Just how GOOD was Van Basten Actually?

[@lucat5479]

I am italian and an AC Milan fan since 1980. Milan in the era of Berlusconi has been a legendary team, Sacchi's Milan by FIFA is considered the best football team of history. The champions passed in those quite 30 years were incredible, Rjikaard, Gullit, Van Basten, Baresi, Maldini, Ancelotti, Donadoni, Desailly, Boban, Savicevic, Weah, Papin, Nesta, Kaká, Schevcenko, Inzaghi, Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, Pirlo, Seedorf, Rui Costa and many others. But apart all, Marco Van Basten has a special place in all the Milan's fan heart and in mine. I don't know if he is the best striker of all time and it doesn't matter, the rankings are not very significant, but surely, few other players gifted to me so many emotions. He literally danced on his feet with the ball, he was excellent with all the two feet, the killer insinct of a striker and the ability of a true number 10. When he left football at the age of 28, was the worst day for me in the football world. When I think of that day, I actually cannot hold back the tears. This is the video of the goodbye to the football by Marco Van Basten and the greetings by his fan. Fabio Capello's tears, a coach known for his rudeness, are emblematic. Grazie di tutto Marco Van Basten, Thank you for all. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWPPnGR_mtGibNE

[@muds1123]

Easily the greatest

[@simonforrest2522]

In terms of greatest ever striker..I don't know but if you are talking solely about No.9's then i think Marco has a very strong case. As a kid i wondered why all the other no.9 were big, brutish lumbering types of player then i saw Marco..All technique and elegance and it completely changed my perception..Suddenly guile and technical excellence overshadowed brute strength and aerial ability.. Beauty and grace personified was Marco

[@sebastiaanvanagteren1141]

Thank you for your beautiful words!

[@bitcoindiving6277]

The reason of his lack of goals you mentioned in midseason was that he played as an attacking midfielder behind striker Johnny Bosman at that time. He later claimed back his role as striker because... well he was the best.

[@aschwinwesselius]

Marco van Basten was my all time favorite. I will never forget 1988 EC finals. Years later I met him near the beach, already retired. Weirdest moment in my life and as vivid as today. He's in the top of my list of heroes.

[@johnnyM809]

The greatest striker ever. He had no weakness to his game.

[@kumarmusic6691]

Proud to be a Dutchmen! Van Basten was the best in those days (and Maradona of course😇)

[@adrianboyce6849]

The world needs Holland to be great again what world class players they produce over the years

[@simonforrest2522]

You're right..European football doesn't feel quite right with out some world class Dutch strikers or no.10's floating about..Italian too

[@johnlombardo7816]

Agreed always loved watching their world cup teams! 2000s teams rocked! Van persie, van nistelrooy, sneijder, and soooo many more!

[@temikotanayobami2360]

I don't know where you are from brother but I love that notion of yours... You just made my morning

[@hinewdaniel2998]

The way things are going over there, you might be a see a girl starting for the men's national team.

[@marctaddei7524]

Van Basten, Ronaldo Nazario and Gerd Muller were the greatest 9's in all of modern football history.

[@zebzeebie]

"First touch and ball control 8/10". No way. His technique was out of this world. He could do so much with a ball in a small space. His bicycle kicks and scoring ability with both legs (and head) are the result of his technical talent

[@56postoffice]

Would go for £250 mil in his prime nowadays. Great player.

[@nsd781]

If Neymar is worth £220 mil, then prime Van Basten would be worth £290 mil at minimum.

[@tomkoning179]

Too bad he never got into his prime

[@56postoffice]

@@tomkoning179 truth. One of the truly great players in the last 30-40 years.

[@kwameadjepong7797]

@@nsd781 yh

[@furthercomplications5448]

Technically, the best footballer I ever saw. He was intelligent, he was tough and he was imaginative. It was a shame that a player who played with such joy had his career ruined by such persistent cynicism.

[@jackpuccini3143]

Nice video once again! What a player...one of the best I've seen! it's such a shame that injuries cut his career short, when he was essentially still in his prime. Such a complete and prolific striker; he had it all: speed, shooting, skill, power, heading, two-footedness, passing, intelligence, hold-up play, movement, elegance...and he won so much in his short career with Milan, Ajax, and even the Euros with the Netherlands with an assist and an incredible goal in the final. It's a shame that he didn't get to play at the 1994 World Cup, as maybe with him (fully fit, that is), they could have done better and he could've gotten some World Cup goals, which would have added to his legacy, and might have led him to be ranked more highly among the all-time greats.

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Yeah it's a shame

[@neilburns8869]

THAT goal in the final of Euro 88 will forever be remembered as one of THE best goals of all time. Absolutely fantastic volley from a near impossible angle but not just that he also had the sheer audacity to even attempt it. First time on the volley, wham, bam 2-0 up and already in the history books.

[@bimbum819]

The most elegant and talented player I have ever seen.

[@kumarmusic6691]

Yep! He is like a Swan playing and dancing around a football

[@jargo101]

The complete player. We'd be speaking about him in the same class as pele and maradona if he stayed fit.

[@peet4921]

O,O, fit ? More like somebody screwed up his ankle.

[@Robbinator7]

@@peet4921 he screwed it up himself with a frustration tackle vs Groningen. That was the first injury to his cursed ankle. Also the experimental treatments in the early 90s made it only worse and led to his early retirement

[@LocoAsasino]

@@Robbinator7 he should have went to whoever did maradona’s ankle. But his situation was different because it was not totally broken it was just messed up and he was allowed to play by bad management.

[@hensleyjosephina6253]

@@barrysmale8060 at his time not a fine but the best striker of his generation.

[@denniskentie5018]

@@barrysmale8060 youre are right 😉 van Basten whas much better than Diego

[@joriswillems6605]

Best number 9 ever. What a legend🔥

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

3 ballon dor is not for everyone

[@kendyjapri7869]

R9 its playing golf

[@jinpachi2335]

@@kendyjapri7869 to be fair if we look at talent perspective and not injuries no one would ever come near to van basten in terms of sheer talent the man was just way too good for football if he never got I jured it would be 100 percent sure he would be the greatest striker ever but rn I would take r9 over him as he was not able to fullfil his potential

[@kendyjapri7869]

Lord Lingard with no injury, van basten woulld not come close to R9. Did you know R9 played with one healthy knee after he is 23?

[@fisher_lfc]

@@kendyjapri7869 Ronaldo was exceptional, but Marco was the more complete number nine

[@Robbinator7]

Just imagine the Dutch '98 WC forwards that could've been. Van Basten (33) and Kluivert, with Bergkamp close behind them on 10.

[@bernardmasson1630]

Rob Winters Now that is we can dream of,if only.

[@wijnand2001]

Hadden we zeker van Brazilië gewonnen

[@simonforrest2522]

Man that would've been great to see

[@janefan018]

On the bench van nistelrooij makaau

[@transylvanian8437]

forget about 98, imagine the 94 World Cup team with van Basten in the form he showed under Capello. Him, Bergkamp and Gullit( who also had a mega season at Sampdoria in 93/94) leading the Dutch attack, it could have been mighty. Cruyff may have been a bit less picky about taking over the national team with van Basten still available also, as his ego no doubt would have liked winning the World Cup.

[@marctspence]

Absolutely brilliant striker. Some of his headers were harder than I could kick the ball

[@kumarmusic6691]

😂😉

[@berkit1]

One of his legendary goals for holland at the euros and you showed it on a split screen ?

[@blackferdinand2260]

Probably copy written

[@craftingpeople7097]

retired at 28 .. but playing with an injured ankle already since the age of 23. what he succeeded would have been al lot more even before he retired, let alone if whe still would go on playing.

[@jonthanwat]

This is my favourite player 🔥🔥🔥 I use to watch his every Saturday morning before i went to pkay football my inspiration. Very sad when he had retire 😢

[@HarmonicFusion82]

Thank you for the compilation and keep up the good work !

[@SPIDERM0OSE]

How good was Van Basten ? No matter who he was playing against. No matter how successful they were or how good their current form was, you would be shocked if Van Basten didnt score. Think about it. He was world famous, he was no surprise to any team but nobody could stop him. When it comes to presence on the pitch, his reputation, his aura, his attitude, I can only compare it to the feeling one would get while being in a snipers sights. Technical. Clinical. Efficient. Two good feet. Powerful in the air. Fast, agile & very tactically astute. Van Basten is the epitome of a European striker. To this day he remains the benchmark, the standard bearer all other centre forwards are judged by. Thats how good he was. He was a 2 goal head start for whatever team he played for.

[@thogro99]

Retired at 28 (basically), one of the biggest what ifs

[@JugglernautNr9]

Sorry, but in the world of professional football 28 is not very young anymore. Maybe he could have had another 2 or 3 good years, but the peak was very likely behind him.

[@mahadbahad9895]

@@JugglernautNr9 shut up bro ronaldo scored more goals after he turned 28 then before and zlatan has been killing it and hes fucking 39 the average age to retire is 36 and he was in his prime possibly for 3 4 more years egtting another 200 to 300 goals

[@JugglernautNr9]

@@mahadbahad9895 You can't simply compare players from back then with players today. Players today have way better training possibilities, nutrition plans and modern physiotherapeutic treatment. They are machines compared to players from 20 or 30 years ago. That's one of the main reasons why more and more players today reach an higher age before retiring.

[@damian3999]

Chris Hayate you should watch Ajax charity games. He played a few (when he was older than 40) and his technique was just as good as it was in his best days. If he couldnt bring up running he'd end up being the best target man ever anyway

[@CG-cx5ro]

@@JugglernautNr9 not entirely true, soccer players or really any athlete peaks at age 27 - 28. This because of fitness combined with experience. Unlucky for Van Basten that he had to retire because of his injuries.

[@Martin-dt5fk]

What a player, my favorite of all time, loved Van Basten, scored all sorts of goals and it says something that you were surprised when he didn’t score. Best ever goal scorer in my opinion.

[@Rumpelstyltskin]

The swan of Utrecht....simply the best.

[@simonforrest2522]

His posture was like that of a swan tbh..Very graceful and upright

[@wojciechmikosz3748]

He was one of the most gifted and humble players in history.

[@jermb8326]

Actually, at the age of 26, his career was already over, a Hugh drama for every football fan in the world, especially in Milan. Diego Maradonnà once said "The most complete and graceful striker ever´. He was the favorite of many among which Kobe Bryant!

[@johnming73]

The season you mention, where he only score in the beginning and the end of the season, MvB was ill. He had Pfeiffer. So he was out in the middle of the season.

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

I checked tho and he was playing throughout the whole season just on a dry streak in the middle, perhaps he played trough while sick?

[@johnming73]

@@DailyDoseOfFootballYT The season MvB scored 28 goals. He played 26 games despite Pfeiffer.

[@HugoSantos78]

You missed his better goal, the bicycle kick. A true work of art. At the time he was my idole, and I also cryed when he retired. Never forgotten how my Benfica dried him down in that 90 champions final... We would deserved to win the champions that year, but Milan was at the time a power house, Gullity, Rickard, Van Basten...

[@GerardScroogeGoes]

The bicycle kick was against FC Den Bosch in the Dutch League. Don't know the year anymore...

[@nathcascen473]

i am a milan supporter from milan since my childhood he was my god litterally my fav of all time with baggio.

[@MrBen2177]

Imagine the records he would have got without his ankle injury. Probably the best ever.

[@simonforrest2522]

You could say similar things about R9 too..Not the ankle with him but the horrendous knee injuries

[@romyenglish]

He was something else. When he was playing with Ruud Gulith, they were a match from heaven. Great futbol

[@EricvanDorp007]

Great tribute to one of the legends from the lowlands, thanks!

[@palomas4326]

best striker of all time

[@z.m.d.t]

After R9

[@richardkelbie5362]

His autobiography is an excellent read

[@simonforrest2522]

I must give it a look

[@nachtmuis4776]

He was the perfect striker from the 80's 90's

[@freestylerjpartner6270]

Best player in history..⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@alofrank1]

I love your video's and the feeling you express in your voice!

[@emre_7575]

Really great video, keep it up bro👍

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Thanks, means a lot.

[@Limpi43]

Giving 2/10 for longetivity to a player who had 9 (!!!) seasons with higher goal per game ratio of 0,5 and 10 seasons when he played more than 20 games is a bit ... khm ... inapprehensible.

[@RahulSharma-wq4qy]

Thank you for making these videos.

[@bert6806]

He was glorious.

[@andreaoldani1588]

The most complete striker ever not doubt

[@BurnsTennis]

As far as I am aware, Marco Van Bastern is the principal reason the tackle from behind was finally outlawed in the 1990s. I saw Bergkamp play for Arsenal and at Wembley against England. The Arsenal fans love Bergkamp but as a similar player, Van Bastern was a different level.

[@ra_fzZ]

I don't understand why people get hyped around with Nazario [ ofc he's a joy to watch ] & talk less about Muller and then almost no one seems to praise Van Basten much as he should be!

[@4ExPapi]

This is mid. Overhyped player

[@vasilispandis337]

Scoring with both feet and head as well

[@jamesalandixon]

Best striker of all time.

[@halvardanholt4834]

Any ranking that puts van Basten behind the ridiculously trigger happy Roberto Carlos, is a little flawed. However, this is still an intersting and well-done video.

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

I try to be fair to each position, Roberto Carlos was the best left back of all time so he must have a super high score, that's the logic behind it at least

[@halvardanholt4834]

@@DailyDoseOfFootballYT It's completely justified; I'm just a bigger fan of MvB than Carlos. Carlos was a beast, but I always thought that he wasted too many promising attacks because he wanted to shoot from impossible angles and ranges. ) guess I would too if I had had his left foot.

[@kcapo89]

@@DailyDoseOfFootballYT carlos wasn't better than madlini

[@Michaelkaydee]

An incredible player. P.s. Have you done one on Weah?

[@Shteno]

FORZA MILAAAAAN!!!! At the end of May 2021, we'll see both Van Basten & Sheva in Milano, celebrating OUR 19TH SCUDETTOOOOOOOO!

[@simonforrest2522]

Are you still so sure about that?

[@LocoAsasino]

It wasn’t his great performances in Ajax that earned him his spot in AC Milan it was the fact he got injured for a whole season I think it was that made him affordable for Milan. I remember Rudy Gullit having a transfer fee that was like 10 times bigger than van basten because van basten had 2 screws in his ankle. That Dutch trio in Milan happened because of Ajax’s incompetence and honestly it was Johann cruyff fault for playing him with a messed up ankle.

[@SR-mw4qe]

Van Basten, gullit, rijkaard 🙏🏆

[@MrMikap74]

Thanks for making a video about my youth idol and fellow dutchman Marco van Basten. Not all your statements are correct, I think you looked at the wrong sources. I know all facts and statistics, because I simply remembered them from that time. he made his debute at the age of 17 in 1982, and scored. The next season Van Basten played 20 games, mostly as substitute and scored 9 times. In 1983/84 he became the first striker of Ajax, after Wim Kieft left to Pisa. Despite he missed 8 games because he get ill (Pfeiffer) he became national league topscorer with 28 goals in 26 games. He won the silver boot as vice European topscorer. In 1984/85 he won the national league. He became topscorer again with 22 goals in 33 matches. The next season Van Basten became european topscorer with 37 goals in 26 matches. It was the season when the problems with his ankle injury started. Van Basten became for the 4th executive time topscorer in his last season at Ajax with 31 goals in 27 matches. In the European Cup winners cup final van basten scored the only and winning goal for Ajax. In 1987/88 van basten missed most of his debute season at AC Milan because of his ankle injury. At the end of the season Van Basten made his international breaktrough during EURO 88 with 3 goals against England, the 2-1 in the last minute of the semi finals against Germany and his famous volley in the finals against Russia. The next season van basten did okay in the Italian league with 19 goals in 33 matches, but he played his best matches in the European Champions League. At the end of 1988 Van Basten won his first ballon D'Or as European Player of the year. AC Milan reached the finals that season, and Van Basten scored 2 goals. He bacme the topscorer and MVP of the tournament with 10 goals in 9 matches. Despite missing 8 games because of his ankle injury van basten became Serie A topscorer the first time with 19 goals in 26 games. Art the end of 1989 van basten won his 2nd ballon D'Or. AC Milan won the European Champions Cup again. Van Basten scored 4 goals in 10 matches, and gave the assist on the winning goal of Rijkaard in the final. The next season was the least of Van Basten's time at AC Milan. He only scored 11 goals. The next season Van Basten came back strong and became for the 2nd time topscorer of the Italian league with 25 goals in 31 matches. Milan became champion. The following season Van Basten improved himself again scoring 12 goals in the first 8 league games, including 4 goals against Napoli. The same month Van Basten scored 4 goals against Gothenborg in the fist edition ot the Champions league, including a bicycle-kick. Van Basten was considered the best player of the world at that time. But than his ankle gave up. At the end of 1992 van basten won his 3th ballon D'Or and the 2nd edition of the FIFA world player of the year. In the spring of 1993, at the age of 28, van basten tried to come back in 3 matches, but his ankle couldn't holp up any more and he played his last minutes in the lost Champions league final agianst marseille.

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

I double check my sources a few times so idk, if something was wrong I don't really see a way I could avoid that, any suggestions?

[@MrMikap74]

@@DailyDoseOfFootballYT It is no problem if not every thing is correct. Most important take away is that van basten was an exceptional player. The Dutch wikipedia page of van basten has all statistics right nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten#Doelpunten_en_statistieken

[@hijlkecornelisboorsma1058]

was ik maar 15 jaar ouder dan. mijn eerste shirtje heb ik nog steeds stond van basten op.

[@johnlombardo7816]

For sure one of the BOATs! Best of all time!!

[@7472wayne]

Retirement before 30 wasn’t uncommon back then. You need to take that into account just how far the professional game has come on and it’s ability to improve players longevity.

[@abubakarbarry4930]

He stopped playing at 28

[@artfuldodger2623]

The greatest all round centre forward to have played the game. Took Tony Adams years to get over 1988 in the Euro's.

[@Chrysaetos11]

Sad that he went out at his peak. Would've been 29 in USA94'.

[@FareedTembe]

I know it is pointless for asking these, but what is the background song? 😅but good vid bruv

[@FirasAlkarradi]

how GOOD was Van Basten? Ronaldo7 can score another 1000 goals and will still not impresses me as watching MVB playing, he was such joy to watch

[@waltersimpson2936]

Marco van Basten is in my book a complete striker.and a all-time great.he could score from any angle.injuries cost him and the soccer world .

[@denniskentie5018]

Im proud he is born in Utrecht and lead the nation to the first cup in history 💪

[@marcelrenes2435]

He was simply the best and still is if you compare him with Messi or Ronaldo. Marco van Basten ti ameremo per sempre!

[@tatianacamargo4162]

The best player ever...

[@mojebi3804]

at leat 9/10 for first touch/ball control

[@alik1059]

Longevity should've been at least a 6. He was at the middle part of his career.

[@mokklemok8116]

Marco van basten legenda hidup pesepakbola belanda & ac.milan

[@elboss3389]

respect for the good video

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

thanks man, dont forget to sub for more videos, i post one every week

[@Unknown-gz8dt]

Top 15 player of all time IMO

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

yeah probably

[@MrDValter]

Mano, já fizeste algum video sobre o Karl Heinz Rummeniege?

[@ralphzoontjens]

The entirety of Holland so wished for van Basten to return with Bergkamp, Kluivert etc. The injury took a while to nationally digest. To compare him to R9 (Nazario de Lima) is a bit apples-to-papayas because there's a generational difference. Soccer took a leap in pace. And yes if you have seen R9 in real life (I did) you know he is the BOAT. Van Basten did have the height (1.88m) for headers and overhead kicks. But in his era, he was as big of a star as Zidane, R9, Maldini, no doubt. And in Holland, he remains perhaps the biggest icon after Cruyff.

[@LightMovies]

A Generational difference? When Ronaldo passed from Barcellona to Inter Milan, Van Basten was 31 y.o and he would still playing at the top of his carreer without the ankle injury and the retirement. Van Basten was way better than Ronaldo, because he was not only a striker but an assist-man with a number 10 feet and vision of the pitch. In fact, in FIFA's official ranking is the 9th gratest of all time, and Ronaldo 13th.

[@hsafootballworld1321]

@@LightMovies Both Ronaldo and Van Basten careers were hampered by serious injuries. Neither of them could fulfill their true potential. If not for the injuries both of them would have challenged the likes of Pele, Maradona, Messi and Cruyff in the GOAT debate.

[@lalitthapa101]

Next video Recommendation-Video on tony Adams Plzzzzzzzzz🙏🙏🙏

[@AntonioDeSalvoLupo]

First touch and ball control: 11/10 simply perfect Icon factor: 11/10 people still talk as "the new Van Basten" when new striker talent starts

[@luislizard2626]

He didn’t injured his ankle while in Milan His ankle was destroyed when he played for Ajax ( and was in constant pain) so he just decided to do surgery again to clear it. But never recovered Get your facts right please

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Wait, I don't get the difference?

[@luislizard2626]

@@DailyDoseOfFootballYT you Make it sound like he got injured while playing for Milan !!! He came to Milan already injured and he only played 3 full games that season then he went to win euro

[@tdukts]

good work mucker...

[@MrDESPREOCUPADO04]

Waiting for the Dennis Bergkamp video

[@ruijorgejorge]

Juro não sei como é que não tens mais views e subs. Fazes videos com muita informação, uma boa narração e com boa qualidade, mereces mais honestamente. Espero não ser chato mas, se conseguises Fazer um Vídeo destes do Zanetti ou do Matthäus seria épico. Digo te já se não der ou não tiveres a possibilidade sem problema. Continua com o bom conteúdo 👍

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Obrigado, Zanetti e Mathaus hão de vir de certeza, o objetivo é ter feito os melhores de todos os tempos todos, devo é demorar anos, mas não te preocupes que pelo menos o Zanetti já tinha pensado em fazer umas quantas vezes

[@jeroenjansen475]

u missed his winner in the uefa-cup final with ajax

[@Aer0dynam1cc]

And to think that since 1986 he'd never been able to play without pain because of that ankle. He would have been even better

[@karindra3849]

6:50 11:25 why are there sound of people arguing in the background

[@gennarosavastano9062]

Hero!

[@zudarzahnshow5759]

Do a video on Patrick Kluivert The Dutch R9

[@zudarzahnshow5759]

Bruh!

[@leonvandercolk2726]

Nice!!

[@robertoferreira313]

Nice video, you are from Portugal?

[@papudash1979]

Great video

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Thanks, subscribe for more, theres a new one like this every week

[@headofstate5708]

He left on top

[@tjfootball1908]

Am planning to start out a KZbin channel like this thats why am asking

[@tjfootball1908]

Bro is your channel monetized ........because the video clips you is copied from somewhere else which can cause copyright infringement

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

I have the same question honeslty, you cnt monitize before 4000 hours and 1000 subs so I don't know if I'll be eligible yet

[@tjfootball1908]

@@DailyDoseOfFootballYT Aight.......because I made a similar video like this and it was taken down. For copyright infringement

[@tjfootball1908]

Really frustrating cos I spent close to 8 hours making it

[@barrysmale8060]

A great striker

[@sokolmuslija]

Nice background track, Id?

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Not really sure tbh I use a few different ones and I dont have my laptop here rn, but I think it's called wish I'd stayed

[@sokolmuslija]

@@DailyDoseOfFootballYT thx, found it! Btw nice work man, keep it up!

[@nicolapeccedi3873]

From another planet “ il cigno di Uthrecht

[@Bhaatmara]

Imagine if he played at least for 2 or 3 years more Football history would be very different

[@taynarafagundes4817]

Best striker ever

[@gamopam]

Mondrian as a football player.

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Because theyre both dutch?

[@mattgiant8836]

Best nr 9 in history.

[@shekhar_narwal]

Lewandowski of his generation!

[@MrGloryglorymanutd18]

Because he had to retire at 28 you gave him a 2 out of 10?

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Yes, I'm rating his career not his technical ability

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

@Alex Kanyima scale just doesnt work like that

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

@Alex Kanyima Because it asserts who is the greatest and not the most skilled, tho skill is taken into account

[@hojetiveca1904]

@@DailyDoseOfFootballYT Still, 2 is a bit too harsh: perhaps a 5? He did have quite a few years of great football, after all.

[@kendyjapri7869]

2 out of ten? You are an idiot

[@sandersteman8800]

Defenders destroyed Van Basten. A bloody shame.

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

the luck factor was not on his side

[@fistoftulkas7335]

Not according to him. He said that doctors and wrong surgeries ruined his ankle, not defenders.

[@hijlkecornelisboorsma1058]

the worst part is he got his first ankle injured tackling someone.

[@gooner72]

How good was Van Basten? just about one of the best players I've ever seen in my 48 years..... and I've seen quite a few, I can tell you. I've seen GREAT strikers but he was in another league to most of those. He almost scored goals for fun, it was effortless....

[@GeorgeSamia]

I like your videos, if you like my music you have permission to use it for your videos 🎧🎶🔥❤️

[@doubledutch3439]

I watched him score 3 times in a Eurocup final, true story.

[@manoliswec5674]

ballon dor at that time used to represent the best european player, not the best player in the world