Ronaldo, when he was at Sporting Academy was labelled the new Quaresma. That's how good Quaresma was.
@kamscall4 жыл бұрын
Er say what
@konikadasdutta76353 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@kamscall3 жыл бұрын
BE - CAUSE lol pretty sure Ronaldo is older lol
@kamscall3 жыл бұрын
Ivan Nenov by two years.....
@psychospin13 жыл бұрын
@@kamscall You should google more
@saintroddy4 жыл бұрын
5:11 We should really have a "top 7 best individual performances across a PL season" video. Suarez 13/14, Kante 15/16, etc.
@nancysaju84414 жыл бұрын
De Gea 16/17
@sugamgautam43184 жыл бұрын
Salah 17-18, De gea 17-18, Suarez 13-14, Ronaldo 07-08, Terry 04-05, Henry 02-03/03-04, Kante 16-17
@_EmperorPenguin4 жыл бұрын
17/18 de gea is still one of the most underrated individual seasons I’ve seen, imo he should’ve got pfa poty, and yes even with the crazy season Salah had
@deven95654 жыл бұрын
Suarez 14/15 was top scorer and assister in la liga, only 1 away from Ronaldos best season
@sugamgautam43184 жыл бұрын
@@deven9565 that was 13-14. Suarez did not play PL in 2014-15
@anirudhsai84834 жыл бұрын
Sneaking In PAUL MCSHANE Like Nobody Will Notice.
@TaigaGetsBitches4 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately for him i been trained by the irish guy to notice every mcshane cameos on every videos on earth, Christ above
@jimenogonzalez20304 жыл бұрын
where was he? I must have missed it
@m.raiszazamzami97264 жыл бұрын
@@jimenogonzalez2030 0:40
@jimbell1223 жыл бұрын
I think the Irish guy would disagree
@happy_capybara4 жыл бұрын
the Rooney-Ronaldo comparison is completely arcuate. When Rooney scored that hattrick, on his Man Utd Debut, he stood head and shoulders above Ronaldo. I remember watching the game as a child and just thinking United had signed the greatest player that generation. But it was Ronaldo who went on the define that Man Utd team for the next 5 years. Rooney just didn't have the desire and dedication of Ronaldo. But then again most people don't and he did win everything at United. So can you blame him?
@CalSaurous4 жыл бұрын
English players never take care of themselves as well as foreign players do.
@stevetheiii4774 жыл бұрын
@@CalSaurous not true, what about harry kane? giggs? gerrard? lampard? terry? rashford?
@CalSaurous4 жыл бұрын
@@stevetheiii477 There are some exceptions like Lampard and Gerrard, but most simply don't which is why they become washed up quicker. And a lot of it has to do with attitude, too. Rooney took nowhere near enough care of his body especially when compared to Ronaldo. And, let's face facts, foreign players are generally just better. They play better football, they take better care of themselves, they act more mature, they don't do silly things like sneaking girls into the hotel. I support Wolves, and Gibbs White is an English lad who was partying with Love Island stars. Something the likes of Jota, Neves, and Neto would never do despite being younger or slightly older. Conor Coady is the perfect professional, but there's not many like him. And England will not win a major tournament or anything.
@CalSaurous4 жыл бұрын
@@stevetheiii477 Harry Kane was just walking round the pitch against Everton. And Giggs is Welsh.
@ismaeelmuhd59244 жыл бұрын
i stopped reading this comment aft "arcurate" lol
@vincent63944 жыл бұрын
I’m supriced that Alexandre Pato didn’t even make the honorble mentions
@lofytodo8754 жыл бұрын
why? pato had peak year like 2 or 3 do you remember robinho?
@khalodetunde81053 жыл бұрын
@@lofytodo875 he was leading the line for Milan at 17
@psyclops9733 жыл бұрын
Because Pato was never really seen as a future Ballon D'Or winner. He started dealing with serious injuries at such a young age, that even in is best years at Milan, the coach would be forced to micromanage his time playing in the field. He only played more that 30 games in Serie A once in almost 6 seasons. By the time he left AC Milan, injuries had afected his pace and mobility so much, that it looked like Pato had been replaced by a doppelganger with less than 20% of his skills.
@deltoldo81193 жыл бұрын
@@psyclops973 pato was once definitely seen as a future ballon d'or winner. Ancelotti once said if pato dont win it, it's his coach failure. If ravel morisson made into the honorable list why couldnt pato?
@lawrencenjawe19353 жыл бұрын
@Vincent. Highly unlikely. The difference was in the hard wired mental strength which Pato didn't have despite his obvious talent.
@MjolnirMarks4 жыл бұрын
Ronaldinho was one of the most joyful and magical players to watch. He made professional football “entertaining”. Players like Henry in their prime cut through teams like a hot knife through butter, but Ronaldinho in those few prime seasons was beautiful to the eye and soul.
@emiliospowerballer14414 жыл бұрын
Adriano was a beast with Inter, no one could tackle him, he could score from anywhere in any way, power shot free kicks headers dribbling he had literally everything to become the next phenomenon
@pleromafamily6284 жыл бұрын
Gotze: Multiple injuries. Rooney: Humanity. Bale: Golf. Owen: One injury. Ben Arfa: Lazy. Ronaldinho: Parties. Neymar: Born in the wrong era
@innocento.15524 жыл бұрын
Neymar is too immature so can never establish himself as a leader. CR7 and Messi have aching backs from carrying their teams
@slslskspslba24074 жыл бұрын
@Miguel Flores he was in 2017, maybe even the best player itw for a period of time while messi was injured and ronaldo wasnt scoring like before
@slslskspslba24074 жыл бұрын
@Miguel Flores he was in 2017, maybe even the best player itw for a period of time while messi was injured and ronaldo wasnt scoring like before
@y-rokenjnr61574 жыл бұрын
Bale isn't Golf its injuries that turned him to golf and Terrible treatment in Spain
@emmanuel84874 жыл бұрын
Neymar just isnt good enough
@mattkawerski16454 жыл бұрын
Quaresma could've been on Ronaldo's level, but why would he want to step down to it?
@suuuuuuuu1244 жыл бұрын
Ohhh 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@aishikpanja39314 жыл бұрын
🤣
@isaaclopez98484 жыл бұрын
He had attitude problems
@7081A4 жыл бұрын
Wrong decisions on couple of transfers, Mourinho ruined his reputation for big teams, and disciplinary problems. You wouldn't have asked this question if you have followed his overall career, but sadly you didn't my friend.
@stevencooke64514 жыл бұрын
He should definitely have been on this list.
@3dsaulgoodman434 жыл бұрын
How about '7 ways to make the MLS a better league' for your next US themed video? Like introduce pro-rel with the USL, reduce the number of expansion teams, give Don Garber the boot, etc.
@k.p.79664 жыл бұрын
+1 to that
@syarilaldi34224 жыл бұрын
Up
@GM-tw4el4 жыл бұрын
Great idea. Here's my suggestion to it. Stop letting hipsters try and copy European and South American ultras culture. MLS ultras look like they have an Instagram page about their beard and favourite coffees, and they probably enjoy pulled pork and small craft ipa beer, and only listen to vinyl. This excludes the chicanos and Mexican born fans, they know how to do it right. They know what real passion for your club means in the stands or watching in a bar. MLS is too family driven, using the wwe technique. Ignore the purist real fans, to get money from little kids buying memorabilia with their parents money. Remember America isn't like Europe, when passion rules all in sports, they're the only hyoercapitalist nation on earth, so if something isn't for profit then the American mentality is they won't waste their time on it, unless the owner is a genuine lifelong fan of football or the club (which I doubt as most are pretty young). The fans need to find their own identity and stop plagurising from European and South/central American fans.
@joshuanel97504 жыл бұрын
@@GM-tw4el You're right about the need for MLS teams and fans to find a unique identity within the game. From what I've seen as a non-American, the Sounders and Timbers have come the closest but it still feels like they're trying to Americanize a European model.
@randyschwaggins4 жыл бұрын
Mate who gives af about US 'socher'?
@m0nchh4 жыл бұрын
I don't think Reus could've pushed Messi and Ronaldo, but I'm pretty sure he would've pushed Neuer as the best German player of this era, had he not been so unlucky with his injuries.
@mhmhsscpmbtvsmsrsc38654 жыл бұрын
U got a point there , him and ozil could be the best germany player of this generation
@pabloalmanza3544 жыл бұрын
How are you going to show Ricardo Quaresma on the cover but don't even include him in your 7?! I've been bamboozled
@russiankhan39774 жыл бұрын
That's why I was here
@Chemical3way4 жыл бұрын
Am upset
@traviswarren10664 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Swazz Lynch
@samd80184 жыл бұрын
He was the best at Arsenal on the ball at 15 after all. Lol 🤣🤣🤣
@shahrazly4 жыл бұрын
@@samd8018 Better than prime Henry
@Suprah74 жыл бұрын
7 Greatest Attacking Center-Backs of All-Time
@jcxkzhgco30504 жыл бұрын
What about defensive strikers?
@pkingglazersout66654 жыл бұрын
You mean the position libero
@saintroddy4 жыл бұрын
Koeman
@pkingglazersout66654 жыл бұрын
@@saintroddy yep but the greatest has got to be franz Beckanbauer
@matogazilj64684 жыл бұрын
@@jcxkzhgco3050 Firmino
@Dave-gm7vi4 жыл бұрын
I like Alfie's style...informed but entertaining
@sheslying71174 жыл бұрын
Unlike the Irish guy who puts 270 analogies in every video
@raul13134 жыл бұрын
Ben Arfa's potential was explosive
@maximilianovazquez99884 жыл бұрын
I feel like there is an Arjen Robben shaped hole in this list...
@stevencooke64514 жыл бұрын
without the injuries he would have done more, but do you think he could have been at the R&M level?
@bastiaan97744 жыл бұрын
@@stevencooke6451 well i think thats what he meant...
@juanmontoya73244 жыл бұрын
@@stevencooke6451 yeah! Even with all the injuries he was elite (top 5 even) for many years.
@therealignotus75493 жыл бұрын
@@stevencooke6451 Yes, and if he had hair he would be more recognized. Not really a cover player
@weinschelbarretto32633 жыл бұрын
@@therealignotus7549 what?😂
@awesapiens4 жыл бұрын
Before this era we used to have 2 strikers or just the one up top with a number 10 behind. Wingers in those days typically were 1 dimensional/directional. Nowadays we all play 3 up top with 'wide forwards', effectively killing the number 10 role. The number 10 peaked with Totti/Del Piero. And you can see whose careers really suffered at the tail end, the likes of; Mata, Özil, James Rodriguez, Coutinho etc. have been surplus to requirements. And who flourished as wide forwards; Hazard, Bale, Sterling. Messi and Ronaldo are freaks who defy conventional form and formations. Zlatan too to be fair. But if we are really talking about this generation's greats we should give credit to the one other world class talent curiously ommitted from this list, the player who invented the modern goal creating, goal scoring, number-10-career-ending, deadly wide forward. Not just cutting in from the right onto his left. For me Arjen Robben is up there with these 2 purely for reinventing a position and changing the nature of the game. Imagine a wide player like David Beckham today with his limitations? So it's not just the conventional no.10s who've been disrupted by the innovation that is Robben.
@henriquesoares23434 жыл бұрын
I mean, Ronaldinho was already attacking from the sides at Barcelona before those 3 rose to their prime, I think you are trying to see to much at it, gamplans just evolved
@sebastianstammer92654 жыл бұрын
Well Coutinho needs to reinvent himself like KDB to a more defensive player. Wolfsburg KDB was a pure NO.10 and know he is the perfect midfielder. Passing, creativity, Willing to run, press, and defend. Ozil doesn't run and press, equal to James.
@komodododo79613 жыл бұрын
Nice to see some Robben acknowledgements
@HellHound4 жыл бұрын
Personally I'd have said Marco Reus over Götze, Reus is easily Dortmund's best player (yes, I think he's more key to them than even Sancho when fit) and a truly amazing talent... just a shame he's been as unlucky as he has with his injuries that's really prevented him being called world-class 🥺
@karanmalhotra29153 жыл бұрын
true
@nidalq19874 жыл бұрын
I assume you forgot a beast called Adriano, he was a force of nature.
@HITCSevens4 жыл бұрын
Didn't forget him, hence the image to give him some recognition, but ultimately I can only include 7 players!
@nidalq19874 жыл бұрын
@@HITCSevens Didn't notice his image, still I would include him instead of Rooney, as he was had it all.
@ras76464 жыл бұрын
@@nidalq1987 Rooney was better at any age, Adriano just had the Samba magic
@nidalq19874 жыл бұрын
@@ras7646 the video is talking about potential to rival Messi and Ronaldo, Adriano had first touch, strength, shooting dribbling, he was considered to be the heir of the Brazilian Ronaldo. That doesn't mean that Rooney wasn't talented but he didn't have the potential of Adriano and I would have put him 3rd behind Ronaldinho at first and Neymar at second place.
@hristorusanov234 жыл бұрын
I agree with Adriano. Such a shame that he didn't have the mental abilities to continue with his career giving the unfortunate things that happened to him. I can relate, I lost my father when I was 17 but 16 years later I have a earn good money, have a steady job so I can make him proud.
@Kardinaal294 жыл бұрын
I loved Queresma! Always felt I was unbeatable in FIFA with Portugal with him and Ronaldo on the squad
@joesmee9974 жыл бұрын
Would’ve put özil in this. He was unreal at Madrid and now doesn’t even make the arsenal team ahead of elneny
@stain41284 жыл бұрын
He was incredible at real
@areebsiddiqui7584 жыл бұрын
Agreed, IMO Ozil was arguably the third best player in the world during his time at Real. An absolute joy to watch at his peak. We could have seen one of the all time greats if he'd continued in that trajectory.
@bruhmomento8854 жыл бұрын
Areeb Siddiqui he was the best attacking mid but not the third best player
@areebsiddiqui7584 жыл бұрын
@@bruhmomento885 Who was third best in your opinion then? I say Ozil cause he was at three times the level De Bruyne is at right now.
@bruhmomento8854 жыл бұрын
Areeb Siddiqui Xavi and iniesta were better in my opinion, never said anything about de bruyne but hes as great as özil in my opinion
@usxnews18344 жыл бұрын
Rooney is of course a world-class talent in his own right, but I think a lot of England and Manchester Utd fans (myself included) were slightly disappointed that he turned out to be no Ronaldo -- that, as Ronaldo grew tall and powerful, Rooney became sluggish and lethargic, no longer able to beat his man, no longer able to pull of those fancy little tricks that he was once capable of in his teens. After his pre-world cup injury in 2006 he was basically never been the same. Credit to him: he changed his game in the latter part of his career and learned to keep the ball well, passing to wings with precise long-balls and, in the final third, developed decent one-touch play to account for the lost acceleration. Not to mention his eye for goal/penchant for a worldie (Petr Cech maintains Rooney is the trickiest striker he's had to face in his career). But still -- this is a man who won FIFA World Young POTY in 2005 beating out both Messi and Ronaldo. A player who, by 23, had scored 100 premier league goals. Someone who won 5 PL titles, a Champion's League (and our best player in both lost finals to Barcelona) and has several nominations to the EPL, European, and World XI teams of the season. The guy scored 86 club goals between 2009/10 and 2011/12, registering nearly 30 assists in that time (only three players in Europe beat that record over that period -- you know two of them, but can you guess the third?). He became England's top scorer of all time. He scored -that- goal against Man City, -that- goal against West Ham, and -that- goal against Newcastle, among a few others... By almost all comparisons apart from Messi and Ronaldo (and his own prodigious talents as a teenager) he's been a huge, huge success. At his second peak (I'd say the first was from 03-06, and the second from 09-12) he was among the best 10-or-15 players in the world, and one of the most feared strikers in Europe. It's only disappointing because, at 18, it looked as if he'd be considered among the top 2-or-3. Despite all that, an all-time PL great and a legendary player.
@nikhilgupta40414 жыл бұрын
Video everyone wanted : 7 players who could have been as good as lord lingardihno😒
@rahulprakash6834 жыл бұрын
No one can be as good as Lingardinho
@jamesduffy75494 жыл бұрын
1. No one 2. No one 3. No one 4. No one 5. No one 6. No one 7. No one
@Robin_Oliver3 жыл бұрын
Lingardinho is just the second best of all time don't forget about Lord Bendtner
@Teddy126484 жыл бұрын
Day 25: 7 best own goals ever scored.
@pkingglazersout66654 жыл бұрын
I don't know aout others but kompanys curling effort should be the first one
@camerondwyer19304 жыл бұрын
It's been 25 days cause it's a terrible suggestion
@bjehulk4 жыл бұрын
Kondogbia’s long shot own goal vs Inter in, I believe, 2017
@daniel_3613 жыл бұрын
Helmut Winklhofer (Ex Bayern Defender) once shot an own goal from a distance of 35 meters. It was even awarded goal of the month.
@psyclops9733 жыл бұрын
Shortly after Ronaldo went to Manchester United he said in an interview "If you think I'm skilled, you should see what Fabio Paim can do". Fabio Paim is probably one of the biggest wasted talents of his generation. Dude was like a carbon copy of a young Ronaldinho, not just in terms of looks, but also displayed Ronaldinho's "artistic touch" with the ball. But he had literally zero work ethic: would stay up late to party multiple times a week, showed up late for training or wouldn't show up at all and sometimes he would be so hungover from partying that he simply had no energy to run, let alone performing properly. Given his huge potential, Sporting was paying him a very large salary for a youngster but he blew up it all up on high end cars, women, expensive jewellery and borrowing it to childhood friends and other people who simply couldn't pay him back. So, still at the young age of 23/24, having already been loaned to half a dozen clubs without settling anywhere, he had already developed a very bad reputation for extreme lack of effort and work ethics and his lavish lifestyle had made him nearly go bankrupt. So when his contract ended, with basically no club in Europe willing to pay him nearly as much as he was earning at Sporting, he went to Angola for a while, with a huge salary granted by a millionaire enterpreneur. But he was too lazy even for the laidback Angolans. So, once again he was forced to travel somewhere else, and his history has repeated itself ever since, with the difference that he was no longer seen as a prodigy. So he strayed further and further away from the limelight and from the eccentric lifestyle he once had. In the meantime, he has been in a tiny club in Malta, a club in Lithuania's 2nd tier, another 2nd tier club in Qatar, another one in Luxembourg and even a local, very low tier club in Brazil. Briefly returned to Portugal, to play on the B team of a II tier club. Last season he was on a 3rd tier club in Poland. Nowadays, aged 33, Paim is a free agent, having wasted his tremendous potential in a way that makes Hatem Ben Harfa look like a saint. A sad story really, but it's entirely his fault.
@miguelpinto5283 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that when he bought his first high end car, he didn't even have a driver's license ROFL
@aidygooner3 жыл бұрын
Götze is at PSV now 😮 but if you think about it, it should work out cos Dutch football is technical, he's close to home as he's nextdoor to Germany and he's joined a big club that challenges for titles and aims for champions league football which all footballers aspire to regardless of the level so I hope it works out for them. 🇩🇪⚽
@abhiss67054 жыл бұрын
Last 7 people Neymar slapped. Where are they now??
@ChangeBegins96614 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣👍🏻
@jeffreyjeffery47124 жыл бұрын
😭😭😭 @HITCSEVENS
@yankiefrenz13674 жыл бұрын
🤣
@bycolourshraum81074 жыл бұрын
Might need a bigger list ngl
@arbaz794 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@joelthorpe41704 жыл бұрын
I'd have had Kaka in there somewhere
@notforvideos4 жыл бұрын
Good shout, Kaka was unreal, I think he would’ve been better than Cristiano if not for injuries.
@reecowiz82524 жыл бұрын
@@notforvideos Better than Cristiano but not Messi?
@blackhokage17443 жыл бұрын
@@reecowiz8252 Balotelli
@blackhokage17443 жыл бұрын
@@reecowiz8252 he can never be better than Ronaldo, ur imagination is very wild, we are taking about a 35yrs old man who still does over head kick
@blackhokage17443 жыл бұрын
@@stevebobmcjocksock4021 are you smoking weed ?? Balotelli that is not even a legend for italy is who u said beat messi and Ronaldo
@gamewithgreg4 жыл бұрын
Those who laugh at your suggestion of Rooney weren't around when he was ripping the Premier League up in the early 2000s (or are extremely biased). Quality footballer, then as he got older dropped deeper and showed incredible heart, passing/shooting range and football IQ.
@spuggy06364 жыл бұрын
You mentioned that bale had in (your opinion) one of the top 10 individual seasons in the prem, I think that would be a interesting concept for a video, 7 best individual seasons (either in a certain league or of all-time)
@FoodFolksandGuns4 жыл бұрын
Arjen Robben could have been close without all those constant injuries
@stevencooke64514 жыл бұрын
I had forgotten how many injuries he suffered.
@AudreyYun4 жыл бұрын
out of this list, in my opinion at least... neymar and ronaldinho were the only ones who showed glimpses of potentially becoming, or actually briefly being at the level of, cronaldo and messi. the others on the list were very talented footballers no doubt, but i don't think they ever showed any hints that they would get to that level. like sure rooney was considered a better prospect than cronaldo early on, and he might have achieved more considering his abilities, but i don't think he ever showed he could possibly become a player capable of banging in 50+ goals 6 seasons in a row, and dribbling past entire defenses of top teams for fun every week.
@juanriso55174 жыл бұрын
Ben arfa I forgot what season before he move to psg he was unreal
@y-rokenjnr61574 жыл бұрын
Well he did say at the start the title was more clickbait than anything else
@sosolawson65874 жыл бұрын
Rooney was unreal at his prime
@zizoushifty14834 жыл бұрын
Owen won the Ballon D'or wym
@AudreyYun4 жыл бұрын
Bedbugs he wasn’t even top 3 for fifa world player of the year that year. That season was unreal but as good as he was, that was still after his big injury and not his prime in terms of pure ability (such a shame it happened so young). And as wild as it is, he never even scored 20 league goals in a season. He could have been way more had it not been for his injuries, but let’s face it cronaldo and Messi what they’ve done is out of this world. Absolutely ridiculous the levels they’ve achieved at such consistency. I never even thought this was possible in the modern game before they came along
@gatikmusic404 жыл бұрын
I agree heavily with Michael Owen, not because I'm a Liverpool fan but his level in his teens was phenomenal. Also he did win the Ballon d'Or as a EPL player which for some reason is rare. @HITC make a list of Top 7 players who left liverpool and failed after! Coutinho, Torres, Emre Can, Stirling!
@CarlJohnson-bh4pw4 жыл бұрын
What about ibrahimovice.?!
@johnbakker48284 жыл бұрын
Rafael van der Vaart as a teenager was unstoppable, I remember him scoring the winning goal for Ajax week after week for a while. In his 2nd and 3rd season combined he scored 39 goals in 57 games, from midfield. Eventually Sneijder kind of overtook him and Koeman didn't want to play both of them together, and he left for Hamburg, where he became a Bundesliga star, earning a move to Real Madrid. In hindsight he wasn't even the best Dutch player of his generation, with Robben, Van Persie and Sneijder all edging him, but as someone who has seen players like Van der Sar, Seedorf, Davids, Kluivert, Sneijder, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Eriksen, Van de Beek and De Ligt coming through the Ajax academy into the first team, none of them made the immediate impact and looked destined for greatness like Van de Vaart did, although De Ligt came close.
@adonsaab14174 жыл бұрын
The Irish guy will make sure we never hear of Alfie
@johnselwitz53624 жыл бұрын
Absolutely spot on about Rooney. He’s like an English Ronaldinho, in that both players could’ve been in the top 5 greatest ever, if not THE greatest ever but cared too much about partying and their social life rather than honing their craft
@SH-cl8ky4 жыл бұрын
If Eden hazard had ronaldo’s work ethic he could have been at that level imo
@sahilpatil46754 жыл бұрын
Nope his goal contribution isn’t as close as messi or ronaldo even at his best
@stevencooke64514 жыл бұрын
Nobody has that work ethic.
@sebastianstammer92654 жыл бұрын
If Hazard has Ronaldo work ethic he will be better than Messi
@positiveone68244 жыл бұрын
@@sahilpatil4675 it's not about stats
@sahilpatil46754 жыл бұрын
Positive One ya its not all about stats but still hazard can’t even hold a candle to ronaldo or messi , u can dribble past players all u want but u can’t provide the goals or assists it’s kinda pointless
@sansnomutilisateur26594 жыл бұрын
Honorable mentions: Ronaldo Nazario (injuries), Nicolas Anelka (relationship with press, coaches), Jeremy Menez (work), James Rodriguez (nightclubs), Antonio Cassano (signin Real)
@stooby91914 жыл бұрын
Seeing that Owen is in this video I will ask again for the 7 youngest ballon d’or winners and how their career turned out.
@SukhvirSingh-hr5vj4 жыл бұрын
I think football has changed... in the past there was a lot squads full of 11 legendary players or recognizible as legends (ex. AC Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter, Liverpool, Barcellona, Bayern Munchen, Manchester Utd and many more). In these days is more about a player or a couple of them. If ronaldinho, kaka, totti or ronaldo ,for example, were born in this era they would have won a tons of ballon d’or just like messi and ronaldo did.
@zachtaylor20324 жыл бұрын
X1 of footballers that performed at international level but struggled at clubs or the other way around (x1 of players that performed at club but struggled at international level.)
@pkingglazersout66654 жыл бұрын
Video idea: France's 4 man wall VS THAT roberto carlos free kick: what happened to them after that.
@abhaagrawal57804 жыл бұрын
That would be pretty boring
@pkingglazersout66654 жыл бұрын
@@abhaagrawal5780 I mean it's just 4 people, I suggested this because only one of them was famous (thuram) I couldn't identify the other 3 so thought would be good to see their career trajectory
@nidalq19874 жыл бұрын
Won the WC
@pkingglazersout66654 жыл бұрын
@@nidalq1987 I meant what happend to them in their careers
@Gary-n4 жыл бұрын
Nice idea. Maybe change it to the Belgian players involved in that iconic photo with Maradona.
@JasonSantiagoShow4 жыл бұрын
"Lived like Pete Doherty and trained like Meset Ozil" best diss in football.
@thegamingboi76344 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine if Ronaldo or Messi had a bad injury earlier in their careers and never progressed? There could have been so many unbelievable talents that we missed out on due to injury.
@truetoffeeefc4life9704 жыл бұрын
Can't believe Vinnie Jones isn't on this list with his sublime skills and an all conquering career 👊
@giteausuperstar3 жыл бұрын
For any kids who don't remember him, of England's golden generation circa 2002, Owen was probably our best player.
@bhagathsekhar87664 жыл бұрын
Finnaly someone said reuth about Rooney.. 🔥.. He is still my fav ❤️
@Yas_AMD4 жыл бұрын
neymar 2016-17 (especially pre PSG transfer) was for me the best player in world. He was unbelievable
@Carpetmans4 жыл бұрын
I would say 2nd
@lxfj21284 жыл бұрын
Nope 3rd he wasn’t even that good that season messi scored 54+ goals that season as a cam Neymar had a drop off in contributions that season only thing that improved was his dribbling
@hueyfreeman19834 жыл бұрын
I don't know why people started to over rate Neymars 2016/17 season all of a sudden, I'm pretty sure he went 4 months without scoring a goal in that season
@positiveone68244 жыл бұрын
@@hueyfreeman1983 his playmaking was onna different level..Either way his prime is at psg..But since ppl do not watch ligue 1 nobody gives a shit
@positiveone68243 жыл бұрын
@@hueyfreeman1983 almost 50 goal contributions that season tho and he had to play for Messi
@isaacfung6224 жыл бұрын
Day 13: 2012-2013 and 2019-2020 Bayern Munich Combined XI
@nidalq19874 жыл бұрын
It would be mainly out of 2013, with the exception of Sule (Dante out) in Defense, Thiago (Instead of Martinez) in midfield and finally Lewandowski for Gomez in attack.
@isaacfung6224 жыл бұрын
@@nidalq1987 Fair enough
@sedertyas4 жыл бұрын
@@nidalq1987 sule was injured for most of bayerns champions league run
@nidalq19874 жыл бұрын
@@sedertyas but I would start him any day ahead of Dante, and he still featured in some games, in fact he was lucky to see the pandemic delaying football matches as he was considered out for the whole of the season.
@robvanderbijl79344 жыл бұрын
Robben without injuries would also be a monster
@emmanuel84874 жыл бұрын
Wesley Sneijder
@enodd_felix124 жыл бұрын
Rooney!!!!!!!....for the life of me I can't make an eleven without putting him on ....gets disrespected way too much ...he is literally everything for you apart from full back and centre back....brilliant technique and athleticism(surprising) ....he is the highest goalscorer in Manchester uniteds history n the 3rd highest assists man in premier league history
@CookieGal-4 жыл бұрын
@@solporter669 Oh I'm sorry, do you think you could put up any kind of fight against him?
@ashwintrouncelle78154 жыл бұрын
Retired Xi that would still be able compete in the pl
@yudhabagaskara984 жыл бұрын
Ramsay should make this one not Alfie
@Gary-n4 жыл бұрын
I still envisage Tugay walking around the centre circle, smoking a cigarette and spreading 40 yard passes with indifference.
@slinkid94104 жыл бұрын
Hear me out. Harry Kewell. I know I'm totally biased because I'm an Aussie but that guy was literally ruined by injuries. When he was fit back at Leeds in his early 20's, especially that cl season he was an absolute beast. Was voted for the ballon dor and let's not forget he turned Vidic into fruit salad 😂
@HITCSevens4 жыл бұрын
Slightly too old I'm afraid, SlinKid (he's 41), but you're quite right he was pretty special in his early years at Leeds.
@museyamwa4 жыл бұрын
Owen did not deserve the Ballon D'Or that year. It should have been Figo.
@Eibarwoman3 жыл бұрын
Just outside the cutoff was Iker Muniain who pretty much was Mario Gotze situation but with an earlier high peak playing in La Liga at 16 and being the 10th highest value teen compared to Messi himself both in play style, stature, and valuation. Then Iker's calf injury which took him out for just 2 games became a precursor to two knee ligament ruptures, a torn abductor muscle, and an undisclosed muscle injury before 27. Make this video in January and Iker jumps in there as a barely eligible December birth.
@chrismascarenhas10594 жыл бұрын
Adriano could have been the goat u shud have included him
@lopezlion31644 жыл бұрын
Ben Afra does indeed have God given football talent, just check out his highlights from his one season at OGC Nice.
@KiwiFishLu4 жыл бұрын
"It would be ludicrous to suggest Rooney wasted his talent or lacked professionalism" 3:58 Will bean unpopular take but Rooney was very unprofessional --- He's cheated on his wife multiple times with escorts. Has been caught for drink driving over three times the alcohol limit - www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41298649 Is a known and been pictured to be an heavy drinker and smoker. Handed in two transfer requests - one of which a statement happened to come out during a matchday for Man United. ---- He's very naturally talented for sure but there is a reason Ferguson wanted to get rid and he might've done if he didn't retire and that his form deeply declined during his late 20s.
@dj3120004 жыл бұрын
Third best footballer would not be Neymar...it would be Lewandowski at the moment. Neymar got lost in the woods when he moved to PSG
@michaelpachuau38854 жыл бұрын
At the moment meaning last season? Lewa was the best performer in the world last season. Was vital for Bayern in every tournament that they won and scored in almost every key game for them as well while keeping consistency
@bevan29224 жыл бұрын
alfie didn't say rn, he say in this era, lewandowski is better than him atm but neymar at his peak would of been better than lewandowski at his peak
@positiveone68243 жыл бұрын
@@bevan2922 the thing is Neymar was individually at his best last season
@nileshshastri94994 жыл бұрын
You missed. Bojan,,,
@duncanself51114 жыл бұрын
I personally think that as well as fitness and injuries of course, the players intelligence is also a factor in whether they keep improving and then keep performing at the highest level. I'm not saying they need to have huge IQs but if they are a bit thick then they'll usually get distracted and/or make bad desicions. Gareth Bale is a good example!
@michaelpachuau38854 жыл бұрын
While I can agree with Gotze, Bale, Neymar and Rooney on the list, Owen, Ronaldinho and Ben Arfa don't make sense at all to me. In Owen and Ronaldinho's cases, they're a whole generation before Messi and CR7, and Ben Arfa, though talented, never once came close to the levels that so many others did. The likes of Robinho, Pato, Di Maria, Torres, Falcao, Sneijder, Ribery, Robben, Suarez, Ibrahimovic and Lewandowski should all make the list easily going by the criteria you've used in the picks. All around the same generation as Messi and CR7, all reached levels or had potential to reach levels close to Messi and CR7, but either didn't maintain it or didn't improve like those 2 did and so didn't have the careers they did.
@brknsh66894 жыл бұрын
Robben shouldve been included .He showed of and delivered whenever he was fit but he was injured too often in his career
@oswaldjames62953 жыл бұрын
Thanks for mentioning DiMaria, that guy made me start watching Football Again at 60; now I just binge watch!😁😇
@_Achilles.3 жыл бұрын
I don't know about others but Adriano, he was something else. I used to admire him a lot, but then suddenly i don't see him or hear anymore.
@thechamp274 жыл бұрын
wilfred bony?
@tgoodjenkins3 жыл бұрын
He started the list with someone I was wondering if they would make it. Gotze. So much potential. And we seen plenty of glimpses.
@marvingitonga53044 жыл бұрын
you forgot Marco Reus
@museyamwa4 жыл бұрын
I beg to differ on Ronaldinho. He may not have the same longevity as Messi and Ronaldo but, he was way better than both of them. Dazzling skill. Won a World cup,shined in it too. We can't say the same about Messi and Ronaldo. They are yet to perform at the biggest stage of them all.
@HITCSevens4 жыл бұрын
Ronaldinho felt Messi was already better at 16 than he was in his prime. I'm not sure I'd agree with him, but by 18 I would. To say Ronaldinho was way better than Messi is mad, but each to their own.
@anthonyumaru27304 жыл бұрын
7 English managers that coached other countries
@bvshxp4 жыл бұрын
Eden Hazard - considered by so many managers, coaches, pundits, pros and ex pros to be the player behind Ronaldo and Messi for many years (alongside neymar) natural talent wise, but lacked the killer mentality. Should have been top 5 imo.
@fifaelregala26104 жыл бұрын
Pls make a video about the Egyptian golden generation which won 3 afcon's in a row (2006-2010).
@laviesergeenko83064 жыл бұрын
Possibly the best video on this channel
@mattquinn99754 жыл бұрын
I could’ve been the next pele if it wasn’t for my damn knee
@justhuy79604 жыл бұрын
Sergio Aguero, I'm United fan but really love this guy. If it wasn't because of injury or overload of talent in Argentina team, he could have been in top 3 best players of this generation
@hueyfreeman19834 жыл бұрын
Aguero is an overrated statpadder
@bjlaughren4 жыл бұрын
Zlatan?
@Carpetmans4 жыл бұрын
Should have included him
@alastairbrewster42743 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video of players who were on the CM01/02 game - greatest ever footy manager game - and which players on that game are still playing in 2021
@jordanpulikkan444 жыл бұрын
Wayne Rooney could have been good as Messi and Ronaldo
@carlosvillafuerte37374 жыл бұрын
Ronaldinho was surrounded by legends not just from his team but world. Legends during his era .
@dBOTHERER4 жыл бұрын
don't know what hitc obsession with ben arfa is, he's closer to adel taarabt than messi or ronaldo. quaresma, saviola, balotelli, adriano or joe cole would have been better picks
@HITCSevens4 жыл бұрын
Ben Arfa had a lot more talent than Balotelli, as far as I'm concerned.
@Gary-n4 жыл бұрын
@@HITCSevens Balotelli is bang average at the top level.
@tienshin99994 жыл бұрын
@@HITCSevens What about Alexandre Pato :)?
@sanderkonto2974 жыл бұрын
Adriano should be in the list..
@julian-xy7gh4 жыл бұрын
I feel one of Wilshere, Fabregas, or Walcott would have gotten close if they had continued developing like they had in their early twenties
@brightonnyoni60074 жыл бұрын
Anderson of Man Untd. Was unstoppable at youth level. Wasted talent
@digvijaykole67464 жыл бұрын
Dom Solanke too 😂😂😂
@si-taide49284 жыл бұрын
How about next the top 10 who could possibly become the successor of Messi and Ronaldo in the future?
@Hilversumborn4 жыл бұрын
Robben, if he wasn’t so injury prone.
@Smsg-oi4lc4 жыл бұрын
Might get cricified for this but id put forward Jack Wilshere. He had everything from vision and skill to a good defensive output without the ball and was amazing in 2011 when arsenal beat barcelona. Even xavi said he was the future of english football and has only not fulfilled his potential becase of injuries.
@bpnk52374 жыл бұрын
kaka?
@DavidDaliva4 жыл бұрын
I think it's because kaka is a few years older
@Daiton454 жыл бұрын
You could argue Kaka was as good as Messi and Ronaldo during his prime so maybe not. Well perhaps not as good since Messi and CR7 are both on another planet but Kaka still became the best player on the planet whilst this list I think is more for players who could have reached that level but simply failed to
@boopdeeb94444 жыл бұрын
David Daliva michael owen is in the inclusion tho
@DavidDaliva4 жыл бұрын
@@boopdeeb9444 yeah I typed that comment before reaching that part of the video lmao
@aishikpanja39314 жыл бұрын
@@DavidDaliva no he's 38
@genarrozz3 жыл бұрын
Messi and CR7 simply want to be the best of the best more than any other players. That's what differentiate them and keep them at the peak for that long.
@tommyranger92283 жыл бұрын
R9 would've been the GOAT if it wasn't for his injuries.
@animeshkhare17694 жыл бұрын
This does make one wonder if Messi and Ronaldo would have excelled at the level they have and the have the longevity to keep it up for more than a decade if it wasn't the competition between them to be the best that drove them to remain at the top. Very interesting.
@suuuuuuuu1244 жыл бұрын
Mann kaka should have been here
@nasifurrahman37564 жыл бұрын
Indeed
@nancysaju84414 жыл бұрын
No I love Kaka but he had his prime seasons....even winning the balon dor
@suuuuuuuu1244 жыл бұрын
@@nancysaju8441 yeah but he could still be better and possibly reach Messi and ronaldo level of consistency
@nancysaju84414 жыл бұрын
@@suuuuuuuu124 yeah if he was consistent maybe he could have reached their level..maybe if he would have gone to Man city instead of Madrid...
@michaelpachuau38854 жыл бұрын
@@nancysaju8441 by that argument Ronaldinho shouldn't be here at all either. Kaka was atleast almost the same generation as Messi and CR7 and I'd argue if he didn't get the jnjury prior to his Madrid move, could've kept the two man race away by atleast 2-3 years. He was never the player he was after leaving Milan
@TheDiamondcutter1014 жыл бұрын
As a Newcastle fan who doesn't quite remember the Sir Bobby Robson era HBA is the best player I've ever seen play for Newcastle at SJP, that's maybe not saying much considering some of the shite we've had he was, I remember being right behind a goal he scored for us against Bolton where he ran the length of the pitch through the entire Bolton team, Maradona esque. He should be held up as an example to all players and managers coming into the game as to what can happen if you have a bad attitude and are managed poorly regardless of how much talent you have. He should have been playing up front for Barcelona with Messi, he was that good honestly and anyone who has seen him play will agree.
@quinntendo46224 жыл бұрын
First
@theboringcountryballscitiz52694 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the top 5 club Brother
@lasrrrrr4 жыл бұрын
2 ideas top 7 players who hate big games and top 7 players that love big games
@abiralmdr4 жыл бұрын
Day 17 :Ranking every barca transfer since Neymar's sale
@bak0253 жыл бұрын
They could, but weren't and won't be, further proving that Messi & Ronaldo are the current top 2 for this generation of players. After they're done it will be interesting to see who will be the other two (let's hope more than two) players who'll be stepping up to be the only ones of their generation.
@shubhamsinghstar1234 жыл бұрын
Surprised to see Torres not being on the list considering his achievements and how his form took a hit after injury problems and his transfer to Chelsea. Or even Kaka for the same reasons, considering he even won a ballon d'or
@jackb56404 жыл бұрын
Idea that could have been done already but I don't think so. Rank the ballon dor (equivalent award for aeasoms it doesnt apply) winning seasons by how good the season was for that player. So messi/Ronaldo will have multiple entries. But overall you see the best season ls of football ever by each individual, in order.
@louisdebrabander42393 жыл бұрын
KDB is also way underrated at his level, he has the vision of prime ozil and the passing ability of his own kind. He has a rocket of shot with both his feet just as good, has incredible workrates and is one of city’s biggest influences this decade. Of he wins the ucl soon i think people Will finaly start to realise how much of a monster he is period.
@johntreherne46113 жыл бұрын
quaresma had so much potential it is rare to see a player with that much skill on the ball he kind of reminded me of ortega.