7 Greatest Redemption Arcs In Football

[@manuel7102]

Is also worth mentioning the story of Junior Messias, who was a talented Cruzeiro youth player before deciding to quit because he didn't get a professional contract. Then he emigrated to Italy to work as a delivery man, while he started playing in amateur leagues as a hobby and in 7 years he ended up at AC Milan where he just won the Scudetto

[@pierfrancescocosta6336]

Definitely true!

[@dvd08270]

Forza Milan! ❤🖤

[@PataMuncher]

No wonder I was like “Where did this guy even come from?”

[@Dante12466]

tbf it’s not like he’s a great milan player

[@PataMuncher]

@@Dante12466 Yeah lol

[@depekthegreat359]

Truly remarkable achievements respectively by these respective players who have sacrificed themselves to become a world class player and I hope to see more of the same from the current players in near future,good friends!!!🙏

[@benmwangi5173]

Can you make a video about your seven best videos.... creativity, views, and content all considered

[@oquic]

Your intro was less then 2 minutes are you okay

[@dinisfonseca6305]

José* not Djouwsei

[@L4wr3nc3810]

12:42 How tf did this guy go from a volunteer to a assistant manager in two years?

[@OwenP574]

Surely Santi Carzola deserves a place here. Going from a career ending injury tot he la liga team of the season is incredibile.

[@pierfrancescocosta6336]

Alfie actually talked about him in a previous video! I think the only other reason why he didn't feature here is because at that point in his career, Santi had still experienced years and years of great success (especially at Arsenal), so his career had already entered its final phase, in a sense. But yeah, what a comeback he made ever since!

[@ahha6304]

"The best goalkeeper is playing in Manchester, and he's German." - Lev Yashin

[@ronaldolawyer3865]

Who is he referring to?

[@ahha6304]

@@ronaldolawyer3865 mustaben Jens Lehmann, he plays in Manchester same era as Yashin still run. of course it was Trautmann

[@nickyoung4799]

Bert Trautmann

[@ArdensGember]

The fact Thiago Silva joined Chelsea in his mid 30s and has already become a club icon is crazy

[@xndjdnnd5837]

They have no history ofc he’ll become an icon. Oil club haha

[@labeeb7735]

@@xndjdnnd5837 every club has icons no matter what, even oil clubs before their takeovers

[@TheLondonSystem]

@@labeeb7735 I don't think leipzig had any icons before red bull came along I don't even remember what their original name was

[@limjustajokel6269]

Chelsea had history way before oil like what?

[@AndreSawyers]

@@xndjdnnd5837 What have you heard of Zola , Dennis, Wise , Lebouf or Hasslebaink. We literally have fa cups and two uefa cup winners cup from the 1970s-1990s, we literally won a Super Cup vs Real Madrid in 1998.

[@constablekennedy7705]

This is a Certified HITC Classic …. 🔥. ⚽️

[@gian3008]

@Eoin F he does need his own channel. He's wayyyy too talented to be under someone's wing or rules. Alfie is in the Top 0.00001 percent of people with genuine talent.

[@patrickneylan]

Trautmann is the only man to have won the George Cross and the Iron Cross. My father saw his debut. Apparently he won the home fans over by half-time. Footballers complain about getting abuse from the stands, but Trautmann had worked for an organisation (the Luftwaffe) that had killed someone close to every person in the crowd within the past eight years. Imagine the hostility. Yet he won them round.

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 334) 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.

[@danielbaraniecki2115]

Honestly Alfie might ignore you for another month or so to say you have been asking for a year

[@mattdrake2065]

100% Verified: Well kinda… I went back and checked the last 30 or so and yep, he’s there. So I see no reason he’s not in the other 300 previous videos. I love your persistence. Keep it up my man. Squeakiest Wheel Gets The Grease!!!

[@AttackerNumberTwo]

I want a part two just to see Joelinton get the recognition he deserves.

[@strasbourgsteve]

one or two more outstanding season and he deserves it agreed mate! one of my favorite Newcastle players at the moment

[@alexa5675]

TRUTH

[@archstanton6102]

This coming season will be very interesting. If he gets in the Brazil WC squad would be a huge boost for him.

[@damienbrown6764]

Bruce was playing him out of position from day one because he’s a idiot eddy puts him in midfield turns into a beast

[@anibalrodriguez2626]

@@damienbrown6764 Tbf Joelinton was played at CF/CAM at Hoffenheim

[@bzilla-d4i]

I was heartbroken when we had to sell Silva due to Berlusconi's mess, he was brilliant at CDM and CB for Milan.

[@niksv4165]

Day 478: Ways to fix VAR with your suggestions

[@mahatma1989]

AI x 7

[@scotmorley8526]

I, would like to mention Peter Reid, of Bolton Wanderers and Everton. He started of with Bolton, as a highly rated midfielder, wining the second division championship and going on to play in the first division. His career floundered, with chronic knee injuries and it seemed over for him. That was until Everton took a gamble on Reid recovering his fitness and form, they paid a small fee for him and the rest is history. He won two League titles, the FA Cup, the European Cup Winners Cup and more than a few England caps.

[@YMY_1999]

Haven’t even started watching this yet Alfie, but thank you so much for putting something out on this topic. I have been looking for these redemption arc stories for inspiration for a long time. When I was younger, I was touted as some golden child (not in football). But as I got older, things went tits up and I have been trying to recover ever since. So thanks for this, Alfie. These happy endings are inspirational.

[@buzz5020]

Don’t let anyones expectations of you define you, we all on our own paths brother!

[@NomaHirudo]

A great redemption arc was also the relationship between Vini Jr and Benzema from last season to this one. From “on my mother’s life, he’s playing against us” to the most lethal attacking duo in world football this season.

[@Timbone07]

A coach who got the better of them deserves credit too

[@matthewsmith8727]

David Martindale is one of the best managers in Scotland he’s lucky to have Livingston and Livingston is lucky to have David! They’re a great little club

[@richardbeck818]

This made me think of Sam Hutchinson. I know a lot of people unless you watch the English football league, won't know who he is, but he was once a promising player at Chelsea, earning a pro deal and featuring a few times for the 1st back in 2007 - 2010ish. However he retired due to a knee injury in August 10, but came out of retirement in December 11 with Chelsea re-signing him. He never cut the mustard at Chelsea's but went on to make around 200 appearances, mainly for sheff wed in the 11 following seasons. I know he has still been plagued with injuries and never won a trophy l, but he gave absolutely everything when he played football. Could really see he loved playing football.

[@amethystwyvern]

I remember Hutch, he had so much promise.

[@CallumRichardson93]

Horrible filthy player.

[@thegloriouspyrocheems2277]

Day 13 - The Fall and Rise of FK Velež Mostar From a Club that has beaten Borussia Dortmund, Twente, Derby County and many others to a club that was forced from their own stadium, reduced to nothing during the Bosnian War, becoming a mediocre top-level team in the 00s to nearly being forced into folding in 2016 to its amazing rise back to the top-level football which culminated in return to Europe after 33 years which has seen elimination of Coleraine before a suprising win over AEK Athens before exiting 3rd Round against Elfsborg IF and recently continuing in the Cup win this season which has ensured another European summer next season

[@jumpmanhammerman1311]

Always love to see Modric’s story. Marca is no more than a glorified tabloid in Spain

[@anibalrodriguez2626]

Marca, Sport, AS, Don Balón, Deportivo, etc...

[@jumpmanhammerman1311]

@@anibalrodriguez2626 I didn’t want to be so drastic but yes. Spanish sport media is pretty terrible in general

[@achimsturzu6703]

The Rise and Fall of Dinamo Bucharest from the Romanian League.Relegated this season after 74 seasons in the first Romanian League, the Romanian club with the best fans and with the 2nd most titles and cups .

[@ParaZerro]

"Best fans" lol . *Meow Meow Meow

[@skoczek777]

I think that Trautmann's story deserves seperate video

[@BALHAM69]

a documentary on the afc Wimbledon on the nine promotions in eleven years, how they’re a fan own club and how they have a stadium in plough lane now. The story of they lost the club, how the F A allowed that and won’t allow that anymore. How they were very close to moving to ireland How they went up the English football leagues. It would be a good documentary video if you can do this. #thepeopleschannel

[@TrautsEwol]

Truatmann did a lot for ex nazi POW’s in the Wigan area, my great grandad being one of them. He helped lobby (bribe) the newspapers into realising these were just young lads who were brainwashed and change local opinion. Ian McKellens father used to take those young lads for weeks at a time to try to help de nazify them and see the real way of life. Randomly enough I now own and live in Ian McKellens childhood home near Wigan park, I found out this information after he popped round for a brew once a few years ago dong a document on his life. So I guess you could say through his fathers educated and non bias eyes everything has gone full circle.

[@antlereddruid8359]

I really like Trautmann's story.

[@willmk4042]

I'm so early, HITC Sport is still being hosted by the Irish Guy...

[@Charliiiie]

what a terrible decision that was to get rid of him, that channel is dead now 😑

[@willmk4042]

@@Charliiiie I swear

[@Azizi1163]

@@Charliiiie why did they git rid of him in the first place?

[@btr9160]

He left, wasn’t ever sacked. Also since he left, HITC Sport has dropped 34k subscribers, since the announcement of him leaving video.

[@elliotcoffman2643]

@@btr9160 and they only get about 10-15% of the views

[@alexanderpauljardine4734]

2015/16 Serge Gnabry: 1 league app for West Brom Tony Pulis: 'Serge has come here to play games but he just hasn’t been for me, at that level to play the games' June 2022 Gnabry: 4 Bundesligas, 20 goals in 33 for Germany, 1 UCL Pulis: 2 years retired with a 10% win record at his final club

[@sidosh2229]

Day 38: Considering that the last player who played in the miracle of Bern died about 6 months ago, I would really like to see a video about the whole story between Germany and Hungary, especially because it meant so much to at least the German population

[@BiLeaf]

How did Eduord Mendy not get included????

[@elliotcoffman2643]

Not really a redemption arc? Unless I'm mistaken

[@Ochikrasnye]

I was actually happy watching the bit about Alenichev, up until the politics part: by joining United Russia, he undid all his previous great redemption work

[@od9694]

I was expecting another redemption arch where he speaks out against the war, just goes to show nothings a fairytale

[@bjehulk]

How so? We need more world leaders like Putin.

[@bjehulk]

@@od9694 Why would he speak out against the war? I’m sure he loves his country and wants to protect her borders

[@QueerChica]

Thiago Silva's story is absolutely inspirational, has been a terrific signing for Chels. I didn't think he would be after a disastrous debut, but he soon became a leader within the side 💙🤍 #KTBFFH x

[@Tom-wr6mq]

Free transfers are literally flop proof. That's why we really need to sign Dembele for free, there is no risk. Ktbffh

[@QueerChica]

@@Tom-wr6mq Dembele could be a shrewd move if the wages make sense x

[@areebsiddiqui758]

@@QueerChica Don't want another injury prone winger who hasn't fulfilled his potential. We already have Pulisic. In fact his attitude is a serious problem as well, turning up late to training, reneging in contract talks etc.

[@bipraprakash1683]

@@areebsiddiqui758 dembele is fucking better than mbappe on his day You are comparing him to pulisic and perisic If he just plays game i promise you Stamford bridge will fall in love with him THE MAN JUST GLIDES

[@bobbybobstar1496]

"Chels" how cringey can you be pickmisha

[@randommage1]

7 best premier league loan signings (players like Landon donovan or henrik larsson who only ever played on loan)

[@u1rtc7t5f64t157856v8]

Apart from Larsson, who of these players is good or at least interesting?

[@JayTechZM]

Tevez

[@archstanton6102]

Willock on loan at Newcastle was fantastic.

[@randommage1]

@@archstanton6102 unfortunately he signed permanently though

[@randommage1]

@@u1rtc7t5f64t157856v8 there’s a fair few including carlos tevez, lingard, george weah, lukaku (west brom)

[@jordancrichlow2429]

Great video Alfie as always. I feel Benzema has had a great redemption arc over the past few years. Due to the scandals, his massive dip in 2018, and being exiled from the France squad, to now being the front runner for the Ballon D’or is a fantastic redemption story

[@hmzirqhazard1950]

This video is actually motivating.

[@TheWhisperCorner]

7 Best Premier League players that never played for their country.

[@mattymaloy3949]

Can’t imagine that Ronaldo, Davie Martindale and hitler have all come up in one 22 minute video before

[@luppo7812]

Jamie vardy would in fact have an arc, however it would be upside down than the one showed in the intro

[@SilliusSodus]

What on Earth is going on at Manchester United?

[@evonneokafor]

That might be a looooong thing.

[@jhaych]

I'd enjoy that, hopefully things are getting corrected now

[@bricktop.]

Oh boy, now that's a Biggie. Thats a 3 hr video you're asking my guy to make.

[@GrahamMilkdrop]

Beckham was never to blame for England's loss... Alan Shearer elbowed the goalkeeper and we had a goal disallowed because of it... and nobody remembers!

[@sabelosibiya8293]

Hey that's Steven 🇿🇦with Modric

[@toonmortelmans523]

Let's hope we can see hazard in this list in a few years

[@justhuy7960]

Alfie really won't let go the fact Beckham supports 2022 World Cup :)) and I like Alfie for that, Bekcs is my childhood hero but obviously he's too much of an opportunistic entrepreneur nowadays

[@nathski22]

I’m a Man City fan and I still get goosebumps when I hear about Trautmann’s story. Astonishing. Thank you for highlighting him here.

[@jesuisunstroopwafel]

Day 16 I think begging for a video on East Russian clubs such as FC Luch Vladivostok.

[@kenfly837]

I love your intros mate

[@barry4649]

Junior Messias and Thiago Silva are the biggest ones for me, Ian Wright still has a redemption arc because he was in prison when he was young and turned his life around

[@cyrusmufc2914]

Bert Trautmann's movie "the keeper" is a really great movie to watch.

[@Unknown-od2et]

Day 197 of asking why is messi better than pele

[@duwuw1721]

Please do a video on the 10 weirdest kit changes in Malaysia’s 3rd tier

[@tumppuman]

I think your introductions are brilliant!

[@shawnmason5551]

You don’t mention “Bend it like Beckham” from 2002, which I believe played a role in furthering his redemption and growth in world wide popularity.

[@justhuy7960]

Oh that film, I actually thought Becks had main role or important role in that film :))

[@iliketofart2945]

Glass jars with david beckham jar lids

[@amato5232]

Martindale's interviews are even better than his life story

[@leandrometfan]

17:36 I'm pretty sure that this is the saddest injury in football. The best of the "what if" cenarios. Ronaldo would end his career with +700 goals easily if not for that

[@stain4128]

He already has 800+ goals lol you mean 1000+

[@Abdisa-sj2fq]

@@stain4128 wrong Ronaldo

[@stain4128]

@@Abdisa-sj2fq oh lol my bad I thought you were talking about CR7 knee injury

[@aidanlevangie2927]

Everyone, within reason, deserves a second chance. Cheers for David Martindale

[@tommybraben5950]

Great video 28th comment

[@awaynekerr]

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[@abhaydeepsingh3368]

Part 2 please Alfie

[@fhffvgju6299]

Saying becum is more recognizable than messi and ronaldo is unironically the biggest cap you've said in a video.

[@nathaniel7744]

CHRIS WONDOLOWSKI ON HITC SEVENS

[@montemoore4419]

I’m usually against it but I think a pt 2 would be great loved this video!

[@lewdogg2247]

You need to get some sleep big man, thanks for the content though

[@qoosens]

I think Jonas also needed a spot in this video.

[@chooch2362]

Lifelong Chelsea fan but Santi Cazorla is one of my favorite comeback stories... truly a fighter

[@iankemp1131]

Surprised there are not more spectacular redemption arcs. Plenty of rags-to-riches-to-rags cases, few the other way round. And I feel a redemption arc should really be where someone got lazy and lost it for a time, rather than fighting back bravely from injury. A good example would be Paul McGrath whose career went off the rails at Man U and even Alex Ferguson couldn't get him to stop drinking, but he went to Aston Villa and regained his talent. I have happy memories of Paul Merson in Portsmouth's promotion season. In fact managers seem to have more spectacular redemption arcs than players; look at Ranieri, written off after Chelsea and Greece, taking Leicester to the Premier League title, or Roy Hodgson from failure at Liverpool to success at Fulham and Palace, and most recently David Moyes.

[@bandulad7695]

I support you Alfie but saying David Beckham is more recognizable then Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo is pure madness and brittish bias. There probably many supporters around the world in especially poorer countries who don't even know who he is but have very good idea of LM10 and CR7.

[@someoneelse1011]

I'd have said Henrik Larsson after two leg breaks still ended the GOAT at Celtic and playing for Man Utd and Barcelona.

[@christopherr3676]

The king of Kings

[@stuartpenman6387]

@@christopherr3676 king keeny?wow you bhoys are shallow

[@christopherr3676]

@@stuartpenman6387 shallow but can spell correctly

[@stuartpenman6387]

@@christopherr3676 wow whoosh , what a bhoy

[@christopherr3676]

@@stuartpenman6387 hardly you total weapon

[@manekax98]

Alenitchev is only memorable because he was forced to play the CL final, because he was the only Russian on the field, and Porto had bribered the ref, which was Russian as well, for much as I respect your and your Chanel, he was only in the biggest scam of corruption ever in Portugal, and in uefa, since OM in 92

[@Krishnakumar-wl7ih]

What about Alfe Inge Haland... Was a decent player, then bad mouthed Roy Keane only to be nearly killed on the pitch by him 3 years later, only to make an incredible comeback with Erling Haland... 🤣🤣😁😂

[@isaacgarcia4141]

Talking about pronunciation I have to say that is a common mistake to make such a big emphasis in the z sound in words like Ibiza or in this case Cazorla. The z sound is greatly exaggerated by those who speak with a Castilian accent (i.e. those from the central provinces of Spain La Mancha, Madrid and Asturias), but in reality when non-native Spanish speakers try to replicate the sound the result is very unnatural. Imagine that you are trying to learn English and you try to pronounce certain words in a heavy Australian or Scottish accent, it would just sound weird . Moreover most of the Spanish speaking world does not makes such a great added emphasis of the sound of z, in fact there is more people pronouncing Cazorla and Ibiza without the differentiated z sound, in Latin America is just another s sound. In conclusion, ignore the keyboard warrior trying to correct your pronunciation and rest assure that the vast majority of people would say that the correct pronunciation of Cazorla is just that, without the added emphasis on the z sound.

[@daviddorrian5349]

I was extremely disappointed to see in yesterday's video that the "Hoever" shirt picture has gone. If this doesn't return next video you have lost a subscriber. As always great work, love your videos! 😉👌

[@MaxsMusicFootballWWEChannel]

Thiago Silva is 100 times better than any centre back to play for Chelsea. He is also better than VVD. And there’s a song called Thiago Silva 💙🙏

[@glennaldosf]

I noah guy who had an ark...

[@c23st7]

U should make longer videos. 20-30 min is not enough to express something that u could in 5-7 min. It becomes boring and people will stop watching them

[@lomzaunfiltered9151]

Why don’t you go out on your own like the Irish fella. You would do well and we who enjoy your videos would follow you there. Irish guy could advertise your new channel away from HITC. Look what’s happened to the main channel it’s dying a slow death. Get out while you can or at least use it as a bargaining tool to get a better deal for yourself.

[@khadizabegum183]

David Beckham is still the most recognisable footballer in the world ahead of messi and Ronaldo !!!? bro you live in the past.

[@darrylhilder1450]

So tiago silva was a slow starter just luke vardy and Wright. I didnt see any arc, just a straight line. Not sure where I'm getting these names and visuals from...

[@LarvicarioZ]

You can hardly complain that Brits can't pronounce Bernhard and then completely mispronounce Luftwaffe lmao

[@alexandero50000]

The pronounciation Its 'lüftwaffeh' alfie 😉 meaning: airweapon

[@Mak_Vintage]

"The most toxic media eco-system anywhere in the worlds". English media defined aptly.

[@reeno6608]

beckham hate? someone is forgetting how key he was in 98/99. just because uefa hate united, doesn't mean u should.

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

Spurs always sold their best players to the big clubs in the 90s through early 10s for whatever reason...

[@rossanderson1892]

Beckham really I redemption arc? Or where people just twats to him, which he ignored and continued his fantastic career, despite the haters?

[@dinisfonseca6305]

Downgraded* ffs Alfie stop putting your political ideas in these fkn videos man!

[@bzilla-d4i]

Lol you're right about the British media being toxic, they ruin young footballers careers.

[@lagofala]

I think it should be Matt Busby guiding United to the European Cup after the munich air crash

[@nichhodge8503]

When I saw Ronaldo at number 2 I thought he should’ve been number 1 until I saw who was number 1

[@williamlee7672]

You know why Modric was the worst Signing as it stated he was the former spurs striker. So yeah he be a pretty awful striker signing.

[@knite7]

Great video....Aleynichev scored the second goal...Derlei got the winner...

[@LegoThomasMuller]

Mo salah flopping at Chelsea and becoming world class at Liverpool

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

Best European runs by every Premier League team/Best European run by a Premier League club every year?

[@bentn13]

You brought up Alenichev and I was like "oooooh, I remember that name!!" I'm Portuguese, grew up supporting Benfica. Alenichev was a name I remembered with respect.

[@bentn13]

"supports putin" well THAT respect is gone

[@THISissockwormadness]

@@bentn13 haha that switch up 🤣🤣

[@silviofelix1991]

Make a video about the 7 best films about football. Why not? You open the door at the end of the vídeo.

[@pvr10]

Zlatan

[@IDub]

Beckham had a second redemption story too, at LA Galaxy.

[@JuhQman]

Where is the player, with the most amazing name, Junior Messias?

[@QueerChica]

Also, I'm a Madrileña and I pay no attention to Real Madrid fans or Marca (basically a Madridista rag). Both are largely awful x

[@josephpepple]

Isn't marca just the Spanish sun

[@QueerChica]

@@josephpepple pretty much. Alberto Relano is a particularly prominent pro-Real type. Wouldn't read it, personally x

[@therealuncleowen2588]

Why would you include Freddy Adu? Sadly, he had no redemption arc.

[@wildansaladin8728]

"Hoever..." lmfao. That's a brilliant joke