Why Zidane cracked under pressure

The NY Times looks further:

Zidane was tired and frustrated, and Materazzi’Â’s words -Â— no one is saying precisely what they were, though Zidane said his mother and sister were mentioned -Â— proved too much.

“You’re talking about a situation of absolute intense pressure,”Â” Mr. Sagal said. Ã‚Â“And you are talking about a player in particular who is unparalleled in his ability to stay narrowly focused. What you saw was him losing his focus. His strength became his weakness.”