NOBODY Could Stop Prime Michael Owen!

[@Neket88]

the first time I saw him was at WC 98. his goal against Argentina is still one of the best I ever seen

[@arenlarken8647]

Lol. no it wasnt. it was a nice goal, but its not even among his 10 best goals. No idea why the English go on about that goal so much. Important goal on big stage yes. One of the bests goals ever seen? so far from it its laughable. He beats one player and then scores...thats all.

[@denzel1989]

​@@arenlarken8647it was defo a top 10

[@dderek8528]

​@@arenlarken8647One player? Do you know who that was? You do appreciate the stage right? Did you realize there was no inspiration coming from anywhere for England? Do you know the enormous task placed on a kid in the circumstance? Did you realize how much grounds that kid had to dash from being caught or closed down on? Your description of the great goal is beyond simplistic.

[@arenlarken8647]

@@dderek8528 Huh? I can show you 10 goals each from Bergkamp, Van Basten, Messi, Maradona, etc etc that are better than this...which you claim is "one of the greatest goals ever". Exaggerate much???

[@vinniedurrant]

@@arenlarken8647 It's a great goal and this guy has his own opinion so let me ask you: Why the fuck are you on here?

[@SA-oj7rp]

Prime Owen was a nightmare for defenders. He was super fast, quick, can dribble and can finish well.

[@Bread_Garlichouse]

He could run fast in a straight line. Not the trickiest player. Never cut it in the UCL

[@yippeekiyay9219]

Because i was young and didnt understand serious injuries he went from being my favourite player to my most despised player. Dont outstay your welcome. A lightning fast lethal finisher in his prime, functional skills focused entirely on blasting a hole in your goalkeeepers net.

[@HeartBreakKid711]

Who tf are you

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

@@HeartBreakKid711 what a pointless comment..

[@HeartBreakKid711]

What Lol?

[@yungclimba]

Who gives a f if you despised him

[@vman99]

I remember I was about 8 years old and one of my friends told me that Micheal Owen in his prime was one of the best strikers ever. This was about 2008, long after he’d been elite. It took me a while but Sean was right. At the time I wasn’t a football fan. The next season I started supporting Arsenal.

[@ADRPLREVIEW]

Honestly very good video! Great editing music and great clips

[@Easy_tiger69]

Quick and Great finisher , won the ballondor for 2 games.Germany and the FA Cup final. Never reaching 20 goals in a season shows.he wasn't at it week in week out, but good.on the big.occasions

[@Z5100-k7t]

Back then 20 goals a season was considered very high in that era . People rated players based on what they did example Owen scored goals in the quarter finals vs Argentina , Brazil and Portugal at the WC / Euros . Harry Kane scores a hat-rick against Andorra in a friendly and then missing against Croatia ….. who would you prefer in your team ?

[@pauliyonas3576]

​@@Z5100-k7tKevin Phillips playing for Sunderland scored 30 goals in 1999/00 season

[@Salacious-Crumb]

Imo owen was the closest to R9 englands produced

[@sunnyjim1355]

No, Gazza was.

[@Salacious-Crumb]

@@sunnyjim1355 gazza played midfield

[@davidanderton6226]

I think you’re right, just the difference between the 2 is significant

[@tweedlio2763]

You're probably right, but for perspective, the gap between R9 and Owen is the same as the one between Owen and me.

[@AR-q8z]

@@davidanderton6226different styles of play but Owen was still incredible

[@CKD3332]

Owen between 1997-2001 was one of my favourite players. Until he scored the two goals against us in the 2001 F. A Cup final anyway.

[@scottbillingham2221]

They talk about two great feet, speed etc when describing a player...but what a great footballing brain this lad had.

[@LoveSerah]

Never seen any one like him after that.

[@adidasaddict2023]

Rooney?kane?

[@LoveSerah]

@@adidasaddict2023 Different kind of strikers. Owen only go for 1 thing - goal, whilist rooney is half assist half scoring, kane was taken to defend by southgate haha.

[@adammac4960]

Hasn’t been a striker like him. In his prime he was as good as anyone at that time. I remember going away to work in Egypt and all the locals there because I was English were calling me Micheal Owen 😂 because that’s what they related England with back in 2001. That’s how big he was on the world stage. I’m A Newcastle fan as well

[@bryanleeyf87]

I'd say the closest to Owen is Aguero. Funnily enough, Owen was Aguero's idol.

[@pauliyonas3576]

​@@bryanleeyf87Aguero is better than Owen man

[@Kone347]

@@pauliyonas3576🤣🤣🤣

[@pauliyonas3576]

@@Kone347 well Aguero is better than Owen that is the truth and Owen never scored 20 league goals or 29 all competion goals in his career plus Aguero didn't become shit after getting injured unlike Owen. Aguero have 150+ more goals and 60+ more assists than Owen in his career well being better overall player.

[@pauliyonas3576]

@@adammac4960 I am not city fan and Aguero is far better than Owen it is not even close Owen is lucky he English because he is one of the most overrated player.

[@warrensanchez3526]

He was electric in 01

[@allstarwatt7246]

defenders very often resorted to doing intentional fouls on him, because they knew they couldn't stop him

[@AR-q8z]

He was a true baller. Can take on players at will

[@kennethdrewary1094]

The only thing that stopped Owen, was Owen. If he played 10 games without injury, he was sure to pick up an injury. He never has a good run in the team

[@martinkenna6735]

Had he played for sir alex a lot sooner he would have been looked after better injury wise and had an even better career.

[@thomaspalmer36]

My french friend used to ban using Owen on the earlier PES games, because it was unfair.

[@andrewbergman9315]

I based my entire playing style on him when I was in my 20s, similar pace, sadly not similar ability 🤣

[@jasonjansen9831]

Me too haha. I'm fast. Can't do much else lol.

[@Zoup009]

*The tragedy of Michael Owen is, he only knew one way to play: Race at defenders with supersonic speed, completely leave them flat footed or lying in the dust; the goalkeeper mesmerized, while he rounds them all and slots the ball into the net.* The crowds went wild and his Liverpool, Real Madrid (initially at least) and England managers loved it too. They kept encouraging him to play that way and unfortunately they never trained him in other aspects such as, one-two passes, crossing, heading, fake runs etc, nor did he learn himself. Speed running was the only way he knew. Unfortunately, doing this day in and day out blew his hamstrings and he was never the same and could not regain that speed. He therefore slowly devolved to mediocrity since he knew no other way to play, unlike other speed demons in their prime like Arjen Robben and Cristiano Ronaldo. Other speedy players knew other styles besides racing at defenders and leaving them in the dust and scoring, while poor Michael Owen only knew that one way. Poor guy even hired speed trainers, but his legs never allowed it again. I blame Liverpool and also Real Madrid for not fully developing him and overusing him in his youth and completely blowing his legs out. He could have been a legend and a world-class player, talked about for generations to come, if only he had better managers, in his formative phase. 😪

[@AshHalls]

What on earth are you rambling on about. Blowing his legs out, you must have been on the gear when writing that . Haha

[@Zoup009]

@@AshHalls it appears you don't know what you're talking about. Did you not see how many hamstring injuries he had, how many knee injuries he had? Did you not see how he deteriorated after that? He was great player no doubt, but he was a one-trick pony.

[@AshHalls]

To say he is a one trick pony, you didn’t watch him play. You are the clueless one my friend. He could run in behind, goal poach, and his build up play was still good. Otherwise how can he play for 3 of the biggest clubs in the world. Obvious his career was ruined by injury, but to say it’s because he always ran fast hahah sorry mate, but that’s too funny

[@Zoup009]

@@AshHalls snickering, laughing and mocking does not make you right. I have seen him play many times, for club and country. Of course he has done a few other things, but majority of it is speed running. You have your opinion and I have mine, that's all there is to it. There's no need for us to convince each other. Take care and goodbye.

[@LoveSerah]

You dont understand the concept of "the power of focus on what you do best."

[@MirzaThePrinceOfAyaza]

Dangerous tackle his taken😢

[@eight10aaronn]

“That shot is impossible. I saw Yaya Touré do it once”

[@gooner7768]

Magnificent player at peak. Shame about his personality and brain though.

[@westington1]

I can’t get my head around him saying he’s only watched 4 films in his life……..and that he’s also doesn’t like music either. He’s a strong contender for the most boring man in the world. (He does like strong cheese though, so there’s a wild side there 😂)

[@JoBlakeLisbon]

​@@westington1Why does passively sitting watching films make you 'interesting'? I'd say playing in world cups, winning the ballom d'or and scoring in important finals makes you interesting.

[@westington1]

@@JoBlakeLisbon In character my friend. I watched those world cups and it was incredibly exciting to watch Owen when he first broke through. He’s done amazing things, and even with injuries was a great player. But he’s a boring fucker, and the comments about movies and music especially, just blow my mind. He lacks charisma and isn’t the most likeable person in interviews etc. That’s my opinion, doesn’t mean you have to share it

[@tfootball8704]

When Owen broke through at 17/18 he was the clostest player to R9 in the world, that is why he won the ballon d'or, going to Real Madrid ruined him because they played him left wing to fit him in with the galaclto's, then injuries ruined his career.

[@dublinsfaircity]

Dont remember him playing for Liverpool. Wasn't he at utd? And no top Liverpool player would ever move to them so he definately never played for LFC.

[@philippevie3258]

He was s###e a decent finisher an electricly quick that's all

[@d8456]

Not really any major honours but still manage to bag a ballor dor

[@zZArsenicZz]

3 league cups, an fa cup, prem medal and a balon dor, not bad really

[@Bread_Garlichouse]

​@@zZArsenicZzprem medal he played very little part in, and was way past his short prime by then.

[@speedking7224]

The 2000 2001 treble mate😂

[@Jack-lk7wk]

I grew up wanting to play football like Ronaldinho and Owen that says a lot

[@80skid83]

Best English striker after Lineker

[@inkledoodle6503]

He must be the least skilled/ worst overall player to win a Ballon D’or? Super fast for a few seasons. Thats kind of it though?

[@AR-q8z]

Least skilled Owen was a phenomenal player in his prime

[@maudalmusicalmachines3541]

Huh! Looks a lot like prime Pulisic 😁

[@CrisTheRed]

Owen and (Brazilian) Ronaldo fully fit dream strike force

[@Bread_Garlichouse]

Maybe in winning 11 one. In reality I'd take any of Raul,Henry,Shevchenko,Vieri Batistuta alongside R9....if we're talking late 90s early 2000s

[@Rockuaumijlocu]

He was little, fast and talented. So they broke his legs...

[@RossMcCarthy1990]

While I love Owen, I find it amazing that he never reached 20 league goals in a season, nor 30 goals in a season overall.

[@PAP-o7l]

That's probably got more to do with the standard of players around him. Heskey..? In a better Liverpool side, he'd score way more.

[@abcdefg3214]

Michael Owen said he loved playing beside heskey... Heskey was a strikers dream partner if you understand football

[@jimclawley9117]

Think the defence was a lot more physical then than now. We’re many players scoring 25/30 goals. We did a lot of excellent strikers back then, Shearer, Cole, Owen, Ferdinand, Phillips, Sutton to name a few

[@PAP-o7l]

@@abcdefg3214 "If you understand football"....😂 Like you do, you mean...? I watched them week after week & Heskey was NOT a world class footballer. Owen would've probably scored more goals, if he was playing alongside other world class players. You'd get that, if you understood football.

[@stretchnoetho]

@@PAP-o7la world class player makes the players round him seem world class too.

[@gazf6163]

Brilliant player, one of my favourites growing up, but he just seems to have this smug high opinion of himself these days. I've seen interviews with the likes of Zidane and Ronaldiniho, and they are much more humble and down to Earth.

[@higgins007]

Fowler was a better finisher. Probably the best finisher of all time.

[@robovac3557]

He was elite. Seeing Fowler talking about how he was better was laughable.

[@tweedlio2763]

His pace was, after he lost his pace he was average on a good day

[@dderek8528]

​@@tweedlio2763Funny how people jump on internet buzz to show theit know stuff. What did he lose his pace to? You have no idea what ways athletes adjust to different injuries. So you can join the lost his pace chorus.

[@tweedlio2763]

@@dderek8528 what are you on about you plum!? Owen's pace was elite...but that's it, It's well known (i thought it was anyway) that owen had major hamstring issues, something like one missing tendon and one attached incorrectly (don't quote me) which caused him to lose his rapidness. Once that was lost he ended up at Newcastle where he averaged 8-9 goals a season. Fowler and him had very identical goal ratio too.

[@paulmichaelrichardson6582]

@@tweedlio2763 Prime owen was a different level to Fowler

[@tweedlio2763]

@ Prime owen shared a golden boot with dion dublin and chris sutton because 18 league goals was his max. Fowler scored 28 one season

[@adillambat]

Mbappe can’t chat to him

[@selvaram5670]

He won the ballon d or with old toilet players trying to think they were better.

[@ucheezenwa7432]

And these aren’t even his best clips

[@CountMackula]

Not showing the classic goals at Toon away that time lol

[@dan7972-k9m]

The fact he won a Balon Dor and Thierry never did still amazes me. Even Owen’s highlights are meh 😂

[@nc2933]

Jesus, he gave poor Albaina an awful time!

[@userafpk]

Anton Ferdinand saying he struck fear into defenders. He didn’t even play against him what would he know lol

[@radfordmcawesome7947]

that's rio ferdinand, you muppet

[@caeserromero3013]

He did play against him. for West H, Sunderland and QPR.

[@westham118]

Really? The Michael Owen that won the Balon D’or and bought by Real Madrid was good? No follin’? You sir. Are artificial intelligence

[@seanq5223]

Very good player but don't be comparing him to Mbappé. Owen went to Real Madrid and was crap. For England and Liverpool, never won the biggest honors and never really got close. Had scary Pace at one stage but once that went, he wasn't same danger at all.

[@anthonyjames8783]

Check his minutes per games at real He Won the ballon d’or @ 22 how many of them has Mbappe won

[@seanq5223]

@@anthonyjames8783 okay so you're saying he was successful at Real Madrid? Ask any Real Madrid fan, they'll tell you otherwise. Very good player but personally I don't think he delivered on the early promise. Both himself and Rooney were billed as potential hall of famers at an early age same with Jack Wilshire and Theo Walcott. Certainly at international level, they were all ultimately underwhelming. Seems maybe a hype and pressure thing because Harry Kane, who came through with none of that hype and fanfare has pretty much left then all in the dust certainly at international level.

[@jasonjansen9831]

@@seanq5223 Absolutely he was a success in Spain. When he actually got minutes he scored. He was better than Raul that season.

[@pauliyonas3576]

​@@anthonyjames8783he won the ballon d'or with 24 goals man and never scored 20 goals in league football. Mbappe is billion times better than him

[@pauliyonas3576]

​@@jasonjansen9831Raul should have won the ballon d'or Owen won Raul 32 goals Owen 24 goals

[@terrybunch7313]

And every Owen was unlikeable.

[@hartzldn]

I’ve seen a million players better than this fella. Cannot believe he’s won a Ballondor and some of the greats have missed out on one. A mockery

[@cameronmcrae9768]

He had 2/3 decent seasons. He was put on a pedestal by English media, pushed further than he was capable of. Also had legs made of plasticine

[@Z5100-k7t]

From 98 to 2004 absolute beast, did note England in those 6 years than Harry Kane done in his whole career

[@dderek8528]

Which of them didn't he deserve? Or your job is just to hate, not to give answers you don't have?

[@hartzldn]

@@dderek8528 Micheal Owen, 2001- No league Title, No champions league, No International Trophies, Less than 20 Goals, Injured for large part of the season…

[@Z5100-k7t]

@@hartzldn fa cup , Europa league cup , uefa super cup , football league cup . 3 trophies for a sub bar Liverpool side. I’m not saying he was better than Zidane, Ronaldo , Figo etc but he was a player that could change a game on his own e.g. winning the fa cup final by himself

[@sunnyjim1355]

What a terrible compilation, didn't even include the goal against Argentina, or the winner against CIty when he played for United! Going by this, he really wasn't that good then, and actually he wasn't, overall.

[@LJC1444]

Had a bad day? Replying negativley to other comments as well - what a strange guy. This was about his Ballon d'Or season and only that season, so no those goals were not included

[@andrewbergman9315]

Or his solo goal vs Coventry which is my favourite

[@gman7177]

He was a great player for 1-2 seasons of his prime, but considering the other players to win the trophy, he's easily the worst player to ever win the Ballon d'Or. He relied purely on his athleticism and instinct. The garbage that comes out of his mouth nowadays highlights how little he knows about football.

[@mikeisfenomeno]

got to be trolling 💀

[@marksith6550]

Only 7 seasons in a row top scorer at Liverpool….And you say he was a great player for 1-2 seasons. Imagine being the worst player to win the balon Dor but still winning the balon dor!!! Hahaha!!

[@TheNilliz85]

Im a United Supporter since the late 80's. And even I know thats a crock lol. And despite him playing for united for a short time he will always be a liverpool player in my eyes. but at his peak he was better than any player to play in Liverpool since lol.. outrages talent

[@sf2explus184]

obviously a guy who was injured very early cannot carry on at the same level. if he did he could have won atleast another ballon dor

[@Daysidinacruzitapulllylola]

He could of done even more than henry but the injuries

[@ungurmaour4301]

being english is the only reason he won that ballon d'or

[@LJC1444]

Yeah because English players win the Ballon d'Or every season - journalists from around 100 countries vote and they all have a pact to vote the English player every year!

[@ungurmaour4301]

@@LJC1444 I mean Owen was decent but being decent player + being english pop star > being great player. Raul was robbed in 2001, that's a fact

[@user-us6vl6vn6f]

​@ungurmaour4301 what are you talking about him being English, what does that have to do with anything he was unbelievable, you obviously never watched from when he burst onto the scene and how good he was when he was at Liverpool. Your the reason KZbin needs to monitor comments.

[@sunnyjim1355]

@@ungurmaour4301 " Raul was robbed in 2001, that's a fact". Oh, you actually have factual proof of that, do you? 🤪

[@pauliyonas3576]

​@@sunnyjim1355the proof is Raul scored 32 goals well Owen scored 24 goals that season plus Raul is a better overall player.

[@danijelnovokmet9582]

Head and shoulders worst player to win it. Agbonlahor is closer to him than he is to that award.

[@chrisg9615]

You don't win the Ballon D'or unless you're top class. He was at that time.

[@TheNilliz85]

​@@chrisg9615 well these days you can win it without deserving it, as "he" has several times. but yes a crap player would never win it and people just seem to have forgotten how good he was.

[@stevenicol1]

Shocking take

[@gru773]

Cry some more​@@TheNilliz85

[@Daysidinacruzitapulllylola]

The worst player to win it with out deserve in it was messi like in 3 or 4 ocasions

[@philipryan6003]

Big game player

[@matthewdoyle3877]

Over rated