How a centerback who refused to tackle made every attacker fear him

[@dax_5486]

The title is somewhat misleading. For most of his career, when he played left back, one of the things Maldini was known for was his perfectly timed sliding tackle. So, no, he did not refuse to tackle, quite the opposite: tackling was one of his main strengths. The "legend" about Maldini not making tackles stems from an interview from Sir Alex Ferguson, who said that Maldini could go an entire game without having to make a single tackle, meaning he had by then (it was 2007) achieved such an amazing tactical awareness that he commanded the defense simply by positioning himself in the right place.

[@iganpparamarta8813]

Thanks, Dax. I'll use your comment on every "I don't tackle. - Maldini" comment I see.

[@jerryoshea3116]

Maldini Tackled& very hard as well.But he had the benefit of playing along side a certain Franco Barasi!

[@wodyrules6136]

Yeah also this video basically starts with a compilation of him tackling lol

[@jerryoshea3116]

@@wodyrules6136 Yep a bit of a silly vid! Paolo may not have enjoyed tackling? But when he had to do some,there were few more effecient!

[@llukkz]

watch the whole video before commenting. He explains it pretty well why he "refused to tackle"

[@soumikhazra4146]

Maldini was not the greatest CB , he was the greatest defender , he played 400+ matches as a LB & 350+ matches as a CB

[@Tiger_14-z9o]

Very true

[@latentconcert5626]

Come to think about it I cant think of any other defender that has the numbers to compete with Maldini's blistering career!

[@KaiserM3]

😂😂😂😂 this guy doesn't know Beckenbauer

[@Josh-kp5bc]

@@KaiserM3maldini is clear

[@KaiserM3]

@@Josh-kp5bc 🤣🤣🤣 Maldini wasn't even a CB till the end of his career and wasn't a very good one, in the other hand he was a fantastic LB.. looks like you are a biased Milan or italian fan who never saw him playing, man, people these days is hilarious. He was maybe the best defensive LB, but not offensive. Beckenbauer could teach Maldini how to play football, looks like you never saw him playing neither

[@duydatyds]

Maldini was there to remind everyone that life is not fair. The guy had everything skill, physique, look and class.

[@natural_law]

facts and pedigree

[@badmotorbreath5206]

True except he never won a World Cup or Ballon d’Or ...although totally deserved both at least once. Still he remains one of my favorite footballers even though I’m a Juventino.

[@szklanyy]

Trust in God and Pray

[@jdmhbeats]

Gay

[@natural_law]

@@jdmhbeats chill 🤣

[@jerkov420]

'Refused to tackle" but all his clips were of him tackling lol

[@godsgod1677]

IKR, some people don't use actual "meaning" as they cannot relate to it. If you can tell them that when you jump, you're performing a triple backflip, because they don't assign the meaning of what a triple backflip is, they don't differentiate what it is vs a jump. In their mind both a jump and a triple backflip will be the same thing. Why, because psychology is great.

[@iganpparamarta8813]

The title is somewhat misleading. For most of his career, when he played left back, one of the things Maldini was known for was his perfectly timed sliding tackle. So, no, he did not refuse to tackle, quite the opposite: tackling was one of his main strengths. The "legend" about Maldini not making tackles stems from an interview from Sir Alex Ferguson, who said that Maldini could go an entire game without having to make a single tackle, meaning he had by then (it was 2007) achieved such an amazing tactical awareness that he commanded the defense simply by positioning himself in the right place.

[@Cityforlife356]

No no no😂 He said if I HAVE to make a tackle I already made a mistake this means in a 90% goal chance where a defender needs to make a tackle if he's ever I'm that situation that means he made a mistake in his positioning,marking,or anticipation

[@Samibeast8]

@@iganpparamarta8813copied comment lol

[@iganpparamarta8813]

@@Samibeast8 Yes it is. Got it from other guy here. Couldn't help it when people believe random quote about Maldini. He was great and he did tackle a lot.

[@justicedemocrat9357]

Maldini was IT, the greatest defender I've ever seen he was still world class at 40 years old an absolute beast.

[@santinodellacroce2079]

If I have to make a tackle, I've already made a mistake" il Capitano, Paolo Maldini

[@iganpparamarta8813]

For most of his career, when he played left back, one of the things Maldini was known for was his perfectly timed sliding tackle. So, no, he did not refuse to tackle, quite the opposite: tackling was one of his main strengths. The "legend" about Maldini not making tackles stems from an interview from Sir Alex Ferguson, who said that Maldini could go an entire game without having to make a single tackle, meaning he had by then (it was 2007) achieved such an amazing tactical awareness that he commanded the defense simply by positioning himself in the right place.

[@santinodellacroce2079]

@@iganpparamarta8813 Learn to read, I nevwr said he refused to tackle. I was quoting him. I watched Paolo play in Serie A in the 90s I know all abt him.

[@MechanizedWerewolf]

unsourced quote, doubt he said it

[@koncorde]

What is often forgot is the year they only conceded 15 goals, Milan barely scored a goal per game - and then won the Champions League having conceded only twice in 12 games. A likely unbeatable effort.

[@SMC01ful]

Maldini was certainly a class act. He also had the luxury of playing in a league and a team awash with superb defenders. When you have confidence in your defensive players and team set-up, at club and country level. You can focus on perfecting your game in both tiers. So, it was the solid core of CB's that allowed him to roam the flanks and show his pace and attacking flair. As he got older he became the complete defender and his role playing in a defensive midfielder, depending on role/formation. So, yeah a true indication of his class is his adaptability.

[@Raydensheraj]

Maldini was also blessed to play right beside Baresi, Costacurta and Tassotti. Learning from tactical masterminds like Arrigo Sacci or Giovanni Trapattoni. Him and Baresi were the perfect examples of what i consider Italian football culture.... intelligent defenders that are hard, proud but fair....early indoctrinated by the classic Italian love of tactics and holding the 0. Absolutely loved the Seria A in the eighties and nineties with a multitude of legends....Inter Milan with Lothar Matthäus, Jürgen Klinsmann, Nicola Berti, Andreas Brehme.... AC Milan with Baresi, Maldini, Costacurta, Tassotti, Van Basten, Gullit etc Juventus Turin with Roberto Baggio....AC Milan...Inter Milan....AC Parma....AS Rom and Lazio......it was everything the Premier League thinks to be.

[@Nemosan01]

He was my icon as long as I can recall. Posters on the wall….. most of my shirts collection is nr 3. Maldini the football god to beat

[@fuzzyhair321]

Respect for the backline. The least appreciated part of a squad and the first to take the flak. Defenders and goalkeepers, our position is always the most pressure but ill always support those in the backline

[@sergiogiacomosammartano7623]

It's true that throughout his career he always tried really hard to avoid tackles, but when he actually made one, they were a thing of beauty. When other Italian defenders tackled other players, they tried to chop their legs off. When Paolo Maldini tackled other players, 95 out of 100 times he surgically removed the ball out of their feet, without directly hitting his opponents. The fact that he got just 3 red cards in his entire career, as a defender in the Italian major league, is not only a testament of his incredible skills, but straight away an unbelievably broken stat, completely bonkers. Huge respect.

[@midknight]

Watching that AC Milan line up brought back a flood of memories

[@shadhinov]

Maldini, only man to silence gattuso

[@jendralhxr]

I think it is more like Maldini ordered Gattuso to tackle in his stead.

[@AllenMarcrllus]

Respect is not something that you can ask for, buy or borrow. Respect is what you earn from each person no matter their background or status.

[@pvs1681]

15 secs in tackle tackle tackle tackle tackle

[@AurelAvramescu]

He was performing one sliding tackle every 2 games. His season average is 19 tackles.

[@abhinavjain2985]

well, unfortunately tackling is the major part of a defender's video highlight but if you look at his numbers he made 0.5 tackles per game which is 1/3rd of today's defenders and probably less than 1/3rd of his contemporaries.

[@lostintime519]

he also played against Messi and Ronaldo, should have been mentioned. But, he was a tackling god - according to his standards, he made a lot of mistakes. Still, People today did not see Baresi

[@RR_theproahole]

Not against Messi

[@gold6813]

Need a better title. There is a picture of him and Cannarvaro both sliding tackle and pincering R9 at the same time. R9 still had the ball though. Not sure if he left with his knees in tack though.

[@techbro3034]

He stood up like nothing happened

[@shadowyt376]

It needed two world class defenders to beat R9 and he still stood up. Man was a monster

[@dontfeedjellyfish6068]

The title of this video is sweet: How a centerback, who REFUSED to tackle.... - and the first minute is FULL of tackles 😂😂😂

[@MrFlippin24]

Most of the video is about sliding tackles, lol .

[@fcvitoshasofia4481]

Title: refuses to tackle Video: 9999 tackles shown

[@ConsigliereOne]

Goat defender refused to tackle. Still the best tackler ever 💯

[@iganpparamarta8813]

The title is somewhat misleading. For most of his career, when he played left back, one of the things Maldini was known for was his perfectly timed sliding tackle. So, no, he did not refuse to tackle, quite the opposite: tackling was one of his main strengths. The "legend" about Maldini not making tackles stems from an interview from Sir Alex Ferguson, who said that Maldini could go an entire game without having to make a single tackle, meaning he had by then (it was 2007) achieved such an amazing tactical awareness that he commanded the defense simply by positioning himself in the right place.

[@Abhishekcukkemane]

i dont think you understand what tackle means. he was among the best slide tackling defenders. he was reallllly good. i stopped watching your video after the 3rd minute, you already had so many clips of good tackles from the legend Paolo

[@AurelAvramescu]

He was using sliding tackles but way less than other defenders. Also if you look at his game you will observe that his sliding tackles don’t miss the ball.

[@davidmovil250]

@@AurelAvramescu No, he used the sliding tackle every time. He preferred to use sliding tackles over standing tackles. Similar case to Nesta. Man, they were spamming sliding tacklers

[@AurelAvramescu]

@@davidmovil250 he was doing 1 sliding tackle every 2 games. For me doesn’t look that he was using it often.

[@davidmovil250]

@@AurelAvramescu Sorry, but, no. He uses the slide tackle a lot. Watch the 94 WC final

[@davidmovil250]

@@AurelAvramescu kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6DYk3tua7Grickfeature=shared

[@Subha95]

I never heard anyone saying Maldini refused to tackle, He literally tackled every opportunity he used to get. If you talking about most elegant Defending then its Franz Beckenbauer, The guy could read the game and didnt need to go for hard slide tackles.

[@dwaipayansaha1227]

No, ur absolutely wrong......in 70's players were not so much physical......Maldini played against 3 generations played against R9, maradona, CR7......but Beckenbauer was a libero.....he was not that good at defending just he was a good goalscorer as he was good at scoring goals.........but Maldini played against the rough & tough players......90's is the time where the football peaked......

[@dodivol]

I just had such conversation with a couple of professional players. I forgot about Maldini and mentioned Nesta and Carlos Alberto.

[@jcabram9002]

In my lifetime there are only two defenders who always played at the same high level throughout their career until their bodies started to slow them down at the end and affected their performances. One Javier Zanetti and the great Paulo Maldini.

[@aritrabhattacharjee2227]

He is the greatest defender in football history.. period!

[@brandaohimself]

Never getting a red card in like 25 years is probably his greatest feat

[@willnestor6422]

The video said he got 3 what were you watching?

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

Probably the best CB pairing of all time.

[@wingedhussar1453]

If someone has that stare of Maldini quickly make him a defender he wil be amazing

[@abhrajit9782]

Man is the definition of AURA

[@marcioaso]

Maldini? Paolo Maldini? His tackles were famous for being fast and clinical.

[@RomnysGonzalez]

Maaan this era of the AC Milan is what makes me like football. I loves the whole roster

[@englishguy9680]

Hands down the best defender ever

[@FmTrini]

Even the great Ronaldinho said Maldini was the most difficult defender he has ever faced

[@zpetar]

Ibrahimovic said something like: When you learn to play against Italian defensive players everything else gets much easier.

[@karnaevankhell8034]

the thing is that a normal defender chooses to block or stop the attacker whereas maldini focused on stealing the ball before the attacker got it . Maldini was an attacker who defended by stealing the ball first, as a result he knew what a striker would do.

[@GamuTakayama-x2f]

Title: refuse to tackle Video: shows Maldini's 1000 tackles

[@davidtogi5878]

Title: refuse to tackle 8 sec into video: tackling Me: F this sht

[@jameslambertus5820]

Proof that this video creator only saw Maldini on his old days as CB. Prime Maldini play as a LB and he is far more scarier than when he plays as CB.

[@Bavdingo]

Paulo Maldini today would be insanely OP

[@hazzak4354]

*title* Immediately shows clips of tackling

[@godsgod1677]

I don't think the uploader knows what a tackle in football is.

[@abhinavjain2985]

well, unfortunately tackling is the major part of a defender's video highlight but if you look at his numbers he made 0.5 tackles per game which is 1/3rd of today's defenders and probably less than 1/3rd of his contemporaries.

[@forestgrumpy119]

Lahm video?

[@shaniell.mathur6372]

Maldini was a LEFT-BACK . Majority of his career he played as a LEFT-BACK.

[@bestinthagame]

All the video shown is him making tackles

[@chounefgaming9224]

Can you make a video about zlatan on arrogance take and how good he was.

[@yichengyi]

Nearly every highlight in the first minute was an amazing tackle. Are you high?!

[@16hardikbasu86]

Lw- cr7 🇵🇹 St- R9 🇧🇷 Rw- messi 🇦🇷 Cm- zidane🇫🇷 Cam- maradona 🇦🇷 Cm- iniesta🇪🇸 Lb- maldini 🇮🇹 Cb- baresi🇮🇹 Cb- nesta 🇮🇹 Rb- lahm 🇩🇪 Gk- buffon 🇮🇹

[@bhargavsai8014]

Lw-cr7 Rw-messi St-r9 CM-maradona CM-pele CDM-lothar matthaus LB-maldini CB-franz beckanbauer(c) CB-franco baresi RB-cafu GK-buffon

[@joerivandeweyer3056]

3:00 "players in the day would be able to get away with more because of no var and different rules and mentality" that's quite the euphemism for saying back in the day people weren't sissies

[@danielhackett1581]

Refused to tackle?!? He was one of the most aggressive tacklers ever. Baresi on the other hand didnt tackle much

[@abhinavjain2985]

aggressive tackler doesn't mean he tackled the most often, whats your point? He made 0.5 tackles per game, didnt you see?

[@JoseSanchez-un9lr]

While Sergio Ramos has 29 red cards is considered world class 😅

[@NaQs5]

GREAT VIDEO

[@LordCarmesimXXVII]

I saw a few tackles just on the intro.

[@pernico3368]

Harry Maguire and maldini best defenders of all time

[@Hikaru-Kamiki-Oshi-No-Ko]

Best Defender us recognized by not making such a blunder Harry Maguire Is The GOAT bcs He making So Many Blunder 🎉🎉🎉

[@phiaklangtangjang5250]

So he and with and under Ancelotti at Milan😂 Crazy

[@lisandroflores95]

His specialty in fc 24 is slide tackle

[@HINRG14]

Good video but please the pronunciations. Sacchi is pronounced Sakki and Maldini's dads name is Cesare (Che-sa-reh)

[@mohamamdmohammad9803]

The sound is too low man .fix it. Your content is good

[@mehkzkhem]

Maldani was shouting in face of Gattuso!

[@StevenSmith-mv4ge]

My idol!

[@fleap817]

I feel like you talked too much about games and not maldini around minute 8. But great video

[@graysimmo5399]

post a video with the message the centre back who refused to tackle. Then fill a video with slide tackles.

[@carlosimotti3933]

Malsini didn't tackle? He was the absolute master of the sliding tackle for fvcks sake. Also Maldini was NOT a CB. He was a left back until well past his 30s. It's like saying Gullit was a CB because he played there in later years at Sampdoria.

[@StrykezMan09]

But he used to slide in ALL the time... Still a great defender none the less.😂

[@rayokasali]

mad had the best-timed tackle in all of football and no player made him resort to that more than Ronaldo O Fenomeno but even then it wasn't enough to stop him. But that's what Ronaldo did to everyone so I guess that can be excused.

[@chadyabd]

Refused to tackle? Hahaha he was the best at tackling, the best to ever play the game at tackling

[@jameskirk1367]

Said he refused to tackle and first couple clips he tackles 😂

[@CircuitVPanther]

I saw Maldini tackle a lot, wtf is this again 😂

[@garn5t]

im sorry i love maldini i think his peak wouldve still been the same so not shaming his ability but the italians and probably others were all on meds back then so again while i think we wouldve still seen his peak i dont think he wouldve had the longevity without them

[@johnnunes2993]

What are you talking about? This guy tackled everything and everyone, even his own mother. I don’t think you understand what your talking about dude.

[@jokesonu3412]

He was a LB tho

[@davidkupr_fut6865]

not sure about this title lol

[@Revenant2010]

But plastics will still put Roberto Carlos in their all-11 teams

[@jenni431]

Fr

[@lucifer69llz]

maldini played with / under ancelloti

[@vendetta4640]

Title "...refused to tackle..." Beginning of the video.. Nothing but tackles 😅

[@fastacelzapacescu5445]

Number 3

[@ebinjoe5798]

He was lucky he didn't play against messi 😂

[@mrstandupguy]

‘Des-champs’? That pronunciation? Please tell me this is not an AI voice over 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@tanmayugalmugale2355]

Let me correct you _ left back

[@purpleaki1277]

You need to work on you're pronunciation bro, you slaughtered papin and deschamps

pronounce sacchi like "suckky", not like "sutchie"

[@johnrambo1900]

Donadoni

[@ElZarDelComercio]

He tried with true Ronaldo and didn't accomplish his tackles.

[@michaeljfuzz]

ALESSANDRO NESTA

[@Messithegoat-e7e]

"A centerback" bro don't say the word centerback he is maldini the best defender even better than sergio ramos.Centerback word is small for him

[@mistermetaphor3011]

he is a left back

[@DavesFootballChannel]

you mispronounced his fathers name!

[@davidmovil250]

Maldini was a "spamming sliding tackler" just like Nesta... Sorry, but this video and the tittle are a completely nonsense

[@sorynn1991]

what a stupid title

[@mamoruchiba3301]

First