Glenn Hoddle - Time & Space

Does Glenn Hoddle belong in a conversation about the greatest players of all time? Probably not. Circumstance and the myopia of others combined to put a ceiling on his (not inconsiderable) achievements. Does he belong in a conversation about the most talented players to ever grace the game? Easily. His gift was a thing of panoramic beauty. This is a show reel from his time with AS Monaco. Please enjoy.

[@salsabil44]

My favourite player as a boy, I grew up watching Glenn Hoddle playing for Spurs alongside Ardiles and Villa. Hoddle was a joy to watch and ahead of his time, and unfortunately for him, also well ahead of most England managers. If England had built a team around him and modernised their football much earlier England would have won at least one trophy in the modern era. Forget Robson, Wilkins, Beardsley or even Gazza, Hoddle was the most skilful English player ever.

[@Paulkfrsoldgit]

Robson, Wilkins and Beardsley shouldn’t be in the same sentence as Glenn

[@nelvaldo.4850]

👍 Agreed

[@nigelkhan9278]

John Barnes and Chris Waddle as well.

[@c3-po279]

Its rare to see on today's football a player with half of Hoddle's class. What a genius. Not to mention the fact that he used both feet.

[@justinchetham-strode5234]

I saw him live a number of times when he was at Spurs, and when you saw him from close up he was out of this world. Th e amount of spin he could put on a pass was unbelievable, a ball played over the top for a team mate to run onto would actually have bottom spin on it, and slow down or stop. A genuine artist who must rank as one of the best 3 midfielders England have ever produced, alongside Charlton and Gascoigne.

[@toplad73]

Criminally unappreciated by England managers. An artist on the pitch. One of the most gifted players of his or indeed any era. LEGEND!!

[@765ketyjo]

left foot,right foot,instant first touch,he could dribble like Maradona and could see a defence splitting pass long before he received the ball.Such a sublime talent.If he had pace,make no mistake he would be on a par with Pele ,Maradona and Messi.I'm in my 60s and saw Hoddle in his absolute pomp. For Germany,Spain ,Holland and France he would have doubled those numbers.For sheer skill he has no rivals and he could score goals too. Fantastic.He left players bamboozled by his footwork,

[@redflag8970]

but they shined at the biggest clubs on the biggest stages unlike hoddle who struggled to make the england team. good player but way off those boys.

[@charles_preston]

Rare genius, trophies are not the measure of skill & temperament. Harry Kane has zero trophies (as of this moment) -- does that in any way dampen his brilliance as a footballer? And furthermore Kane has class, like Hoddle. Two of the greatest for SPURS, ENGLAND & BEYOND!!!

[@tomconnolly8071]

This man is the reason i started plYing football and the reason i am a lifelong Spurs supporter!

[@faraazkhan90]

The most elegant player in England along with matt Le Tissier and Paul Scholes. Sublime grace and balance. Glenn Hoddle was a complete player.

[@mrstorey]

Different level to Le Tissier I think.

[@peterkoroma7876]

gerrard must've been working another job

[@faraazkhan90]

@@peterkoroma7876 Gerrard is not elegant or as gifted as the other three. He was more of a workhorse. Nevertheless, a good player

[@peterkoroma7876]

maybe not as elegant but he was more gifted imo. If they all played on the same team Gerrard would have that arm band@@faraazkhan90

[@chrisjeng8639]

Got to put Gascoigne on that list....

[@gregod806]

In an era that had a licence for defenders to kick anyone who had ability, Hoddle shone brightly, never really complained about the stick he took off so called hard men and as Clough once said "It takes moral courage to play the way Hoddle does". A most gifted talent. Sad that they overlooked him and never really appreciated him in England where it was more about effort and energy rather than ability.

[@ajala8639]

Arguably the greatest English player of all time. Should have built the national team around him, but no-one seemed to know how best to exploit his prodigious talent.

[@cedricbarrey3537]

Kevin Keegan ? David Beckham ? Bobby Charlton ?

[@Garmez120]

Cedric Barrey and?

[@ECCENTRICERIC69]

Please don't mention Beckham in the same breath even though he is an excellent player!

[@sirperybLakeney]

From a purely technical footballing perspective I think Glenn's pretty clearly the best England's ever produced. Gascoigne was probably able to influence a match more but can't equal Glenn's sheer class.

[@electriceclectic5144]

@@cedricbarrey3537 beckham ?:) one footed ,pace of a snail ,couldn,t head nor tackle. Technique light years behind hoddle. Vision compared to hoddle made him specsavers client.

[@nickymcfadden1738]

am a arsenal fan but hoddle was the best passer of a ball I ever seen.england could of done more with him.

[@rasimturgut5471]

You are right but englad did not have players as talented as him in his term if it had had , england could have been more succesful.england national team had to have at least three as talented players as glenn hoddle and they had to play at the same time. What a pity manager of england could of been succesful for growing enough numbers of talented players.

[@justinchetham-strode5234]

Jack Charlton said about Hoddle: ''He couldn't tackle his way out of a paper bag, but he's the best long passer I've ever seen.''

[@viffer61]

Not seen these French clips before. Unquestionacly the greatest player I've ever seen. Would be worth billions today

[@brandskr4637]

perfect example of how football should be played. no taking players on only to loose the ball.just simple passes .thinking ahead before a pass is made.simplicity at its best.just quality.

[@laurenceoshea760]

A truly gifted world class two footed player who was light years ahead of his time. In an era when gifted players weren't appreciated how they are today he had the strength of character to play his brand of football for the benefit of the team. In today's transfer market he would be easily a £60 million plus player.

[@keithmaxine2755]

more like 600 million now

[@davidbrooks187]

Agreed - more like 100 million plus

[@hmq9052]

Gifted players were appreciated. They just had to be top tier. Platini, Laudrup, Zico were top tier. And so was Hoddle.

[@laithal-janabi9345]

When the definitive history of taking the piss is written, historians will abandon words and direct you to 5.53 mins into this clip.

[@jameseustace4375]

Correct. Not sure how good the French league was at that time though.

[@mark.lawrence]

yes.

[@jackburtonstwin]

His vision and awareness are staggering. Add to that the ability to play precision passes/shots with the inside and outside of both feet and you have a player of truly unique skills.

[@charles_preston]

GENIUS.

[@TheIkaraCult]

He could make top professionals look like kids. And he did it consistently. One of the greatest English players to ever live.

[@alayeldin]

I was born in the Eighties, never saw him play before, but I always heard how great he was. Great is an underestimation of this guy's abilities. I've never seen a footballer with such incredible field vision. His ridiculous Ambidexterity gives him unlimited attacking options. What a discovery !!!

[@fabienmillan46]

I'm french and Glenn is my favourite player, légende du championnat français, en 1988 il était considéré en France comme le meilleur du monde avec Maradona

[@tixomayarn6730]

Glenn was a genius, my favorite player...

[@Zen-wm6be]

The most classy, stylish and skilful english player ever to play the game.

[@johnypirelli1118]

The goal that starts at 5:56 is crazy ... never knew he was this good ! Wow 😮👌🏻👏🏻

[@finosuilleabhain7781]

The third time he does the full back I think he has some kind of seizure.

[@garsm2290]

Should have been the nucleus of England team for a generation.

[@spencerglover1]

Problem with being an English midfielder you have to play like Bryan Robson, any elegance and finesse goes unnoticed, hoddje was far more like a Dutchman, he should have been England’s main man.....

[@garsm2290]

@@spencerglover1 I think Wenger said if Hoddle has been French they would have built the nationa team around him for ten years.

[@samzurawel4334]

Absolutely. Name 3 truly two footed midfielders better than him. Extraordinary player. Peace be upon Him.

[@JulianVind1978]

Lol you do know Glenn still lives.

[@thejigantics2641]

Bobby Charlton. Two footed. Scored more, won more including a World Cup and European cup winners medals. Better header of the ball too. Charlton could do it all... except tackle.

[@JerodimusPrime]

@@thejigantics2641 Charlton is a true legend, but that's only one name though, he said 3. Tbh Hoddle was a true total footballer, such a talent wasted because English football didn't believe in technique and skill, just power and athleticism. If he played today Hoddle would be considered in the same level as Zidane.

[@grimegarage09isplop]

I can name 3 ambidextrous players...however, they were not as good as Glenn... and all 3 favoured 1 foot. Glenn was/is unique. Boban Figo Ginola.

[@keithmaxine2755]

@@thejigantics2641 technique,ball passing, Hoddle superior.

[@informedchoice2249]

this should have a million views

[@Chubatube]

Glenn was a footballer with insight, very rare in today's footballers, at Spurs he was a class act try to find a video of him playing with Diego Maradonna for the Ardiles testimonial, wow just wow, he will always be the KING of White Hart Lane.

[@stevenmiller4840]

I was at that game. One of my favourites and it was just a testimonial. It was against Inter Milan who had some guy called Liam Brady playing for them.

[@spurs541]

👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑👑hoddinlo

[@TheMrBennito]

you made wonderful vids of Glenn, rensenbrink70. Well chosen music for this vid. You did very well highlighting the extraordinary player that he was. Greetings from Holland.

[@benjamineckford1718]

Today he would be worth hundreds and hundreds of millions. The biggest clubs in the world would be fighting for his signature

[@matrixyoda]

That last goal was just rude...truly amazing

[@selectasanjahi783]

Glenn hoddle un maestro du foot légende

[@thecockerel86]

One of the best passers of a football ever. Tottenham's own Glenn Hoddle. COYS.

[@1961Blanchflower]

Thanks for posting this - I saw his Spurs debut and most of his career at Spurs, but have never seen the Monaco games before: sublime. Some of the skills here are familiar from his Spurs days, like a top musician revisiting his greatest hits! Any Spurs fan would recognise those chipped shots leaving the keeper flat footed (the goal at Watford), or the dummy to round the keeper and score (the final WHL goal, against Oxford), or the range of immaculate passes with either foot. Nice to see him heading the ball so well (I don't recall any headers with Spurs!). His England career (barely 50 caps? It should have been well over 100) is a sad reflection on poor England managers, and the English game in general. What is clear from this Monaco footage, and from his time at Spurs, is that with good players around him, Glenn made the team tick. I can't imagine what he would have been worth in today's game.

[@billytheyiddio]

If Coutinho is worth 150 million Hoddle would be 300 million.

[@redflag8970]

50 caps is plenty an nothing memorable also french football was not top draw more like scotland

[@keithmaxine2755]

@@redflag8970 Time?

[@hectorbrown8908]

@@redflag8970 French football was not top draw?.... France were the European champions when Hoddle joined Monaco, and had knocked the best Brazil team since 1970 out of the world Cup in 86. As part of the transfer deal Monaco played us at WHL a few months after Hoddle joined them. They won 4-0 at a time when we were one of the best 5 teams in the league.

[@redflag8970]

@@hectorbrown8908 french national team yes. French league has never been rated.

[@nigelkhan9278]

My idol and the greatest and most gifted English player. If you put Glenn Hoddle in any side today he would be unstoppable.

[@mikewa2]

He was so in control, no matter how many around him he was always one move ahead, rarely played the obvious pass. George best was the only player I can think of with that same football brain.

[@steveiboif8735]

Watched hoddle at Swindon the foresight and landing a pass to feet over 60 yards was a joy to watch.

[@tessajohnson9401]

Greatest player I've ever seen. Yes, he definitely does belong in a conversation about the greatest players of all time. It's not his fault successive England managers picked carthorses over him

[@spencerglover1]

A fantastic video which truly showed Glenn’s strengths, he totally dictated the pace of the game, he certainly was up there with Brady, Platini, Zico, Gullit and Falcao as the top line playmakers of the 80s, obviously Maradona was in a league of his own but Hoddle was up there with the other greats of the day also Valderrama and Francescoli........

[@thomashardcastle7231]

Get well soon, Glenn.

[@capokhatpin]

sublime....

[@pleneuf]

Magique Glenny Hoddle

[@johngrant2768]

I was lucky enough to see all of his career at Spurs, what a genius footballer. Wasted talent for England, tho.

[@detomasopantera1966]

He was magician...i think even better then Robson and I love Brian

[@davidbrooks187]

Robson was a strong midfield but was nowhere near Glenn’s class in skill passing and vision (no one was or has been since) . Robson was the perfect player to play alongside Glenn and win the ball and give it to Glenn for distribution and passing that only he could do however it is a shame that England would never say that to our detriment

[@MyTyrel]

Music on point for such a genius

[@samwebb4276]

World class

[@awerdna387]

Even his headers were a thing of beauty, class from head to toe.

[@stephentrout7879]

Monaco at the time had probably the best #4 in the world in Glenn Hoddle and probably the best #9 at the time in George Weah, also had a couple of unknown french kids in Lillian Thuram and Thierry Henry ;)

[@Lee_yourboylee]

Hoddle played as a #10 for Monaco.

[@stephentrout7879]

Lee really? All the time or as he got older?

[@Lee_yourboylee]

The entire time at Monaco, I believe. He talks about it whenever he is speaking about his time at Monaco. Says he had a free role in front of two holding midfielders, and says he wishes he played there all his life, including for England.

[@stephentrout7879]

Lee fair enough but GL hoping for a #10 in the england team in those days lol... midfielders r there to show pashun and get in their faces. Complete sucess obviously....

[@piriyavisalsessathorn2552]

the last shots is the best .i remembered i see it in sports new of that days.

[@danofthedead1979]

Noone will have a more beautiful and deft chipped goal than Hoddle

[@tonyellisable]

don't know about 3 two footed player's. I think he is on his own. Some players have the Ability to use the other foot,but with equal effect? I don't think so. I grew up watching him, great skill, great vision, but the thing that impressed me most is that rarely was he ever dispossessed. England team could do with someone like him right now

[@grimegarage09isplop]

Boban and Figo were/are ambidextrous but not on Glenn's level.. ginola comes close... ginola was bit more fancy but not have the football brain or eyes in the back of his head to match Hoddle. Although players mentioned are ambidextrous, they were not as trully effortless and natural as Glenn. I've been watching football religiously since the 80's and seen more than most. Glenn was unique.

[@CCCoNeTiMe]

Go check out a Bobby Charlton comp. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

[@ianbarnett5839]

Fantastic. And what a great header of a ball as well.

[@adamgisborne7474]

5:55 this shit right here. one fateful google of 'glenn hoddle as monaco' was what first led me to your channel and i'm forever grateful x

[@DJCoachCookie68]

Never realised his left foot was soo good!

[@stephenm28]

Nobody could & still can’t carve open a defense with one pass like Glenn

[@winniteranova8912]

super joueur,pied droit,pied gauche,et le dernier but un bijoux

[@AngryBulldogg]

Just strokes the ball like its the perfectly disciplined dog and does exactly as he says.

[@andrew6069]

if you had to use just one word to describe his play, it would be: control

[@AngryBulldogg]

Andrew ball control, control the play, mental control. Theres probably alot more 'controls' you could throw in there and theyre all appropriate lol. So yeah thats probably the best word, fully agree with ya

[@davest4mmo464]

Vision

[@johnboy8623]

Amazing but sad also , such a waste, not his fault , must have been tough to play in a England team with players so far behind, he sat on the bench 1982 World Cup 53 caps !!

[@jamesfrost6668]

Still scandalous that he only played 50 odd internationals. Should have been 150 plus.

[@davidbrooks187]

That’s what Platini & Cruyff & Maradona said as well .

[@Paulkfrsoldgit]

Wasted in an England team full of grafters , runners and hopeful ball winners. All lacking his vision,skill. and goal scoring ability.

[@ay613]

Merry Christmas.

[@AyyyyyyyG]

ARTISTÉ

[@w.mfootballyandt7604]

Thanks for this vid.

[@nickgorman7951]

Thank you for the video

[@obitodz4732]

I heared that he's denis bergkamp's idol

[@TheMrBennito]

comes as no surprise to me. Dennis' game resembles Glenn's a lot.

[@Dominix123456]

won the double hahaha a

[@spencerglover1]

I can certainly believe that , Hoddle would have fitted into the great Dutch 70s team no problem, he should have earned 100 caps ....

[@venendarkomenk8716]

yes, dennis said that in arsenal documentary special

[@rayhughes6343]

Wow thank you for posting what a player so graceful

[@TG-hr2kv]

Just awesome 👏

[@athelstan927]

What a football player..

[@jaspermurphy4364]

Perfect song choice for the video.

[@jorgeferreira3760]

2:55 definition of art

[@moisesalmeida8489]

Genius! Maior jogador inglês da história!

[@vivawarrior8397]

Fantastic video, well done!

[@davecoalwood9487]

I think this is the best footy video I've ever seen

[@rensenbrink70]

And that is one of the nicest comments I've ever seen. Thank you

[@DiscordantVice]

Most technically gifted 2 footed player England has ever produced. Absolutely disgusting that the England team wasn’t built around him!

[@jesusmarrone]

A Master, he could play with both feet, long/short pass, technique, reading of the game...

[@yabe84]

Le Zidane anglais

[@eddysandland58]

What A player! Unfortunately for Me I was a little to late to Appreciate Hoddle at His Finest! Personally I would of Built The England team around him! But the managers at the time wanted something else! I was trying to compare Hoddle to My girlfriend to A Current player and the only 1 that came to mind was Debryne!

[@salsabil44]

No comparison m8. Hoddle was light years ahead of KDB. Check out his highlight reels.

[@pumby98]

Amazing music. The french synth pop duo Air

[@henryclarke5363]

scored on first game for spurs,swindon,england

[@jeffto23ify]

one word Class

[@Bubbha1]

He survived the brutal and thug like tackles in the English football division and was a classy player. Love the music and interested to know the band?

[@rensenbrink70]

👍 Air - "La femme d'argent".

[@Bubbha1]

@@rensenbrink70 Thank you Sir and Merry Christmas

[@Marabout75]

Legend and art of playmaker...🚥 COYS 🐓 N15 🇲🇺🚥

[@frankmurphyburr3598]

the greatest England player

[@pablotupone4190]

Greater than Bobhy Charlton ???

[@keithmaxine2755]

@@pablotupone4190 Yes!!

[@jowe9010]

years and years we search for another to reach this standard, after bergkamp, zidane, who imposed themselves onto the realm of mastery, in this day and age, i reckon odegaard to have the highest potential to reach this state.

[@finosuilleabhain7781]

Good call to go with La Femme d'Argent instead of, say, Diamond Lights.

[@yingyang1008]

Only England could waste guys like Hoddle and Scholes

Hoodle injuries coincided with the beginnings of George Weah at As Monaco. I cannot imagine what it would have been if both played together. I am asking myself if they did actually played a few matches together !

[@rensenbrink70]

Yes they did, during the 1988-89 season. You can see Hoddle providing Weah with an assist on 2:10. I don't show the goal because the clip isn't about George! 😉

Thanks a lot !

[@ivansokol2384]

I can see Juan Riquelme all around his game. Feel ashamed I just came along his name after so many years watching premier league. Is this guy underrates?

[@lexsoft3969]

When I watched Riquelme play for the 1st time, i.e at WC 2006, his passing and freekick reminded me of Glenn Hoddle. That's why Riquelme is in my top 5 favorite players. Hoddle is my number 1.

[@KingKong-ee8hc]

One emoji to describe Glenn 🧠

[@stud105]

God

[@forgive7449]

5:50 - hilarious!

[@AngryBulldogg]

Allen Lymilt what was that, that quality bit of defending?? Lol

[@AngryBulldogg]

Had to slow that down to 0.25 to really appreciate the beauty of it 😬😬

[@04Redeemed]

6:03 wow!

[@yingyang1008]

He was great in Dirty Dancing also

[@Wall1885]

Embarrassing on how far behind England were and still are as a footballing founder and nation when a player like Hoddle was seen as a luxury player and only got a pathetic number of caps. We are now only starting to realise that Grealish should be first on the team sheet. Unbelievable. People wonder why we haven't won anything since 1966. Doesn't take a lot of working out.

[@billybigtime2808]

Should have been signed by an Italian club

[@kingkong6843]

Only 50 caps for England it's a fucking crime smfh

[@Paulkfrsoldgit]

Did he win anything with Monaco?

[@otakumouse3308]

Ligue 1 title in 1988. Quarter finals of the old European Cup (nowadays the Champions League) the following season. Voted Best Foreign player in France in his first season.

[@cardigan3000]

one of only two genuinely world class players that england have produced

[@matthewmulvaney4178]

cardigan3000 gerrard was world class and I'm a spurs fan

[@andrewjoyce9038]

Gazza..ferdinand..charlton..greaves..shearer..waddle..gerrard..beardsley..banks..mathews..all world class

[@redflag8970]

hoddle played enough times for england an looked average

[@keithmaxine2755]

@@redflag8970 you need specsavers and a ct scan.

[@redflag8970]

@@keithmaxine2755 how come i rate hoddle as a above average player . done nothing for england although hes not alone there. not as good as who people compare him with an his career backs thst up. no title no european or world cup. hes no zidane.

[@bryanwarren7843]

Hoddle was class and probably one of the few players who used both feet naturally but when you compare him to the footage of players like Maradona, Zidane it's way off world class. Mind you I am a gooner so....lol

[@tesserat2]

English Brazilian

[@haroldkane9714]

Vintage kit

[@CommonSenseMan1]

He had a set of golf clubs in his feet. Who was it who said that? Forget now.

[@rensenbrink70]

I think it may have been Steve Perryman. He wasn't wrong...

[@tigerarmyrule]

Comparable to any of the great "quarterback" passers at deep lying number 10. Up with the likes of Matthews, Finney, Charlton, Greaves etc among the 10 or 12 finest ever English players

[@spurs541]

👑👑👑👑👑of the lane and should of be from brazil

[@OldSchoolBoxing1]

Why should he have been from Brazil? Thats like saying R9 should have been from England.

[@spurs541]

@@OldSchoolBoxing1 🤡

[@KevTheImpaler]

Did he really have to beat the fullback three times before scoring?

[@elena16350]

All England managers that were in charge when Glenn played deserve ridicule for not building the England team around Glenn, John Barnes was the next most talented England player and he says that Glenn Hoddle was the most skilful player. The England managers should be ashamed. The current incumbent is another example of mediocrity and deserves sacking.

[@davidbrooks187]

Agreed 100%

[@fabienmillan46]

Hoddle-Waddle--Barnes-Lineker, incredible attack