The Art of Italian Defending

[@robs9237]

"If I have to make a tackle then I have already made a mistake" - Paolo Madini

[@Vipul6190]

He said slide. If I have to make a slide then I have already made a mistake

[@bertrandronge9019]

While in the mean time, Cannavaro was doing amazing clean tacklet

[@az_kinani]

Nesta is so elegant and smart in every tackle. My all time favourite defender

[@dominikw.4814]

Maldini

[@jjgg-eb9hm]

@@dominikw.4814 Baresi

[@ade83ish]

Ac milan

[@sharonrosenfeld1003]

The best ever

[@joshuanwogu2356]

damn right

[@stevengerrard110]

And behind all, Buffon.

[@farhadmahfuz8843]

Yes,even if you somehow get past the defenders,good luck getting past Buffon.

[@d444]

@@farhadmahfuz8843 Or Toldo, or Perruzi

[@ricardokaka3824]

​​​@@d444Dino Zoff is the best, after that comes Buffon, Zinga, Peruzzi, Pagliuca, Rossi, Toldo, Donnaruma, and others.

[@dusk6159]

The best italian class and epoque ever

[@H982FKL-TG]

And in front of them, Gattuso..

[@SupraMk4-g7b]

Maldini! He took kick on head but stands like nothing happened. He said "Lets play" no complain. Today football needs that kind of players

[@denaliwarnakula7684]

Neymar?

[@templeman1648]

Phyol?

[@urangsunda3244]

​@@templeman1648 of Thant happened to neymay, he'll rolling for 1 kilometer

[@urangsunda3244]

I don't think Messi and CR7 could score more than 20 goals. If the opponent like them all. 😂

[@rossellamininni5973]

😊

[@Ouki99]

Maldini - takes a kick to the head, makes the interception, lands on his back, head bangs into the ground on impact - keeps going. Next level man.

[@yaminijoshi4585]

My bro : What defence should I play in fifa? Me💀: ITALIANS

[@vathsned5479]

All others were good. But Nesta, Maldini and Cannavaro were at another level.

[@cr7footballlovers460]

And bersi

[@FootballwithMadrid]

​@@cr7footballlovers460baresi Zanetti Roberto Carlos

[@cr7footballlovers460]

@@FootballwithMadrid this is not include a Italia ❌❌

[@FootballwithMadrid]

@@cr7footballlovers460 Baresi is italian

[@narutoshandi2504]

And buffon as gk 💀

[@Manna08]

"I fear only one man in defence and that is Maldini" - Ronaldo Nazario (R9)

[@bonifaceonuh424]

The converse also holds true. That is, Maldini could say the same of the Phenomenon.

[@alexismike313]

Bonucci became weak on his last days as a player but, he was a real beast in his prime and his passing was class a quick reminder that he was a dm

[@Atrinz7]

Nesta was the smartest defender with most accurate tackles.

[@阿楓-x4o]

Maldini,too

[@raflysukandar625]

😊

[@marypeterson3390]

Yeah 100%

[@mohamedyasser418]

Nesta : sweeper Canavaro: Marker Maldini : both ❤

[@gloopyleopard5963]

Baresi: their teacher

[@irtiqaa5722]

Maldini is a legend, Nesta is a master❤

[@mohammadzaayedakhtar6898]

Always think of that back 6 of prime italy - maldini , nesta , cannavro , zambrotta , gattuso , pirlo 🫡🫡

[@robbiex0414]

The Italian defense is the best ever! Cannavaro , Maldini , Baresi , Nesta, Scirea , Bonucci , Chiellini, Zambrotta ,Facchetti ....

[@xxxKoreanGK]

...Dino Zoff, Gianluigi Buffon, Gianluigi Donnarumma. now i know GKs don't really count as defense but still..

[@NilupaDelankage]

@@xxxKoreanGK They do, they are the last line of defence in football, so they count.

[@sheejashibu9069]

​@@NilupaDelankagebut german one better neuer,khan,ter stegan

[@anintellectualtofu6156]

@@sheejashibu9069 I think Buffon, Neuer and Casillas are are all goat debate GKs. I personally favor Neuer but I wouldn’t disagree if anyone said otherwise.

[@Abdulrazzaq-nu6ti]

Messi who.?

[@goshsong6373]

The Italian was born to be defender.

[@LoveMUSIC-p7e]

Pirlo Baggio del Piero Totti Vieri Inzaghi Zola P.Rossi are not defenders

[@farhadmahfuz8843]

And one of my personal favourite Luca Toni wasnt a defender...

[@325_13]

@@farhadmahfuz8843Luca Toni is an aggressive pressing defender

[@keithlawford-r5e]

and diver

[@Luca80KR]

Ho 44 anni....se mi bendi gli occhi ti faccio 15 gol...io da solo contro la tua squadra

[@macgyver66640]

Nesta king of sliding tackle even in penalty box.

[@peterkenneth9251]

Maldini is the king of sliding tackles. Nesta learned from him since Maldini was older

[@joshuanwogu2356]

yeah he is

[@_wh1te_]

1:18 Maldini 🔥

[@PaTrick.808]

If you are running towards the italian goalkeeper and see Nesta, Cannavaro and Maldini in front of them, then you know exactly that it was never an option to score a goal.

[@dyonic70]

Korean smiled

[@frank2510]

​@@dyonic70Koreans paid* There, fixed for ya.

[@Vera150607]

I remember Milan with Nesta, Cafu, Maldini and Stan with Gattuso as 5, simple unbelievable.

[@relaxationwithmaru8859]

@@Vera150607 Stan? you mean Jaap Stamp?

[@Aboorey]

Stam not Stamp.😂😂😂​@@relaxationwithmaru8859

[@sanoojshajahan9608]

Bonucci is really underrated!...He was a beast at his peak!

[@avijitsikdar2604]

The best defender I have seen in last 40 years is Franco Baresi and very close second is Paulo Maldini... Nesta, Cannavaro, Ayala, Costacurta, Stam etc were all great...

[@midhungopan9270]

Agreed, defensive skills alone Franco Baresi > anyone

[@jjgg-eb9hm]

Italian 70's/80's/90's/00's defenses, are not only an hymn to football, but also to all sports...

[@ephraimsway4376]

this was Amazing, thank you EFB

[@mohammadzaayedakhtar6898]

I can confirm Italy had the best as well as loyal center backs - Maldini Canava ro Baresi Chiellini Bonucci Gattuso(CDM) Zambrotta Nesta Verrati(cdm)

[@giteshsethi761]

Also consider Costacurta

[@julian-eu3xh]

Verrati is a cm though.

[@mohammadzaayedakhtar6898]

@@julian-eu3xh he play more as defensive, goes less in attack

[@julian-eu3xh]

He wasn't very offensive but at Paris, he always played with a proper cdm behind him like Matuidi for example and his speciality was his ball conservation and passing wich are main attributes of central midfielders.

[@mohammadzaayedakhtar6898]

@@julian-eu3xh for national team he plays more defensive with vitinha proper center bro , not arguing bro I was just telling heis also great with ball winning tackles

[@Alban-ux8jf]

All of them, or almost all, great defenders. However, to me, Nesta sits above the rest. Not only because of his positioning, anticipation, tackling or general reading of the game. But because he was knocked down so many times through injuries and he still found it in him to come back every single time

[@adithyarajj]

Baresi all time favourite 🔥🔥

[@gustavoflores5038]

Man the Italians are the best when it comes to defending there’s no doubt, I miss the international team at the World Cup they were so much fun to watch hopefully they make a comeback and have a powerhouse of a team again.

[@jeanniebenega7032]

Its really satifiying when you got a chance to see all of theese beauty

[@BangThoyib2]

These guys were so elegant, robust but also fair

[@zhihuang9049]

Cannavaro 2006 OMG!!!

[@0_bigchungus_055]

when the defending is more entertaining, only these guys can do it

[@GOTWitcheR1]

Old school always got it wow😍🔥 old always gold

[@GreatAlexander10]

The best and elegant defender of all time it’s Paolo Maldini…I will say after Maldini the best defender it’s Nesta so a duo with those two it’s an beatable… Then I bieleve third on that list is Canavaro… Then all the others…

[@Flamingo.3760]

You forget baresi

[@relaxationwithmaru8859]

what about, fettucini, alfredo, mario and luigi, margarita, carbonara

[@michaelarchangel1514]

Paolo maldini Goat of defending

[@victorcastillo-dx9vh]

The best defenders of Italy has been from the team of work Cup 1982. All of them were a real warriors on the pitch : Baresi, Bergomi, Cabrini, Scirea, vierchowod, Gentile, Collobati.

[@thevi_]

Although my favourite is Maldini, but there was something different about Baresi , man had the awareness and vision of a midfielder 🤌

[@propatria3517]

Benarrivo and Apolloni from Parma in WC 1994 ,both played a great tournament...

[@guillermo2411]

These videos are relatively new from the last 20 years, but Italy has been strong defensively all its life, the famous "catenaccio" has always existed since the beginning of football. 🇮🇹❤️🇮🇹

[@hamdyayman1523]

Maldini is the best defender l have ever seen ❤ I learn from him

[@adrianarias6418]

00:01 Banana tiger, banana tiger 🍌🐯

[@augustuscaeser10b78]

not many have i seen as observant as you

[@anthonypetrozzelli5429]

Wow! Awesome video! The Italians have been the best defenders in the world! My four favorite defenders, of course, they played for AC Milan and Juventus: Maldini, Nesta, Cannivaro and Chellini! These defenders were legendary. The Italian defense helped Italy in being a world soccer power. Italian football needs to go back to its great roots of great, legendary defending to be a world soccer power again.

[@seven92023]

7:02 That slide tackle by Nesta on Wiltord at Euro2000 final is the best one ever. Simply masterclass. Nesta, Cananavaro and Maldini are my favorite all time defenders (along with Lillian Thuram - the only non-Italian).

[@JOKEr00045]

If defending is an art thn Italian defenders are artist ❤

[@GOTWitcheR1]

Bro such a legendary video 😍🔥❤ damn its pretty good spectacular 🔥🔥👏🏻

[@seonsimon7740]

Italian players defence in Club matches: 🐰 Italian players defence in international matches: 🦖

[@Chameleon3344]

The best football defender in the world are Italians and Nemanja Vidic

[@padmnaav]

Stam above vidic tbh.

[@Delorean90]

Said Serbian lol

[@varunj474]

Vidic😂

[@Raggy93]

Typical utd.not vdic.maguire the best!

[@biswa2791]

I would like to also add de ligt in this conversation. He's one of those ruthless defenders in current times

[@darthnihilus237]

Crazy how often Bonucci saves the shot instead of the goalkeeper

[@valtleap]

the easiest job in italy, being the national team's goalkeeper

[@rrrado1]

When you think about it - Scirea, Baresi, Maldini, Cannavaro, Nesta and Chiellini were considered best central defenders in the Worild at their peak time.

[@prazs.m.3026]

sadly every single tackle if done now will be awarded against with a card even if it was extraordinarily great.

[@liberomacari7454]

Yeah slide tackling is a thing of the past 😢, I can't remember the last time I seen one.

[@Ikonkarwaheguruonegod]

Football - the defense 💣💥💪 Italy- we owne this business💀🗿💀🗿💀🗿

[@legendary1-tm5di]

Maldini best defender in history

[@fuadalif6909]

No. Franz Beckenbauer was the best defender in history.

[@DC-zi6se]

Franz Beckenbauer is on a different stratosphere altogether, because he was more than just a defender. But purely as a defender Maldini and Baresi are up there. Even Passarella and Scirea.

[@legendary1-tm5di]

@@fuadalif6909 bro at that year beckenbaur was best maldini's defence is way pure and elegant than beckenbaur

[@legendary1-tm5di]

@@fuadalif6909 and the whole italian defence maldini baresi nesta cannavaro zambrotta are way more better than beckenbaur

[@legendary1-tm5di]

@@fuadalif6909 the italian defence is way than beckenbaur's defence and the german defence

[@user-Sigma0629]

I really love the bgm and the way you make videos on this channel from Japan🇯🇵❤.

[@stefanodepino8292]

Franco Baresi in World Final 1994 has been the best defendet all time

[@berthochrist3877]

Top defending(Disfensore) from time to time of ITALY Team : Franco Baresi, Bergomi, Costacurta, Paolo Maldini, Christian Panuci, Fabio Cannavaro, Alessandro Nesta, Marco Materazzi, Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonuci 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@MarcoQuelloConGliOcchiChiari]

Gaetano Scirea Claudio Gentile Ciro Ferrara Pietro Vierchowood

[@hms_malaya_fan7142]

i played ac milan for championship manager 03/04, my 1st eleven line up gk - dida lb - maldini rb - cafu cb - cannavaro (bought from juve) cb - nesta dm - gattuso cm - pirlo cm - seedorf amc - kaka fwd - f. inzaghi fwd - shevchenko all of them are beast, especially the defender.

[@GOTWitcheR1]

Nesta and maldini and puyol 🔛🔝the top 3 defenders for me of all time and than put the rest 😍🔥👑⚡🦍

[@bobajoproductions812]

Goalkeeping is another part of defensive football. Buffon is the best keeper that ever lived.

[@federicomolineri1975]

Juventus 80s/90 defensors: Gentile, Cabrini, Bonini, Brio, Scirea, Ferrara, Kohler, Julio Cesar, Torricelli, Porrini, Pessotto. Goalkeepers: Zoff, Tacconi, Peruzzi. Juventus from 1977 to 1999 (80s + 90s) was the european team that won the most European cups organized by UEFA: 12 european cups ! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🥈🥈🥈🥈 In total 16 UEFA cup finals ! 76-77 UEFA Cup 🏆 82-83 UEFA Champions League final 🥈 83-84 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 🏆 83-84 UEFA Supercup 🏆 84-85 UEFA Champions League 🏆 84-85 Intercontinental Cup 🏆 (World Champion) 84-85 UEFA Supercup 🏆 89-90 UEFA Cup 🏆 92-93 UEFA Cup 🏆 94-95 UEFA Cup fimal 🥈 95-96 UEFA Champions League 🏆 95-95 Intercontinental Cup 🏆 (World Champion) 95-96 UEFA Supercup 🏆 96-97 UEFA Champions League final 🥈 97-98 UEFA Champions League final 🥈 98-99 UEFA Intertoto Cup 🏆

[@izacrai9078]

U can find best defenders born for Italy

[@medalgearsalad1419]

The Witcher 3 music at the beginning made laugh my as s off.

[@AlexDP1017]

Superb defending. No other country defenders do this better. Absolutely insane. World Cup 2006 was when they put up their best form for the world to see.

[@Ghana-gamer]

I think Bonnucci is underrated

[@tm75_88]

As italian, I can guarantee you that era is unfortunately over ... a corrupted federation destroyed Juve and italian football to make favour to traitors. We lost the spirit, before than technical skills About historical defense performances, I suggest everybody to go to see two matches in particular: Brazil-Italy 1994 WC final Holland-Italy Euro 2000 semifinal in Holland two 0-0 ended at the penalties lottery, two matches with the other side attacking 120 minutes, with great strikers, and a continuous and relentless performance from italian defender

[@anthonypetrozzelli5429]

As a die hard Juventus fan on America, I am sickened to hear this. I used to albe able to watch Serie A regularly 10 years ago; however, I haven't be able to watch Serie A anymore. What is sad is to see Italy not dominate in the World Cup anymore. Also, the great technical play and skills seem to be lacking with the Italian players. I was so fortunate to see Italy play on several world cups, winning two.

[@jagenv]

The English think they can defend but they cant even do that

[@denaliwarnakula7684]

Maldini is the God Father of defending

[@MarcoQuelloConGliOcchiChiari]

Maldini Baresi and Beckenbauer were the greatest defenders in history, one step below are Scirea Nesta Cannavaro Hierro Puyol Koeman Passerella Gentile and Thuram

[@RedAnimsz]

Italian the art of defending. Defender like Cannavaro,maldini,nesta and other defender are 🐐

[@angeloanthonymusic4330]

These defenders were something else!!

[@mdjoynalabedin7254]

boy:what's the challenge officer:score against italian defender boy:sorry I don't want to break my leg

[@joshuanwogu2356]

Nesta is legit the best tackler in football history.

[@brimyarink5213]

They not only tackles ,they also win the ball

[@lesavantrey1611]

Leonardo Bonucciiiii the best of all defenders ❤

[@wimpieyuwono2460]

Italian defenders defends their line just like Warrior.

[@rredline]

Cannavaro was above everyone by a mile in 2006 WC. Think about it that above him they are still Maldini and Nesta!!

[@AndrewZii]

Sono milanista e in passata abbiamo avuto difensori davvero insuperabili. Per me i migliori in assoluto sono stato Maldini Nesta e Thiago Silva. Subito dopo Stam. Se avessi potuto scegliere altri dufensori da mettere nella mia squadra avrei inserito Puyol. Un giocatore assolutamente al livello di quelli che ho già scritto. Mi piaceva molto anche a livello umano. Era la guida del Barcellona, un grande uomo prima che giocatore

[@alejandrop.s.3942]

Besides, Puyol himself said that the only team he'd have liked play for was Milan aside from Barça.

[@gloopyleopard5963]

Baresi, basically maldinis teacher, so underrated, and people sleeping on the gks like buffon or perruzi

[@rifkyardhiansyah8568]

Harus nya Nesta mendapatkan 2 - 3 ballon d'or dia yg terbaik bersama maldini di lini pertahanan🔥😱

[@Aboorey]

Look at Maldini,s fork tackle. I believe Maldini standing solely at back can handle against 4 striker in today's generation 😂😂😂😂😂.

[@lovendesire5044]

King of Goal line clearances, Leonardo Bonucci. 🧱 King of Sliding Tackles, Alessandro Nesta. 💨⚰️ King of Interceptions Fabio Cannavaro. 🚷 King of blockers, Giorgio Chiellini. 🚫 King of Aggression, Gennaro Gattuso. 👿 King of ALL, Sir PAULO MALDINI. 👑

[@Ashrafkhan-dx8sv]

Respect striker too. Who scored against them and won the match

[@abdurrajjaksabbir7]

Despite this the bbc of Juventus wasn’t not able to win any ucl during the era of the bbc of Madrid. This still hurts me to this day

[@zeljkocrljenica7135]

1990's Italian league was the best thing in history of football. Best defenders (Maldini, Nesta, Cannavaro, Montero, Thuram, Cafu...) against best attackers in the world (Shevchenko, Crespo, Vieri, Inzaghi, Batistuta...)

[@MrGenocide13]

I was 10 when i saw maldini played at world cup in france. Since then i'm ac milan fan

[@gustavoaramisortega4253]

Es por eso que Italia tiene 4 mundiales ganados,para el tano,defender es un arte..solo así se entiende que ahora Italia carece de esos excelsos defensores y por eso ya no es esa selección que todos temían enfrentarse porque era difícil ganarle a la Azurri cuando tenían a los mejores defensores del mundo.

[@MarcoQuelloConGliOcchiChiari]

the attack wins the battle but the defense wins the war... it is also the motto of many NBA coaches

[@jeffsaputra3730]

Tackle on Di maria is so Clean 😲

[@tommcglone2867]

The Italians have a production line churning out brick wall centre halves

[@fut.forexx]

Nesta better than whole defenders 👑

[@DEN492]

Cannavaro, Maldini, Nesta, Baresi Italian defense line 💀

[@MarcoQuelloConGliOcchiChiari]

unthinkable, 4 centre-backs... successful Italian defenses have always been made up of 2 centre-backs and 2 full-backs who are good at defending, + the defensive midfielder Tassotti Costacurta Baresi Maldini was perfect at the same time Italy could also have Panucci Ferrara Vierchowood Benarrivo Bergomi Carboni DiChiara Mussi Apolloni and Minotti

[@beukenphom3680]

Nesta was Underrated!!!

[@JacopoDeBenedictis1983]

Best centre-back after Beckenbauer and Baresi

[@NAYLUS.]

К сожалению спина не давала ему покоя

[@bryanleeyf87]

Only an idiot like you would think he is underrated. He was one of the best and unfortunately your casual football mind does not process it.

[@IvanSekamatte]

If you played,Baressi,,maldini,Costacater, are the epitome of true defending,love Azzuri from uganda and USA

[@agogo_2024]

Imagine Nesta with Chiellini. 🎉🎉

[@dfctbrtegtr7130]

THE MAMA MIA gave me litteral chills 2:17

[@mtufangharti]

"Attacker win match defense win title ,

[@Anonymous-fr2op]

Just Imagine, having to go through Maldini, Cannavaro, Baresi and Nesta and then having to face off against Buffon. I mean, that should be illegal in football

[@laurentpecriaux1345]

Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini conceded just 23 goals at the heart of AC Milan in 196 matches

[@charan3925]

I really wanted to see prime Maldini vs 2009 or 2011 Messi that would be the best battle ever

[@LeagueOfDravenOfficial]

What a fucking battle that will be, Maldini was supposed to play against Messi in 2006/07 but Maldini was injured.

[@charan3925]

@@LeagueOfDravenOfficial I know but that would be not good Messi too young and Maldini too old

[@ZaBuZaMoMoChi86]

Cannavaro,Nesta and Maldini are the greatest defenders of all time

[@ElectricSoulShow]

The only player that seemed to get the better of these Italian defenders was - Ronaldo Nazarhio (R9) (Brazil). He played in this era - (the 1990s) for Inter Milian. No one could believe it. But he did succeed against these types of Defeneders and became known as the "PHENOMENON*. I would like to see Messi (Argentina) and Christiano Ronaldo (Portugal) do what Ronaldo Nazarhio (R9) (Brazil) did against this type of Defending.

[@GEORGELIMZHENGYI]

bruh nesta absolutely cooked Messi XDXDXD

[@hazwansahar3819]

As for me...i would choose maldini x nesta x cannavaro as the central back..with buffon as gk...