7 Most UNDERRATED Footballers of the Modern Era

[@Harun-hr4em]

Im a Bosnian and i can proudly say that we will never forget Dzeko. He was something we have never seen before and sacrficed so much for our country. He is a legend and as we call him here in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosanski dijamant 💙💛

[@bigwhitewill4974]

Hardly a sacrifice is it working a dream job, earning insane money for playing a hobby as a job. Nurses, soldiers, firemen all sacrifice a lot, let’s get real here

[@leonsimunic]

Zao mi sto mu su saigraci snesposobni

[@leonsimunic]

Sto bije nista postigao u reprezentativnoj karijeri

[@Harun-hr4em]

@@leonsimunic pa dobro nisu nesposobni Ali Ono bas Nas je nosio krox 2014 svjetsko I kvalifikacije za Euro i drugs svijetska prvenstva

[@murtiigulgen]

As a Fenerbahçe fan we also will never forget him he is amazing

[@patrickbeukes1009]

That Marchisio shout is so well deverved. Watching him was always a joy, absolute passion merchant if ever I've seen one. People in most cases (and rightfully so cuz they were a deadly trio) give credit to Pirlo and Vidal for a lot of Juve's success post 2011 but Marchisio was that ever present consistent glue that allowed them to do what they did in that 3 man midfield

[@needfoolthings]

Yeah, very much like Gattuso alongside Seedorf and, dundunDUUUHNN, Pirlo.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Marchisio was absolutely the best of Juve's midfielders in the lost CL final of 2015 against Barcelona.

[@ankitchauhancr7]

Him and Matuidi both

[@robig9617]

I still think Pogba got all the hype because of Marchisio and Pirlo. They made him look like a great midfielder.

[@SylvesterStallone-ol6cd]

Always thought towards the latter part of his time at Juve that he's the best midfielders I've ever seen. Him and Cesc Fabregas (except arsenal Cesc) I feel were both so important yet forgotten in their teams

[@ThexMJT]

Dzeko/Giroud are both underrated and still going in their later 30s. Dzeko gave that City squad a different route when needed and then showed, one of my fav city player post takeover. Klose/Gomez were quite underrated I think too, Klose was immense and don't think people release how many goals he scored for club and country.

[@deniskurt5578]

dont forget that Dzeko was already wining bundesliga titles with underdog wolfsburg and being bundesliga top scorer while giroud was still kicking rocks at french no name clubs. Dzekos career is far above Girouds

[@raphael4286]

​@@deniskurt5578 Dzeko is levels clear, but Giroud has had a solid career and is a very clinical and classy striker. Anyone that says different, doesn't know football.

[@kageryu311]

Klose was average for club tbh

[@norwegianknightrider]

VVD did say that Giroud was the toughest opponent he has ever played against and there is a reason he has been in France starting XI for so long

[@x83937]

Giroud is overrated

[@bzilla-d4i]

The Milito-Eto'o partnership at Inter was incredibly deadly. 119 goals between them in 2 seasons is insane.

[@boney__70]

The fact Milito didnt get nominated in Ballon dor still surprising me

[@daarom3472]

Milito is either properly rated or by some overrated because of his two great seasons at Inter and his insane performance in that CL run. If you take away that 2009/2010 he had a decent career but nothing special. His peak lasted about 6 years and he only hit 20+ in 6 seasons. His peak was comparable to Vardy's between 2015-2022.

[@daarom3472]

@BIazy na he wasn't, he was a solid premier league striker who had 1 stellar season with Leicester and a few other good ones.

[@GreekHouseEffect]

@@daarom3472 Milito was amazing for mid-table clubs in Italy and Spain. The fact that he didn't get a big transfer until he was 29 shows that even scouts and technical directors were underrating him.

[@daarom3472]

@@GreekHouseEffect he was a 1 goal per 2 games striker in his prime while also being his club's main penalty taker (about 20% of his goals were from penalties). That's solid, and he's known as solid by some and seen as way better than he was by others based on his 1 worldclass season at Inter (in which he also scored 7 penalties btw). But it's nothing more than that.

[@johnboy898]

Mandzukic defo deserves a shout for being underrated

[@jdalbion]

If he was English, Spanish, or Brazilian, he would be rated 100x more. The guy has like 35+ trophies, WC finals, multiple CL finals, delivers in every big game, and so on. And he is not even mentioned 🤡

[@maciejbala477]

people didn't even ever learn to pronounce his name properly. (the "dz" is pronounced the same as the one in Dzeko because of an accent over the z but people omit the accent/don't know what it means) Tends not to happen with the best players, people learn how to say their names. But yeah, I guess the reason he is underrated is that he was happy to be more of a component of an attack rather than the main man and people looked at the more flashy names.

[@Toboloco]

I also love the fact he was part of the coaching staff for Croatias 2022 World Cup 👏

[@alpa_chino5734]

He's mentioned at 21:09

[@krackerlife5124]

I think one of most underrated footballer in modern era was Goran Pandev. -winnig treble winner with Inter as midfielder beside his position as striker -winning coppa Italia with Lazio and Napoli -Brought North Macedonia qualified in euro first time in their history

[@GUNCLANFC3]

Great shout!

[@KiltedCritic]

Let's have a near future video please on how Jordan Henderson has turned the Kingdom of Saudi into a social utopia in a record 4 months, and has declared it job done.

[@danattwater1986]

He did his job, onto the next one. Spreading the inclusivity and acceptance message throughout all homophobic countries as he now joins.... Oh wait

[@12thMandalorian]

He didn’t really have much impact over there tbh

[@KiltedCritic]

@@12thMandalorian That's the joke.

[@12thMandalorian]

@@KiltedCritic it is not funny, because it was sadly never achieved

[@KiltedCritic]

@@12thMandalorian The joke is funny, it's just you Data.

[@viktors5507]

Time stamps 7. Dani Carvajal 3:30 6. Alex de Souza 5:39 5. Sylvain Distin 9:16 4. Hulk 11:55 3. Edin Dzeko 15:33 2. Claudio Marchisio 18:17 Honourable mentions 20:40 1. Diego Milito 21:39

[@nerddoctor8505]

Again this channel never disappoint me to make shitty lists. How the heck iago aspas not in that list

[@Sinanengin3468]

Dzeko is 37 and he still has it. Sometimes he misses big chances and sometimes his age just shows but he's still one of the most important pieces of a team that won 17 of 21 matches and scored 16 goals in league (while icardi scored only 12) with just one penalty goal. His vision and link-up play is just elite. If we win the league this season dzeko will be remembered here for decades as a legend, he's freakin 37 lads...

[@maciejbala477]

tbh not surprising that he is still going since his strength was never speed, so he doesn't have much to lose. But still impressive

[@Sinanengin3468]

@@maciejbala477 you're right about pace issue but watching him play you can see that sometimes his body fails him due to age, not moving that feet fast enough, not turning someway fast enough. This makes his mental even more impressive, he's in a struggle with not just the opposition but also with his age on the pitch. Definitly an elite player.

[@Hyde_Hill]

Steven De Vrij. In general his defense partners get more attention. However he truly does all the basics so really well and he was Serie A defender of the year.

[@c1obme792]

Blame Hush puppi😂

[@youngfolksy24]

Generally, Inter defenders are usually underrated, like De Vrij, Godin, Maicon, Skriniar, Miranda, Walter Samuel, Lucio, etc

[@jopearson6321]

I'm glad Dzeko got a shout, he's always been my go-to when talking about underrated strikers. Because he's a big muscular fella, people tend to think of him as an oafish target man. But he's actually more of an elite off-the-shoulder poacher, with superb technique and touch, and lovely varied finishing ability. If he only had natural pace, he could have been an all-time-great. He would have been marvellous as the crowning piece of an elite side, e.g. how Man United used Van Persie.

[@Pook54]

I agree, I always enjoyed watching him at Man City and was a little surprised when he left.

[@dantealighieri1265]

He was pretty fast tho in his prime. It may not have looked that fast because of his long steps because he is so tall. But he was not slow. He is now, but not when he was younger

[@jopearson6321]

@@dantealighieri1265 He was reasonable for an elite level, but I meant fast fast :-)

[@GreekHouseEffect]

Honestly his performace in the famous Roma-Barca 3-0 match was elite. He dragged Roma to 2-0, he was a nightmare for Barca's defense

[@legoc-3po845]

Glad to see Carvajal is getting recognition, his consistancy and longevity with Real Madrid is so good i cant remember the last time he wasnt in the starting XI without being injured. And he is still being reliable to this day, he simply never falls out or shape or form

[@paraguayhastalavistaysenor9404]

Can you make a video about: 1. Southeast Asia's fear of Australia, why they are unwilling to allow Australia to compete with AFF Cup, and will these countries ever accept Australia's participation. 2. The horrific demise of Paraguayan football (yes, my country). 3. The [equally] horrific demise of Kuwait, once a football powerhouse of Asia, now reduced to a minnow team.

[@maciejbala477]

wait, Kuwait were ever a football powerhouse?! Man, I am learning new stuff every day

[@donalobrien9422]

@@maciejbala477it’s all relative

[@justhuy7960]

I don't think Southeast Asia fear the participation of Australia ? Even if Australia join the AFF, they won't bother to participate the AFF Cup, even top team like Thailand don't care about that cup anymore, and why Australia want to join AFF ? there is no adventage if they join.

[@luishernandezblonde]

@@justhuy7960 It's just now. What you are stating is a rather recent phenomenon. Interestingly, when Australia joined in 2013, it was Thailand who proposed a ban on Australia participating in the senior AFF Cup because they were, at the time, so frightened to compete with a nation like this. At the time, Thailand was the best in Southeast Asia, so Australia joining caused huge resentments there. The other nations, notably Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam, at the time were not that powerful, agreed to Thailand's proposal. Two years after joining the AFF though, Australia brought Southeast Asia first and only Asian Cup trophy; in addition, they still qualify for every World Cup since 2006. This has reinforced the symptom that plagued the ASEAN ever since and a key reason why Southeast Asian nations are unhappy with Australia's appearance. For all of their massive improvements however, it'll take decades before they can cure the fears. Then, you have to question, just how far can they go, especially when the 2026 World Cup slots seem still too out of reach due to stern competitors they are facing. However, in the future, Australia will be likely to debut at the AFF Cup, albeit they will be, like Japan and South Korea with EAFF or Saudi Arabia with Gulf Cup, sending B or C team rather than full-fledged strength squad. The B/C team Australia going to bring isn't going to satisfy, but they need to learn to accept it.

[@luishernandezblonde]

@@maciejbala477 Kuwejt wygrywał Puchar Azji w 1980 r. i zakwalifikował się do Mistrzostw Świata w 1982 r. To uczyniło go niegdyś azjatycką superpotęgą w piłce nożnej.

[@PieroChighi]

Im from Argentina and i have to say that Diego Milito, unlike some of the other players named in the list, he is not even appreciated as he should IN ARGENTINA, he is underrated there aswell. The only fan base that loves him is Racing Club which is his youth club and where he retired. He truly deserves the 1 underrated player spot

[@Lucawee]

Yo no creo que esté sobrevalorado. Milito en racing es como Aimar en River y roman/Palermo en boca

[@geometrix236]

he was phenomenal in inter

[@zachoo7765]

I don't know man, whenever I hear people talking about that treble winning Inter the first thing in everyone's mind besides Mourinho is Milito, I don't think he's that underrated...people DO remember him even if it's just for one season and to be fair they don't have much else to remember him for...he's pretty overrated in my books

[@shanemcgaley8322]

@@zachoo7765 yeah and he didn’t make the 30 man shortlist for the Balon D’or

[@GreekHouseEffect]

I think only Inter, Racing, Genoa and Zaragoza fans properly rate him. Really weird how he didn't get a big transfer earlier. Perhaps, he had a mediocre manager...?

[@limi.]

Personally speaking, *Domenico Berardi* has to be up there when it comes to one of underrated footballers of modern era.

[@morganrust3856]

yeah his stats and importance to sassuolo are immeasurable

[@danattwater1986]

Yeh I agree. He's underrated solely because he didn't want to leave sassuolo so most people havent seen or watched him due to a lack of trophies/ european football.

[@FrankieH-79]

He never impressed me and I’ve watched him playing for the past 9 years or so…

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Bit of a dumb player and along with Jorginho he's a big reason why Italy couldn't reach World Cup 2022.

[@FrankieH-79]

@@oldskoolmusicnostalgia jorginho is much better imo

[@seanfitz70]

YES Finally some Distin recognition. Him and Jagielka were so good together under Moyes/early Martinez at Everton and were a big part of a string of top 7 finishes. Gets underrated even by our own fans because of one big error in the 2012 FA cup semi. Was absolutely rapid still at about 35 too.

[@elispersson4790]

I have never heard anyone ever talk about Dante. In an era of Silva and Marquinhos he rarly played for brazil and was a late bloomer in european fotboll. Rock solid for gladbach, key for Bayern when they won the Champions leauge 2012/13 and still at the age of 40 rock solid for Nice. UNDERRRATED

[@tudorandrei1998]

Antonio Di Natale also deserves an honorable mention imo

[@jmacdon4]

I think there were so many good strikers in Serie A in the 90s and 00s that they crowded each other out. I remember talking to a colleague a couple of years ago that had no idea about Roberto Mancini’s playing career, only knew him as a coach. People like Beppe Signori aren’t remembered outside of Italy.

[@jvillanueva2978]

i know they were probably in his honorable mentions list but Marek Hamsik and Dries Mertens deserve a shoutout. they were very very good players that could have played at bigger clubs

[@declanfrew6958]

I said that Marchisio was a great shout in the comments of your tweet - to see him 2nd definitely does him justice. Fantastic footballer and servant to Juve

[@Anarchidi]

Krzysztof Warzycha is another one in the vain of Alex. He led Panathinaikos to the semifinals and quarter finals of the Chapions League and the Europa League. Got them through to the knockout rounds another 3 times times, and finished in the group stages above teams like Inter, Arsenal, Juventus, Porto, Roma. He also was the last person to score in Ajax's old stadium (during the last defeat Ajax had in that stadium) But he stopped playing in the early 00s, so im not sure of he fits the list

[@Anarchidi]

A alternative pick from Panathinaikos could be Marcus Berg. He was such a prolific goal scorer at every clib he went to (except for Hamburg, where he was voted by fans as the worst transfer of all time lol).

[@hitthurdeaux]

I’m fairly sure that he was in the running to win a European Golden Shoe once or twice, as well. I remember his name popping up a few times when researching European top scorers

[@Metali-tin]

Liked for the Dzeko flowers. Such a natural goalscorer. Even after scoring 4 goals in one game against Spurs, there didn't seem to be much praise for him, he was never one of the players linked to every transfer window, which meant Roma got an absolute bargain. Even though City were generally bad at selling players back then, that one annoyed me the most. Though the way Nasri left ran it close but Nasri added to that himself. Unlike Dzeko who never caused a fuss, stayed professional even if managers sometimes did not give him the respect he deserved at City. City fans still sing his song every now and then even today, IMO because to many fanbases, the little details about how they were as a person add to their legacy. So to players, I'd say, if legacy at a particular club or period of your career is important, maybe don't kick up a fuss and act petulantly, or take shots at the manager or the club or the fans etc when things aren't going how you'd like.

[@ibarboo]

Wow, Alfie! I simply can not believe you have mentioned Alex de Souza in the context of being underrated with such vast and thorough explanation…and I’m even a Galatasaray fan! He’s one of the most respected players in Turkey by all means, whether being cherished by fierce rivals or all fans throughout the country.

[@Yarrayyyy73]

I don’t think many young people realise how good Wesley Sneijder was, especially in 2010 when he won the CL with Inter and was the 2nd best player at the World Cup

[@jackbagdadi6117]

I mean he came in 3rd in the Ballon d’ Or so young people need only google to know 😂

[@c1obme792]

I feel like Brozovic was really unappreciated for the role he played at inter. He joined an Inter team who was underachieving around the time he joined in 2015?(Correct me if I’m wrong). He dictated play with his passes and was a Great defender with no problems getting stuck in with challenges. Literally stayed in the team up until their loss in the champions league final. Just look at Inters progress for the past 9 years and tell me if I’m wrong. Every manager who managed inter at that time kept him in the team for how versatile he was.

[@oldskoolmusicnostalgia]

Yes, terrific player. In a previous Inter team, Cambiasso was another midfielder who did not get enough recognition.

[@diomuda7903]

Weird how Jan Koller was not mentioned in the modern era. He was such a clinical striker. His physical prowess was what contributed to our golden team back in early 2000s. He alone provided an instrumental role in our only successful World Cup appearance since the fall of Czechoslovakia in 1992.

[@TheAciddropper]

He was also an excellent goalkeeper!

[@willcomrie2853]

mind him causing scotland major issues away from home in the 90's in a game we lose 3-2

[@GlenCurtis-e6h]

I don't think Jan Koller was under-rated

[@benjeffery9958]

​@@GlenCurtis-e6hnot in Germany he wasn't but in most other countries, I don't think they would look at koller and think he was a game changer or one to remember, the rest of us know better

[@diomuda7903]

@@benjeffery9958 No but given most people remember football in our country associated with Antonin Panenka or Pavel Nedved, Koller seemed to be something of an outsider. I suppose this had something to do with his later clubs being mediocre or poorly performed, such as Monaco or Nuremburg.

[@feliomichaels]

The irony is that, by making this video, Alfie is therefore helping these footballers to become LESS underrated and possibly invalidate his list in the process. What a brave soul, trying to bring us content. :D

[@martinrees9756]

Finally someone who recognises Distin’s talents. A superb centre back in my opinion.

[@JVRD27]

Alex de Souza was so good. It's a pitty most europeans did not have a chance to see him play. In Brazil he is considered as one of the best of the last few decades. He had the talent to be on the same level of Rivaldo for example, but was pretty unfortunate throughout his career.

[@chrisfrank2664]

A midfielder so close to 400 G&A ( 363 assists I think he said) is unbelievable. Anyone who never heard of him &didn’t know country & clubs/leagues he played in, that stat alone. Aw he said: never playing in top 5 leagues at a well known Club, plus playing on Brazilian team with so many Great & Famous players, easy for him to be Overshadowed! I remember watching him for Brazil as a kid with my best friend & his family who are from Brazil, and talking about Alex being so Vital first setting up the goals scored by more famous teammates!! I’m pretty fans in Brazil give him his flowers & Praise he deserves!

[@TheNord06]

He is very well regarded in Turkey and honoured with a statute. Even the rival fans love him for his laid back and loveable attitude while playing. One criticism we may say is he made strikers playing in front of him look worse then they were, such as mateja kezman and dani guiza, as their roles were making opposing defenders follow them to open channels for alex to exploit (which he always did.)​@@chrisfrank2664

[@tentoesdown8498]

Luis Alberto to me is the definition of underrated

[@hitthurdeaux]

Then you don’t know what the word means

[@thecurdy]

Alfie, could you make a video about Kay Bernstein, the recently deceased president of Hertha Berlin? It could be a follow up to your video from a few years ago. Kay was elected president 18 months ago. He was a former ultra and co-founded Hertha's biggest ultra group. He took over when Hertha was probably one of the most hated clubs in Germany and changed a lot, focussing on youth development again and bringing a better feeling to the club. He faced many struggles, the club was relegated after 10 years in the Bundesliga, almost went bancrupt and was close to losing its pro-licence altogether, meaning Hertha would had been relegated to 4th or 5th tier football. He managed to reconnect the club with the fans and was involved massively in day-to-day affairs. He passed away one week ago, age 43. But he proved that a better football is possible, and fans are important in a time when it feels less and less like that.

[@herbertunkraut]

Johan Micoud being an honourable mention fills my Bremen heart with gleeful nostalgia. I'm happy he got a mention, one of my favourite players of all time.

[@mikaoleander]

one of werder's most legendary players of all time, and for good reason!

[@AblemanSy]

The best Werder player of my lifetime for sure!

[@samuelschonenberger]

The Dani Carvahal pick reminded me: Do you think there is a reason why fullbacks are routinely not chosen for team of the season/week or World 11? If one makes it he is extremely attacking usually

[@obonline874]

I think a defensive fullback is a great player as part of a defensive system in their team, their contribution goes unnoticed and it leads to the opposite full back being more attacking and therefore, more overanalysed and rated

[@F-Tier_Physique]

Because when a more defensive fullback does his job perfectly he makes the winger look shit, passes the ball off to a creative player and then stays mostly back. Usually FB interceptions are out wide in their own half, so they don't look as exceptional as when a midfielder wins the ball in midfield, it's also not as dangerous. Basically it's a role more based around concentration, restraint and being destructive. These aren't traits that are particularly appreciated by modern audiences. Most teams would rather have wingbacks that can't defend, but can dribble and whip crosses than a fullback who doesn't lose a single duel....

[@maciejbala477]

@@F-Tier_Physique yep, same as why we rate best attackers more than best defenders usually in general. If an attacker is good, he will get the credit if he has a good game, but defenses rarely get credit if they have a good game because it's often "oh the attackers are not in form today" etc. Of course many people will still see it but it's less common to appreciate defenders than attackers, because attacking is more important and more exciting

[@akunwanneprosper7016]

Carvajal just happens to be in Madrid trophy laden era... Truly boring and not special

[@hitthurdeaux]

Because the groups that publish the most famous TOTY or World XI care more about 1) famous names over the best performers and 2) shoving as many attacking players in as possible

[@darragho6358]

Srna deserves to be on this list for his years at shaktar

[@benlane7282]

Good shout that

[@hammadali545]

Great shout

[@Lukemasonmedia]

Wow totally forgot about that name, he was such a baller in fifa. Was he Croatian ? I can’t remember

[@akka6744]

In the Modern Eeeeeraaaaa

[@ismailovic3416]

I would like to mention Edinson Cavani for this list, Playing for PSG for most of his career (and prime) definitely put him in the shadow of his Uruguay striking partner suàrez

[@justhuy7960]

He is now known for being the player who score magnificent goals and missed some of the easiest one 🤣

[@smackey1099]

@@justhuy7960he was a legend and he’s old

[@justhuy7960]

@@smackey1099 agree, as a Man United fan we love and miss him so much

[@hitthurdeaux]

Cavani is nowhere near underrated. Good Lord.

[@nezne2947]

Cavani has well deserved recognition, maybe more than he fucking deserves. Its just idiotic.

[@anirbankar4941]

RAKITIĆ deserves a shout 😅 !!! Alfie

[@kingking33-p3z]

Tbh a lot more people know Rakitić’s class, so I don’t know if he is that underrated

[@maciejbala477]

@@kingking33-p3z i agree, i wouldn't say he is underrated

[@smackey1099]

@@kingking33-p3zsame for di Maria

[@kingking33-p3z]

@@smackey1099 Frr

[@losnoches7436]

Ben yedder is also a very underrated player. He has been consistent but his talents go unnoticed by football fans.

[@MichaelCooney-zh8je]

Imobele is very underrated. Consistently at or near the top of Serie A scoring charts. Lukaku in England now for sure, may not be absolutely top tier but his record for Belgium alone is outstanding.

[@Timsmith13911]

Immobile? Is that who you mean? If so 100% agree. He’s like Thomas muller imo who is another underrated player considering how long he’s consistently been putting the numbers he has

[@92mrcheese]

Gash at Dortmund and Sevilla. And struggles to score for Italy.

[@stefan5730]

Yeah the Lukaku hate is unreal, he is treated like he scored zero goals ever. I mean he isn't the best striker, but c'mon..

[@hitthurdeaux]

@@Timsmith13911 comparing Ciro Immobile to Thomas Müller is the dumbest thing I’ve read today. Congratulations

[@hitthurdeaux]

Immobile is not underrated. He’s perfectly rated as is. In his prime he was a top class striker but never world class. He put up very good statistics in the bread and butter of the league, but he failed to reach those levels in Europe with his clubs and most notably with Italy.

[@luishernandezblonde]

I think of Ebi Smolarek. He is so underrated when he was one of the first Polish modern footballer who really shone after the disappointing 1990s. He steered Poland to World Cup 2006 and especially the historic Euro 2008 debut for us. Yet because his career didn't make many impact in England (his loan to Bolton was a failure), nobody thought of him but he was really a gem in such an era.

[@michawrzosek5417]

I might be biased as a Pole but great shout

[@siddyfisher1765]

Moussa Dembele at spurs 10000% should’ve made this list

[@scerpalman]

Highly rated by his team mates, who pretty much universally praised him as the best player at the club, yet didn't win a sausage. The life of a Spurs player, eh?

[@HamiV]

Would love to see some sort of A-League/ NZ football related video on the channel

[@_.13_]

Edin Dzeko is criminally under-rated 💯

[@tspcontent4630]

A few of my most underrated shouts 1. Edin Dzeko 2. Claudio Marchisio 3. Iago Aspas 4. Angel Di Maria 5. Rafa Marquez 6. Seydou Keita 7. Rivaldo 8. Alex De Souza 9. Antonio Di Natale 10. Diego Ribas 11. Thiago Motta 12. Florent Malouda 13. Juan Roman Riquelme 14. Mario Gomez 15. Gonzalo Higuain 16. Luis Fabiano 17. Fabio Quagliarella 18. Daniele De Rossi 19. Jerome Boateng 20. Julio Cesar 21. Medhi Benatia 22. Dirk Kuyt

[@imusti2nd222]

Love to see Alex de souza get some appreciation amazing player he made my childhood amazing what a player.

[@RyuzakiTaiyou]

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 597) I will not give up until the video is made or Alfie himself tells me to stop. Everyone else telling me that will be ignored. If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.

[@TrevorParsnips]

You seem like the sort of innocent chap who would grab the water for support if you slipped in the shower.

[@potentchronb]

Can’t live without your videos bro love from across the pond ! 🇨🇦

[@PslDiskiMedia]

Edin Dzeko and Oliver Giroud are very underrated

[@thatguyluis]

Giroud is always on peoples underrated list, so tbh, he's properly rated

[@theoggunner]

Giroud definitely isn’t underrated, if anything he’s been overrated ever since he moved to Milan

[@hyywe240]

Watch the video man

[@PslDiskiMedia]

He has been labeled a flop for many clubs that he played for but his impact can't be denied.@@theoggunner

[@x83937]

​@@thatguyluishe's overrated

[@p4r4n0iD1492]

Johan Micoud as an honorable mention is so deserved, he was a magician!

[@s0uldr4ke]

Thank you so very much for mentioning Claudio Marchisio! There have always been only few to recognize his greatness! I remember buying myself a Marchisio jersey and NOBODY ever took me seriously for it, there have been few players working that much on the pitch without any true weaknesses in their game. Yes he wasn’t the genius that is Andrea Pirlo in creating passes but he worked twice as hard in order to mitigate Andrea‘s defensive weaknesses and thereby enabled him in the first place. He was clearly the No.2 and not just in Juve but also the italian national team. And still he was capable of attacking had good passing and at times a dangerous shot, truly a stellar player and a perfect object of learning for any modern central midfielder ❤️ The only one player I would disagree with on this list is Hulk. Yes when he came out of Porto he was madly talented but the years in Russia really slowed down his decelopment. He could have been great, better than Neymar I believe but he chose a different route and paid for it. When the World Cup 2014 came along and he was playing for Brazil you could see that he on his own did not pose a major challenge for most defenders playing in the major leagues. It is just a different level of competition and he was too complacent to fully utilize his talent.

[@cuginoeddie8677]

Juve fan, glad to see Marchisio on the list. Over shadowed by all the talent on those Juve squads, Buffon and the entire back line, Vidal, Pirlo and then came Pogba who quickly became an international icon.

[@asparuhdochev]

I was not laughing at Distin, I am happy someone is appreciating him. Even though I don't like the term 'underrated' either, he is one of the players I am always mentioning about the PL alongside with Moussa Dembele and Shay Given. Good job as always, incredible list.

[@lsg7117]

The one elite player I hardly ever hear anyone talk about is Alaba. Obviously there's others, but he always comes to mind for me

[@Timsmith13911]

I think it’s because everyone knows his quality already so just expect him to get on with it. I’m not saying Ali agree with that or even if that’s the case but that’s all I can think of why he’s not spoken of as top top defensive player

[@maciejbala477]

eh really? i feel like he gets his due recognition but maybe it's just me

[@lsg7117]

@@Timsmith13911 but that's kind of my point, he goes under the radar. I literally never hear anyone talk about him unless it's dudes that play fifa or something. He's arguably one of the most versatile defenders of all time but he's not on any lists

[@lsg7117]

@@maciejbala477 I honestly feel like he's one of those top tier elite players that's going to be forgotten when he retires. It could be something to do with being Austrian in terms of being a smaller footballing nation, less eyes on him etc. I really don't know tho

[@joker213sur]

You definitely forgot keylor navas 😂😅 and di natale from udinese

[@Morgan_Black]

I am so, So, SO happy that Thomas Müller didn't even get mentioned. Another most common Alfie W.

[@yoeskalatoryo]

Alex !!! Brilliant man, thanks for including him

[@Ellen_Melon]

I think Thomas Müller would be on my list. His goal and assist numbers have been impressive for a very long time, he has been integral to success at every level for Bayern and Germany and won basically every trophy on offer, and he's at the absolute cutting edge of the sport's metagame, essentially single-handedly inventing a whole new position and attacking philosophy in the raumdeuter. People generally seem to rate him fairly highly, but I think maybe the fact that his athleticism is unremarkable, his position is one of a kind, and his best attributes are mental and tactical mean that unless people know what to look for, they don't realise just *how* good he is. For me, he's one of the top ten active players in the world.

[@RafaelBeloRocha]

Alex is really underrated here in Brazil as well. Mostly around young people.

[@lucaslonchampt613]

Day 9 of asking a "What Went Right for Stade Brestois?" Video This is currently, by far, the best season in club history, one which could result in their first ever qualification for Europe in over 70 years of existence. There's a fascinating story to tell, from going bankrupt and slowly climbing back, to various great names that played there such as Ribéry, Makélélé or José Luis Brown, to the story of the Brest president going up against the Colombian drug cartel. Plus, you can have a lot of Brest related puns. I'd say Griezmann gets that label of underrated because for a while, people forgot how good he was due to his time in Barcelona, but now he longer is so imo

[@TrevorParsnips]

Day 1 of asking you to stop being a pest

[@morganrust3856]

Day 1 of asking you to keep asking as that topic seems interesting :)

[@lucaslonchampt613]

@@morganrust3856 Thanks a lot!

[@aaronpanesar]

Griezmann lost all ratings when he tried to become a Harlem Globetrotter and a Netflix Star

[@soundscape26]

@@TrevorParsnips Being a pest sometimes works.

[@soundscape26]

And now we need a video on overrated players.

[@fiiler3461]

Alex And Dzeko 💙💙💛💛

[@mccajake]

I’m so happy to see Milito getting recognition, you could genuinely argue he deserved the Ballon D’Or in 2010

[@hitthurdeaux]

No you really couldn’t. The Ballon isn’t just a goal scorers award.

[@tarps6865]

Genuinely so refreshing to see the likes of Distin on here. Big boots to fill replacing Lescott at Everton, at the age of 32 as well but he was class! It helped playing alongside Jagielka and Baines, two other criminally underrated players, just glad as an Evertonian we got their best years, god knows how they weren’t snapped up.

[@simonpeyton-n3h]

great credit to you for this video the amount of thought and research you must have put into it must have been huge,the fact you plucked the likes of distin out of nowhere despite u completely justifying and proving it with stats and completely agreeable arguments is very admirable,youve not purposely picked players that dont imediately come to mind just to sound more knowledgeable like some people do u have totally justified each inclusion,like u said u could have went with the likes of milner who will have been on so many of these lists the pendulum has swung the other way,you really do have your finger firmly on the pulse at the centre of current football knowledge,well done sir

[@jekro1]

Gerad Moreno & Oyarzabal, both with excellent G/A ratios over multiple season and carrying their team on their back.

[@hitthurdeaux]

Moreno is like Milito- good but not great, peaked in a season that saw him lead his club to a European trophy. That’s it.

[@morganrust3856]

The Top Gear of football. You're absolutely hilarious mate and very insightful. Love the vids, even if the topic doesn't interest me. Keep up the good work! Also i think Vincezo Grifo should get a shout.

[@amann7166]

Great great list, that's a video I really enjoyed. Hopefully there comes part 2. About Some of those players I have to rethink about them, probably I underrated them too. Juan Carlos Valeron would also be a good choice.

[@tanner4636]

Unless I missed it in honourable mentions, I would’ve included Vincenzo Grifo. One of the Bundesliga best players of the last few years but gets no credit for it. Just keeps getting better numbers! Same with Berardi in Serie A.

[@TMZahida226]

@6:43 Man oh man! That Parma team and those Parma jerseys were fire!

[@siler22]

i think you are 100% right using Dzeko as most underrated player in world football, he has 65 +goals for BIH won,routinly one best scorers in Bundesilga in early days and Seria a in twighlight days and very useful in Prem aswell, Banging goals for fun in Turkiye now aswell

[@ProfessionalNonce]

De Souza got an entire character assassination during his career,he was a different gravy and was absolutely crazy when he had the ball.If it went well he would be one of the greatest of all time

[@jordanbooth4470]

Olivier Giroud is an all time underrated player. I’d have him in any team and he’d be a great asset

[@eoin8156]

Are you stupid ? Every time there’s a post about giroud on social media every comment is people saying underrated . How can you be under rated when everyone rates him

[@maba1503]

How the hell is Diego Milito underrated? I dont get it. He was the most important piece of Mourinhos Inter, and he was a class at his other clubs as well... He definietly got the recongnition he desereved.

[@randomtestaccount612]

He literally didn't even get nominated for the 2010 balon d'or. 2010, the same year he scored 30 goals and won the treble, scoring in both the Champions league and Italian cup finals, that same year he apparently wasn't among the 30 best players in the world

[@iamnanirandom2158]

Dzeko, Shinji Okazaki, Tim Howard, Chicharito, and Gareth Barry are all my top 5 underrated players

[@Golluk4]

Steffen Hofmann was such a good player for Rapid Vienna that even with Red Bull Salzburg he regularly was the best player in the league. He is called Fußballgott (Football-god) by them. I'm very happy that you shouted him out

[@biglmixedwithjid17]

If you didnt watch fener during alex’s time you just wouldnt know. Thank you for mentioning alex. He is criminally underrated and is always left out of the great conversations. Shout out the professor aka Alex.

[@justfrank5661]

Let me be honest with you, I wasn’t expecting Diego Milito to be mentioned here, but the moment you said his name, I was like “Yes….,yes absolutely!!!” I’m not even an Inter fan but I remember watching him play for them and even winning the Champions League under Mourinho, who was was also the other reason I was watching Inter that season. Then after that remarkable season, it’s almost as if he fell off the face of the earth and was completely forgotten. So it’s nice of him to get the respect and recognition he deserves here on this channel!!!😊😊😊😊

[@Andrew-bd8dc]

Most underrated players of the modern era: 1. Tim Howard 2. Christian Pulisic 3. Landon Donovan 4. Clint Dempsey 5. Ricardo Pepi 6. Jozy Altidore 7. Freddy Adu

[@glimpsepandey3174]

Most of the players you've mentioned have had at least some degree of recognition in the mainstream football conversation, at least in their best seasons. I think Moussa Dembele at Spurs was consistently one of the best midfielders to watch and no one apart from Spurs players talk about him. Had he played for a Man City, I think he'd have recognition on par with a David Silva.

[@Toboloco]

Love hearing mandzukic in the honourable mentions ❤️

[@_LeAnhTuan-zy4qt]

Carvajal 16/17 and first half of this season is among top 5 right backs

[@DarrenPaul]

El Príncipe is an absolute legend. What he did in two spells at Racing plus the incredible work as the Director of Football is brilliant. Glad to see him getting his flowers

[@MH0763]

Always thought Gabi was seriously underrated at athletico every time i watched he was always great and ourstanding in big games he was excellent in both champion a league finals

[@therealjuanito]

I swear, thank you for including Alex. People forget him, but he was one of the best players in the world. He almost beat Man United's treble winning team in the intercontinental cup and barely lost the IFFHS Top Scorer in the world award. My favouite player of all time. ❤Alex ❤

[@superunknown95]

As a city fan since 1998, I could not agree withe the Distin shout more, was so so so good.

[@morganrust3856]

one of out goats for sure. shame he played in the era he did tho :(

[@michaelosgood9876]

I agree with all of your selections except Hulk, whos never impressed. Id have included Hulks fellow countryman Rivaldo, a pivotal member of Brazils 2002 squad & with a distinguished club career. To me, my overall most under-rated footballer.

[@marcschramm6958]

And he was truly horrible at WC 2014

[@balenciaga6143]

He was good at the olympics

[@UnbiasedBayernFan]

Love that Claudio Marchisio inclusion, along with Dani Carvajal. Solid list imo

[@yourdadhasadogfilter2505]

Juventus had an insane team in the 2010s. Having Pirlo, Pogba, Vidal and Marchisio and then Tevez up front was ridiculous

[@nandraclan1493]

Sp glad to see my man Marchisio getting some long overdue recognition.

[@AcrobaticAlien88]

Thank you for putting Marchisio. The heart and soul of Juventus

[@joshvlogsTV]

Another great video as usual! Despite what you said in the intro I still think Mousa Dembélé should have been on the list (just my biased really).

[@Anyonymous98]

Great vid but disappointed Marek Hamsîk didn’t even make the honorable mentions

[@Tris2000]

I think that while Son may not be underrated in South Korea or Tottenham, the fact that you never ever get rumours of the Real Madrids, Barças or PSGs trying to sign him is perhaps proof he’s underrated outside of his bubble. I also think that Vicente Guaita never having been capped for Spain, when you look at his xGC stats, is ridiculous, especially now Spain is going through a purple patch with goalies, with only Raya and Sánchez breathing down Unai Simon’s neck. It’s criminal he’s never been capped. And of course, after losing his position at Palace to the overrated Sam Johnstone following a two-week injury, he was ultimately and ignominiously underrated by Roy as well.

[@sterfry11]

Alfie! You’ve been crushing it for a long time! Thank you for the amazing and consistent content! Thank you king! Go tigers ;)

[@jopearson6321]

I originally read this as "Alfie! I've been crushing on you for a long time!"

[@dan-pb7yy]

Distin unreal at Portsmouth, probably our best ever cenre back! in the conversation with Sol Campbell and Younes Kaboul

[@AntoniusTyas]

For Turkish fan, Alex was (and maybe still is) a hero. When he got ousted from Fenerbahce by a jealous and toxic coach Aykut Kocaman, fearing that his record will be overtaken by a Brazilian, all the Istanbul Big Three fans stood up for him.

[@SylvesterStallone-ol6cd]

I'm so glad of the inclusion of Marchisio. I remember thinking back in 2013ish, this man is one of the best CM of the last several years but doesn't get the recognition

[@michawrzosek5417]

I think #7 won't age well. Another Champions League and the Euro 2024 title for Carvajal brought him under the well deserved spotlight. Perhaps not a hero for the front pages (if we ignore his goal and MOTM award in the CL final), but a solid mainstay to be sure

[@MichaelCooney-zh8je]

Video ideas Alfie. Next 7 teams mostly likely to make their world cup debut. 7 greatest players to never win a senior international cap. 7 greatest football families.

[@Irespectyouropinion-love]

EDEN HAZARD is a legend, he’s not talked about enough. But now I’m giving him praise, the world will agree with me and now the pendulum has begun swinging the other direction, quote me in 36-48 months on how Eden Hazard is perceived, I understand a statue will be made of him outside Clube Brugge in Belgium.

[@user-yk9rs6lr5c]

My Lord Dani kicking the list off gave it ALL the CRED. I’ve been shouting this for years!