Kids These Days Don't Know Baggio....

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! As a way to start 2022, I decided to bring back a lost classic, now rebooted with more cool details about the career of the magical Roberto Baggio. The original was the video that blew up my channel and unfortunately it was blocked by youtube due to copyright issues when it was about to become my first to hit a million views... thankfully you made sure that by the end of the year a few others got to the iconic 1 Million. Thanks to all of you, 2021 was a year to remember for me, 93 thousand people decided to listen to me speak of football on a weekly basis... unbelievable, love you all, keep safe!

[@ffs1351]

Happy new year DDOF=DAILY DOSE OF FOOTBALL and to everyone🤯🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@Grogu-485]

You should have used the same music 🎵 from the original video.

[@DonLorenzo]

Great tribute to my all-time favourite player

[@dangiambrone7350]

It's disgusting that KZbin took down your previous Roberto Baggio video, but then this is how the platform now operates. They care more for politicians, corporations and celebrities than independent content creators such as yourself - the very people whom KZbin built their success on. I strongly recommend you mirror your content to other platforms such as Odysee. Superb video btw, very comprehensive. Did you know that Baggio recovered in record time from yet another cruciate knee ligament inury at the age of 35? He worked his ass off to be in contention for a place at the 2002 World Cup. He was still the best attacking player in Italy at the time and so it was extremely annoying that Trapattoni chose to ignore him. Despite having a great squad in 2002, particulary in defence and attack, the team itself was woeful and devoid of imagination. They only just scraped it out of the group, and while they were unlucky to go out to South Korea due to a crooked ref, if truth be told, they were never going to win while under Trapattoni's out-of-date, defensive tactics.

[@jerryoshea3116]

I'll make a simple,honest& straightforward comment about RB! When he was playing at the height of his ability..Week in&out doing some amazing&magical things for Juve,Milano and of course his National Team,this was being done,when he was facing seriously Hard tackles&many fouls of course,! And it may sound trivial,but the Ball was a lot harder&football Pitches /surfaces were not like u see now!! And yet Roberto Baggio would perform like a Master Technician and sometimes a Magician out there! And as much as I respect the Skills,ability and Genius of Messi and CR7, I could not see them doing what they do now,back then! Great players as the are,they both have benefitted from the points mentioned..

[@giacomogrosso1388]

"Since when Baggio retired it's not sunday anymore". He was one of the best italian palyer of all times, and this quote shows it.

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Oh I love that quote and I knew about it, should have put it in the video...

[@vinijr_best5925]

Italy have become Brazil unwanted players, very soon Brazil vs Italy becomes Brazil vs Brazil

[@amsterdam7956]

Baggio is definitely not as good as this video acts like

[@matteo964]

@@amsterdam7956 well he's considered by many as the greatest italian player ever, many experts consider him one of the greatest of all times so idk if he's overselling him

[@sefduau2772]

@@amsterdam7956 I am Italian and he as Matteo said he is considered as the best Italian ever. I would say Totti, but I am romanista 😁

[@alessioraccagni3753]

Roberto Baggio is so special that he's beloved by everyone here in Italy, even if he played for all the biggest teams in our league. Personally, I had the privilege to see him in his finals year in my hometown Brescia. And it was magical, never saw another superstar on the pitch that was also unbelieveable humble in his normal life. Grazie di tutto Roberto!

[@UTJK.]

Hagi, Pirlo, Baggio, Guardiola... Brescia sapeva il fatto suo...

[@giocodiruolo9187]

and that goal on pirlo assist dude.. what the fuck! ma di che stiamo parlando uno dei miei goal preferiti di tutti i tempi

[@deaconstjohn4842]

Same, I had the privilege to watch one of his last games at Brescia, when I was in Turin. It was Turin-Brescia and Baggio scored as well :)

[@alexandrobaptiste3062]

@@UTJK. il brescia era davvero pericoloso

[@Ilirijan625]

Loved in Croatia also. He is demigod of football. Imagine that he was protected from referes like messi and ronaldo

[@magnitoxmen2666]

We Nigerians that watched him in US 94 play against the best team that has ever represented us know how good he was. He single-handedly won the match for Italy.

[@khalidtownseel5966]

He and zola

[@markokarko]

I remember Nigeria from 94 especially from the game with Argentina, Nigeria had so much talent and individual skills but zero tactical discipline, they were great to watch always playing happy football, Okocha and his dribling, Amunike, Okechuku, Yekini, that was great team, we were kids back then and tried to imitate them

[@Ezekiel903]

@@markokarko but personally, I think Nigeria is the best African team after Egypt! Today's new FIFA ranking placed Nigeria on the third place under the African teams! I wish you all the best from Italy!❤🦾

[@gnubbolo]

@@Ezekiel903 and 4 years later it was potentially even stronger because Babangida, my favorite, was there.

[@Neket88]

but Nigeria was very good at that World Cup! and at 98 too

[@sebbjerre4396]

I've travelled across Italy a lot over the past years. Here I've also managed to watch a lot of football with Italians. A lot of people actually still think of him as their favourite footballer ever in Italian football history. From Milano (Milan) to Firenze (Florence) a lot of people still see him as their icon.

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

No wonder man, he was awesome

[@TomasJansen05]

Thanks dude I wouldn’t have known what city Milano was if you hadn’t put the translation next to it

[@d1nesh._223]

Can you blame them?

[@jackfinnian2064]

@sebbjerre are you a cage the elephant fan?

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

@@jackfinnian2064 why you ask?

[@bluesoul7163]

A tragic hero... He played with melancholy in his eyes and magic in his feet .... My humble tribute to the divine ponytail ... One of the best ever ... 🙏💜

[@jamesjordan-davies2704]

In the UK we were lucky to have Serie A games broadcast on Sundays in the early to late 90s, this was due to Italia 90 and David Platt moving to Bari, Juventus and Sampdoria + Paul Gascoigne moving to Lazio, we got to see so many wonderful things, that early 90s AC Milan team, Bastistuta at Florentina, Baggio, Parma doing awesome stuff and a seeing Buffon play for the first time as a 17 year old and George Weah running from his own 18 yard box to score! 90s serie A was amazing and Baggio was superb

[@sunzi7466]

Serie A 1989-1998 was the best and strongest league of time in Europe

[@amardizz821]

right on man. Gollazo !!!

[@murphyia1980]

@@amardizz821 Campianato, di calcio, ITALIANOOOOOO

[@GAMING-CELT]

Yeah I still follow serie a to this day because of that show

[@TheBabblingFerret]

Right on! One of the best football shows ever. James Richardson was the perfect host with his wit and humour. Seria A at the time was the best league in the world imo. Btw, Roberto Mancini has got to be one of the most underated players from his generation. Consistency and class.

[@midhungopan9270]

What's even more fascinating is with this knee he played his whole career on the most reckless and toughest defensive era football even seen

[@semoneg2826]

Very true

[@kh7688]

If you watched Baggio closely, during his career. You were witness to something extraordinary. Watching Baggio play football is like watching Black Thought rap or watching Daniel Day Lewis act. It was absolutely masterful. One of the major reasons why, I'm still a football fan all these years later.

[@greatesteverog]

You spittin

[@petervarone8462]

Or Bruce Lee fighting.

[@shuajoblake1166]

Great comparisons

[@kh7688]

@@shuajoblake1166 Thank you 👍🏾

[@TamMcilhargey1]

@@petervarone8462 More like Ali or Tyson.

[@brutanedda3107]

The crazy thing about Baggio is that he wasn't theorically able to play that well with the injuries he had, but he played majestically anyways. There was something almost supernatural about him, so fragile yet so phenomenal. He was made of glass but played like he was made of diamond. That elegance, derived by his physical precariousness, made him a magical player to witness. He was so cautious at every move he did, so that he saw things other players couldn't, and made him one of the smartest players of all time. My dad worked at a restaurant in Florence in the early 90s and his boss was sokagakkai, which is the same buddhist "sept" Baggio was in, and they used to do meetings in the restaurant all the time, so my dad encountered Baggio many times while he played for Fiorentina. Even for his '94 World Cup miss, a very few people in Italy wouldn't think of him as the best italian player of all time.

[@rhodesbob2317]

what are you poetry in motion😂but well said

[@Madara_Uchiha69420]

he was just diamond only , not glass , brittle like diamond but playstyle and shine also like diamond (diamond is hard but brittle , it can break kinda easily by hammering aswell)

[@mongoose621]

Beautiful. That genuinely brought a tear to my eye. Anyone who says football is just a game knows nothing. Baggio gave everything and more.

[@yogvedant]

Some people are born unlucky, but they experience the beauty of life like no other. You can just see in Baggio's eyes, the honest person he is.

[@metallicbigtoe3949]

Poet is the word, a true football poet, a beautiful player to watch for his entire career.

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

True. That's pretty accurate

[@vinijr_best5925]

Italy have become Brazil unwanted players, very soon Brazil vs Italy becomes Brazil vs Brazil

[@carlobasilone3133]

This was so beautiful that it brought tears of joy and nostalgia for one of my favourite players. Thank you for making this video. There is a story that you may not know that happened while at Brescia. Brescia were on the field for the pregame warmup at Parma for a Coppa Italia game but a player was missing, Vittorio Mero had decided to come to the game with his own vehicle but nobody could find him. The news arrived to the officials of Brescia that Vittorio Mero had just died in a car crash but they didnt tell the players because they wanted the game to go on. The fans found out and they started chanting Vittorio's name. When Baggio realized what happened he took off his Captain's armband and led his players off the field and to the dressing room with most of them in tears. Thanks again for this video

He was devastating, and most of his coaches couldn't take him being THAT good. I've seen him play more than once and it was just poetry.

[@Marcoz588]

Baggio often lamented that it was only his first and last coaches that ever understood him (at Vincenza and Brescia). Everyone thought Carlo Mazzone was mad for bringing Baggio to Brescia, but in those last four seasons, we arguably saw the best a veteran has ever offered the sport in the modern age. Mazzone said this about him - "Roberto Baggio was the best Italian fantasista; he was better than Meazza and Boniperti, and he was amongst the greatest of all time, right behind Maradona, Pelé, and maybe Cruyff. Without the injury problems and the difficulties with his knees, he would have been the very best player in history."

[@VoxIntuitus]

Have seen often Baggio on the bench is still hurts so much. Here in Italy we all know why he was so opposed by the coaches. If the team won with Baggio (like Juventus in 1993/1995) he would have taken away the merits of the coaches. He really shone too much for the pompous ego of the overly envious and jealous coaches like Trapattoni, M.Lippi or Arrigo Sacchi. Now, you can probably understand why it was above all the people who loved him.

[@chewmichael9133]

He’s a player that can shine on any team, with or without any great coach. And that’s the reason they dislike him

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

Baggio became world player of the year post not one but two career threatening injuries when he was still very young. It makes his achievements even more remarkable.

[@Doopes]

He was my favorite player growing up, saw him play in the 94 World Cup Semifinals against Bulgaria, absolutely amazing experience...it was insanely unfortunate he missed that shot in the finals or else he'd be arguably one of the best ever

[@Otto-1943]

Absolutely he drag that Italian team all the way to the final, Baggio and Romario were 2 best players in that tournament.

[@semoneg2826]

Yes he was one of my favorite players as well

[@kwamevandamme4798]

I'm a young Ghanaian who likes to hear stuffs about icons and legends of world soccer. Roberto Baggio was a fighter because he never let even the worst injury ever happened to him tied him down to retirement. He retired with a style and in an iconic matchup against AC Milan. Legendary Baggio is such a player I won't ever forget even though I never got to see him play on the pitch or on TV

[@vid1763]

Great video! Baggio was undoubtedly the best player in the world during his prime and is one of the greatest ever to have played the game. His career was compromised by injuries, but ultimately tanked by primadonna managers (Sacchi and Lippi mostly, but Capello, too), who were jealous of the credit Baggio always took for any team’s achievement. I recommend watching his famous goal for Brescia vs Juventus - 34 y.o., broken knee, playing for a small team against a giant in what was at that time the best league in the world. That magic first touch is something unseen. The difficulty of execution, the creativity in conceiving such a move and the bravado in believing you can do it… Not Pelé, not Maradona, Messi… nobody has ever done anything like that

[@makaranddesai6139]

Cr7?

[@makaranddesai6139]

@thesmithsnerd even during Manchester united days? When was skinny and the world was mesmerized by his skills and tricks that flair Watch som highlights of young ronaldo Manchester united You still feel he's aestheticallly ugly?

[@markschiering3212]

Exaclty...cr7 is dedication 110 percent, a lot of raw talent but no.messi baggio or Van Basten ( you should add him I guess) their carreers are similar in some ways...

[@uldericonielsen9781]

Definitely that goal against Juventus is out of this world

[@lamberto6405]

Roberto Baggio. I think I was the only person that possiby thanked him as he missed the famous penalty in the US world cup. I knew that we would have never gotten that far had it not been for him. Love this player, love the man. Will always be my favorite! A true class act!

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Alessandro del Piero is my favorite footballer. But Baggio as a symbol and icon is something else. It's an honour for del Piero to be even likened to him. Baggio's football is pure and he has an atypical personality, he made so many people fall in love with Italian football.

[@mehmetziad9629]

Had the luck to watch him play live, in the later years of his career.. He was hell of a player..

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

that's awesome, I wish

[@KALE18]

So inspiring to watch... great storytelling...reminds me of how my dad used to tell me about his legend (especially in World cup against Nigeria)..

[@rickeyrincones1769]

My football idol always... Never forget the 94 WC... It was my first and the beginning of my love for football... Baggio was the reason I played football... Hearing Zidane say what he said about Baggio was simply beautiful

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Rob Bank

[@winpupu]

1994 it was the first world cup that I remember and like u baggio was my first idol nobody told me about him I just see the this guy was special

[@charlotterx0047]

I never got to appreciate this legend but now I know why Baggio is one of my dad's favourite alongside Maradona. Maybe do one on Berbatov. Would love to hear his career.

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Berbatov is sick, i really should

[@tonyg-2jz82]

Berbatov was a G!! This is coming from an Arsenal fan too I might add so that says a lot. Still though satisfyingly he never won a thing until he left Sp*rs 😂

[@jerryoshea3116]

Fantastically Technically gifted player,but moody and Lazy..

[@pandaman1331]

Berbatov was underappreciated. Maybe not underrrated but many, especially Man U never had enough respect for what he did. He was my favorite player of Leverkusen at that time. Great duo with Voronin

[@jonarnihjelm3025]

@@pandaman1331 i just wanna say as a Manchester United fan myself, that I loved Berbatov! He was insanely gifted! Just imagine if he actually had speed too! He would probably be top 3 best player at the time! He would also have been a better player if he wasn't so moody.. he was always a fan favourite when he played at United, but sometimes it could get annoying to see him when he was really moody, but that just added character. At least I think so.. And I don't think he wasn't respected at United? All United fans I know loves Berbatov.. maybe a little less now, because of his words as a pundit.. ( very often say's more or less shit about United players ). Although some of them deserve it from time to time these years. But some of them he's just unfairly harsh against.. But no matter what, he will always be a legend and one of Premier league's most gifted players!

[@Chewd1Up]

That 94' World Cup penalty shootout against Brazil is literally my earliest football memory. I can still remember him kicking it over looking all dejected. Actually brought a tear to my eye just now hearing his story. Love your work.

[@senpai8958]

I came across Baggio from his documentary on Netflix. Since then, I fell in love with "The Divine Ponytail"

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

he's awesome

[@robertwark9989]

Thank you for making this. Baggio was my inspiration as a player. I still think he's the greatest, ever. If I had to make a team roster, Baggio is and will always be my first pick. I cherish the moment I saw him play live in the World Cup in '94. I was in awe. Baggio the greatest.

[@mmm81m6]

Baggio will always be special. I loved seeing him play for Italy in Italia 90 and in 94 World Cup. I have great memories as an Italian kid growing up in the 90s and watching him play. Thank you for the magic Roberto.

[@EpirotKing_GeorgeK]

Very few players create magic and artistry when they touch the ball. Baggio was one of them. You had to watch him play to truly know how great he was. Legend!

[@Dark00Spade]

Baggio got to be a footballer with an Italy who wasn't ready for what he brought to the game. The most brazilian italian, a one-legged man who could dribble through anything, hated from his coaches, loved by the people. He's inspired generations of youngsters and showed everyone how Italy was not all about defense.

[@kcapo89]

100%

[@prie71]

Baggio's a jewel of the sport. One of the finest dribblers i've ever seen .

[@zimzimma5688]

Cracked me up when you said him and Dino weren't related. As an Irish football fan when we played Italy in the 1994 world cup a famous Irish commentator came out with a call that has gone down in Irish football folklore: "Ireland will have to contain the famous Baggio brothers........(awkward pause) The Baggio brothers are of course not actually related"

[@sluggyranks8594]

Baggio on the bench, is really something I would never understand throughout this life. If these stupid ass arrogant coaches didnt mismanage him, he would have broken all Italian scoring records. His goals involvement ratio was insane once fit, and when he was fit he was benched. And he was really that type of player, even though he came on as a sub in the last 20 25 mins, he would either score or assist or do both..My favourite player whilst growing up and still is...💯💯

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Special player, deserved more

[@80s-forever-99]

This is Zidane comments at 1998 😂but true if he play italy more chance to win the world Cup 1998

[@Sajangrg69]

It's not only g/a with baggio. His touch and ball manipulation was GOD level like on the level of Messi, Zizou, Ronaldino or Maradona some of the best technically gifted footballers ever.

[@ssa6227]

Recently Christiano Ronaldo was benched by arrogant coach when when he was at his last world cup.

[@mariosarka3807]

@@ssa6227 dont you dare to compare lately Ronaldo to Baggio man,Ronaldo is weak link everywhere he plays in last 3 years,Roberto was on his peak,simply magnificent when coaches decided to bench him.Imagine its like Zidane and Mourinho would bench Ronaldo when he was in top form,that would be more appropriate comparison.

[@whiteduke84]

My friend, thank you. Roberto DESERVED such a video. He is my fav player since the day i first hit a ball and watched a game. I think he is the greatest player in history of italian football, and one of the 5 best ever worldwide. I am deeply touched every single time i remember the way his career has gone, i would really like to suggest you reading his autobiography if you manage to find in your country and language. Believe me, you will just love it. So many thanks from Italy (PS: Roberto is still well regarded as our greatest ever, here. That damned last penalty against Brazil can't spoil the legacy of our last poet of calcio.)

[@avEPalanthe]

As a child I watched the Worldcups in the 90s- Fan of Germany but always had a soft spot for Italy. I remember Baggio when he won the penalties and even more when he lost them. I felt for him and he made a big impression- so much that I finally got his jersey after 30 years. He is special. Imagine, if he wasn't injured. Il divin codino- always remember ❤

[@sicklemie5248]

This guy got me into football when i was growing up... 12 years old turning the tv on, on sunday mornings in england would show football italia on channel 4... just the way he played showed me there was a art to football and i fell in love with it from watching him

[@darioildiario3001]

To me he's the GOAT for many reasons, like his injuries, how he was hated by coaches, how he played in little teams, how he never commited fouls, and much more.

[@mosesbuluku5996]

well put.....Baggio was a legend .......through this player i understood the need to put differences and work as a team towards a common objective which is money and winning

[@Jummum909]

Roby is a footballer that I love with all my heart, even though he's retired a long time ago. But my memories of seeing him play are precious things that will remain forever etched in my heart. Unfortunately, the national team coach has a bias against him. I think lippi envy roby that the fans love him

[@metronome4670]

"Baggio on a bench, I would never understand it" #Zidane

[@MrJohnybf]

I just watched baggio at the end of his carrier (a few in Inter, more in Brescia). He was (is) so famous as an iconic football player that even a child will know his name. One day, i read about his trophy which i considered it as "not really great for a player like him". But then, i understand that what he did in his carrier was so much and memorable. He scored many and contributed much for his team, but unfortunately got defeated by greater teams

[@hiseverest9074]

Sadly, he will always be remembered for his World Cup 94' final performance against Brazil.

[@dkcorderoyximenez3382]

It was impossible for me to take my eyes off of him...he was the magic of his time....

[@ericfan9149]

The ‘94 World Cup was the first World Cup I ever watched. I didn’t know anything at all about football at the time but I knew, watching him play, that I was seeing something special. He was one of those truly magical players that made me a lifelong fan of the game.

[@lazarddiankson1400]

My all time favourite player! 😍. The divine ponytail! So graceful with ball at his feet, you'd think he was just gliding past opponents!! And a beautiful soul too. Something very unique in modern football. Had it not been for injuries, we would be talking about possibly the greatest of all time. But easily the best Italian football player I've seen.

[@adammazzarella3273]

Baggio being my alltime hero from the age of 8, this video made me cry!! One of the best summary's of his carreer i have seen,.

[@tonyc9572]

Baggio My all time fav football player pure class always remember the goal he scored against the czech republic in the 1990 world cup Amazing individual goal fantastic player

[@nikolakostic1310]

One of all times greats...truly amazing to watch, the way he played, was a beauty.

[@simoneterrosu8104]

Dude I'd love a video on Carletto Mazzone. He was the coach of Baggio at Brescia and one of the first to coach Totti in Rome. He is a peculiar figure in italian football, you will love him.

[@ermeshaze2394]

love your pure passion for italian football sir!!! as a Serie A fan and Inter fan since i'm born i loved Roberto and, to be honest, nowdays some premier oil king would pay half billion for him easily. please continue with this work becouse it's awesome

[@Jonathan-d8d7i]

He's well known and greatly loved in Brazil. Few foreign footballers have given so many so much joy. ;-)

[@divinefallfromgrace]

Ahhh, "Il Divin Codino" himself. When people talk of The Greatest, it's usually names like Messi, the 2 Ronaldos, Ronaldinho, Van Basten, Zidane that pop up... seldom this man, sadly. I grew up watching him play; it was like watching liquid silk kick a football. Absolutely UNREAL. Can you imagine how DEVASTATING he would've been without the injuries and Managers stifling him? Legend, and a great human being too. ❤🖤❤🖤

[@Johnnyjawbone]

Overcame so much and was such a humble guy. The modern day footballers can learn a lot from Roberto Baggio. That jinking run in Italia 90, he just ghosts past players and hurdles them like they're not even there, then a subtle drop of the shoulder.... and boom, one of the best ever World Cup goals.

[@Levitator07]

Awesome video man ! Baggio was my hero when i was young. Thanks for reminding me what a legend he was !

[@___Saint]

What a player. Goalllllllasco. Memories watching Italian football every week❤️

[@mantosh56]

No one deserves the title of being underrated more than this guy does!!!

[@JM-gj7de]

Absolute masterpiece of a video! I became a football fan when Baggio was lighting up the '94 World Cup. Followed Juventus and Italia ever since. Keep up the good work!

[@Wellsiyz]

Thank you Sir, its so wonderful learning how good some of these guys were, i had so much thirst to know more about Baggio, what a player he was!!

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

you're welcome!

[@shashanka-deva]

Robarto Baggio was my childhood hero , I watched every match of Italy in 1994 WC. Thirty years back probably this time(monsoon) of the year I was 10, I can't forget the final, penalty miss and loss in final put a impact in my teen mind, I still can feel the pain.

[@johnnyc4162]

Was able to attend the US World Cup back in 94’. I was at the Brazil Italy game and my heart broke for him

[@MAXPAUERv]

Thank you to remember the journey of this icon... My favorite ever, you don't earn a nickname that comprehend "divine" by accident... Grazie divin codino

[@kaiser4206]

I remember the world cup missed penalty. I was 14 at the time. I remember a Johnny Walker commercial showing baggio missing the penalty and starts walking... "keep walking" Johnny walker red label. I think a lot of football fans loved baggio! It was a beauty to watch. Great video again my man! Try batistuta if you haven't already. Great work

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Batistuta! I've been meaning to make one on him for ages

[@tatweilam7853]

@@DailyDoseOfFootballYT I feel sad about batigol.. he was a beast on the pitch but i read an article about his injuries after his retirement. He was in great pain on his old wound and he couldn't get up from his bed. At the end he wet himself on the bed.. i was sad reading that..

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

@@tatweilam7853 Woah, i literally just finished a whole script about him and it is really crazy indeed

[@corkandi]

The Divine Ponytail. Baggio gave a masterclass in football every time he stepped on the pitch. I was lucky enough to watch him live (on TV) in the 90's. Just wonderful to watch!

[@sincity708]

If Manchester United would of signed Baggio at the time when he left Juventus. I honestly think Baggio would of had the type of impact on United that King Eric Cantona had. You can only imagine how Baggio would of developed as a player under a manager like Sir Alex Ferguson, who would of invested time into Baggio the two of them together could of achieved Greatness of a different level at United.

[@bukowskiottanta]

at that time serie A was way better than Premier League, so no reason for him going compete in a less competitive league. Cantona was good but i guess Baggio talent is way over. At that time he would crush any defence. Some years later Gianfranco Zola did good in Chelsea and he was Baggio back up with national team.

[@mihneaiordan1813]

*Would've

[@yousef-alnassar]

Cantona is good, but Baggio is leagues above him.

[@M.N.K.792]

Perfect for Manchester united!! No doubt

[@howardsimcox5596]

It would have been awesome. But Remember back then the premier league hadn't taken off. Cantons only came England because he got banned in France. Seria A had all the best players

[@delbroox]

BEST player Italy has ever had, and he played his entire career injured. Imagine what he could have done if he didn't. Great video, only point i'd make is you never mentioned Mazzone. Baggio's coach at Brescia. He was instrumental in his return to greatness and in giving him the freedom and the trust to do what he did best. He was a great coach, that at the time coached also one Pep Guardiola, and taught him a lot of what he does today as a successful coach. When Mazzone died Guardiola also remembered him with beautiful words.

[@dezem1488]

He is a certain class above the rest. Something celestial....astronomical about him. The eyes, the piercing looks, the hair, the movement.... the style....n above all, a career built on a single leg......a weak knee..... everything ended b4 it began.....n he still made it..... if only he was in one piece...... he would have been untouchable..... my comments in 2022..... I'm a diehard brazil fan n the kind of players that brazil produced but somehow.....Baggio made it into my heart. Am exception he is..... my idol forever.

[@90MinutenLang020Damsko]

Roberto Baggio made his teams play much better, only just a handful players can/could do that. And he played with so much elegance!

[@neinsager3236]

I am honored to have watched Baggio play. One of my most favourite players. I was sad for him in 1994 as he missed that penalty in the world cup finals.

[@rommanahmed8595]

Personally, Baggio was always my favourite... I really wished he won the 94 World Cup... I watched every match as he was pivotal for Italy to progress, indeed without him Italy was nowhere... I do remember the entire team Giuseppe, Maldini, Donatello and many I can't remember now... 94 World Cup was very close to me emotionally... the only other cup that covered that feeling was Messi's 2014 World Cup which was fulfilled in 2022... this was a Great video... for me, Baggio will always be the relentless tiring player who will be somehow forgotten in the shores of greatness... everyone will achieve greatness in the brightside but there will always be the greats no one will remember that will be lost with the passage of time...

[@ryandonnelly6949]

Guy was something else. I will always remember that 94 World Cup as his pinnacle. Just sad he wasn’t able to win it!

[@michaelosgood9876]

Kiwi here. One of finest players ive ever seen-- i remember the '94 World Cup. Baggio was the equal of Romario & Bebeto. Speaking of Bebeto, Id like to see you do a Bebeto story as not much is known of him outside '94 World Cup. Great combination with Romario in '94

[@Persiatic]

I love this guy so much, its Hard to explain even for my self, it's just a strange feeling I get, seeing him. Football is not the same since he stopped playing in his last team, Brescia.

[@krotekchech2988]

2 months ago we wanted to bring a small present to my son's football coach. There were a lot of handmade figures in the shop of all movies, football, boxing, etc stars ... And from all of them there was 1 Baggio and we picked up him. You know, he is really someone special and valuable. Maybe he is a bit forgotten by masses, but not by the true fans.

[@sinanyavuz5907]

Roberto Baggio is definitely one of the greatest, superstar players of all time that I've ever watched. He is one of the greatest star players not only in Italy but in all of European football, he is a legendary attacking player.

[@TraWheel]

Indian became a hard core Italia fan way back in 1994 only because this man

[@luthergk1276]

The Italian league was at the top of the world, all the greats played there during this period.

[@jaywalkercrew4446]

They was paying the big wages back then

[@oscoe]

Great video well done! Yes those of us lucky to have seen Baggio at the time must agree he was an amazing talent and when he was playing well he was as good as anyone on the planet. I will always remember him as a true great..

[@parisp2583]

Great video! Def 300 million, can't find a player like him in today's game.

[@dirkdiggler7317]

Salah

[@parisp2583]

@@dirkdiggler7317 He's more like a worse version of Messi, but yeah Salah's style is also similar.

[@randomprocess7876]

My fav footballer growing up. Loved every single thing about this guy. Couldnt eat for a day when he missed the penalty in the final.

[@Grief0032]

And to think he scored all these goals against italian elite defensive minded clubs! What a Legend. The greated player in my opinion ever

[@BARLEYSWORLDMANCHESTER]

Baggio was more than just a player he was and is a decent man. Also imagine if he had not sustained his injury's? Love Baggio and what he achieved considering is remarkable. Del Piero was nowhere near Baggio's level. Baggio is one of the all times greats PERIOD. Baggio giocavo a calcio da grande artista. 🙏🏾👍🏾

[@brutanedda3107]

They're different kind of players. Del Piero looked stronger, quicker, while Baggio was way more technical, but met many coaches who didn't know how to handle this kind of a player. He had the technical proficiency of Zidane but he played too forward to be a playmaker. He was good enough to be a striker, a center forward and a CAM, but he never found the right space in teams who were searching for players perfectly fitting their role. That's why his most memorable campaigns were on minor teams like Bologna or Brescia, bringing them to unimaginable levels, and it's there where he is still regarded as an icon for the teams. Fiorentina, Juventus and Milan had so many great names, but Baggio is the only one who had the modesty to play for minor teams for the true passion of the sport.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

In the players born after Baggio nobody comes close to him. It's an honour to be even compared to him for players like del Piero and Totti.

[@kcapo89]

@@brutanedda3107 baggio at Fiorentina was faster than del piero and baggio played some of his best football at Fiorentina and Juventus remember his 92/93 season

[@brutanedda3107]

@@kcapo89 I think that speed wasn't what made him special, he had supernatural precision and dribbling technique but he never had to run a lot, that was what it looked to me. I mean he never looked fatigued, on a rush, that was what made him so elegant, like Totti. Del Piero was way more physical and "pragmatic" in my opinion, he was a different kind of italian player. I remember an interview of this podcast kind of thing here in Italy that is called Bobo TV (it's held by Adani, Cassano and Christian Vieri as hosts) and they had Pep Guardiola on and asked him about Baggio in the brief time he played with him in Brescia, and Guardiola said that his positioning was uncomprehensible, he was always in the right place at the right time and nobody understood how it was possible. He saw movements seconds earlier than any other player on the pitch, and I think that was his way to compensate the fact that he wasn't able to play on strict spaces as it would've be damaging to his very precarious physical condition. He played CAM/CF with the mentality of a striker. It's like putting the ability on the ball of the finest dribblers of all time (as to say Zidane) with the vision of Pirlo and the positioning of Inzaghi. He peaked so much that coaches didn't know in what role he should've actually play. That's why he became the substitute of players that embraced their role in a more conventional way, and it didn't make justice for Baggio at all. But his main traits, in my opinion, were vision, positioning and dribbling ability, and really no other great italian player had all three at the same time. Also a very rare thing you see, which is really something marginal I guess, maybe even stupid to say, is when players use their brains aside their feet. Totti was so good, but his "smartness" was almost muscular, he had smart feet. Players like Zidane or Baggio, they were cerebral. Everything they made they made it out of a genius mind applied to football. They knew so much more than anybody else on the stadium. It's like they are enlightened by something else, their like Gods. Maybe I'm exaggerating, but maybe that's what they made these footballers legendary.

[@asnark7115]

Good call. Some other poster here tried to rate Del Piero and Totti as highly as Baggio. I had to laugh.

[@brexistentialism7628]

The first big football event I remember in my life was WC 1994 and Roberto Baggio and Gheorghe Hagi were my 'superstars'. I was so sad (only 7 years of age) when Baggio missed his penalty. True legend!!

[@soccer24_365]

Thank you for this video. Baggio is my favorite player of all time. Thanks to him I wore Diadora boots growing up. True Legend.

[@sergiovaleriani5455]

such a shame, that a great player, maybe the best italian soccer player of all time, Mr. Roberto Baggio, is only remembered by most people of his missed penalty against Brazil in 94... as a brazillian, i have to say, Baggio was genious, he was a insanely talented player, so much that even his coachs as you said in the video, would not understand how good he was, it felt that they were determined to mine his career instead of trying to use he to the best of his ability...thats so sad Baggio deserved a better career, he suffered so much, i remember reading about how devastated he was after losing that 94's world cup final penalty, he would proceed to fall into such a depression that it took some time for him to bounce back as a player... soccer is not fair sometimes, and Baggio is proof of that

[@The_Mafra]

94 world cup and Baggio made me fall in love for football

[@kingsrd1]

Milan had a great team in that era, possibly the best club side ever, but I can honestly say Baggio was the best player in serie A, when the Italian league was at its peak. Single handedly got them through to the final in 94. Shame he missed the penalty and is remembered for that, as he had been excellent in that tournament.

[@UTJK.]

The irony of the fate of that penalty is that at the time he was the best penalty scorer of the Serie A ever.

[@markschiering3212]

Agreed but he shard that title with Van Basten....both don t recieve the credits they deserve I think....

[@kingsrd1]

@@markschiering3212 i think he is definitely appreciated more now. Scoring goals back then was pretty difficult against some of the best defenders that have played the game. Serie A in the 90s was similar to the Premier league now, only better. The best players and coaches were there and tackling was also still allowed.

[@kraljo122]

I was 10 tears old when I first watched him play in Italia 90 world cup. Still the greatest player so poetic on the ball but that knee injury held him back. He deserved so much more praise because he suffered so much during his career. I hope he is doing well? Will always be GOAT. 🙏

[@sulrandir]

Great video! Nice to see people outside of Italy appreciating the great Baggio. Just one thing that I can tell you as Italian. When you say Roberto, or Rossi, the "r" is not like the Spanish one. You pronounce it as in "Rock", it's a rolling "r", not a guttural one. There is no guttural "R" in Italian :). It's the same you pronounce in "Fiorentina". There is no guttural "R" in Italian :). Sorry to point this out, but the video was so great and it just sounded so odd! Keep up the good work!

[@Joelll15]

He pronounced 'r' as the spanish 'j', much rather sounded portuguese 'r'. Spanish speaker do not pronounce 'r' as it sounded in this video, which by the way is a greaat one.

[@joelgriffin8222]

@@Joelll15 That's probably because he's from Portugal 😅

[@garethhackett869]

I am English Baggio was my favourite player growing up wat a legend a true great of the game an definitely never be forgotten by me Ive been blessed to grow up watching sum of the greatest players ever ty for the video 🔥🔥👊❤️

[@timgood1735]

The most natural gifted double foot player

[@jessesultan6550]

my father watched a game where baggio played in 1994 in the gillette stadium in foxboro. he only knew the very basic rules of football but when he watched roberto baggio, he saw just how dominant he was. even injured my father described baggio as magestic.

[@cjewe1z]

This is the tribute that Baggio always deserved. The narration is very poetic and elegant. (The visuals could have been better.) Yes. The legendary Baggio was a complex, complicated and independent-minded genius. The 1980s and 1990s had quite a few of them. The new generation coaches prefer good pupils like Zidane, Xavi, Iniest, etc. Some, like Ronaldinho, came a flickered most brightly but most briefly.

[@cadriaensen3971]

My forever favourite player. His daughter said it right: football Sundays stopped existing the moment Robby Baggio ended his career. Imagine what he could have accomplished without his severe injuries. Sempre Baggio 🙏

[@karenprime3849]

Roberto Baggio is my all time favourite player. Most of my favourites are strangely Italian or Argentinian (I'm English).

[@netweed09]

He is a true Enigma of the game. League winner; proof you don't need Our game's Biggest prize to prove you're one of the Biggest. A true Legend.

[@arion3459]

he became one of the best in the world and a Balon d'or winner playing with a leg and a half, in an old interview he showed both his legs and one was visibly smaller than the other and in that interview he says that he often has excruciating pain in his knee but he just can't stop playing football, if he was born now with the cures and everything there his now for that kind of injury or if that early career injury never happened there is no doubt in my mind he would be in the conversation for the goat, this is one of the biggest what if's for me.

[@DailyDoseOfFootballYT]

Yeah, with modern therapy he could have been the GOAt

[@thefinaldispatch]

Watching this guys highlights, he looks like one of the greatest to have ever played the game. To find out he was injured the whole time is just otherworldly.

[@jarrac]

A great. Saw him play often and couldn’t help but think his early injuries ruined a potentially great career. Still he got better with age, losing pace made him adjust his game and I think it made him able to play better.

[@stevenmccart5455]

One of the names even non football fans know. A legend.