How GOOD Was Michael Laudrup Actually?

[@jaytee5871]

Fun fact: In his last season for Barcelona they became champions and the striker Romario was topscorer. Next season he played for Real Madrid and they became champions and the striker Zamorano was topscorer.....the Laudrup-effect.

[@cheongjiahao4843]

And Laudrup was on the winning side for both el clasicos in his last Barca season and first Real Madrid season

[@jakobole]

Laudrup/Romario was a pure joy to watch - some of the passes that he "needled" through were incredible, and Romario of course, intercepted it and put it in.

[@mikkelgeorgsen]

And after Laudrup left Real Madrid - Zamorano stopped scoring goals with a talley that was low for a midfielder for the rest of his career.

[@TheDavidbeckham7]

Not only that. In his last season in Barcelona they won 5-0 over Real Madrid. In his first season in Real Madrid they won 5-0 over Barcelona

[@rasmuskristensen806]

Fun fact? Who doesnt know that.

[@jebbo-c1l]

probably one of the most underrated footballers of all time

[@louistzortzis6460]

I am blessed to have grown up in an era where I could watch Maradona, Baggio and Michael Laudrup paint the football pitches weekly.

[@robertalbrethsen5392]

oh yes very rigt

[@Gerovskiy]

Laudrup was a football poet. The stuff he could do with a ball is likened to what Rembrandt could do with a paint brush

[@sebastianadlercreutz]

You forgot to mention that Laudrup never received a red card in his career and was at times referred to as the gentleman of football. An amazing achievement if comparing by todays standard.

[@alanwhyte8349]

Neither him or his brother Brian ever got a red.

[@mikkelgeorgsen]

@@alanwhyte8349 Brian got a single red card in his career - while playing in Fiorentina.

[@goswo]

So true

[@jacobware5139]

I dunno man, would be better if he done it in today’s game, back then it took a lot more to even just give a foul away

[@chinmaypednekar501]

"A player who wouldn't look out of place playing football in a tuxedo"

[@neoninfusion847]

The most overlooked player in the last 40 years. If he was Brazilian or Argentinian they’d be saying he was best ever

[@rasmuskristensen806]

This comment is so underrated

[@brianlaudrupchannel]

Overlooked? He played for Ajax, Juventus, Lazio, Barcelona, Real Madrid

[@neoninfusion847]

@@brianlaudrupchannel overlooked as in he doesn’t figure in best ever conversations. The teams he played for shows that he should be.

[@brianlaudrupchannel]

@@neoninfusion847 what about Brian Laudrup?

[@neoninfusion847]

@@brianlaudrupchannel fantastic player too. It could be argued he played in lesser leagues but his exploits for Denmark probably eclipsed Michael.

[@Verndroid]

Funnily enough. When Laudrup was the head Coach in Swansea one of the Swansea players (Alan Tate) told journalists that the best player on the field during training was Michael Laudrup. Laudrup was 48 at the time and what was even more impressive was that Alan Tate was not joking. He meant it.

[@elnikaco]

oh shizzle thats so awesome and cool to read! tu

[@mortenjacobsen667]

It was the same when he was assisting coach for the Danish National team. When they played 4 vs 2, he was never in the middle, chasing the ball

[@barath4545]

"His weak point was not being a selfish asshole" I can live with that, if that was someone talking about me :)

[@IceCubE4425]

Probably the best and most creative "through ball" passers to have ever existed the godfather of the LaCrouqita move and a big influence on the Legendary Iniesta. Alot of Spanish players this day even Carzola have been influenced by the way this man played and the style of a "spanish" playmaker

[@chinmaypednekar501]

People dont realise that the recent boom of top quality attacking midfielders that that World cup winning Spanish team had, it was almost single handedly influenced by Laudrup. That was the generation that watched Laudrup play in Spain in their formative years. Iniesta, Cazorla and David Silva; these 3 players have said unequivocally that Laudrup was their idol.

[@rasmuskristensen806]

Also the likes of David Silva. Silva even admitted that Laudrup was his idol. Like iniesta.

[@stunnagirl8465]

I'm a Messi fan but , Maybe , i think this man might just be the GREATEST PLAYMAKER in history. Laudrup is totally in top 5 now. He's super UNDERRATED and extremely elegant. He has the passing range of pirlo mixed with his brain and shooting , smooth dribbling skills , IQ and decision making of Iniesta , kaka's gliding on the pitch and ambidexterity , Xavi's through balls and Messi and Maradona's FINE DRIBBLING and ball control. Truly one of the GOATS of footballs

[@droo3010]

Laudrup would totally school players and dribble them with closed eyes . He would lob a pass from the outside of the foot while looking away. He just do things different than messi. He could run past a player while looking away giving 80 percent lol. Imagine if Messi could do half of those things and make passes that way

[@thomaspetersen9991]

Laudrup is The best ever.laudrup was the dream🎉 Team of Barcelona

[@heiaraalgeirsson6221]

I´m Icelandic with Danish roots and the only thing is if Michael Laudrup was English, French, Spanish, Italian or German he would been talked about so much more.... he was and still is one of the best midfielders (playmakers) of all time!!!!

[@someasiandude8645]

Definitely not wrong. Johan Cruyff himself said that had he (Laudrup) been Brazilian or Argentinian growing up in the Ghettos, he would've unquestionably been seen as the most genius football players to ever live.

[@KimHansen-u7k]

So true

[@cathalmurphy3227]

That's a good idea. Players like that get judged only based on their icon card on fifa and not how good they were in their prime

[@FootballIconic]

Thanks, agreed!

[@sipsimies1588]

I dont understand why hes so shit in fifa tho

[@mikkelandersen2167]

​@@sipsimies1588 because its EA... duh they know very little about actual football, and their only goal of fifa is money saddly. They know that a better laudrup wont attract as many players as a better pele, maradona etc. so yea thats why :/

[@lameduck3105]

Arguably one of the greatest playmakers of all time. Criminally underrated by media but lauded highly amongst fans and fellow players. A banner at Camp Nou said "Enjoy Laudrup". He was a genius of a footballer yet humble and fair.

[@lordmortensen8344]

I heard a story.. I don't know if it's true or not. But when Michael played for Real Madrid, he and his wife went out to dinner. Suddenly the King of Spain comes and sits at a table. After a couple of minutes he waves Michael over to his table. Michael politely accepts the invitation and they have a chat. By this time there were rumours that Michael was leaving Real Madrid. So King Juan Carlos says - So I hear you're leaving us. Michael says - Yes that is true. Juan Carlos replied - Guess I'll be the only king left in Spain.

[@tolerk1303]

Interesting story, definitely not true but still interesting.

[@TheDavidbeckham7]

@@tolerk1303 According to Michael Laudrup it happened. And if you know Michael Laudrup he is not the type of Guy to lie about those kind of things

[@tolerk1303]

@@TheDavidbeckham7 source?

[@TheDavidbeckham7]

@@tolerk1303 There is plenty of articles about it Here's one www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/21/michael-laudrup-portrait-of-an-icon-denmark-barcelona-real-madrid The one where Michael tells about it himself is on danish though.

[@henrikbielefeldt9670]

@@tolerk1303 underholdning.tv2.dk/kendte/2017-04-19-laudrup-helt-befippet-faar-kaempe-kompliment-af-spansk-konge He wants you to get over there, says Michael Laudrup's wife Siw to her husband. Michael Laudrup gets up. Takes a few steps, greets nicely and sits down. Opposite the king, whose sister and niece are also at the table. - I have heard that you are leaving Spain this summer, says King Juan Carlos. - Yes, it's true, I'm stopping now after summer, Michael Laudrup answers. - Well, then I'm the only king in Spain, King Juan Carlos continues. Laudrup is mildly surprised by the regent's compliment. - I could have said thank you very much. But I was completely surprised that he said that. So I just said… uh…, yes…, says Michael Laudrup

[@mrmeeseeks2534]

I never hear about laudrup when taking about great players I think he should be up there with some of the greats

[@nielsen145]

He did recive the best player through 50 years by FIFA, at least he got regonized

[@ElKnoppers]

@@nielsen145 and the the best player in Spain in 25 years Period

[@clauslp]

Nice video... but you forgot the most important. Who ever played next to him became topscorer. The amount of assists was 2-3 times more than his goals. He was in my opinion one of the best ever

[@janchristiansen8838]

SO TRUE...!

[@maltheemborg2248]

Are you dumb? He has a total of 18 assist for Barca according to transfer markt

[@TheMichaelDalgaard]

You are absolutely right! Everyone Said that Zamorano was finished, but Michael made him the topscorer in the season of 1994-95 in his first season with Real Madrid! The same with Stoichkov and Romario. By the Way they all praised him to be the best player they ever played with. Think of all the talenter players Romario played with on the Brazillian national team! He also stated that through he was chosen for the Ballon d’Or, Michael Laudrup should have win it!

[@DA-db9bi]

Laudrup is the greatest midfielder of all time

[@victordk2874]

@@DA-db9bi Zidane a joke too you?

[@font9155]

Criminally underrated from what I have heard

[@nikolajandersen5802]

Fuck yeah he was criminally underrated. He was a fucking baller. Look at how he played and how iniesta played/plays. There are so many similarities. Still not better than Preben Elkjær tho.

[@bhikujoshi5071]

Under appreciated *

[@ellip2867]

@@nikolajandersen5802 you can't compare Laudrup with Elkjær. Preben Elkjær was the Striker/Goalscorer and Laudrup was the the playmaker

[@nikolajandersen5802]

@@ellip2867 atleast not in the same Way. When you’re talking about who the best dane or Scandinavian is, you have to compare those 2.

[@mikkelandersen2167]

@Thomas HansenDet var for det første noget helt andet den gang, da barca og real ikke var nær så dominerende som vi kender dem i dag. Og jo ift. at han spillede i barca og real er han jo netop undervurderet, fordi selvom han spillede for disse klubber var der ikke mange der indså han genialiteter på banen. Bare ved at de her highlights kan man se hvor god en spiller han var, men doven ja det lyder han til at være, røv ærgeligt men hvis jeg skal stole på en fodboldhjerne, så er der ikke mange der slår iniesta. En spiller som var en del af den måske bedste midtbane nogensinde.

[@freeradicalpanda]

A special/genious footballer does what others can't do, even trained professionals at the highest level. I have watched football for 35 years and I have never seen a greater passer of the ball than Michael Laudrup. He could anticipate plays 3-4 moves before anyone else and put in passes that broke the space-time continuum. There are no words to describe the flowing dance of football Laudrup orchestrated whenever he was on the pitch.

[@nabarunpandit3526]

See Zico's videos and you will find an uncanny resemblence between the two artists' style of playmaking.

[@Kela1031]

Voted "Best foreign player in spain the last 25 years 74-99". "Scandinavia best player ever" in 2015, "Denmark's best player of all time" in 2006. Watching him play is the same kind of magic as watching Zidane play. You just can't make a statistic of how beautiful it was. He was easily in the top 5 best players in the world when he was in his prime years.

[@rasmuskristensen806]

Top5? When he was at his best. He was the best. But overlooked because he wasnt a brazilian pr argentinian.

[@Ry3nel]

He was Zidane before Zidane. Not comparing just the way they were perceived and how people talked about them. Technically perfect player.

[@nikolajandersen5802]

You can compare Them. Cause they were unreal.

[@gazandenn]

It's just a shame he isn't more recognized as one of the greats. He didn't score a huge amount of goals, but his playmaking made the teams he was on better, and I can only imagine what his keypasses/assist record would have been if we had records of that time. It's mostly Danish people and Spanish who saw him around that era that knows how special he was. As a Danish kid around the 90's I can tell you, he was the milestone for any sport! Him (his brother to a lesser extent) and Schmeichel were the shit, every kid wanted to be those guys on the training grounds!

[@nikolajandersen5802]

@@gazandenn glem ikke om Preben Elkjær.

[@omarsheikh4222]

Yes they are comparable.

[@bhikujoshi5071]

@@gazandenn he still has more goals than zidane

[@harkrishahuja2809]

Great vid mate. Laudrup was one of the best in the 90s. So amazing to have watched him. Such a technically gifted player.

[@charliepedersen1900]

Best of the early 90s. Can't believe he never won the Ballon d'or.

[@pabloherrero9113]

He's as underrated as this channel

[@FootballIconic]

Cheers, fella!

[@sargonsblackgrandfather2072]

Koeman, Laudrup and Stoitchkov in the same team. That’s insane.

[@FootballIconic]

Almost like a dream👀

[@patinho5589]

And Romario I think after Koeman left.

[@kriswager]

@@patinho5589 Koeman was on the team when Romario came to Barcelona

[@mikkelandersen2167]

@@patinho5589 romario kicked laudrup out in a way...

[@mcharrisment4765]

@@mikkelandersen2167 he did. But do remember this, who actually had the last laugh when they left Barca for the other biggest club in Spain in 1994 ?

[@WhatissoHilarious]

One of the most elegant and technically perfect players I've ever seen. His movements looked so simple yet were so complex at the same time. Easily comparable with players like Zidane, Bergkamp, Iniesta. Have great and awesome memories watching this player play. Another underestimated quality: his gentleman attitude. Only the truly real great players posses that quality. Thanks for this reminder

[@jenspetersimonsen4235]

Laudrups influence on the style of recent spanish mid fielders cannot be overstated. He was able to find gaps in every defense - very hard to dispossess without fouling. A legend!

[@ismingo4264]

If Laudrup was English or Brazilian he would have been talking about like the best midfield of all time

[@sebastianpafpaf]

Michael is a tier above everybody else in scandinavia only to be challenged by his younger brother Brian. The Laudrup Bros were my biggest idols when I played (and still are) only to be surpassed by Maradona (who is untouchable and god tier). Loved your video it only lacks the Danish run in world cup 86 and 98. In both occassions they had a team that could have won the world cup. Though..... and I quote Michael Laudrup himself: "..We could beat every team in 86. But nobody could beat Maradona!" Lastly I want to mention how sympathetic the to brothers are. I have meet both players and the both times are special memories for me and a rare occasion where meeting your heroes only made them that more special to you... where more often than not your heroes disappoint.

[@henriknilsson7730]

Hold up just a sec... Gunnar Nordahl, Kurt Hamrin, Niels Liedholm, Gunnar Gren, Elkjær, Simonsen just to name a few were not a tier under Brian atleast, arguably above. Michael Laudrup, perhaps.

[@dharmabum9709]

That Michael was a tier above all other Scandinavian players I can agree on but his little brother, Brian, has "company" of several who would challenge him as the 2nd best ever Scandinavian player...fex Zlatan, Allan Simonsen, Torbjörn Nilsson, Henning Jensen, Preben Elkjær, Kurt Hamrin, Hallvar Thoresen, Frank Arnesen.

[@StillTrustNo1]

What wasn't mentioned in this video is that the man played an entire career without real injury, a red card and that level of humility and non selfishness. He was the crown jewel of what made Barcelona. No one else on this planet can say the same thing. Add those facts to the table and you understand why many perceive him as a role model for the entire sport.

[@simonforrest2522]

One of the finest European players ever and easily the best Scandinavian ..I'm a Liverpool fan and it's quite astonishing to think that we could have had Michael Laudrup alongside John Barnes in the 80's

[@Tbonyandsteak]

And Mølby

[@Cboxoak]

Laudrup at Liverpool wud be a waste. His grace on the ball deserved the best of the best to play alongside him. He got that in Juve - and especially Barca and Real. Cruyff wud have died earlier if he crossed my path for leaving him out in Barca. SUch an idiot. I laughed at him when he got humiliated against Milan in that Final despite having a big Barca heart.

[@rasmuskristensen806]

Hej hat about Rush?

[@CgGoil]

I think much of the Spanish playmaker style was created by him.

[@rappel322]

As a Dane I can tell you that nearly everyone here knows the name Laudrup - regardless if you follow football or not. He is alongside his brother an icon in Denmark. Everyone knows what a legend he was. And every child playing football is taught the skill - ‘The Laudrup’ (his trademark skill). Outside Denmark I don’t see his name pop up often in ‘great players debates’. Criminally underrated! Great vid, thanks.

[@elnikaco]

jamen må jeg gøre opmærksom på nok bedst på engelsk, that the laudrup skill is actually whats more commonly known as a marsseilles turn, or zidane roulette!

[@brianjakobsen2475]

Fun fact. He is more famous in Spain, then in Denmark. That was why his wife wanted the family to move to Japan, to get away from all the fuzz.

[@bokehintheussr5033]

The greatest Scandinavian player of all time.

[@erikf3506]

The assist at 12:13 is still one of the best assists I have ever seen. And what a play by Ebbe Sand afterwards to finish the goal. You should all watch the highlights of that game. Denmark 4 - 1 Nigeria

[@kaidige]

Its the same he did with Romário in Barca

[@smartcoach2032]

Yup, the one Laudrup scoop pass that still gives me goosebumps

[@robertalbrethsen5392]

yes how he play,saw things that other did not see

[@reneskovgaardmadsen4692]

Laudrup was an inspiration for all of us growing up watching him play. He is a curse for generations to come, for who can ever fill those shoes? Just have a look at Eriksen. A great football in his own right, but even here 25 years later Laudrup still cast his shadow over any man playing in the same style and position. That speaks clearly of Laudrups greatness and his importance to danish football culture

[@untoldhistory2800]

As a kid from Barcelona Michael Laudrup was my favourite player ever. He was my idol growing up. Total class, skills and passing. The inventor of ‘croquetas’

[@elnikaco]

im Danish like laudrup! and may I just write that such quote make me full of pride thank, u! ave a gr8 day!

[@ysal6570]

Laudrup retired, His right foot became Xavi and His left foot became Iniesta. -True Story.

[@Cboxoak]

LOL Good one! Really love it!

[@johnpacino007]

Laudrup is one of the five best european players i've seen, in 40+ years of watching this game. Cruyff, Best, Beckenbauer, Zidane, being the other four european players.

[@nottheonefromearth]

I 'd swap Best with Maldini, C. Ronaldo and with Michael Laudrup.

[@isaksidenius7059]

Van Basten?

[@johnpacino007]

@@isaksidenius7059 Great player. Just a tad below the five players i've listed.

[@thewolverine7516]

Zidane is African, and swap Zidane with platini

[@McFlashh]

Van Dijk is better than Beckenbauer and Ronaldo should be there instead of Laudrup

[@56postoffice]

A Spanish playmaker.....who's Danish. GOAT.👏

[@anderschristensen4072]

hvad snakker du om donald duck...dansk viking

[@perbyrgren3419]

@@anderschristensen4072 Greatest Off All Time - på Dansk = Den Største Nogensinde !!!! Der er forskel på om folk spekulere på om du er en idiot eller du åbner munden og fjerner enhver tvivl (frit efter Mark Twain)

[@anderschristensen4072]

@@perbyrgren3419 spekulere du bare løs,vi er nogen her,der ved din søster er billig.

[@isaksidenius7059]

I might be biased as a Dane but he is top 10 all-time for me, and together with Van Basten the best player in the 90s, he should have at least 2 ballon d'Or!

[@whiteknight8490]

“The Ballon D'or is worth nothing because Michael Laudrup never won it.” -Pep Guardiola

[@Jazzyak47]

Best passer in football history. He saw things nobody else was even predicting.

[@egelund1976]

Was funny to watch a big game with Man City and Laudrup standing on the sideline commentating. Guardiola was walking along the sideline and then saw Laudrup. I never seen Guardiola hugging that much, his idol from his years at Barcelona.

[@reiergv]

amazing player! Preben Elkjaer and Laudrup were two of my absolute favourites in the 86 world cup.

[@thomasandersen1784]

Indeed, and the fun fact here, must be the way the two players was acting on a filed. Laudrup was the gentleman, who rarely did things on his own, and was sometimes too much of a team player, were Elkjaer was the complete opposite, with he's moves from the center of the field, ploving down towards the goal, to smash that round ball in the net. It worked once in a while, and when it did....it was magic.

[@sharvilmali437]

Can you make a video about Peter Schmeichel?

[@flipflop1591]

It’s hard to say with the Denmark team, yes an amazing player but if he played, the games would’ve been different and they might bot necessarily have won it. Totally hypothetical of course, sometimes the stars align and Denmark winning that tournament is still an unbelievable achievement

[@jonpool9030]

My thoughts exactly

[@therealJayRoe]

Exactly. It would be like exchanging the winning lottery ticket for one with better odds.

[@isakdinhox1451]

Robert pires please

[@henrikjauert3398]

He was even voted “Best foreign player the last 25 years” from 1974-1999 in Spain. Go and check who he was up against.. It’s a joke he never won Ballon d’ or

[@read-oneasl3785]

Iniesta, xavi won wc & uero but never get ballon d'or

[@TheLizzerazu]

@@read-oneasl3785 Messi and Ronaldo is thought of the best players ever. But they both say Maradona is the best. But guess who was voted above Maradona in Spain, where Messi plays and Ronaldo was in his prime. Yes.. You guessed it. Michael Laudrup.

[@RacketBlue]

Michael Laudrup was the best - I agree! I saw all his matches when he played Barcelona - so many good games and fantastic goals and assist.

[@fugitivemoses7515]

As a kid I had heard about him but the first time I saw him play was at France 98. Denmark tore my country Nigeria to shreds.

[@MrDESPREOCUPADO04]

My favorite player. So much elegance. Best vision ever

[@Voldsgaard66]

He is one of the few players who could make the "forbidden move" and still hold the respect of the fans of his former team (Barcelona -> R. Madrid)

[@_allthatjazz_8667]

Well after feeding Romario and Stoichkov he needed a new Challenge and made Zamorano topscorer in Madrid 😂

[@ivanlucacorda8441]

Why do you keep mentioning how many goals he scored, as if he should be judged by that? He's main task was never to score goals. Number of assists would make more sense, even though that would also just play a small part of he's total value as a player.

[@noah1179]

he literally mentions it in the video...

[@TellusJD]

because as stated in the video, its hard to get correct statistics on assists sadly before the mid 90's

[@thomasroedgaard117]

It was great watching Michael in the 80s but it was magical wathching him playing for Barcelona, Real Madrid and Ajax.

[@amsterdamG2G]

I was sad when he had to leave Barca, and very very surprised he wanted to play for us in Amsterdam.

[@KriminalisDK]

As a dane born in 1983 this video made me proud! Very good job and I love how you got all the details like the 2X5-0's. You did however miss one very important part. Michael returned for the national team and played in Denmarks QF run i the 98 WC in France. He played together with Brian one last time and they both retired after the defeat to Brazil

[@AndersGetherSoerensen]

Sad that Barcelona do not give him greater respect in their Hall of Fame. A disrespect to him for the championships he played a big role in. Michael Laudrup and Preben Elkjær were Denmark's toxic frontrunners. Those of us who can remember fondly remember the big match against Sovjetun in Copenhagen in 1985. 4-2 to Denmark. Probably the best match played on Danish soil ever.

[@Svenssonism]

The reason Michael Laudrup dont get the respect from Barca as he went to Real Madrid and won la liga with them, it still hurt on Barca that day today. I remember first time el. classico with Laudrup playing for Real Madrid, in Barcelona, there best player had changed team and had now become a judas, in there eyes, people went crazy.

[@banjobennysen4885]

4-1 against Russia isn't too bad either :D

[@noah1179]

@@Svenssonism Ikke helt sandt den sidste del. Michael Laudrup er den ENESTE spiller der har skiftet fra Barca til Real eller modsat, der IKKE blev buet eller lagt for had for dette skifte. Netop fordi han var en "unselfish gentleman" og var højtelsket af begge sider.

[@Svenssonism]

@@noah1179 Du har ikke ret, el classico real madrid mod barcelona i barcelona, Michael Laudrup blev pebet ud hver gang han havde bolden, husker det som i går.

[@kmarkdR1]

@michael Klitgaard Du har helt ret. Han blev skiftet ud i den kamp. Han spillede ikke godt. Han var nærmest i chok over den ekstreme pibekoncert der bølgede ned over, ham fra (den gang) 120.000 stående tilskuere.

[@nza1804]

Easily the best passer of all time. There used to be a 90 minute compilation of just his passes. Even his worst through ball is better than many of passes of top attack midfielders today. Ozil, Iniesta, even Messi do not pass as well as Laudrup. He passes through players but with a soft touch which makes it easy for them to shoot or for first touch

[@idiot3412]

Xavi is quite easily the best passer football has ever seen.

[@thewolverine7516]

nah , best passers are , xavi, laudrup, iniesta, messi and pirlo. Rest all are below , including those overrated English midfielders.

[@charliepedersen1900]

@@idiot3412 he can have second place. In my book nobody has matched Laudrup yet.

[@Cboxoak]

No doubt the best player of the 90's. Period. Don't care he didn't win as much as other players. Doesn't change a bit about his massive talent. The Barca Dream Team Recipé: Goigoxtea give the ball to Pep. Pep pass to Laudrup. Few dribbles and touches to leave 4 Real Madrid midfielders behind like statues. Raise his eyes and see Stoichkov full speed in behind the defence. Deliver a perfectly timed killer thru ball. GOL!!! Kick Off -> Repeat with Romario next up to finish it...

[@vladimirgurovsky1527]

Criminally underrated. Anything before the 80's is before my time so I can't objectively rate players before that era. But since I've been watching football, no one, and I mean *no one* I've ever watched had Laudrup's vision and passing abilities. The man played grandmaster chess on the football pitch. Top 5 of all time for me, easily.

[@idiot3412]

top 5 is too high. Laudrop was amazing, but there's no way he's better then Messi, Ronaldo, Pele, Maradonna, or Zidane.

[@droo3010]

@@idiot3412you are comparing him with goal scorers . Laudrup was a better playmaker than any of those you just mentioned. His vision was also better than any of those you mentioned. Laudrup a dribbling was better than Messi’s and his passing aswell.

[@dominionefe8545]

Top Scandanevia players in my opinion Zlatan Ibrahimovic Michael laundrup Peter schmeichel Cristian eeiksen Ole gunner solsker

[@nikolajandersen5802]

Bro can you make a video about Preben Elkjær. He is my favourite player ever and my dads hero. And the best danish player ever. It would make a great video.

[@binilgn5941]

Best danish player ever? What?

[@Valjean666dk]

The most cheeky player, maybe.

[@antonfj_2260]

Allan Simonsen Hood shout

[@peternielsen2315]

And perhaps also a video of Jakob Laursen....

[@hip5702]

Sometimes there are players that are so good and mesmerizing to watch that one can't help loving them no matter what country or what team they play for.

[@MrObame]

A player most modern top players would consider in their top five or top ten, and that says a lot about how underrated he was since the public do/did not.

[@johncambridge7339]

A world world class player

[@canecorsomolosser3294]

Proud of seeing him in Ajax shirt. Something I never forget. One of the greatest in his time 👍

[@egelund1976]

He is and always will be my favorite player of all time.

[@biksonshrestha9847]

This channel is underrated like Laudrup❤️ you're the best bro ! Keep the videos coming 🙏

[@Skramso10]

Great vid. Im from Denmark and followed both brothers their whole careers. Michael is/was a true gentleman on and off the field. He would have been Even better in todays game.

[@nevermindshort3]

Zlatan is a different player, more useful in the box, but Laudrup had the vision maybe never seen in football history since.

[@rasmuskristensen806]

Why mention zlatan? He is not half of what Michael were

[@ayushman8878]

This channel is destined for huge success

[@FootballIconic]

My man!

[@ThobyWan]

His vision and through balls is still unmatched

[@danielgrafik]

So being Danish, I'm heavily biased. But. I think Laudrup is top 3 all-time footballers; a few short comings in the physical and defending departments, sure, but he literally changed football; with his vision, his deep passes, setting up team mates, creating something out of nothing, none had done what he did when he did it, and few can do it now. To me the quote from Alan Tate who played under Laudrup, as the coach, for Swansea: The he (Laudrup) was still the best player on the squad. At 48. 14 years retired. This article from the Guardian is stil one of my favorit football reads: www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/21/michael-laudrup-portrait-of-an-icon-denmark-barcelona-real-madrid

[@elnikaco]

and btw I was so proud to hear of his achievements again, and reading platinis quote just makes me weep of pride!

[@illestkid4145]

I love what you're doing educating fans on the history of the game because we all know there are some fans with "opinions" in desperate need of a lesson Also I know there's a documentary and all but since u did one for eden hazard , might u also consider a rise and fall vid for the El Nino, Fernando Torres🇪🇸?

[@hapipe10]

Pele in the 60's Cruyff in the 70's Maradona in the 80's And Michael was the best in the 90's

[@Luggiefrank]

Platini in the 80s

[@aramskaef6955]

@@Luggiefrank nice joke

[@hapipe10]

@Peter Peters R9 yes he is iconic but the injury-prone stall majority of his career is the same as Roby Baggio. Gullit and Van Basten are out of the question, Lothar was much more consistent.

[@lelobest]

Baggio in the 90s

[@transparent6748]

When football becomes pure art...yes best dane along with Allan Simonsen 70s and Preben Elkjær 80s....great video btw

[@dgh25]

Schmeichel?

[@hocuspocus3758]

@@dgh25 ... I see what you mean...but he’s still a goalkeeper lol

[@tobiasnielsen2142]

There’s a lot of amazing Danish players, and Michael Laudrup is one of the best. I’ve seen other comments asking for a video about Preben Elkjær (also an amazing player), but other than him I would also like the great Allan Simonsen and Brian Laudrup.

[@kevindoyle4057]

He was my football idol as a kid. Wild thing is, in '92, after the euro win for Denmark, I got to meet him. I played in the Brøndby club at the time (Brøndby was a real working class club, with multiple teams for ages 5 and up). I was 10 at the time and my team had just concluded our last training of the season, as kind of a "have a nice summer"-thing, right before the annual summer party for the whole club. When we got up to the clubhouse where we'd normally have french fries and a coke, we were treated to the majority of the '92 national squad (believe it was 9 past, and at that time current Brøndby players). We got to take penalty shots at Schmeichel and (can't remember who) dribbled around and made us realise how far we still had to go, if we wanted to become pro :'D Those guys were so frickin' awesome and down to earth.

[@HaveAniceDay2450]

He was really good at Barcelona. I loved watching his loops to Romario or Stoichkov. And at the same time he was an elegant player

[@Nenvolk]

Players like Michael Laudrup will often not get as much praise from their coach, since they make it look too easy :D (my opinion)

[@Tbonyandsteak]

The Irony is to make things look easy, are the most difficult of all. Sportsmen and Martial artist, tries to get to that level. A fighter that hassles to his succes, seems better to people.

[@2face789]

"His relatively low goal score". That might be a bit misleading. He scored more goals than players like Zidane, Xavi and Iniesta despite playing a lot fewer games. Do people often say these players had a low goal score?

[@AurioDK]

Your perfect nr. 10, they don´t make them anymore. So many gifted players have come and gone in that position like f.ex. Pirlo, Zidane, Platini, Rui Costa and Puskas ... Laudrup was among the best of them. The thing is, they just don´t make them anymore. While specialized positions still very much exist most modern teams rely less heavily on them.

[@stephannielsen4177]

I think one of the strikers he played with, Stoichkov or Zamarano i think said, that playing with him made them score the easiest goals of their lives.

[@Hammerhook12]

Romario and Raul also - Both named Micheal Laudrup as the best they've played with.

[@toocooldk]

Best scandinavian ever, with Schmeichel and Allan Simonsen just behind him. Forget about Zlatan and Henke.

[@langletprolet8378]

Zlatan is probably the most popular though, cus of internet and the personality.

[@oceanmike8516]

Finally an underrated legend Please do Michael ballack next

[@not_online]

I have micheal laudrups card fc mobile but holy this card is op he averages around 5 to 7 goals as well as 5 assist

[@ValentinStockalper]

Im from Denmark and he’s a football god for us id wish i could get the chance of seeing him play live He’s one of the most underrated players in history

[@yacqubmahamedaden6188]

@Tdan Kendrosdidnt Denmark win the european championship without Laudrup (michael) in 1992.

[@ToTheNines87368]

Major probs for trying the danish pronunciations of clubs and names, it’s not easy.

[@kasperhansen4472]

You have not mentioned Laudrup in the best era of danish football. The Euros 84` and the World Cup 86` and the World Cup 98 where he actually captained the team to a quarterfinal which was lost 3-2 to Brasil. Those were his glory days at national level. In his early days he played as a striker in a traditional 4-4-2 with fellow danish striker Preben Elkjaer, topscorer in Italy with Verona when they won their only ever scudetto title. The two of them made out a formidable duo, the best attacking duo at national level in Europe. They scored a total of 12 goals in the 8 qualifiers for WC 86. Elkjaer scoring cascades of goals and Laudrup the ever so elegant provider and scorer of quite a few goals himself. He played in a danish national team full of confident brilliant players from top clubs around Europe and he had no demands from the Danes who just simply adored him. See the 3-1 goal from the WC 86 where Laudrup outplays the entire Uruguayan backline and scores a brilliant goal in the 6-1 thrashing of the regarded outsiders for the title Uruguay. Denmark became favorites to win the title and everybody was talking about the modern genius Michael Laudrup. In Barcelona he was a number 10 or if you like a false number 9. And his passing was so outstanding that sometimes you would get the feeling that the whole Camp Nou didn't see the possibility of the pass before he made it. Taking out a whole defense with just one touch and delivering it with inch precision, masked to perfection. Never seen passing at that level before or since, simply the best at the masked pass. His stats for assists where through the roof. As you could see when he arrived at Real Madrid. Zamorano was not doing well as striker in Real scoring 11 goals in 93/94 season, then Laudrup arrives and in 94/95 season Zamorano became top scorer with 28 goals. Whether Slatan or Laudrup is the best Scandinavian is up for debate. In my biased view though being a dane there is no comparison. Laudrup was different class, he was a genius, he was a once in a lifetime experience with elegance, class, superior vision, brilliant technique. He was simply Wonderfull to watch and he inspired so many great players to follow like Iniesta and Guardiola. For me he is my all time favorite behind Zico, with Messi as number 3. Zidane was a great player but he didn't surprise all of us and inspire us the same way Laudrup did.

[@Balde-y6q]

Yo soy Argentino y cada vez que alguien habla de Lionel "pecho de hielo" Messi respondo "Pero vos lo viste a Michael Laudrup?" Para mí también es el mejor de la.historia

[@rasmuskristensen806]

Denmark did not one time play a 4-4-2 in the 80's why would you even say that?

[@lameduck3105]

Not to break the charm or disrespect Elkjaer but he wasn't topscorer in Serie A when Verona won the title. And the Danish team played a 5-3-2 or 3-5-2 in '84 and '86.

[@Christian_Bagger]

Doubt Denmark would ever provide a player of that caliber again.

[@neg8098]

Say no more, Lord Bendtner😎

[@bjarnelouager8036]

@@neg8098 What the fuck.................. :-D what a sad ass statment............... :-D

[@ryanphilander7636]

Baggio or joe cole or le tissier pls

[@amsterdamG2G]

I choose Le Tissier

[@ndexer]

The fact that Laudrup never won a Ballon d'Or..

[@DamonMacready]

Not only an excellent player, but a very nice guy!

[@mikaelmarinusbetzer154]

If you look at it then when Michael played for Bacelona was when Iniesta was at the La masia

[@kimejebari6286]

Hey man - just wanted to say you produce some really great content. Keep it up!

[@informal_idiot]

Super cool channel Tinashe! Thought I heard a familiar accent (Saffa), so I did a bit of digging. Can't wait for it to blow up. Content is really good and thoroughly researched and presented well too. Yup, pop me on the fan list!

[@alexanderbendtsen2426]

Was a force of nature on the Danish national team as well. Especially during the mid80's. Had iconic masterclass-performances against Russia in 1985 (an absolute beast team in their own right, during this period) and against The South American champions, Uruguay at the 86 World cup, scoring an iconic solo goal in the process.

[@thescepticalviking9127]

The best Danish player ever and one of the all time best players.

[@huzzman6324]

Great storytelling once again 👍 well presented

[@dengode317]

Shaked his hand for about two years ago, and I will never forget that moment! He is an absolute true legend! (And very friendly too).

[@llaauuddrruupp]

2:30: That's Brian, but that happens a lot ;-) 6:27: To me, Bakero and Amor deserve to be mentioned much more than Guardiola does in connection with the Dream Team. Bakero in particular was tremendous.

[@abdullahnoman1829]

He is a good manager as well :) Swansea city afc

[@FootballIconic]

Won the league cup!

[@cathalmurphy3227]

@@FootballIconic but then gave up his managerial journey for bags of cash in Qatar

[@martinslvsten428]

The players at Swansea said that when he played along with them in training, he was still the best player on the pitch.

[@Gadeberg90]

Also did good things with Getafe

[@FurboFar]

@@cathalmurphy3227 wasn’t he pushed out of Swansea?!? 🤷🏼‍♂️