7 Panic Buys That Were Actually A HUGE Success

From Arjen Robben's move from Real Madrid to Bayern Munich under a desperate Louis van Gaal, to Bayer Leverkusen's signing of Liverpool and Premier League legend Sami Hyypia, HITC Sevens takes a look at a number of transfers that show panic buys aren't always a disaster.
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[@staomruel]

Sneijder and Robben playing in the CL finale in Bernabeu, one year after Real shipped them off, was a beautiful moment in football history.

[@timmcelroy2188]

Well said, not to mention the final was at the Bernabeau too! Poetic justice

[@yannick245]

@@timmcelroy2188 He mentioned it!?

[@jaysjourney7351]

But then Spain took the World Cup against them 🙏🏾 Team managed by a Madridista Trophy lifted by a Madridista

[@jaysjourney7351]

@Jay Bee show me where did I lie? And it was 6 barça players. Del Bosque manager is a madridista which I stated idiot and Iker the captain as well, that’s the only thing I said.

[@rishonwarner1215]

@@jaysjourney7351 Talk your stuff well said 👏

[@megabarcafan1212]

Can't mention Per Mertesacker without mentioning his 2017 FA Cup final appearance. Arsenal had no fit defenders left, Per had barely played at all that season, but him and Rob Holding put on a masterful display against champions Chelsea. Mans a legend

[@andrewn.8654]

He literally only made two appearances that season. One in the Premier League and then the FA Cup Final. Then he shows up and puts in a masterclass performance.

[@cleudimarneto6149]

"Arteta was a poor man's Fabregas", that made me laugh lol

[@tznwyvuk471]

Today Arsenal is poor man's premier league club. They haven't had success for a decade.

[@SuperBigFan98989]

@@tznwyvuk471 morsky pes

[@almond_oaks_holdings_ltd3530]

Yet very true 😂😂😂

[@Iambored4039]

Lmao

[@hadikhan5197]

And he succeeded in converting Arsenal to the poorest club in terms of success.. Why on earth is he still allowed to dig Arsenal’s grave deeper and deeper ?? It’s bloody ridiculous that this ******* is still in the club .. I guess the management is targeting playing in the Sunday League as fast as humanly possible..

[@Keddeadkedemption]

I really wish Milan kept Bonaventura. He's an icon of our banter era

[@007Fusiion]

Love his name

[@rockzs74r]

He could've made us more competitive though since he can play as good almost everywhere in Midfield. We could really use Jack help during the collapsed period when everyone was injured that even Calabria played in Midfield

[@gunnarelisigurjonsson2587]

Good player

[@Hyde_Hill]

Yup Icon, experienced while still fit and versatile. One of those rare cases you should extend an around 30 year old.

[@gedomilanista5612]

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@angelosvlahos]

Underrated panic buy: Hakim Ziyech from FC Twente to Ajax. Ajax struggled in the first half of the 2016/17 season under new manager Peter Bosz. Nearing the end of January, Ajax signed Hakim Ziyech and he went on to help Ajax reach the Europa League final and transformed Ajax for the seasons after to the Champions League semifinalists they became.

[@MaxvdStrn]

Ajax bought him towards the end of the summer window in 2016, not in january. I do completely agree with you though!

[@torresalex]

I remember that Barcelona Davids signing so well. It completely transformed the team. Me and my mates were adamant that if the season had a few more games, Barcelona would've won it.

[@mcbrodz1663]

You could say that about literally any other title race

[@torresalex]

@@mcbrodz1663 Not really. In many leagues, the champion is clearly head and shoulders above the rest, and have shown the best consistency. A few more games won't mean a sudden loss of form. In this case, Barca were a mess, while Real Madrid were consistent. After Davids arrival, Barcas form shot up in such a way that they would have overtaken Real.

[@torresalex]

@Jerren Brewster My mistake. I thought Real were champions that season.

[@mrb6759]

or if they could have signed Davids earlier

[@hatsuhioki9361]

i was a fan back in day, than Messi started to go out of my frdige

[@shubhampurandare9036]

Most Injury prone XI (talented players) in the premier league era

[@ADot-fi1ny]

Number one. Jonathan Woodgate

[@whocares-ph3gw]

Ledley king

[@Imperador-Vi]

Santi cazorla

[@david.crowther6646]

Jack Wilshere

[@CoolHandBork]

Abou Diaby

[@Ash-vm6vy]

I'd consider Kepa a success panic buy, because he succeeds in making me laugh.

[@lengmanmgrittz4805]

I support chelsea and I had to laugh at this

[@domin727]

What do you mean? Kepa was a bargain. Keeper and manager in one purchase... Deal of the century.

[@denseethan7310]

Aged well

[@Ash-vm6vy]

@@denseethan7310 lol. I actually do rate him quite highly. He's a good player who's been judged on a few games.

[@lengmanmgrittz4805]

I found out recently that the reason why he was playing garbage was because his girl left him for another man so he was depressed

[@loonielee9334]

7 best ever homegrown players with biggest impact at there home club.

[@christianopulinaldo8319]

Terry

[@shreedesai4684]

The first place will definitely go to Johan Cruyff.

[@anandshankarr6713]

@@shreedesai4684 or Messi

[@achyutanandjha2964]

@@anandshankarr6713 messi is argentine

[@edconway8599]

@@achyutanandjha2964 he’s a Barca academy graduate to he does count

[@ChubbyChecker182]

Cantona really did change United fundamentally, and I approve of this message.... Before he came they were seen as a glamouris, rich club, a bit like Tottenham Hotspur they would do well in the cups but that never had that extra to really dominate in the league. He was the guy who set the wheels in motion, and also added more glamour too. He didn't walk or talk like anyone else.

[@briancohenthepfjmassive.4769]

His influence on the fledglings was what propelled United to dominate for 2 decade's. I put on his shirt, if I'm feeling ill.

[@cameronianwells1839]

@@briancohenthepfjmassive.4769 worth every penny of the even then modest 1.2 million transfer fee and his 10 grand a week wages (high at the time) repaid every penny and changed english football forever.

[@briancohenthepfjmassive.4769]

@@cameronianwells1839 zlatan is the poor man's version of Eric.

[@cameronianwells1839]

@@briancohenthepfjmassive.4769 Zlatan was in his late 30s when he arrived at old trafford. He too was value for money (in wages) would be interesting if he had arrived in for example 2007. Would he have given United the edge to win the champions league in 2009 and/or 2011 in the same way that Cantona turned United from a good team to an era dominating one. Zlatan was a free transfer and paul pogba was a then world record transfer..........

[@hanwenyap]

You forgot the Arsenal trio of Denis Suarez, Park Chu Youung and Kim Kallstrom. So good in fact that the FA mandated Arsenal to not play them to create a more level playing field.

[@EatMyLemonade]

Kim kallstrom with that mighty penalty and that's it

[@pinealdreams1064]

....You can't make a joke on the internet anymore, because there will always be idiots who take it seriously.

[@brosephyolonarovichstalin2915]

@@pinealdreams1064 it’s about as funny as an aeroplane crash tho

[@octopus8420]

Kim Kallstrom was my favorite player in FUT during that time. Came back from a 4:0 deficit and equalized in the very last second with an insane free kick from a 99% dead angle. That ball had Roberto Carlos spin on it. Forever my favorite FIFA memory.

[@kamielzeegers8106]

@@brosephyolonarovichstalin2915 atm at least 83 people disagree.

[@spyrde1]

Hyypiä also became coach of Leverkusen after he stopped playing for them. Interesting tidbit, he coached the team first with Sasha Lewandowski in a rare dual-managerial role where both of them were equal first team coaches!

[@britishantagonist740]

not as rare as you miught think. EVERY club in the MLS has dual managers. One is technically just a stupidly paid coach, while the other deals with finances and transfers etc.

[@jonsa139]

Iceland had dual managers in 2016 as well, one used to be a part time dentist!

[@Dkmo94]

@@britishantagonist740 wtf that's not a dual manager role thats called a coach and a general manager 😂😂 close to what a technical director is in Europe

[@britishantagonist740]

@@Dkmo94 They both hold the official title of "club manager", which is what makes it dual manager you fucking idiot. Do your research about specific clubs before tryna act like a smartass about something you're WRONG on.

[@jeremyroenick2202]

@@britishantagonist740 Nahh, you're wrong

[@wildwallis]

Do a video with the premier leagues first 10+ million signings and how they did and what happened after.

[@wildwallis]

Glad so many likes be a good video and be even better to get a mention!!! All aboard the like train!!!!

[@butterapplebutterapple5371]

7 most expensive players 10 years ago: Where are they now?

[@calebmufcthompson]

I met Dion Dublin once, I asked him what his thoughts were on Manchester United signing Eric Cantona, he laughed and said "Eric did more for united than I ever could have" He was such a humble guy, he was really nice too.

[@javiermoreno5898]

Man I loved how except maybe Hyppia and Davids, all these Panic buys made the player a lot better too, Robben has seen as an Injury-prone not reliable winger, and now it is regarded as one of the finest players of this generation, also how Mertesaker regained his starting spot as Germany's center-back going into Brasil, rotating with the likes of Hummels and Boateng. Arteta may not be a manager nowadays if not of that move. Video Suggestion: 7 Best 1-club man (I know you are going to put Tom Finney or Messi on top, I want to see how it would shape out)

[@joshbopper]

Messi isn’t on there any more

[@javiermoreno5898]

@@joshbopper this mostly aged well but that part zzz😬

[@callumpolaa.k.adjvinylrise2543]

robben became a fc bayen legend after scoring the wining champions league goal at the beautiful wembley in 2013 to make up losing them the trophy at their homeground a year eariler

[@nethanlock5008]

Bro why did I feel like Van de Vaart was at Tottenham for years?😲

[@zuphie9680]

Same

[@kamielzeegers8106]

why did they let him go is what i wonder?!

[@britishantagonist740]

@@kamielzeegers8106 He requested to leave in his final season stating "personal issues". The press at the time blamed his family and his other half,, but no single reason was ever publicly confirmed by anyone :/

[@007Fusiion]

He had a stunning first season and a lot of hype, but he’s always been nomadic in his career.

[@kamielzeegers8106]

@@britishantagonist740 ohh that actually makes sense! His ex wife was a dutch model/presenter who was making it big in germany, and he went back to HSV right?

[@talhariaz7179]

David Luiz to Chelsea in 2016 is one of the best panic buys as well. Signed in the last hours, he was pivotal in Conte's title winning season, even shortlisted for the Balon' Dor.

[@britishantagonist740]

Signed in the last hours due to issues with paperwork. The deal was complete a week beforehand, but couldnt be declared without all the papers filed correctly. Also they spent the entire previous season scouting him..... DEFFO NOT a panic buy

[@ZolaMagic25]

Was not a panic buy. Had been chasing him for ages.

[@Hardrada_1066]

I actually was in the stadium of my home club of Nuremberg when Bayer Leverkusen lost their first match that season. I believe we went up something like 3:0 before halftime and we literally couldn't believe our eyes. The stadium was ecstatic. I think it ended 3:2 but we didn't care. One of the biggest upsets I've ever witnessed in person.

[@ferdinandschwindl1435]

Da Glubb is a Depp! 🤙 des warn no Zeiten

[@barletbeqiri1125]

Wow, that is really awesome!

[@Hardrada_1066]

@@barletbeqiri1125 that's what many big club fans don't get about small clubs. The exciting parts of the season are the fight against relegation, the fight for international spots, and the most exciting games are the derbys. Every few years you get a big win like that against the top team and those have to feel equally as good as another championship for the big club fans, I'm convinced.

[@fernandocervantes7237]

Bonaventura is one of the most underrated player from Milan. He was the best Milan players in that era, when we became injured the team suffered. Still Pioli good shape on 2020 while Jack injured sealed his destiny. But for sure he could still play for the team now

[@Bigboyalexanderrr]

HUGE respect for recognizing bonaventura and his impact during Milan’s worst years

[@TheSuperhoden]

Robben the best! Arjan Robben still kicks ass! He played an amazing match, made a messi style dribble and beaten the whole enemy defense. He also scored 2 assists!

[@kevsabeaver]

Lubo Moravcik was a panic buy for Celtic that became a club legend. When he signed he was 33 and totally unknown but ended up world class and had gone under the radar for most of his career playing for small clubs.

[@kevmccormick1767]

Loved lubo what a player he was but I wouldn't say he was a panic buy more of a hidden gem, those that knew of lubo knew just how good he could be if fit and motivated, when he was at saint Etienne he rejected moves to a few bigger clubs because he was happy where he was, if he took those moves he would have went on to be a big star

[@needfoolthings]

"world class"?!

[@francisthethirdofmcfarland]

@@needfoolthings yes world class just because someone doesn’t play for an English club doesn’t mean he wasn’t world class

[@davidholgate123]

I actually remember Fergie's desperation in the transfer market just before he bought Cantona and when it was announced on the news, everyone in the pub, included me laughed our cocks off! I'm not often wrong but I was proved wrong with that one but I still think it was more luck by desperation to get someone in, rather than judgement!

[@celtic69]

Laughed your what now off

[@briancohenthepfjmassive.4769]

He transformed Leeds to league champions in 92 and had won the French league the season before. Why would you think he was a bad signing?

[@prappsy3028]

Yep. I think people who boast 'I'm not often wrong' probably have friends who have just given up arguing with them and just reply 'yeah mate'.

[@davidholgate123]

@Johnny Savage *I'm ... *I ... These are also helpful ---> ! .

[@nathanstansfield9645]

Right guard, reliable antiperspirant and apparently a decent barca manager too

[@bluebillbo]

Alfie is sneaking subliminal advertising into his videos

[@samuelo2188]

Remember when Arteta was an exciting young left-winger until his knee was turned in welchs jelly and desperately tried to rehab his career at arsenal

[@gedomilanista5612]

I clicked just to check if Jack was on your list. Thanks. He is just so underrated. We kinda wasted his career cause he stayed in one of the worst Milan in the History while having the talent to play an important role in about any team in the world... Very unlucky player with all his injuries at key moments... I will always be grateful for what he has done in our squad. Grazie Jack di Cuore.

[@Jack-lr2nh]

Cavani is the best panic buy this season tbh

[@mrpointy123]

I don't know that he's a panic buy tbh. Cavani has wanted to join Man U for a while, and very nearly did about 5 years ago

[@jayak397]

Don't forget Martin Braithwaite 💪

[@ysunfazedjr1108]

Wasnt ah panic buy

[@spookyghost7524]

@Harvey White panic, emergency same thing

[@ygsg]

"I am after all an idiot"...best statement ever 🤣🤣🤣 Robben was the best

[@artkid1117]

I would also add Cafu, from Roma to Ac Milan on a free transfer. Either the president of Roma or the manager said that he is 30yrs old and cannot give more.... While on AC Milan, Cafu won 1 Seria A, 2 CL, 1 WC, 1 or 2 Coppa Italia, and maybe more... until he retired at 37 or 38

[@vitanus]

Alongside Ribery and Neuer, Robben is the most crucial signing Bayern made in the last ... 30? 40? 50 years? I have to go back to the 60´s when Beckenbauer, Breitner, Hoeneß and Müller were scouted, or maybe one of the 90´s guys but in the modern era, Robben stands supreme

[@daarom3472]

Van Gaal laid the foundation for a decade of Bayern dominance: -Signed Robben / Alaba / Gomez / -Switched Schweinsteiger to central midfield role -First Bayern coach to give significant playing time to Toni Kroos / Thomas Muller -Started playing 4-3-3 with dynamic wingers instead of the stale 4-4-2 with guys like Toni. Just like he laid the foundation at Barça for the next 10 years.

[@vitanus]

@@daarom3472 Yea I know he can be discribed as the father of the modern FCB, it all started with him and Robbery, Lahm and Schweinsteiger

[@chombus2602]

Lewandowski?

[@daarom3472]

@@chombus2602 wasnt recruited by van Gaal and imo was less instrumental than some of the others. He was the icing on the cake but was recruited after their treble season.

[@benjamineckford1718]

I liked that you included a picture of Stewart Donald when talking about stupid decisions Alfie, you’re not wrong

[@johnbakker4828]

I understand that this channel is English (although I'm not saying at all that Alfie ignores the rest of the world, quite the opposite), but Hakim Ziyech to Ajax has to be one of the greatest panic buys of all time too. Just weeks before, Ajax' technical director Marc Overmars had stated that Ziyech was a good player, but that Ajax wouldn't be pursuing him. Then Ajax had a slow start to the season, winning just 1 of their first three games in the Eredivisie, and losing the Champions League play off to Rostov of Russia, and Overmars does a 180 and signs Ziyech on deadline day in 2016. Four years on and Ziyech has helped put Ajax back on the map with great performances both domestically and internationally, reaching a Europa League final and coming within seconds of a CL final (both were thought by many to have become impossible for a Dutch team to reach), winning silverware domestically, as well as many individual rewards, including Ajax player of the year three out of four times, despite playing alongside players such as Frenkie de Jong, Mathijs de Ligt, Dusan Tadic and Andre Onana. A bonafide Ajax legend.

[@albertrutter3023]

Love the videos bro keep up the good work. You should do a video on the best squad outside the ‘top five’ leagues I think it would be really interesting

[@Borderican]

Bro your content is sublime. Much appreciated mate

[@stevenross6164]

Nice to see Arteta and Mert get a mention on this. Thoes two did more for our club than people realize behind the scenes. Mikel as great on the pitch as well in his first few seaons, while Mertesacker and Koscielny were our best defensive partnership of the ast decade.

[@falkevanlaere]

Number 1 should be Braithwaite. He was a huge succes, he is gonna win a ballon d'or one day!

[@debayanbhunia7084]

He contributed much in The Copa del Rey

[@octopus8420]

Over Robben? Lol

[@Sarcaman]

Soldado is a bit of a legend at the club too! Despite not recapturing the form that got him the move, the fans immediately connected with him and he still talks about his spurs experience!

[@25neptun93]

Day 19:Please make a video about DINAMO BUCHAREST...The story of our club is a hard one...And you telling it can really help us a lot,our club is clinging to survival,and we raised 2 milion euros to try to save the club... Dinamo is one of the biggest clubs in Eastern Europe,it has 18 league titles and 13 domestic cup titles...It reached the Champions League Semi Final in 1984 after beating the holders of the trophy Hamburg...In the Semi Final they played against the great Liverpool side of the 80's...After the 89 revolution the club lost one of their greatest generation after their players where bought off by western clubs,similar to what happened to the clubs in East Germany that you already talked about...Corruption and neglect brought this giant of romanian football to it s knees...At the moment Dinamo is preety much the ONLY true historical side in Romania's top division...This team stood afloat thanks only to it's fans...In the summer some new spanish chiarman came and bought the club,brought players on huge contracts and left without paying them...The players just broke the contracts and the club accumulated even more debt...If the fans did not step in and accumulated 2 milion euros the club would have been dissolved...For anyone watching outside of Eastern Europe it might be hard to understand it s value...If u re English imagine Liverpool being dissolved...This club is OUR Liverpool,and it's stadium OUR cathedral...With all the fears of relegation,players leaving and managers coming in and leaving the club still managed to fight it's way to a Romanian cup Semi Final...Please,make one video about our story too...

[@gurururuwarararara8164]

I’d watch this. My condolences

[@Ethan-xj8cn]

@@gurururuwarararara8164 same

[@syedraza1588]

Top seven free agent signings of all time

[@shreedesai4684]

No. 1 Luis Suarez

[@arifful1184]

Edison cavani

[@nethanlock5008]

Lewandowski😍

[@christianopulinaldo8319]

Michael ballack

[@villek3722]

@@shreedesai4684 nah Lewandowski

[@ferdinandhoessler4861]

Mate, that was a good one. Could you do a best 7 left backs in this century please. They are as loose as goalies

[@onurerpul6481]

Check out Beşiktaş's experience last season with loaning Ghezzal from Leicester last season. They got him on the last hours of the transfer window and barely got the paperwork through to the FA. He want on to providing 18 assists and 8 goals as Beşiktaş won a double

[@glazersout4272]

Didn't know King Eric was a panic buy!! Also, why no Cavani? Everyone expected him to fall flat on his face in the Premiership, but I was confident that he would be a success like Ibrahimovic. But he was definitely a panic buy!

[@larrydavid5650]

Arjen Robben should 100% be at the top of this list. And it’s not close.

[@parovozrufclm]

Ziyech should be in this list as he was a panic buy for his transfer to Ajax. Ziyech was forcing a move away from Twente but for almost the entire transfer period it looked like he was going Fenerbaçhe but at last moment he snaked us for Ajax instead of doing a good transfer to Fenerbaçhe

[@dutchchessbetterthancheese1239]

True, Ajax did not want to buy Ziyech due to his difficult character but the fans forced Ajax

[@manindya6326]

This channel just give me nostalgia

[@arjitjere1559]

Big up for including per and mikel two underrated signings!

[@coffeyallday]

Kim Kallstrom scored a penalty in a shootout in the FA Cup semis and made one really cool pass against Swansea. Great piece of business by Wenger.

[@philcole5523]

Love the video great stuff keep it up and I'll I can't wait to catch your next KZbin video

[@danielhackett1581]

What an underrated player Hyppia was. Fantastic player lifting (along with gerrard) a rather poor liverpool squad to some major trophies that they weren't really worthy of

[@CarlinConnolly]

So the lesson is call Real Madrid on the last day of the transfer window and see if they have any spare dutchmen? it would be reasonable to assume Perez will take the call!

[@mustermannfm]

Dion Dublin to Villa. After Yorke forced his move to Man Utd, Villa signed Paul Merson. An incredible start to the season saw Villa top of the league, but Merson picked up an injury, Collymore was dogged by off-field issues and Villa were knocked out of the League Cup and UEFA cup in successive games. Desperate to regain momentum, Villa brought in Dublin, who went on to be considered a club favourite.

[@skillen19]

Though If he hadn't got injured for Man Utd that season we might have won the league!

[@jamesmurphy183]

Please can you make a video on the best strikers in the 98 world cup. In my opinion, there were world class strikers in most teams competing...thank you

[@halam899live8]

Great video today keep it up your doing amazing job

[@olufuntoadenika8731]

5yt 5

[@xBNW]

Nice video idea Alfie, good watch ;)

[@ahmadal-shami2113]

Great topic

[@petar.stoyanov]

King Eric's arrival at the Theater of Dreams can easily feature in any "top transfer" list, not just the panic buys :)

[@yagesh287]

Why didn't he score enough goals though?

[@archstanton6102]

It was his legacy and impact upon the younger players that had most impact. Not just goals.

[@rhysgiudici5797]

@@yagesh287 It's not always about goals dude

[@petar.stoyanov]

@@yagesh287 a player can contribute in many ways, besides the obvious - scoring goals. He can contribute with assists, aerial presence, skill on the ball, organizing the play - all things Eric Cantona did. What is probably harder to see is the mentality factor - he was a natural champion. Arrogant, determined and strong willed. A big game player, and he gave this mentality to the whole squad, especially on the young and upcoming players like Giggs, Bekham, Scholes, Neviles, Butt - the so called "class of 92". His influence was immense and each of them said it on many occasions. So if you just sitting there, counting goals - you're missing a lot from the beautiful game :)

[@britishantagonist740]

Cantona wasn't even a panic buy. United had been interested in him for 2 years previous and Leeds just refused to respond. So thats at least 2 years worth of looking at him.... therefore not a panic buy. It only seems like that as they took full advantage of the fact Leeds tried to open talks themselves regarding trying to acquire Dennis Irwin

[@shahidwillie6140]

Van der vart was a huge boost for spurs

[@ominoserzuschauer6286]

"If you really really must make a panic buy, then bay a dutchman": Barcelona must have see that video before buying Luuk de Jong 😂

[@chukarec]

if you ever watched robbem playing, you already know what good football is

[@louielouie95]

Next Video: Stadiums That Would Have Hosted Matches Of The 2006 FIFA World Cup Munich's Olympic Stadium, Dusseldorf, Bremen And Leverkusen Were One Of Those Stadiums

[@yannick245]

Also Gladbachs Borussen-Park. They wanted to have one stadium in the east, except for Berlin, so they built a new stadium in Leipzig, were Germanys former biggest stadium was. The Zentralstadion, with 100.000 spectators. They also wanted to hold the world cup in Kaiserslautern, to honor the 1954 champions. They also choose Nuremberg over Gladbach, because the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen already had Schalke, Dortmund and Köln.

[@finegoldstones]

I think David Luiz's return to Chelsea should be amongst them. we bought him for 50m back from PSG on deadline day, I remember it coming out of the blue completely. He helped us win the premier league with Conte and lift a couple other trophies, before being deployed to Arsenal to sabotage them

[@daviddavies2742]

Seven club legends that have played less that 100 games for there club.

[@adhamyoussef5763]

Day 7: The fiercest derby in each 7 continents.

[@areebsiddiqui758]

Fiercest. Good idea btw.

[@user-ie6jr4bg1w]

6*

[@areebsiddiqui758]

@@user-ie6jr4bg1w Have you never heard of the Iceberg Derby? What an uncultured swine. I know it's not the same after Steve Freeze retired but you should witness the atmosphere, they say it's like a blizzard.

[@adhamyoussef5763]

@@areebsiddiqui758 thank you for correcting

[@bluest.9320]

@@areebsiddiqui758 Not as good as the Blizzardville derby, mainly because Joe Iceman and Craig McCold are the superstars of the Snowcaps and the Fridge Wanderers teams

[@achyutanandjha2964]

Thanks fr taking the idea

[@gunnarelisigurjonsson2587]

I love the content ❤️ Greetings from iceland 😎🇮🇸

[@jakesmith5955]

Top 7 Player-Coaches of all time based on their success?

[@zhelyazkopetkov8211]

Number 1 - Johan Cruyff

[@GuinessOriginal]

Kenny Dalgliesh gotta be up there. Rooney not so much

[@sawer6440]

gullit no. 7?

[@chombus2602]

Beckenbauer

[@edconway8599]

Zidane

[@Beyenne3000]

Day 33: Best 7 Caribbean Footballers of all time. (Had to either play for a Caribbean Nation or be born in the Caribbean and be uncapped)

[@archstanton6102]

Shaka Hislop Dwight Yorke

[@ahmadjomaa8675]

Does Raheem count?

[@shreyashprajapativiiic-373]

@@ahmadjomaa8675 no bro

[@jadworld4125]

Hislop Yorke Morgan Gardener Earle Malouda

[@archstanton6102]

Possibly the best footballer born in Caribbean was John Barnes

[@DiscGolfLeagueMVP]

7 Footballers who could have taken up other sports

[@kabes9288]

Ryan Giggs MMA

[@heinzdoofenshmirtz8643]

Gareth Bale - Golf

[@chombus2602]

Neymar - Fortnite

[@rafaelvillegas2296]

@@chombus2602 Neymar- pro diver

[@saintroddy]

Diego Forlan was forced to choose between tennis and football at a young age

[@oatmilll]

Martin Braithwaite is the best panic buy in the football history. Tell me a better player than Goatwaite.

[@naadpadia2040]

How about a video on the 7 best runners-up teams in Europe’s top 5 leagues since 2000?

[@5minutemovies977]

Dude, that would mean analyzing and sorting more than a hundred teams

[@jaumeboniquet9412]

Rivaldo from Deportivo to Barcelona in 1997 after Ronaldo moved to Inter & Barcelona had difficulties in the previous stage of UCL against Skonto Riga.

[@willmurrill3572]

When you said Edgar Davids I was hoping you were talking about when he came to us at Barnet

[@ignaciobustamante9639]

You forgot Sebastian Torrico in San Lorenzo. He came for two months and now he has 8 years at the club, he is 41 yo. He won Copa Libertadores with San Lorenzo.

[@needfoolthings]

What's a "San Lorenzo"?

[@Velez_GX]

You forgot Maradona with the Napoli, he literally saved the club

[@matthewmoore5707]

when stewart donalds picture popped up i couldn't stop layghing

[@adam_sports1983]

Will Grigg was our last panic buy flop. Sadly we've had a few flops at Sunderland.

[@danpreston564]

The rumour at the time was that Leeds offloaded Cantona because he had become 'too friendly' with Lesley Ash, who was Lee Chapman's other half.

[@mikerounds3927]

i was going to put that, glad i checked the comments!

[@mich9253]

Nice list mate 👍

[@balham5606]

Can you do a documentary on the AFC Wimbledon story and maybe the club kingstonian how they don’t have a stadium anymore ? Thanks

[@lacsarlacsar3566]

Robben to Bayern is not a panic buy, its more of a panic sell by Madrid, and Bayern just efficiently (as always) swoop in when they feels the price is right.

[@Getachildouther]

Best bundesliga scorers to have scored the least goals in the Prems and you're absolutely spot on about Bonaventura, guy's got something special about him

[@Lennert102]

In the intro you see Ziyech in Ajax shirt while talking about NOT panic buys, but I'm pretty sure he was. Ajax wasnt really interested in him until a couple of bad results and media pressure changed their minds.

[@tevezskeen]

another classic interesting video from HITC sevens

[@bentarbuck6161]

i love will grigg as a wigan fan, but the scenes in STID of sunderland buying him are hilarious. his ankles are made of cheese, cook thought him too lightweight and still they stumped up 4m for him. the only downside is it could spoil griggs career if he doesnt get a move in summer on the back of a mixed bag at mk dons

[@juancarloslopezseaman8676]

Spot on. Jack is a milan legend, no one will change my mind.

[@mrb6759]

What about Keith Gillespie, from Man U to Newcastle in Jan 1995, as exchange for Andy Cole.

[@jamesbanyard1795]

Players with the biggest cumulative transfer fees over their careers. Would suspect some perennial movers and surprise packages must be in their.

[@A.Theaker]

As of September 2020, from 10th to 1st Angel di Maria Griezmann Dembele Coutinho Morata Hazard Mbappe Ronaldo Lukaku Neymar

[@RS-zp1we]

Hey HITC: please do a vid on each country's best kept secret star. A player who is seen as one of the best in their own country, but have little recognition outside of it. For example: Willem van Hanegem in The Netherlands.

[@soulsmischief2626]

davids at barcelona is the best loan deal ever

[@wolf-wy6dg]

Do a top 10 Bayern Munich players poached from their rivals, it's disgusting how only a handful of players are not originally from other Bundesliga teams.

[@thuglifeinc4894]

Davies, Sanè, Tolisso, Roca, Coman, Musiala. You sure about that. Alaba counts too I guess Martinez Boateng Every team does it. Dortmund signed Thorgan Hazard and Julian Brandt from other Bundesliga teams too.

[@wolf-wy6dg]

@@thuglifeinc4894 Yes, other clubs do it too, for example, my club, Ajax, is doing it now more than ever. However, first of all, I don't think this excuses Bayern and second of all the extend to which Bayern does it is way out of proportion. Ajax has bought Scherpen and Klaiber most notably, but apart from that most of our players have come from our academy or from abroad. With Bayern this is not the case, while they do buy some French or Spanish players from abroad, their academy has not been as important for their first team. To see how bad the problem you don't have to do a lot of research. Just look at Schalke, as they will be relegated after this season while Bayern will most likely win the league again (surprise surprise). However, if Bayern hadn't bought Goretzka, Rudy, Neuer and Nübel from them, then maybe the outcomes would have been completely different. Also if you want to compare them to Dortmund you have to look at Götze, Hummels and Lewandowski who were all bought just when Dortmund was competing with Bayern for the league. It is just anti-competitive how Bayern buys players from mostly teams they have to compete with and it ruins the Bundesliga for me and a lot of people.

[@wolf-wy6dg]

@@thuglifeinc4894 Also Sané is originally from Schalke and Boateng is originally from Hertha BSC

[@aalamahmad25]

@@wolf-wy6dg so the team shouldnt buy players they want just so it doesnt 'ruin it for you'? lol okay. Players like Lewandowski and Goretzka ran down their contracts to sign with Bayern, what should Bayern do then? Just tell them to keep playing at their teams so the league is competitive? Bayern does not bore the burden of making Bundesliga competitive. If anything other clubs in Germany dont pull their weight enough. They cant keep up their form for long and are mostly becoming selling clubs. Nothing Bayern can do in that. You people just hate on Bayern for no reason, Bayern has faults but this isnt one them. Also Sane and Boateng were playing in pl when Bayern bought them, so how does that affect other german teams? Your argument is completely flawed

[@thuglifeinc4894]

@@wolf-wy6dg Your argument is flawed. The Schalke example isn't a good one. Neuer's the only one who joined when Schalke were a good team. Goretzka and Nübel joined when Schalke weren't competing. Also forgot to mention that Pavard was signed from a relegated Stutgart side Rudy joined from Hoffenheim on a free, dude. Also the Prem has better examples of the big team buying from the smaller ones and other big teams. Here's a few examples: Sterling to City from Liverpool Van Dijk, Clyne, Lallana and Manè joining Liverpool from Southampton United signing Tevez from West Ham and Tevez leaving for City after that. Rooney to United from Everton Jota to Liverpool from Wolves Henderson to Liverpool from Sunderland Lukaka to United from Everton. Mahrez to City Kante and Drinkwater to Chelsea Also your argument doesn't work when Bundesliga teams struggle to keep hold of their star players and academy products KDB left Wolfsburg to join City Werner and Havertz left Leipzig and Leverkusen to join Chelsea. Christensen joined Chelsea from Gladbach Dembele leaving Dortmumd to join Barcelona. There are more examples to go. Right now it looks Dortmund might sell Sancho to raise some money. Dortmund have a few examples of this too: Max Phillip (Freiburg) Thomas Delaney (Werder Bremen) Nico Schultz (Hoffenheim) Marco Reus (Gladbach) Hitz (Augsburg) Bürki (Freiburg) Hummels left Bayern to join Dortmund originally and joined back later. Brandt (Leverkusen) Thorgan Hazard (Gladbach) Dahoud (Gladbach) Are Dortmund guilty of making the league less competitve too?

[@David_Smith]

Robben was bought to balance Bayern's wing play in order to stop relying on Ribery too much . How did he get a panic buy ?Van Gaal wanted him.

[@TroystonB]

Good subject HITC

[@MrEpicdary]

If it ain't Dutch, it ain't much

[@KingArtoriusTV]

Torres was a hit!! that 1 CL goal against Barcelona was worth 100mill!!

[@quintend1305]

Duuude, as a Dutch long time Barca fan, I remember how Davids changed that season. But I never ever heard anyone mention it ever after. Not even Henk Ten Cate, who loves to share inside stories from back in those days(like on what they thought of Messi before ever seeing him play, or once he noticed Ronaldinho bringing in prostitutes the night before a match. He let Ronnie know that he knew what was going, didn't tell Rijkaard anything. He even told Rijkaard to change Ronnie after he made two goals and looked tired). Well done, well done.

[@56postoffice]

Never, would I ever think Arjen Robben was a panic buy. Wow.

[@mfc4655]

Day 16: 7 players who've surprisingly Neverbeen mentioned in any HITC sevens video

[@EmpaGalactica]

my boy oscar cardozo

[@user-rh3yh6cw5r]

Harry toffolo

[@fuzzyfifa1]

Paddy mccourt

[@ocs6167]

scotty pollock

[@mapkocc]

Lionel Messi