Glenn Hoddle picks his three GREATEST players of all time! | The Drop In

[@truthoverlies1820]

I never thought id see hoddle in a nirvana t shirt lol

[@grandadneal8114]

More Amy Grant I would have thought

[@peterba854]

Ossie said Glenn was like Diego without the pace

[@conorsmith8551]

love listening to Glenn. so good to hear from him considering his health a few years ago. Spurs through and through

[@buffalosowljah]

nd also i think he was the first person i seen who put Brazilian r9 in his all time 11 top guy and a great player

[@chewkimhoe7014]

My favourite English player!.

[@davidbrooks187]

Hoddle was pure genius. Revered around the world by the football greats, an era defining talent Wasted in an England era preoccupied with work rate and crunch tackling. Cruyff gave Hoddle his shirt after the Spurs vs Ajax game & called him “The new master”

[@monrush]

That whole thing about England only valuing work rate when he was a player is a myth. During Hoddle's time England had regulars like Keegan (European player of the year, Ray Wilkins, John Barnes, Bryan Robson, Chris waddle, Peter Beardsley, Trevor Francis, Steve coppell etc etc all either world class players or on the verge. Plus Bobby Robson was the manager. A manager who was revered on Europe

[@davidbrooks187]

@@monrush Hoddles first game for England he scores a worldly against Bulgaria, despite player of the season & two fa cups 81 & 82 he wasn’t picked for the 82 World Cup. England got nowhere with Keegan & copple & brooking etc. Hoddle was used as a sub until in 1986, when he got his only consecutive first team game run for England when he was instrumental & got England to the World Cup quarter final where we were robbed by the cheating argie. Hoddle got Lineker the golden boot in that World Cup also. He was then dropped and played as a sub thereafter despite winning the league with Monaco and French cup. Arsène Wenger to this day still says he stood a mile as the most skilful player of his generation. Michel Platini even said if Hoddle was French he would’ve got 150 caps and they would’ve built the 80s French team around him. John Barnes was crap in 77 of his 79 caps for England. The football Association wasted a genius. They should hang their head in shame.

[@monrush]

@@davidbrooks187 my point had nothing to do with Hoddle's incredible ability but the fact that England had a number of technically very good players at that time. In terms of your points Hoddle was young player of the year. I don't believe he ever won a player of the year award. He also started the vast majority the games he played for England. I think it's 43 starts in 53 games. He was also selected for the 82 squad which was a tournament England were undefeated at but due to the way the competition was set up they were knocked out. There is an argument that Hoddle simply didn't play as well for England as he did with spurs (the same with Barnes and Liverpool) because those teams were more set up for those players. Whilst Hoddle was a better passer of the ball and has better vision I think Barnes was a more effective player helping Liverpool to win more trophies than Hoddle helped spurs win. Barnes was quicker (Hoddle was slow so I'm not saying Barnes was lighting fast) better dribbler and a better goalscorer/ finisher.

[@monrush]

@@davidbrooks187 plus the FA didn't pick the squad / team. So why would they hold their head in shame? And I think that Beardsley was more influential in helping Lineker get the golden boot

[@davidbrooks187]

@@monrush the FA pick the “Yes Sir” manager and tell him what they want England to represent. Always have always will. They wanted commitment and work rate, they shunned world class skilful players like worthington & marsh prior to Hoddle, they lacked foresight & England did next to nothing from 74 through to 86 missing two world cups & bounced out in the group state in 82. Brian Clough stated in his memoirs that he went for the England job and he told the FA that he would build the team around Hoddle & bring the World Cup home but was shunned. Beardsley linked up well but any success England had in that era came from Hoddles creation which Beardsley also thrived from receiving balls from Hoddle on the inside right. Yes the FA should hang their head in shame. Cruyff gave Hoddle his shirt when Spurs beat Ajax in 84 in the quarter-final of the UEFA cup. He couldn’t believe Glenn was not commanding a regular England place & told him to go and play abroad where he would be appreciated.

[@chessmate7368]

Glenn you are a world-top-class footballer and you are equally great as a football enthusiast. Wish you the best. 🙏

[@Shaggy-8392]

What a great story about George Weah.

[@buffalosowljah]

and what a player he was as well

[@peterhodge570]

I always remember German international paul breitner saying at the time that every country in Europe would base their team around Glenn Hoddle ....but not England

[@TonySwaby212]

I remember Maradona said something similar about Hoddle in the 80's

[@reddish8692]

England had Bryan Robson. Unfortunate he was injured during the big tournaments

[@Wilcoranking]

​@@reddish8692more significantly England had the other Robson, Bobby, an utter and absolute moron. He never played Hoddle as a central midfielder. Bryan should have been moved to sweeper

[@cleehomes]

@@Wilcoranking Bobby Robson managed little Ipswich to European success and later went on to manage the Might Barcelona! Not bad for a so called moron! And you managed who by the way???

[@jerryoshea3116]

​​@@WilcorankingHe was a tremendous Manager in so many ways,but he just did'nt know how or just couldn't wrap his head around how to incorporate Hoddle into the England set up!..And I can remember seeing Robson play as a Sweeper he was fantastic!

[@bx70]

Glenn, you're one of the greatest yourself! I grew up watching you.

[@Istrice963]

I loved the interviewer as much as legendary Hoddle 😍

[@richardallen6293]

Thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@wolfwhistlepodcast1535]

Great interview

[@dumysani2801]

Brilliant Glenn u one of my heros especially at spurs...lovely interview goes with your ability to ping that ball u and Beck's are the best at it

[@manofelan65]

Glenn probably thought the Nirvana t-shirt was the Buddhist definition of the word - and as for that haircut!! 😂 Best British player I've ever seen though - pure class!

[@awerdna387]

To be fair, that isn't the worst hair style he's ever had.

[@fuzzylogiceire]

Nah, in another interview Glenn said he was big into his music.

[@krell2130]

Glenns a former pop-star himself, remember ; )

[@buffalosowljah]

@@krell2130 how can you not forget *diamond lights*

[@MizunoIronMan]

Should never have had to leave the England job, an incredible football mind with the pedigree and skill that players still talk about today .

[@chriscolton6329]

😂 It wasn't the sharpest thing to come out with, though, was it? Had a bit of a David Icke turquoise shellsuit moment, there, didn't he?

[@MizunoIronMan]

@@chriscolton6329 Couldn’t be ignored but at the same time if you listen to any of the players that were in his squad , he was so far ahead of the others in terms of football intellect. ( maybe Gascoigne would disagree 😄)

[@chriscolton6329]

@@MizunoIronMan Completely agree, mate. He was probably still the best passer in the England set up at that point, too! Good, attacking football, and he didn't waste Scholesy, either. To replace him with Kevin Keegan was laughable. Great bloke, but way out of his depth with the England job,. The rest, as they say, is history..

[@moz7777]

When a player this great and intelligent says Maradona is the greatest to ever play, kids need to listen.

[@darren-q5n]

and maradona idol was Roberto riverlino who admired the most ,Roberto riverlino was on maradona show and Diego was heaping praise on riverlino

[@masterofdisaster9194]

I’d pretty much forgotten about George Weah. What a player

[@unchattytwit]

Terrific interview.

[@geoffnelson6756]

I was fortunate to see Glenn play at White Hart Lane in his heyday in the early 80's, but so glad he picked Maradona as the best player ever, Diego was dropped from some other planet, 5'6 one footed, but he could drag a mediocre team to titles almost single handed, Messi could do what Diego could do and had a longer more successful career, but he didn't face the obstacles and tackles Maradona faced.

[@lws7394]

0:50 FOR ONCE AND FOR ALL: Johan Cruijff did not forgo for the 1978 worldcup because of 'internal team troubles' but because his family got robbed at gun point a couple of months before. That was a traumatic experience. He and his wife were tied up with a gun at the head ! The famility had to live for over half a year under tight police protection ! At the time there were a lot of assaults on footballers, celebs and politicians and the Spanish police adviced to remain silent on those matters, not to inspire others. ! Decades later Cruijff mentioned to a Dutch journalist : " When you lie on the ground with a gun on your head and out of the corner of your eye you see a child looking around the corner, everything else looses relevance/importance". Aside from that, Cruijff played with Ajax for the Club World Cup in Argentina before and foresaw that it would not be a fun trip. Especially not in the days of a ruthless Junta. the saying "Football is War' was definitely true in Argentine stadiums ! And maybe the common quarrels with NL FA, media pressure, and team might play a cumulative factor, but most decisive was the robbery. (But he had kept that quiet all the time).

[@elvismawhinney2494]

My first question would be “name me three nirvana songs”

[@chriscolton6329]

😂 I can definitely imagine Glen being bang into the early nineties Seattle grunge scene, tbh... 👀

[@elvismawhinney2494]

@@chriscolton6329 maybe maybe, he is a bit crazy tbf ha

[@dude9038]

Scentless Apprentice, Dive, On A Plain

[@andrewhyde4708]

Glenn has graduated from Kenny G to Nirvana!

[@TheIkaraCult]

I listened to this at the time... but WHAT?!!?! Glenn is wearing a Nirvana Tshirt!?!!?!

[@ginaza9767]

Yeh didnt see that coming lol love him and Nirvana.

[@joelthomson8697]

He's dressed like Billie Eilish!

[@mitchsullo]

Im here for the shirt and the midlife crisis.

[@johnpacino007]

Glenn as always been, a great football raconteur. Didn't see Weah coming, has his 3rd greatest player. After naming Cruyff & Maradona. I thought Glenn would have gone onto say Messi. I think, Thierry Henry, had Weah also, as the greatest player he played with. Ahead of Zidane, Ronaldinho, Messi. Seems there's something about Messi, Glenn's not quite sold on. I grew up watching, when they were playing. All the players Glenn listed. Messi is simply. The greatest controller of a moving ball, I've ever seen. He exercises such tight, close control on the ball. Dribble- breaking, the most tightest, cohesive lines, while pressed by numerous opponents. While taking, such incredible fast touches, to manoeuvre his way out. Making it all, look so easy. Which off course, it isn't. Just mind blowing! 🤯

[@1101grayzer]

Glenn had to name three players he played with, so couldn’t pick Messi.

[@johnpacino007]

@@1101grayzer Surely he didn't play with Cruyff? He only played one game with Diego. Ardilles testimonial. I think Glenn picked his T3 players. Hence him saying both Maradona & Cruyff where better than Pelé, which i disagree with.

[@dude9038]

Messi only showed up once for Argentina. He also flopped at PSG. Barcelona enabled him to shine. Overrated, still World Class, but not the GOAT. F-ng recency bias is ridiculous

[@HungryDuck-bw2fr]

@@dude9038Utter nonsense. Have you had a really good look at just how many times Messi has shown up for Argentina?

[@BeGoodNow5]

Oh, and by the way, best England manager we had in recent years judging by what the team did on the field. If he were managing this present bunch, we would have won something by now!

[@larspettereinarsson7266]

Cruyff was against Sweden.

[@BeGoodNow5]

The Cruyff turn, wasn't actually originated by him, there a videos here on KZbin showing players doing that more many years before he came onto the scene.

[@captainblimp4133]

Does he say rats at the bottom of that pitch at 5:30

[@richardevans7035]

Who on earth cut Glenn's hair 😂😂

[@belshbelsh6962]

Stevie Wonder

[@sonny1987100]

Yes whats going on what with the haircut and the tee shirt 😯😯

[@richardevans7035]

@mikesmith1485 lol😂

[@Tom_576]

The David Gower of football. Epitomised the “beautiful game’.

[@Sandylaner63]

I know it’s all about opinions and everyone is entitled to their own , but I’ve always considered Diego to be the greatest ever , bar non above Pele and the two modern candidates , Christiano and Lionel and for Glen to confirm this will do for me …..

[@diablo50-d9k]

That's my option too 👍

[@Kurgan618]

Pele and others did the turn before JC

[@ctwoolley1974]

Even with his idiosyncrasies, the FA should have backed him. One of the best players or managers England have ever had

[@Zamo_71]

Never thought i'd see Michael Fabricant in a Nirvana T-shirt..

[@tonywilliams7152]

Meet him last week

[@hpber]

The player mirror image of Platini Hoddle was

[@stalkek]

In terms of the injustice of the goal - fair enough in terms of it should have been disallowed - but in terms of a breaking of the rules, every time a player intentionally fouls an opponent, pulls his jersey, kicks, etc, that’s intentionally gaining an advantage by breaking the rules. Ethically it’s the exact same.

[@markwatkins8309]

Wasn't Cruyff's family threatened in 78 (as the reason he didn't go to Argentina)....

[@SteveLiverpool72]

Diamond Lights

[@parrisblue]

Diego 1 footed ? 😅

[@Magicalfluidprocess]

Glenn was no slouch himself in terms of skill

[@Istrice963]

There are so many good players in the history of football but the football in England has been so elegant, romantic and poetic for me . For my team Besiktas / Istanbul , the best years were with Gordon Milne where we had 3 times champions in a row in 6 years and 3 times second place. And Les Ferdindand is still remembered as a legendary player among the fans with a nick name Ferdi.

[@robertodibaggio8181]

Glenn is probably correct. if the handball goal was disallowed, most likely England wins that game and realistically had a chance to win World Cup that year, they had a great team 1986-1990. Cruyff has to be the top pick on his list though, a much more complete player than maradona.

[@michaelrodriguez3329]

Maradona , either you love him or hate him .

[@stalkek]

Well, you’d have to be absolutely clueless about football to hate him, since he’s either the greatest or one of the greatest footballers ever. What other reason is there to be thinking about him?

[@kamilochocinski]

Maradona.

[@IWannatalkpodcast]

She's beautiful, what's her name?!

[@jonathanhall7815]

This is a highly subjective question. I certainly think Cruyff was a more complete player than Maradona, but maybe not as naturally brilliant. For me the best player would be the one who could do everything, who you could play in any position, obviously with a high degree of skill. A player who may have been one of the greatest of all time, but sadly we will never know, was Duncan Edwards.

[@samuraininjarockstar9355]

I’ve heard a few players and managers who worked with Cruyff and they said if Cruyff played Left back he’d be the greatest left back if he played defensive midfield he’d be the best defensive midfielder and so on, he was a genius definitely, now the experience I’ve had on KZbin every time I’ve said Maradona is the best ever I’ve been bombarded by C.Ronaldo & Messi fans who cannot except that , basically if your a fan it’s your own opinion who you think is the greatest, with Cruyff he basically created what people see in modern Barcelona, his influence on the game will put him immediately in the top 3 ever because he also had the skill & technique to back up his intelligence which is genius level in football, for me it’s Diego because how he turned Napoli a half basic Italian side who never challenged for anything into a force in European football and dominated Serie A with the great Milan team of the Dutchmen , it was either one of them who would come 1st or 2nd in the late 80s, now if Messi signed for Verona let’s say, nothing would happen, he doesn’t have that power of Character to take a very ordinary team and make them a force same goes with C.Ronaldo even though they are both great players they also need to be in great teams.

[@geoffcole712]

My father saw Duncan Edward’s & said he would have been one of the all time greats . Sat with him watching Pele , Maradona but he always said Edwards was something else

[@graysimmo5399]

I think Cruyff had more footballing "intelligence", he was an innovative genius. In terms of technical and physical ability there isn't that much between them generally. we are talking minute details. But the biggest plus in Maradona's favour is his determination and his sense of "team" If Maradona got rough treatment or a decision went against him, it would make him play better. If the same happened to Cruyff he would sulk and sometimes go missing. And if the team wasn't performing Cruyff would be quick to criticize and get on their backs, but Maradona would take it upon himself to get the team back on its feet. Of all the greats-Maradona, Messi, Pele, Cruyff, di Stefano etc that is the one thing he has over them. You could barely pick them apart in pretty much every other respect. maybe one was 5% better here, another was 5% better there. It was that street fighter mentality that gives him the slight edge for me

[@jonathanhall7815]

@@graysimmo5399 You make some good points, I suppose temperament is part of the deal.

[@Al-ji4gd]

@@graysimmo5399 In terms of technical ability and skill, no one in the history of football is anywhere near Maradona. Other categories maybe, but sheer talent, there's no debate.

[@StevenWilliams-l2j]

Pele did it a long time before Cruyff.

[@buffalosowljah]

pele also won world cup at 17.. with those flicks and triocks .. on MUDDY pitches.. makes wonder for the likes of PENALDO and PESSI doing all those on those horrendous pitches backin the day, they have it oh so easy these days

[@SagaciousFrank]

Seems a bit odd to be wearing a t-shirt like that. I wonder if his medium advised him to don it.

[@iainbickerstaff7099]

That’s a bad wig Glenn mate come on what did you do with the handle because I am sure that’s a old mop head 😊😊😊

[@siavfc5339]

Is Glenn wearing the shirt because he likes the band or is he using it as a fashion item???

[@fuzzylogiceire]

He's a big music fan apparently.

[@robsmith8024]

Only those who were wicked in a past life end up with a haircut like that😉

[@racertian]

Yet another totally misleading title. NOT his greatest players of all time. The greatest he has shared a pitch with.

[@colinwynn4384]

The Cruyff turn has been so cheapened over the years and is it even a turn? The man displays inhuman elasticity and I can't remember anything remotely near it. He,s face to face with his marker and sells him an amazing dummy.

[@LukeBurford1]

Kurt Cobain has let himself go

[@darren-q5n]

what glen is clueless about is the so called cruff turn was done by pele years before cruff was credited with the trick cruff turn pele did it it first in 1960 vs Juventus KZbin pele the most violently fouled player in football history

[@chromeheart6597]

Messi was better than Maradona .

[@denisdaly1708]

More consistent, but no one had Maradona skills, and acceleration. Imagine them playing together

[@chromeheart6597]

@@denisdaly1708 I would argue Cruyff on both perhaps ,I’m not putting Diego down at all ,the run he did at wembley against England in 81( I think ) when he was young was breathtaking but as he built up it wasn’t quite as easy on the eye .Cruyff never bulked up so always looked so elegant on the ball .Messi for me is Maradona with total discipline but his gait is not as natural as early Diego or Cruyff .

[@buffalosowljah]

but would pessi do it on muddy pitches like they did back in the day tho huh hmmm

[@chromeheart6597]

@@buffalosowljah No question,,it wasn’t every week anyway .If you can control the ball like he does it doesn’t matter .I played on terrible pitches and you learn to position yourself and avoid muddy spots .Same argument in the 80s when people compared Diego to George Best ,Pele ,Cruyff and the conditions they had to endure .

[@chrisbennett6260]

Hoddle is absolutely Clueless , none of them can hold up to a Rivelino ,Roberto riverlino no Garrincha , no Pele, no hungray Puskas, no argentina and spain Di stefano no brazil Ddi, no Riverlino ,no jairzhinho no Zico, complete lunacy ,madness

[@leemc5646]

Pele & Garrincha no way

[@samuraininjarockstar9355]

Type it in English mate 😂

[@chrisbennett6260]

@@samuraininjarockstar9355 listen mate is was in English ,dont be a twat

[@chromeheart6597]

Rivelino was magnificent

[@danyoutube7491]

Everyone has an opinion, but Maradona and Cruyff would enter most peoples' discussions of the best players. Garrincha, on the other hand, is not generally considered in the same league as Pele, Maradona etc.