7 Greatest Attacking Midfielders Since 2000

[@Domina7ion]

I came to dispute your selections, but then you said they were indisputable. Fair enough.

[@cell2179]

​@f5anabolic I think Messi the the greatest of all time myself but why can't you stop talking about Ronaldo? Like have your opinion and just leave it at that? Its very easy to not think and talk about another player

[@finfog4590]

Someone told me not to speak, so I became a mute.

[@mattczech1473]

I mean, I definitely wasn’t expecting to see Wes Hoolahan top spot, but who am I to question the master’s decisions?

[@andarilho_31]

​@f5anabolic Good lord stop simping for footballers who don't even acknowledge your existence. That's embarrassing.

[@cristeromexico3366]

@f5anabolicget a job bro

[@bzilla-d4i]

People forget that Ronaldinho was the last player to score and assist more than +10 in a season for AC Milan since the arrival of Rafael Leao. Even when he was considered past his best he was still the best player on the pitch for Milan in many a game. Like when he destroyed Juventus in 2010, he finished the 09/10 season with 12 goals and 18 assists, which is incredible, and not even Rafael Leao has come close to matching that.

[@murmor6890]

To be fair the level of freedom he got was also ridiculous and almost unique. Sure he was past his prime but Kaka and Ibra put much more on the field than him and if I could have one of them in their prime again it surely wouldn't be Ronaldinho.

[@c.s3369]

​@@murmor6890Ibra and kaka weren't there 09/10

[@murmor6890]

@@c.s3369 I know but close enough in time.

[@hitthurdeaux]

@@murmor6890 Preferring Kaka or Ibrahimovic over Ronaldinho with regards to prime is an insane opinion.

[@murmor6890]

@@hitthurdeaux Kaka was absolutely unstoppable in his prime, technically brilliant and far more athletic than Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho is really overrated in comparison imo. Ibra maybe more of a discussion, if you have a team filled with stars Ibra is probably not the first choice, if you have a solid team Ibra is the one that will elevate it most, but Ibra works in a lot more set ups than Ronaldinho, Ibra even was a good winger despite hating to play wide.

[@LucasSousa-gp7tb]

Thomas Muller is the 8th (!) all time champions league top scorer being after guys that’s task was to score goals like: messi, ronaldo, lewandowski, benzema, raul, van nilsteroy, shevchenko and a top 10 world cup top scorers of all time with a top scoring title to his name with 20 yo to go with his 2 ucl titles and world cup. this man is the definition of underrated!

[@filipvranesevik583]

The best Bayern player in modern times

[@LucasSousa-gp7tb]

@@filipvranesevik583 it’s kinda hard to be better than the goatkeeper

[@runi5413]

@@filipvranesevik583 that's a tough call... Michael Ballack and Arjen Robben were pretty damn phenomenal in their day too, I think it rlly comes down to preference. They've had so many great players

[@bigballsbolshevik5703]

Muller has to be at least top 3

[@daveausmunchen7787]

Thought he was 7th and beat Shevchenko and Henry, just shortly behind Van nistelroy

[@TMZahida226]

Kaka is the only player I've ever seen who was faster WITH the ball than without it! I'll never forget him at AC Milan.

[@daarom3472]

actually in the old PES games dribbling was divided into dribble speed and dribble accuracy. The higher the dribble speed the less speed you'd lose while dribbling compared to running without the ball. Kaka in PES 2008 had 99 dribble speed 😂

[@MuntzFC]

He was soooo fast but it’s very hard to tell, much like Zidane he just floated across the pitch… it was so elegant

[@samfisher2306]

Yes! I'm shocked someone noticed that about him. He is deceptively fast. You'll have to look at the type of defenders he's leaving behind to comprehend his speed 🤣

[@m-vendor]

​@@daarom3472him and robben has around 97-99 dribbling speed

[@amamiyaharuto8407]

Run with the Ball technique

[@Prasko131]

Spaniards dominating these midfielder lists. It's crazy to think they had Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta, Xabi Alonso, Fabregas, David Silva, Thiago and Juan Mata during roughly their peak at the same time.

[@shubhamkejriwal4342]

Santi Cazorla too

[@usernLa]

4-6-0 formation, Fabregas at the front with no striker. That's street football

[@cafeplastique890]

Müller is technically so much better than people realize. He looks lanky and wooden, yes. To those that do not see him often enough, it feels like the balls just drop into place for him by pure luck and chance. The way he just plucked that one out of the air, chest-high, with an outstretched leg, looking like a marionette crafted by a kid... if that was intentional, he'd have the powers only Ibrahimovic has! BUT! He's been doing this, since, forever. Yes, he knows exactly what he's doing! His first touch is hellishly amazeballs - no the ball he takes on doesn't land where you expected it, but it lands EXACTLY where the Raumdeuter wanted it, in his stride, taking out the flummoxed defender in the same way as the TV spectator. He does this. All the time. Perhaps that's his best trait of all - fooling the world into believing he was not technically gifted, when everything that happens around him is WHAT HE MAKES HAPPEN.

[@slavivanov81]

And on top of that he is an amazing leader, when you watch him closely you'll see how he commands his teammates where to be positioned so that the team press better and is more effective in attack

[@filipvranesevik583]

The best Bayern player in modern times

[@LucasSousa-gp7tb]

@@slavivanov81he not only is a GREAT leader by example but he really has a coach’s mind. i can see him being a future incredible coach. he almost has guardiola’s brain with klopp’s charisma

[@stevetheiii477]

just realised for anyone thats watched blue lock, muller is basically yoichi, hes not the fastest, strongest, most skillful player on the pitch, but hes spatial awareness, intelligence and ability to read plays in a game make him one of the most dangerous players in the game and allows him to a be a step ahead of other players in the match

[@reinrassigerStuhl]

Thanks for commenting this, now I don't have to. Müller has an exeptional technique by normal footballing standards in any top 5 league, he's just getting compared to the best ballers in history more often, most of them being quite flashy as well. He is also quite the normal guy with a good sense of humor and a master of handling the press in his interviews. Fun fact, he and his wife own a stud where you can buy horses and even horse semen lol. He also has a noteable presence on instagram showing him taking care of other animals too. He's not like other footballers investing in things they don't really care about just for monetary gain, he seems to really have a passion in that regard.

[@mikaoleander]

as a werder bremen fan, this video made me nostalgic. we really had an absurd streak when it came to offensive midfielders in the 00's and early 2010's. micoud was one of the best players in the bundesliga at his peak, and after he left, he was replaced by diego, who back then was seen as a huge risk, but turned out to be one of the best number 10s in the world at werder. unfortunately, his peak coincided with kaká's peak, so he never really got the chance to play for brazil's national team. diego then went on a way too cheap transfer to juventus and was replaced by mesut özil and marko marin, who unfortunately plummeted hard after leaving bremen but was heralded as the "german messi" at werder. marin then left for chelsea for another bargain fee, and in return we got a 21 year old belgian talent on loan from them, whose name was kevin de bruyne

[@AblemanSy]

Oh, those Micoud years! Those were the days!

[@filipvranesevik583]

Muller should top this list in terms of achievements and consistency. But all the players on this list are amazing

[@nicodiangelo7051]

I mean achievements and trophies aren’t taken into account I think

[@nicodiangelo7051]

@@timothy.covert see trophies is a team achievement. People with better teams around them will win more trophies. I hate to compare trophies because people have better teammates than others for longer

[@mattjames6349]

David Silva did have possibly the best close control I've ever seen. You'd back him to wriggle out of any tight situation.

[@Hadar1991]

I think that only Messi could rival him when we are talking about the control of the ball, but the difference is that Silva position relied much more on the control so he showed off his skill in this department more often than Messi. As Manchester City fan I was against signing Silva, I was afraid he will be stomped, trampled and crushed by other players, but with just that unbelievable control he was able to stay on his feet. While both Kevin de Bruyne and David Silva are attacking midfielders, both are brilliant they are completely different. KdB is a visionary with superb passing skills, while Silva works best as pressing attractor, forcing opposing team to press him with two or three players, crating open space and giving the ball away when he made the opposing team wide opened.

[@mattjames6349]

@@Hadar1991 agreed. Totally different players. Kdb will drift and undo you with the level of his passing range. He’s annoyingly good lol

[@MatiasDypala]

Silva is nowhere near close to Riquelme as "Control of the ball", even Ronaldinho himself praised Riquelme as an idol of him.

[@seandelap8587]

I can remember Kaka for that great AC Milan team fantastic dribbler few could live with him at the time of course he was plagued by injury towards the end and was never the same when he left Milan for Real Madrid but there's no doubt how talented he was at the peak of his career

[@vjayleo2142]

Great, that you mentioned Yoann Gourcuff. What an underrated player

[@kieronparr3403]

That close up if özul is terrifying

[@aldobonaso3481]

any shot of his mug is going to be startling mate 🤣 ol' Gollum himself.

[@nikoa97]

If you are so interested in mens looks I suppose you are gay?

[@wasdrankings1518]

Thank you for rating muller properly. Most underrated player of our generation with di maria

[@monkeybudge]

I honestly think if Ronaldinho wasn’t such a party boy and took his career as serious as possible he’d be the best player ever. He was incredible when he wanted to be

[@FelipedaCosta-jn4pk]

Ronaldinho is perfect in his imperfection. He would not be the same without the partying style

[@monkeybudge]

@@FelipedaCosta-jn4pk It’s was his partying style off the pitch that was the issue

[@daarom3472]

he shouldnt have been in this list though as he wasnt an attacking midfielder. At Barça he mostly played as a left winger for instance.

[@franzreyes846]

@@daarom3472he didn't play like a left winger though. He didn't ping pinpoint crosses or cut inside regularly. He was someone who created goals out of nothing with his creativity and skills

[@tommytommy7535]

if he was anything else than he was, he wouldnt be he ronaldinho u know today

[@johndroos9486]

Kaka was my chilhood idol. He was great player but also religious,humble and handsome. Perfect man.

[@EagleEyes77]

My most anticipated list, but I'll like to see Dinho in first place, Kaka in second, KDB in third, and Riquelme in fourth place. I'm yet to watch it though

[@seandelap8587]

If Kaka and Ronaldinho had the longevity of Messi and Ronaldo they could well be up there with them in terms of greatness

[@chris.48]

Tbh both of them are still great nevertheless. However you’re right. Kaka was just too good

[@claycopter]

Ronaldinho said that Messi was better than him at 16, definitely wayyy overstating it.

[@jamieccccccc]

I think if Ronaldinho had consistency of Messi and Co he would've been the best ever

[@Username-mn7pc]

messi is much better passer , dribbler and goaslcorer than prime dinho@@jamieccccccc

[@jamieccccccc]

@@Username-mn7pc anno your right but no one has ever put a smile on so many football fans faces the way he played was great to watch a really do think Messi is the greatest ever but he has never made me love football more than what Ronaldinho has watching him live when he was in his prime was special

[@Posterchild19]

I think that you should've mentioned that Riquelme and Ronaldinho both won the Copa Libertadores, as talismans and best players of their clubs. Riquelme won three of them, on fact, and that is an incredible achievement

[@nirjalunitedinstinct2695]

Glad that you put riquelme Truly underrated

[@kieronparr3403]

Definitely, underrated

[@mike04574]

Nope. We know how good he was definitely not top 10

[@Noah51s]

I’m ranking Müller and KDB above Kaka. Their consistent world class through their whole career, winning it all can only be topped by the magic of Dinho

[@Luckymag-if4dw]

that is the mentality I dislike the most in football analysis, Kaka was elite from 2002 to 2009, at a level better than KDB or Muller ever reached... that's more than enough. This ain't some cold lifeless analysis... where you take the 8 for 14 years instead of the 10 for 7 years... and besides IF we are being honest those 2 were at elite for only 3 years more than Kaka, which doesn't make up for the fact Kaka was at a higher level In his elite level playing period

[@Username-mn7pc]

kaka wasnt elite in 2002..He played only for 18 minutes in 2002 world cup@@Luckymag-if4dw

[@midfielderlounge2592]

@@Luckymag-if4dw from 2004 to 2009

[@bogdancr4292]

Kaka also won it all, when compared with KDB and Muller. And he did all of this while being the best player on the team and the ballon d'or. Muller was never the best player on Bayern's winning seasons, neither was KDB. During City's treble run, people still argue if Haaland or KDB was the best player. And since City never managed to win the UCL with KDB, before Haaland came, I differ to say that Kaka is levels above KDB. Also i'm very subjective because i watched Kaka play during his prime, but he was absolutely amazing during 2004-2009, he would win games all by himself, something KDB or Muller rarely or never achieved.

[@Luckymag-if4dw]

@@midfielderlounge2592 man, in 2002 he was I believe player of the year at the brazilian season, at a time where even though things had already changed there were still a lot more elite players in South america than today. He then got called for the 2002 WC ahead of Djalminha, Elber and Alex and by 2003 he played the 03 Gold cup with an alternativa Brazil and was named player of the tournament and then in 03/04 was named player of the season in Serie A his first year in Milan. He was elite from 2002 to 2009, he just stayed an extra year in Brazil

[@gabrielsa9751]

I would like to add a honorable mention that, for the same reason as Aboutrika, flies off everyones radar Alex de souza The only thing I need to mention is that the guy scored 421 goals and gave 363 assists, exclusively as a midfielder He top the assist chart of both the libertadores and a Champions league desspite playing for fernebaçe (leading them to the highest finishing of a turkish team that is not galatassaray) Won two copa americas being the capitain, MVP of oneof them, and benching the 1th and 2th place of the list at their peaks at the national team, amd he had the greatest peak I personally ever seen, in a single season he registered 39 goals and 39 assists, winning every title he could with a club that was fighti g relegation in the prior season The only reason nobody putshim in the conversation is because when he was brought to play in the big stage, the italian league, a series of complications and problems with the coach meant that he spent two of his best years almost without playing and recieved a ban from football which resulted in him not being called for the wprld champeons brazil in 2002 And so he decided to play om turkey where he was winning the super lig player of the year award almost every year, is on the top 3 top scorers of this century and is the all time assist provider of the league, and in my opinion, is the last classic 10

[@patrickgiordan5483]

Any child who was watching football in the early 2000s will love ronaldinho. He was doing what I was doing in my local park on the biggest stages. The word icon gets thrown around a lot in football but he truly is an iconic player

[@theangrykbdist]

I like how he always says at the beginning of his videos he always says "in my view" But here he says "indisputably" Alfie, a true KZbin gem

[@hawkalex7]

Kaka And Ronaldinho Eternal Idols. Great Job Alfie. Thank You.

[@LameLoura]

3:07 7th Juan Román Riquelme 5:29 6th David Silva 7:19 5th Mesut Özil 9:15 4th Thomas Muller 11:21 3rd Kevin De Bruyne 13:04 2nd Kaká 15:03 Honorable Mentions 15:58 1st Ronaldinho

[@chris.48]

❤

[@TheDamianEVO]

Am I having an aneurysm? Where is Zidane? He literally never mentions him at all or did I just miss it?

[@chris.48]

@@TheDamianEVO I just clock he wasn’t there😭. I think he put him in the cm category but that don’t even make sense tbh. However he did play most of his games at Madrid as a cm

[@TheDamianEVO]

@@chris.48 he played a lot of games on the left as well, doesn't make him a winger. Makes even less sense if you consider that De Bruyne is on the AM list but has been playing the role from the CM spot the past few seasons.

[@chris.48]

@@TheDamianEVO 💯. He didn’t put him in the cm list so I don’t why he’s not on here tbh. He should be no.1 on the list

[@nmarcus7233]

Loved to watch Kaka at the time, still watch individual highlight footage from time to time. Never seen such a consummate number 10 be so devastatingly fast on the break. Totally deserved the balon dor ´07 ahead of the two freaks.

[@SamButler22]

The fact that Okocha and Djorkaeff got honourable mentions, well there's a reason people chant "Bolton are massive"

[@ononsoorizu6556]

I don't like it when people say Muller has average technical ability. He might not be flashy but he has loads of technical ability. You can't do what he does if you don't have great technical ability.

[@christianrodriguez5346]

Ronaldinho best cam we have ever seen. It is indisputable

[@pauldavis6232]

Deco should be on here. He won the Champions League with Porto.

[@nicholasfilipovich871]

Honestly I think I'd maybe change a few spots in the list, but all of these players deserve to be there, that's a great list done by someone who understands football as shown by Riquelme and Müller being there.

[@Shane39]

Attacking midfielder as a role has evolved dramatically over time. While ozil Bruno KDB are all attacking midfielder but very different in the way they operate. Attributes needed to play in a position is very different. Goalkeeper are expected to make good passes and wingers to track back always in defence. This change has been accelerated in post 2000 era. A good keeper in 2020 will be different from even his 2005-8 counterpart.

[@nishant54]

Absolutely not fool. No one could even be half of buffon in 100 years.

[@connorledwith98]

Goalkeeping barely changed for years though… then Neuer revolutionised the role and changed what was expected from keepers

[@blank1933]

@@nishant54Buffon isn’t even the best from his generation Cech wipes him

[@nishant54]

@@blank1933 Cech is nothing near him fool.

[@ahkwaheart]

​@@nishant54stop using fool it isn't the insult you think it is

[@EnriqueBartulac]

I think if KDB persists the same way he has been throughout his career he would easily take top spot. Plenty of midfielders achieved more and even primed in their 30’s and with how persistent KDB is I don’t see why he won’t get even better. Take Modric for example. Modric achieved most of his success past his 30’s and he primed two years older than KDB is now (when he won the ballon d’or).

[@bradleyowusu9589]

I’m looking forward to seeing if Salah makes it into top 7 right wingers since 2000. I’m sure he will

[@5minutemovies977]

He surely will be in the top 7. Alongside Robben, and of course, if he counts as a winger, Messi.

[@michaelay4900]

My list before watching, from "least good" to best: James, Sneijder, Ozil, David Silva, Kaka, KDB, Ronaldinho

[@gc0837]

Müller?

[@ohhibob1006]

At the very least muller is better than sneijder and james

[@michaelay4900]

@@gc0837 He is a second striker, not a CAM, and even after Alfie's explantation I still see it that way

[@morkujinirukandji4820]

KDB ahead of Kaka? Lol. Ok

[@michaelay4900]

@@morkujinirukandji48201. KDB won more league titles in the most competitive league, and he plays a key role in that. Compare to that, domestically, Kaka is less successful. 2. KDB enjoyed his prime since 14-15 and Kaka only has it in 6 seasons at Milan, in terms of longevity KDB wins. 3. Kaka has Ballon d'or but KDB is the best midfielder in the world for at least 5 years, Kaka can't sing that can he? KDB had some Ballon d'or TOP 3 worthy performances over the years so I think the difference is not big there. Overall KDB edges it for me, it is a close one but it is not "a joke" level of take

[@KingYahshua]

Never thought I’d hear Marek Hamsik’s name uttered in a top attacking midfielder video. It’s a shame that bigger teams like Man U and Barcelona didn’t pick him up because he was tearing it up in Serie A for a long while.

[@iamthemanwithnoname6140]

Nice to see Alfie finally show Big Sam the respect he deserves by putting Jay Jay and Djorkaeff in the honorable mentions list. Both fine merchants of the Allardici system.

[@tdyerwestfield]

Young people can still see Kaka play now, he's often spotted having a kickabout on the 3G pitches of London.

[@Purlypurlington]

16 goals and 28 assists is diabolical

[@abeksyz1162]

griezmann crazy underated

[@ohhibob1006]

Not a cam

[@tomwalker389]

Ballack, Mostovoi, Rosický, Aimar, Deco, Fran,Sneijder, Modrić, Dybala.

[@FredLimestone]

Ballack was a CM

[@tomwalker389]

@@FredLimestone Ballack was anything mad everything he wanted to play.

[@nikhilsrl]

Dog walked Makele. Never expected to hear that 😅

[@thomasrisbjergschrder9341]

Video Idea: The expansion of the World Cup to include 48 teams, and it's impact, for better or worse, on the sport.

[@omaremad7714]

I would’ve never expected you to mention aboutrika especially because of the fact that I was thinking about where he would be placed had he actually played in Europe while I was watching this video so it was a cute surprise I would encourage anyone who isn’t familiar with him to see some of his highlights

[@SilliusSodus]

A video on Palestino would be interesting. (For those that don’t know, it’s a Chilean club formed by Palestinian-Chilean immigrants over 100 years ago). They have a kick ass pink third shirt.

[@fxj___]

Why does everything needs to be about palestine-israel People are trolling y'all because it becomes too annoying

[@SilliusSodus]

@@fxj___ I’m sorry that a genocide is annoying to you. I’ll be mindful of that next time.

[@GoodMorning-wc7yr]

@@fxj___ Forget the children being murdered, the hospitals being bombed, and the innocent civilians dying. The real victim of this genocide is you, you poor soul, as you had to hear about it in a KZbin comment section.

[@milanskriniar0]

@@fxj___ he didn't even mention isn't real blub

[@fadhil2831]

​@@fxj___yeah man,people should ignore genocide and not talk about it /s

[@Godisgayallthetime666]

Wait... no Zidane? I can't believe it... you also left out some great 10s from the early 2000s such as Djalminha, Alex de Souza, Valeron, Aimar and possibly a few others

[@tfe1788]

Zidane's prime was in the 1990s😂😂, watching Zidane in 1995-1998 is one the best players I've ever watched. Zidane won the ballon d'Or and the World Cup in 1998 and retired in 2006 after 4 very weak years for the player which were very disrupted. To call Zidane a top ten greatest player of all time I'd agree 100% but in the 2000s he ain't making the top ten attacking midfielders

[@dailyunited5355]

Thomas Muller is pound for pound the greatest attacking Midfielder of all time, he is undisputed

[@franzreyes846]

How exactly do you mean pound for pound greatest? Because Maradona is the undisputed greatest CAM of all time and most people would agree with me

[@jazzinho_futebol]

Also Ronaldinho wasn't a CAM at his prime. He was an inverted winger type.

[@rafaellemkedepaola515]

U underestimated kdb.

[@hanzosiku]

Dinho was the absolute best since Zidane. Great list & happy you gave a shoutout to Aboutureka.

[@mohamedabdelkader8665]

Awesome work thanks

[@depekthegreat359]

Brilliant,good friend Alfie!!!🏋️‍♂️😊

[@604vlad]

I must add Juninho Pernambucano as a honorable mention

[@JonatasSabimbi]

I still think Deco deserves better but I am biased, so I get it. Great content!

[@guus5504]

I got a video suggestion, maybe look into the 7 greatest individual performances ate international tournaments. My takes woukd be Ronaldo in 2002, Platini 1984, Maradona in 1986, Messi/Mbappe 2022, Van Basten 1988, Garincha 1962.

[@madeupstory9510]

You are spot on with David Silva. He doesn't really have the physical talent of many of these other players, and neither is he as gifted, but he has a football IQ greater than all of them. With the other players, when they do something wonderful, you'd go, "How did he do this!" While with Silva, it's, "How did he think of this" He is still my favorite EPL player to date❤

[@tris421]

great list tbf

[@jhaych]

I have to have David Silva higher personally, potentially over ozil.

[@jonasfrohwitter8553]

Özil: 645 games, 114 goals, 222 assists; Silva: 745 games, 121 goals, 194 assists...it's clearly Özil over Silva

[@chris.48]

Nah Ozil is clear

[@GoodMorning-wc7yr]

@@jonasfrohwitter8553 Stats don't tell the entire story. Silva was a much more complete player and helped his team more. That being said, considering it as a classical no. 10 role I think Ozil is probably clear.

[@jonasfrohwitter8553]

@@GoodMorning-wc7yr Silva also played around 35-40% of his games as a winger, so Özil was clearly the better Number 10

[@GoodMorning-wc7yr]

@@jonasfrohwitter8553 You're not wrong, but this series takes some liberty with that. It's not the quality and quantity of performances as a 10, it's the quality and quantity of performances. When he ranked Messi for example, he took all of Messi's performances into account, even the ones he played as a CF.

[@gnaark1181]

Damn not even Zidane in the honorable mentions 😮

[@tfe1788]

Zidane's prime was in the 1990s, watching Zidane in 1995-1998 is one the best players I've ever watched. He won the ballon d'Or in 1998 and he won the World Cup that same year... he retired in 2006.. he only had 6 years of his weakest (and most infamous) football in the 2000s

[@gnaark1181]

@@tfe1788 He has put Youri Djorkaeff in his honorable mentions my dude. If you put Djorkaeff you put Zidane too. As simple as that...

[@tfe1788]

@@gnaark1181 I get your point neither of them really should be one here, both peaked in the 1990s and had near to no success in the 2000s

[@annonimouse170]

Thomas Muller. Great at corners.... * gets coat *

[@__-dk8fh]

Haven’t watched yet but excited to see Bruno number 1

[@__-dk8fh]

Where Bruno

[@preetam2077]

marco reus desrved to be on this list . he falls in highest scoring top 5 midfielders of 21st century . and everyone else in top 5 is retired except him

[@sevenscorpions7]

maddison plays in a free 10 role now, the classic 10 is not gone yet

[@Berserk-vj8kz]

I guess Müller still is underrated. Nobody in this list holds anything against Müller except individuell peak. Müller has the most goals in this list, most assist, most trophys, most big trophys, best longevity, played a key role in the best season any club had since 2000 and is the only player with Özil who played a big role in a world cup win. I'm fine with Ronaldinho he was way more than stats and trophys and I can argue about Kaka who also was literally the best in the world at one point but de Bruyne has no argument especially after he only won the big one after he got the best team mate a nr 10 could ask for since CR7 played with Özil.

[@martincapek96]

oh so you're saying KDB should be higher right? he has already established himself as one of the greatest midfielders ever but on top of that, he has no arguments.. he is super nice to everyone and humble... I agree mate you are spot on lol

[@Berserk-vj8kz]

@@martincapek96 is anyone in this list not established as one of the best ever? 😂 And you should try some reading comprehension lessons de bruyne has no arguments against the other guys in the top 4.

[@luke_borg_95]

Can you talk about Everton next? About there 10 point deduction

[@Jason-gq8fo]

Good list, finally someone rates David silva appropriately. A lot of city fans had him as the best player here during his whole time spent here

[@satanonvacation9783]

If Silva had provided the exact same performances for e.g. United or Liverpool, there would be hoards of people screaming out for him to be the best #10 of our generation. He's criminally underrated and for me personally is in my best of 21st Century team. Pretty devastated to see him lower than Özil and Kaka, who - though arguably having the more impressive peak - has not been as constantly impressive. I can't remember a single bad individual performance by Silva until his early 30s...should be higher IMO. de Bruyne below Kaka is a disgrace

[@charanb5026]

You agree city don't have any genuine fans 😂

[@ahkwaheart]

hard bias lol

[@dr.strangelove4665]

i said this about de bruyne as well. Manchester City simply arent nearly big enough for players to be equally judged by the fans compared to Liverpool, Man Utd, etc in the Prem

[@Akashnotfr]

@@charanb5026 ok

[@satanonvacation9783]

@@charanb5026 that's not really what I meant. That may be true as well, of course they aren't as well supported as other EPL teams who have been top tier clubs for far longer and have more tradition. But these are different points. I just personally think that acchievements and performances for City don't seem to count as much in the eyes of the public...I mean I'm pretty sure every Arsenal fan appreciates to genius of Lampard or Hazard more and vice versa in case of, say, Vieira or Henry, than any City player. Not a city fan here BTW, just pointing out my observation. Been following PL football closely for 15 years and I believe City players tend to get fewer recognition fot their acchievements...

[@mauriciodiasdeandradelima54]

Iniesta, Del Pierro and Alex are missing.

[@karan8130]

They were chosen for different positions

[@VictorMongrelPrawira]

@@karan8130what other positions did Iniesta play?

[@maximuspratt3059]

Vid on red star belgrade or steaua bucuresti champions league wins. Never see anyone talk about it. Would love to understand the history of those wins.

[@TheGodsWeep]

Topic suggestion: what went right at Bodø/Glimt?

[@soikramaribestman6618]

I personally think of Dinho as a LW, than as a 10, but other than that, this is spot on

[@kinged6792]

Thank you for recognising Mohamed Aboutrika.. He was a gem

[@jakobkristensen9445]

Ronaldinho should have been counted as a left wing. It was his main position.

[@Diabolotherium]

3 minutes in and this video is WRONG!!! 😁Riquelme is #1 no questions asked. Now i will watch the rest.

[@roryduffy3756]

Would like to have seen Riquelme higher but otherwise a great list. Glad Gourcouff got a mention too.

[@panic_2001]

I haven't thought about Riquelme for years. Most famous action (without Google): He missed a decisive penalty in the 2006 CL semi-final against Arsenal or Lehmann saved it back then, right?

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 572) I will not give up until the video is made or Alfie himself tells me to stop. Everyone else telling me that will be ignored. If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.

[@spungejonny]

Only came to get annoyed with where you put Kaka.. but I can't because Ronaldinho is justified. Recently had a date with a Brazilian lady.. the way her eyes lit up talking about Kaka.. said it all.

[@achilles.94]

Pretty amazing of you to recognize Muhammad Abou Trika, despite him having clearly contradicting values and ideals than yours.

[@AnthonyGarcia-sy3yk]

I never forget watching kaka turn around and sprint and messi try to cacht him and couldn't and kaka running with the ball!!! Long legs, I guess ,,, peak kaka was a monster.

[@T.E.S.S.]

oh man, Ozil was spectacular. loved him.

[@willcomrie2853]

Slag on Kevin Nolan, but he was bloody good at what he did.

[@Joe-MT]

Can we please have a video about Maltese Football ⚽ Thank You

[@enima_te]

I cant believe the series is about to end😭

[@MrJeffHead]

Scholes at 10 was unbelievable.

[@GioScalia]

if you don't think riquelme is in the top 7 i personally don't trust your opinion on the sport

[@alexandremoreira7694]

You should be ashamed to not have even put Pablo Aimar as a possibility for the list. He was usually overlooked because o Riquelme but was still a absolutely fantastic player and if you don't believe me then ask Messi. It was him that said that he was his favourite player

[@AfroChilanGringo]

What position do you consider Messi is?

[@karan8130]

Rw

[@VictorMongrelPrawira]

forward, more striker than an AMF

[@tfe1788]

CF or RW

[@andorwid1880]

Although he has spent his prime in the 90s, i stil think Zidane should have gotten an Honorary Mention

[@pritombrinto3147]

Bruh I was thinking who puts kaka as 2nd 🤯 then I saw ronaldinho 🤯

[@drewstone-z1d]

7 greatest of 80s 90s would be cool

[@colinh9294]

Wesley Sneidjer was the best player in 2010. He should have won the Ballon D'or that year. To take Inter to the Champions League, and Holland to the WC final.

[@Prasko131]

He wasn't even the best Inter or Netherlands player... let alone best in the world.

[@zachzgod7354]

*The Netherlands

[@nicodiangelo7051]

Milito, Maicon and zanetti were better in inter and Robben was better in Netherlands. He was just the only one to be in both teams and because of his teams’ success, he somehow got a shout for the ballon d’or. He definitely deserved 4th, nothing higher or lower than that. Also sneijder didn’t really have that many world class seasons outside of that

[@colinh9294]

@@nicodiangelo7051 Inter definitely was a defensive team, however they needed him to unlock the other team, remember that pass to Etoo at the Bridge. As for the Netherlands, he was the one to pass the ball to Robben to have the 1 on 1 was Casillas. He was the play maker on both of those teams.

[@poppyharlow4448]

@@Prasko131 i agree he wasn't the best player on that Netherlands team, but by FAR he was the top dog at Inter. I highly doubt Milito would've scored as many as he did if he didn't have Sneidjer behind him

[@seandelap8587]

The most injury plagued players that would be interesting to see

[@jeffrey5976]

Diaby, Wilshere, Ryo Miyaichi etc

[@Sabengtung]

French players be dominating the list Martial, Dembele and Pogba alone were one of the most hyped players in the world Now they're all joked about 😢

[@Sluetch90]

So good they named him twice!

[@jpearson274]

I would have categorised Ronaldinho as a left winger. I haven't checked the numbers but I can't help feel he played more games out wide than through the middle.

[@jazzinho_futebol]

Mohammed Aboutrika...for those who know man😭😭😭🔥

[@SEBFeverr]

Yeah I clapped when he mentioned the legend 😭

[@Powerhouse08]

For me it is undoubtedly de Bruyne. The fear I get when he plays against my team is enough for me to consider him as the GOAT midfielder.

[@Powerhouse08]

@@doommonger7784 I myself am a Liverpool fan, but for me de Bruyne is the perfect player

[@joshuakithyoma9575]

​@@Powerhouse08De Bruyne modeled his game after Stevie G , he was a Liverpool fan after all ...He isn't as complete as Stevie or as explosive , but what a player he is

[@rohit.thestructuralengineer]

when people talk about best passers in game they talk about messi and kdb they forget the best toni kroos just because he plays deep

[@BigDave15]

No Pablo Aimar in the honourable mentions?

[@Lewis-zt1ur]

Can you do a video about the most costly own goals. Like example an own goal that sent a team out of the football league or missed out on cl revenue they were relying on causing them to go into financial crisis etc