Dimitar Berbatov on truth behind Tottenham exit, Deadline Day move to Man Utd & CL heartache

[@bradley6145]

This man! A hero of mine... A genius with the ball. Most United fans called him lazy and then he left and everybody said I miss Berba... 1st touch? He could control the weather that man! Beautiful player

[@gergister]

Obviously slowing down the time has helped a lot with the 1st touch. Dark arts school teachers are always "lazy" to the untrained eyes of a Muggle.

[@seekerdrone]

As a utd fan, hearing him talk about being dropped for the 2011 CL final really shows how mature he is as a person - "of course I'm disappointed and angry, but there was no issues with the manager" - the level of empathy he has for the manager's impossible decision, even with his own disappointment, and most importantly being able to talk about the disappointment without simply disengaging - just proves he had the character to play for a big club. Really gotta love and respect the man.

[@stevegardener3552]

seekerdrone absolutely top guy Berb 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@VegetaLaunchedFinalFlash]

Indeed

[@tyroszico4957]

It was criminal from Fergie though, he got it wrong and got spanked in the final

[@OGustus]

A very difficult quality to have in life. To be that understanding in disappointment? Top guy. Absolutely amazing.

[@j.m.s.5901]

It is still a mystery for me WHY he wasn´t the main man upfront in the Champions League that season. Instead, they played with Park-Ji-Sung, Rooney and Javier Hernandéz, are you kidding me?!?!? Sir Alex lost the plot there.

[@Sigurjon96]

Berbatov is an absolute football legend. Such an inspirational soccer player. Most calm and cool striker ever. Composure on the pitch unmatched. He was one of a kind with his skills, talent and intelligence. Miss his style so much. Loved his career. Easily one of the most influential sport idols in my childhood I always looked up to him. Performances, goals and assists from him were a thing of beauty. I wonder how nervous defenders were facing against him before matches because he was so good, clever and amazing at finishing in the frontline. Must have been absolutely terrifying for them knowing they had to deal with Berbatov.

[@LightingRevenant]

He wasn't lazy, he moved with grace, intelligence and class most of the times, an exceptional striker.

[@darthhideous9084]

FIFA 09: Berbatov, Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra...

[@madzmedia2]

Mate Man Utd were unreal on Fifa 09. Ronaldo especially when surrounded by them.

[@HXNZ99]

@@madzmedia2 Rooney was the man.

[@victorijapoosp]

And giggs and scholes

[@sufamidan1006]

Scholes and Carrick.

[@jamesbarry9477]

All overrated

[@Azbycxd]

Love Berba as a player & person, unique.

[@paulliddon]

Been a United fan for 50 odd years, hes one of my favourites, people who thought he was lazy player new nothing about the game

[@RoYaLLeGiiTHD]

Paul Liddon just curious Paul, do you think martial is lazy ?

[@paulliddon]

@@RoYaLLeGiiTHD I dont think hes lazy but i think if things are not going for him, he gives up, downs tools, but when hes on his game hes electric, providing we got replacement for him I wouldnt lose sleep, saying that, he comes back with another team he could make us look stupid, Berbatov was class, he made things look easy, which made him look like wasn't trying

[@abdan7262]

@@paulliddon facts.

[@colinturner4158]

Paul Liddon he had a football brain unlike most

[@j.m.s.5901]

@@RoYaLLeGiiTHD No he´s just inconsistent, had poor positioning and decision making. Berba was none of the above. In Europe, there´s an expression for players like Berbatov, Schuster and Zidane, he call them "Falsos lentos" or in english "the false slow".

[@hijackedmemes888]

Dimitar Berbatov, the greatest first touch in football history

[@thunderjoy7250]

Amen

[@565656gooner]

I dunno. He had a silky af touch but I think he was just a level below bergkamp

[@thunderjoy7250]

@@565656gooner no way did bergkamp have a better 1st touch..better all round player maybe but not 1st touch

[@565656gooner]

@@thunderjoy7250 maybe... I dunno though man. I just keep thinking about that goal against newcastle... the first touch in the hat trick game against Leicester...and that goal for Holland... I mean they both had insane first touch but for me those examples are why bergkamp is just a half step above

[@thunderjoy7250]

Maybe a better player but I'm yet to see a player have a better 1st touch than berba.

[@OGustus]

The interesting thing about these interviews are the life lessons to learn from these men. The football stories are the vehicles to deliver the message. His maturity and ability to see life from the perspective of another is to be emulated. A very difficult quality to have in life. To be that understanding in disappointment? Top guy. Absolutely amazing.

[@j.m.s.5901]

Indeed.

[@tramlad2]

One of the finest strikers to grace the Premier League, he was able to slow down the ball like a Matrix, fantastic touch, skill, and movement brilliant brilliant player, scored so many amazing goals, he should be thought much higher in the pantheons of world class players.

[@j.m.s.5901]

"I wanted to be the Maradona of Leverkusen". Any player who says this has my utmost respect.

[@samrizza8785]

Can't be hard to earn your respect then, pussyclart

[@AyubPatel123]

Extremely articulate & erudite & wonderfully intelligent insight into the mind of a great footballer... Never ceases to amaze me how so many players from abroad have such a better grasp of the English language & appear to be so much more brighter than their English counterparts...

[@martinkolev968]

I know init 😂 We’re cold Bulgarians fam ! 🥶

[@ssparkeyy]

This man is genuinely my favourite player of all time, i remember watching him play for tottenham at some point when i was younger, and ever since that i watched every spurs game just to watch him. And then when he signed for united i was so happy it was surreal, coolest footballer to ever grace the pitch

[@nurhanali8919]

I can listen to him for hours 🙌🏻

[@triciamcdonalds3939]

Nurhan Ali i most definitely can’t he just waffles g good Utd player done a mazza but just waffles

[@alwaysred4016]

One of the best football interviews.. Berba that first killer touch.. sublime.. thanks for all the wonderful memories in my beloved United Shirt!!

[@ovidiusava4149]

Not a Man U or Spurs fan but this guy was unbelievable simply a joy to watch people that say he was lazy have no knowledge about football whatsoever.

[@StreetSoccerInt]

Loved hearing him talk about how he developed his tough, there is always a debate in coaching about isolated training, instead of seeing it as a an assets some don't think its a necessity but when you speak to many players they always talk about those moments they did something over and over in isolated training.

[@folasheva7]

Absolutely spot on 👌🏾👌🏾

[@joejohnson4544]

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[@joejohnson4544]

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[@spreadthelove77]

He speaks English better than some of my mates who’ve lived here all their lives.

[@TooMuchFlashing]

This English is aids

[@spreadthelove77]

TooMuchFlashing hys

[@TooMuchFlashing]

@@spreadthelove77 *life*

[@kevin-pu2lx]

Better English than harry kane

[@nersshyt9621]

@@kevin-pu2lx Boring joke

[@testcch6629]

Berbatov: "It shows you what winners do, they make you feel like a winner" clever guy and classy baller

[@brianlaudrupchannel]

One of the most underated players in football history

[@5eek3r0fknowl3dg3]

Overrated **

[@keithlim1075]

Berva was a calm person, always unassuming but collected, his days @ United were awesome, he did exceptionally well and was proud of him always

[@georgebush67]

I love his accent. I enjoy hearing him speak, so fluent.

[@4JJA14]

Much more humble than I expected, for some reason thought he would he abit it like zlatan But he's a proper sound guy Props to spurs scouting team, from a Arsenal fan

[@robinwilhelmsson5533]

He is a delight to listen to, so composed and calm but foremost, he speaks so true and genuinely about respect for the club and players. "Everyone has earned the same amount of respect" when entered the room of Champions League winners. With that attitude you build strong character and you build a strong football club. My feeling is that todays football players are way too entitled and in general lacks the respect and gratitude Berbatov so beautifully describe and talk about in this interview. Berb, you are one the best, we were lucky to have you.

[@familyread7889]

Won his trophies at United and played with great players at United, but I think he played his best football at spurs.

[@abdan7262]

Most of his best football. But he was a great player for united. One of my childhood heroes as I grew up supporting united. And I always wanted Berbi to play he always wowed me.

[@klinsmannhotspur9792]

he played his best football with Keane

[@roovez1032]

Berbatov's style was a walking art exhibition. Whoever called him lazy was a dummy

[@oldskool4572]

Totally agree.

[@fretfret]

Bro, he definitely was lazy. But he was DAMN good at it! :D

[@ParwehG13]

Love his tshirt " redDevilBorn" D.B- Dimitar Berbatov. A True Red!

[@AhmedCSamatar]

You were class for us at Spurs 👍🏾

[@kb9072]

As a Spurs fan back then we understood when a big club comes in for a player. Spurs were not a competing with the big clubs. We didn't like it but understood. He is on my list of all time great players that played for Spurs.

[@jameslloyd2031]

I was never the biggest fan of Berbatov when he played for Utd (my team) but watching this interview has given me a whole new level of admiration for the guy. What an articulate, humble and level-headed man he clearly is. How many of today's generation would show such loyalty in following through on a commitment made to an old manager like he did with Jol? Top bloke.

[@devrsingh854]

He is one of the only 2 united players(p.ji sung) that i really wanted to see play for Liverpool as a fan. His unique style of play is one of a kind, the touches, the goals, never fails to entertain. Not many had same/similar style to him(i can only think of Bergkamp) Was hoping Liverpool to buy him when he was at leverkusen and spurs, only to be gutted see him play for United. The teams who had him were really blessed to have such player play for them. Very good interview with amazing insights from the genius himself

[@Dontneedahandle716]

If berbatov played in the ucl final against Barcelona,we would’ve definitely scored another goal.

[@Camaldinho]

It was odd that he was left out after the season he had. But he wouldn’t of changed what happened that night, we got outplayed by one of the greatest club sides in history.

[@junaldinho100]

I don’t think so tbh. Barcelona were simply too much for us.

[@ashutoshmaraj_21]

@@Camaldinho I'm tired of some United fans rolling over and taking the L everytime when it comes to Barcelona. Not blaming you or anyone but things could have gone definitely gone different that day if Fergie got it right.

[@ggvvbbhbbhj2274]

We would have still lost

[@naseehudheennbrothers3854]

May b aftr d match

[@addisugebru1554]

What a lovely interview. Berba is a decent and nice guy. ❤🙏

[@victorijapoosp]

United are missing intelligent players like berbatov. Doesnt matter how much skill you have, if you are thick as a brick.

[@joshcox3941]

Agree I think Bruno got the IQ tho but the rest dumb asf 😂

[@aimansahouli8103]

Imagine Rashford with Berbatov's brain!!

[@maxily9240]

Berbatov made me a Leverkusen fan until today. Never forget Berba and Leverkusen made a magical journey into UEFA Champion League Final 2001. We were crushed in the final by none other than the incredible Zinedine Zidane. His magnificent left foot volley... An iconic goal for UCL Final until these days.

[@rolandtb3]

Excellent interview. Well balanced. Spanning about 14 yrs with various teams. The sport needs more creative geniuses like him. Often misunderstood because of his silk like playing style in a very physical league.

[@johannesvonsaaz3987]

Great player. He shouldve come to the Prem earlier but no one rated him when he were banging them in at Leverkusen.

[@callumrowley9810]

Genuinely love these interviews. Cheers. What a superb technical player.

[@gregory1347]

I was absolutely furious Manu got to sign him. I really wanted him at Chelsea. he's a legend and I loved the Cristiano Ronaldo - Tevez - Rooney - Berbatov tandem

[@keisehashi6898]

Bebartov was a great striker

[@barnster76]

Berbatov's assist to ronaldo's goal against west ham was amazing.

[@johnrussell961]

Seems very genuine... came across endearing and not how the media tried to label him as arrogant...

[@swapnildarmora6258]

Such a nice guy so calm on and off the field.Would have loved to see Berbatov and Torres together during 2007-2010. Berbatov was so relaxed with the ball and Torres was a lethal finisher.

[@Sigurjon96]

Torres was great but Berbatov was on another level. He was like a magician and a wizard on the pitch while Torres was sometimes inconsistent and out of form especially his Chelsea and later on Atlético Madrid era. His best seasons were easily early Liverpool (first three seasons). But both world class and outstanding strikers for sure nobody can deny that. I used to admire Torres a lot too despite being a Man Utd fan because he was such a good and a clever finisher and good with the ball at his feet. But Berbatov is easily my favorite soccer player of all time. So incredibly talented, skillful and was always super faithful and loyal to Man Utd, Tottenham and Bayern Leverkusen. Very underrated. Miss his football style and era so much. Like an artist in a uniform outfit.

[@awaischaudhary1162]

Very intelligent guy

[@nikolaimichailov8]

I don't know how he can be so polite about the SAF desision in the CL final, I talked to many people and no one can understand this. As a bulgarian and football fan i hated SAF in this moment. What did Hernandes do, touched the ball 5 times whole game. Shamefull decision.

[@mosesjuice2]

In fairness to SAF hernandes was clinical in that period. He knew we most likely have to feed off scraps and that was chicharitos m.o . I can understand his decision.

[@kevin-pu2lx]

We really should of played berbatov, in the final Rooney was bullying pique bu berba would be wy more better

[@kevin-pu2lx]

We really should of played berbatov, in the final Rooney was bullying pique but berba would be wy more better than chicharito

[@nikolaimichailov8]

@@mosesjuice2 If I remeber correctly, didn' check on Wiki, but Tevez and Berbatov were goalscorer of the season this year? So he was apparently also clinical :)

[@gerard250588]

Such a classy guy. Best first touch ever

[@toppzillatv]

Berba was deadly with the touch. Very unique

[@GeoManRaddTitan]

Proud to support the team that helped this bright, artistic, majestic player conquer the world!!

[@benjohara4719]

How Berbatov hasn't got an icon card in fifa is beyond me. I'm a Liverpool fan and I still rate him massively

[@jeffstevens4262]

As a Spurs fan, all I can say is the strike partnership between Keano and Berba was the best since Klinsman and Sheringham. Both players were absolutely lethal and as he says here, both players always had a sense of where each other were and complimented each other perfectly. That day at Wembley when we beat Chelsea to lift the League Cup was absolutely wonderful, and Keano and Berba were superb as usual. Lovely happy memories. Gutted when he left for United. Gutted.

[@tyroszico4957]

The only place he ever got criticised for his style was at man utd, the club with the clueless fans who just rate fast players who pretend to be working hard. Those same fans also expected a 35 year old Ibra to be running channels and comparing him to Rashford and martial. I believe even Zidane will not have been understood at man United as that club isn't for the artists of the game.

[@Jack-sc3dn]

What confuses me about the end if his career at United is that he never stopped being able to score goals, coming off the bench always in the 11/12 season and scoring and getting golden boot in 10/11 season so what exactly was Fergie thinking in not playing him in the UCL final or as a more regular starter. I just don't get it

[@junaldinho100]

I remember being happy asf beating Manchester City for Berbatov. 👏🏾🔥

[@raufxojasharifov]

Really love this series. Keep up the good work!

[@Jack-sc3dn]

This man I can't help but adore almost above all other players at United

[@neilpalmer3170]

Pure class ,,,,,,,,,,,One of the premier league’s finest imports

[@DeusNyika]

King Berb! 🙌🏾

[@Andre-eo4xe]

Berbatov and David beckham Two players who would’ve been much more appreciated in this era where technical ability is more appreciated

[@powerman6952]

I love berbatov, made football looked so easy Especially his touch on the ball, he could pluck the ball out of the sky with his feet

[@Wazzu07]

Berbatov was a type of genius! He was so technically gifted & had such intelligence & was a real football brain! The coolest natural personality United had since Eric Cantona!

[@vietkong1]

5:01 same as my country back then the chewing gums had like pictures inside the wrappers of every player that took part in France world cup 98

[@TiBMr]

Fascinating contrasting this with CR7s recent interview...

[@CM-dq3xf]

Really liked this player ,i remember he scored 5 in a gamE.Those were some football days .Liverpool fan .

[@redmed10]

Love players who enjoy assists as well as goals. This helps them to be all round players rather than a specialist.

[@glennheicapell3799]

I love this guy so much ❤️

[@glennheicapell3799]

@@moorzymoores how old are you 5👀

[@amselite11tv]

Shearer and Van Basten as a 90s Striking duo, doesn't get much better than that .....apart from R9 of course

[@flawless093]

Interesting bit about Rooney at 36:40 , Wazza you absolute legend !

[@johnsmith-xd9ul]

what a guy. what a player. utd great. shud of been in the squad for the final.

[@irfaan7739]

You dont get strikers like him this dayss

[@hughesyplays]

Berba was underappreciated. Class. Made it look easy

[@musikcomedymagic]

I was absolutely gutted when I didn’t see him in the line-up versus Barca

[@mpumelelobeyers957]

I'm a Arsenal fan this guy could've been the Perfect T. Henry replacement... Literally the closest thing to him💯

[@dishansinghmehta8891]

Bruh this guy was so good with his assists, never made us miss Tevez, this guy was so good

[@stevegardener3552]

What a guy! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[@flipflop1591]

What a fantastic player he was. His goal record speaks for itself, phenomenal first touch. They don’t make then like Berba anymore.

[@thunderjoy7250]

I'm a west ham fan..I witnessed him play live at Upton park.. Omg I never seen a player with a 1st touch like him Absaloutly incredible

[@francolive5718]

Speaks really well. Hope he has a future in the game.

[@kajm13]

The chewing gum story was hilarious 😂

[@Ahmedrf9]

What a guy and player❤

[@joshbrown3439]

Great player, made football look easy.

[@skylarutd]

Brilliant interview

[@crosscounty24]

This guy is so chilled

[@neilgunner9310]

What a great interview really enjoyed it

[@madzangels]

12:05 "even now I was shitting on the bench in the champions league final" what a guy

[@munajawake]

Genius on and off the pitch

[@andywalker9079]

Great interview

[@murder13love]

Didnt light up the world for PAOK but would love to see him back there one day!

[@ukrobochips8817]

Wasn't it Graham Taylor who said on a five-live commentary that Berbatov was playing with 'slippers and a dressing-gown on, whilst smoking a cigar'!?

[@carboncell9317]

Why is volume of this interview so low, and they are corresponding in quite low tone too. smh

[@MrFooFighter13]

I never put 2 and 2 together and realised he was in that Leverkusen team. What a career!

[@Kicks-iw2xe]

Why didnt they ask anything about his time in monaco?

[@traczykowskibartosz]

The first time in a long dayday is a good way of keeping upup the best

[@32lucian75]

Him and Rolando speaks the same to me

[@bountylad]

Definitely appreciated the silky touch from players like Berbatov, David Ginola, Laundrup and Eric Cantota.. Some call it lazy but to us it is just pure class......gracious

[@gabrielandonov1025]

The One and only! 🔥🔥🔥

[@steveb6768]

As a Chelsea fan a spurs & United player im not supposed to like him but what a player & he had an amazing football brain he was class and lazy if u know football you know thats not the case. If he was English he would have been bigger than he was big up berba respect is definitely due. Now take out the trash 😅😅😅😅 💚🙏

[@krum6334]

Legend🔥🔥

[@nebod1556]

But nothing for Bulgarian national team ...hopeless. ...The only true international legend from Bulgaria is a great Hristo Stoickov ...

[@krum6334]

@@nebod1556 there's a whole bunch of players who played in that 94' squad which reached the semi-finals. And Berba is a legend. Just gave up from the national team for valid reasons. Looking at our team now i really wish those players were young again

[@sasho888prm]

@@nebod1556 Berbatov is actually Bulgaria's leading all time goal scorer. The rest of the Bulgarian team just wasn't good enough after the Golden Era of the 90's. About Hristo Stoichkov… nothing can compare to him, haha :)

[@primetimekav1936]

Best first touch, it was just effortless

[@razer0072073]

Why was he left out the UCL final?

[@habesha6883]

Mas A SAF went with Owen instead of him..I don’t know why but that’s one of the worst decision SAF has made

[@adamw1145]

Looks like he could still play, felt like him and drogba could keep producing no matter their age compared to other strikers. There are just some players who’s mind can figure out how to stilll be productive no matter what

[@johnc5697]

Much love legend