’s how he ultimately sees himself and there’s more of a connection there than we care to admit.  he is a proud man, always on the defensive bec. of his ethnic background, and every slight on his person, family or honor becomes no trifle thing. trash talk such as marco may have freely indulged in on the pitch is not something we can expect someone like zidane to ever get used to. he would not find it easy to forgive if he thinks his family honor has been defamed.  unless materrazi consciously and sincerely seeks it, there will never be peace. and even then, i’m afraid it would take an extraordinary gesture from him before zizou would open himself up to a reconciliation.