The Story of Marek Hamšík

[@theretroroute]

Who’s Next?

[@AccentBwoy]

Zanetti

[@AccentBwoy]

Robben

[@AccentBwoy]

Van persie

[@AccentBwoy]

Ribery

[@AccentBwoy]

Figo

[@Shahwezz]

Greatest Slovak footballer of all time

[@theretroroute]

Definitely!

[@paradoxr.n.o8688]

Yes

[@patrickschipani8474]

Nedved 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@HectorMariecote]

​@@patrickschipani8474He is czech

[@txlmu]

@@patrickschipani8474czech

[@RespecTheLevYT]

The Napoli team with Hamsik Insigne Mertens Higuain and Callejon was so fun to watch as a kid. I remember weekly serie A highlights from mid 2010's in general were always fun to watch

[@siberianTiger639]

True. That team was a joy to watch.

[@ochiramoses7821]

Jorginho

[@mizanurrahman6180]

I liked the Hamsik Cavani Lavezzi combo more

[@siberianTiger639]

@@mizanurrahman6180 I agree. The team above was better in possession, but the team with Cavani and Lavezzi was brilliant and deadly in transition. Cavani played like a LW/9, Hamsik as a half 10 half false 8, Lavezzi on the right... They were very fluid and so good on counter attacks.

[@36thulsterdiv72]

What Rui Costa was to the Viola or Totti was to Roma, Hamsik was to Napoli. From a 30 year Milan fan.. I loved watching Hamsik and wish we'd signed him.

[@TerbrugZondolop]

Well said mate

[@idafiokabetter9181]

Osimhen is another one to be remembered ❤

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

Marek Hamsik is a Napoli legend. Came in as a young boy, grew up to be a legend with his eye for goal and his impressive vision. A truly underrated midfielder at his peak when the world was fawning on De Bruyne, Özil, David Silva, Eriksen and many others.

[@kailumdarcy1127]

hamsik was my life after i signed him in fifa 13, thats how i found out about him and after that i started watching him and he became my favourite player ever

[@andjelkozlotvor]

My heart is rossonero for 30+ years but Hamšik is one of my favorite players ever. He was a perfect player because he had practically everything: passion, loyalty, style, intelligence, technic, leadership, teamwork, defending, attacking, passing, shooting, crossing, running…

[@vintz3327]

Finally somebody puts respect on his name, Hamsik was a baller.

[@godunclenick]

Finally some light onto us, Slovaks!

[@crow7.624]

We Napoli fans still miss Hamsik, what a player, a true captain! Lobotka is doing a great job now at Napoli aswel. Napoli and Slowakia just clicks!

[@godunclenick]

@@crow7.624 exactly!

[@andjelkozlotvor]

I always loved Hamšik, not just because of his football qualities but because of his image as well. His hairstyle was so iconic, which is pretty unusual for a Slovakian player. Your national team always seemed the most boring at every big competition: boring jerseys, boring haircuts, boring style of football with boring fans and boring results…

[@97nachoman]

I remember being 12 in 2009 and watching Serie A highlights on TV in the UK for the first time. Hamsik stood out as such a star and the way that Napoli team played made them my favourite Italian team, still to this day I'll pick them for a quick Football Manager save

[@talk844]

Lavezzi, Mertens, Hamsik, Naingolan, Piotr Zielinski, Higuain, Fabián Ruiz,Callejon,Lorenzo Insigne, Hirving Lozano, Kalidou Koulibaly, Matteo Politano, Hirving Lozano... so many threats in one team and they couldn't win the serie a. still shocks me. Still my favorite serie a team since then. I just hope they do well this season. Of course Maradona was what made me follow it. But then after i also started watching the city of Naples on youtube...learned many things about their culture and geography...pizza! I would love to visit Naples if at all in my life i start having money. Its the first city i will visit outside India. Forza Napoli!!❤

[@Rickpotato123]

Most of the players where jst overrated. Thats why they never won anything🤷🏼‍♂️

[@lemoncurry2926]

bro Nainggolan never played with Napoli, you're experiencing Mandela Effect

[@peterumeh7137]

Forza Napoli sempre

[@talk844]

@@lemoncurry2926 you don't have to troll me. Be a gentleman. Calm down, you will feel better.

[@lemoncurry2926]

@@talk844 wtf i didnt troll you, Mandela Effect did happen to me too about another thing

[@SauceyLips]

As a Milan fan I prayed somehow we would get this absolute machine. But I also knew in my heart Napoli was his home. What a player. Miss his presence.

[@stephhuin7106]

One of my favorite players ever. Hamsik+Naingolan would have been one of the most reckless midflield in history

[@tnix80]

That guy was awesome too

[@mankanwarbedi]

Imagine a midfield of Hamsik, Naingolan and Vidal 💀

[@andjelkozlotvor]

Some the best midfielders in the darkest decade of Serie A. Passion, style, defending, attacking, combativeness, creativity, leadership... These 2 have everything.

[@andjelkozlotvor]

​@@mankanwarbedi And Pirlo behind them. 🎻

[@tnix80]

This guy was one of my favorite players growing up. Well rounded choice to use on FIFA. Cheers to Slovakia! 🇸🇰

[@PanagiotisAraujo21]

That Napoli team with Marek,Cavani and Lavezzi was something else!Marek,was one of the most underrated players in the 2010's. A great midfielder,who can do everything on the pitch:score,give assists,help at the defense etc.

[@SeanTapper-k5j]

My baller…he’ll never get the recognition he deserves from the world of football

[@andjelkozlotvor]

I find few reasons for that: 1. He never played for gigantic clubs. 2. He never won any prestigious trophies. 3. He came from little “unimportant” Slavic country. Some great Czechoslovakian players have similar destiny. Just take a look at Nedvēd who’s one of the most complete players in history of this game but he was (and still is) constantly neglected by media (especially by British media) and consequently disrespected by fans (especially by PL fans) or take a look at Stanislav Lobotka who’s probably the best DM in Europe right now. 4. He spent his prime years in post Calciopoli era, which is definitely the weakest decade of the Calcio since WWII. At the same time it was the golden era for their competitor leagues LL and PL. 4. The last years of his career he spent in less important leagues like Chinese, Swedish and Turkish.

[@naphiu849]

90s kids will never forget about him

[@supafrancis]

As an American with Slovak blood in my veins from my grandmother, to have such a stand up guy like Hamsik to represent all Slovak's is truly a blessing. In an age where the pursuit of money is all that men care about, to see that loyalty was Hamsik's prerogative is without a doubt nothing less than inspirational

[@augusto2006-amg]

Him & Radja Nainggolan were known for scoring bangers & cool haircuts. He's a well-loved Napoli legend

[@givvi27]

Finally a video about a forgotten legend, only because he played for Napoli, if he would have played in a big team definitely would’ve been moooore famous

[@imRehnzy]

This was a great video, thank you for shining i light on a player not often mentioned in conversations of great players. I hope one day the measurement of a man will not be so much in his trophy cabinet, in fact the emptier the cabinet the more respectable.

[@tnix80]

I agree. He never had any chance of winning with his country either.

[@DSchwarz47]

I came from EA FC 25, I got Hamsik in my first ultimate team squad. I’m not Seria A enjoyer so I was like “who is this guy?” I did some research and I left with an uppercut to the chin realizing that this guy is not just a Napoli - Serie A legend, he is an underrated world class player. My god. This guy has everything.

[@マダ阿]

favourite player. Was a joy to play him in Fifa 11' and 12

[@ItsJustGGE]

Pfff he was a madness on FIFA 10 too. 90 potential

[@riccardomartinelli885]

as a napoli supporter, i cried a couple of times. MAREKIARO. great video (91 points that year btw)

[@Taachino]

One of the most underrated complete midfielders of his days

[@Itsjustpinchy]

Great video!!❤

[@theretroroute]

Thank you!!

[@ANTREU96]

Hamsik is not only a Napoli treasure but a Serie A great. And I am a Juve fan.

[@danieljabonski4705]

Through his career peak he had very high attributes in technique and mentality in FM.

[@Cimino312]

a video i've been waiting for since I first came across your channel!

[@Mrrobot1979]

Dude was so underrated and had that cool Mohawk I'd always imagine him going to real madrid

[@TerbrugZondolop]

He was a god of midfield.

[@tnix80]

Loyalty is the ultimate trophy 🏆

[@29chinmaya]

In the world of fighting for who is better Ronaldo and Messi, credit stayed due for such wonderful team players Hamšík, Nainggolan.

[@arturosmaglia4970]

My all time favourite player

[@_resource-guy1878]

can we get a video on jeremy menez. retired this week and on a global stage, a huge streets won't forget player

[@lakewood145]

don't remember if it was FIFA 12 or 13 but this man in my Ultimate team with team of the year Balotelli was unreal.

[@francisxavierderyzunuo1427]

It’s crazy how he stayed loyal to Napoli despite not being Italian.

[@khaleddsai7734]

Underrated 👾

[@joshb7415]

Saris Napoli was such a fun team to watch

[@crkdSEER]

What A Remarkable Story 😮😮

[@mr.sushi2221]

The legend of Naples!

[@undergroundvibes]

True legend who trully love the game more then money !!!

[@tylerdurden2518]

Marek Hamsik, what a baller!!

[@underdog_italy4238]

We Napoli fans will never forget Marekiaro

[@RollForever88]

Forgot about this guy! Cool

[@megaTechnomonkey]

21:55 correction, IFK Göteborg plays in the top flight in Sweden, not the second division.

[@BacterialGrint_]

He is and will always be my captain 💙

[@VabbehMaStica]

what an absolute legend

[@tsun1906]

He was so special

[@wizard5987]

Hey retro route , loved this one always loved hamsik. Would like to see a video on arturo Vidal.

[@psycho3rover972]

what a man

[@fintanduffyable]

Football manager legend🙌

[@marlondavide9343]

Retro is serie A your fav league? This is why I like your KZbin channel

[@andjelkozlotvor]

Same here

[@Matty_X0]

Phenomenal in Series A. btw can you make a video on Kaka?

[@Jak_eee]

You should do Pablo Aimar or Gaizka Mendieta next 🙏🏼

[@Midtable1881]

How about a top 10 of players who never played in the Premiership 2010s edition? Hamsik, Hulk, Gignac would be good examples.

[@nathanhosea489]

Think we all know who'd be #1 on that list mate. A lot of obvious names there also, people like Neymar, Lewa, Benzema, Muller, etc. Unless you're talking about unheralded/underrated players ofc, for which people like Hamsik, Nainggolan, Hulk, would be good examples

[@tnix80]

​@@nathanhosea4893 of my favorite players

[@nathanhosea489]

@@tnix80 People like Insigne, Marchisio, Javi Martinez, a lot of unsung heroes in the 2010s. That's without mentioning the Prem players

[@RaineMensah-Owusu]

Hey Retro Route. I just want to say i love your vids. I also have a request maybe Adebayo Akinfenwa is good vid

[@theretroroute]

Added!

[@AliveDenzow]

guys,he has a Mohawk,and i have it too,best strkers!!⚽,well, imma represent Australia when im 18 when i leave South-Africa,because i have family Relatives👨‍👩‍👧‍👦👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Love from south-Africa❤❤ If you're an Aussie who is reading this drop a"🦘"and"⚽"

[@aidanduffy3407]

Really like your vids day one of asking for a joaquin video real betis in the 90s

[@andjelkozlotvor]

Wrong decade bro

[@VanHelsingYash]

💛

[@MugishaMosesK]

True genius

[@nikeisagreekgoddess4135]

legend

[@Budha1998HD]

IFK Göteborg is and was in the Swedish 1st tier, great video tho

[@morre6894]

I know we have been shit for some years but the second tier? That was a long time ago haha / IFK supporter

[@TerbrugZondolop]

I was horrified how that crew never won the scudetto 😢

[@patrichulten9908]

IFK Göteborg didn't and doesn't play in the 2nd division. They play in the top league

[@IanMotivatedTooMuch]

One of my favourite players from the 2010s.

[@crow7.624]

I love the video but theres some mistakes i noticed. Quagliarella was never loaned out, he was sold. And after 10+ years the reason came to light, he had a stalker who was ruining his life in Napoli. Wich was a police officer. But he was never loaned out in order to make Cavani play. Cavani was his replacement.

[@jonasmedalen5342]

IFK Göteborg was in the first tier as well.

[@andjelkozlotvor]

Incredibly shocking story. Quaglia deserves video.

[@ifeanyindumanya749]

Baller.

[@atom8093]

You should make a video about another slovak legend Peter dubovský who was the only slovak player in real Madrid but died tragically

[@AccentBwoy]

Napoli legend

[@seedheechhaatee3891]

He looks like the football version of Steven Tyler Aerosmith 🤟🏾😎

[@simonecostantini892]

He was great but will not be much remembered except for Napoli and Slovakia, he should have moved to a bigger club.

[@EMOTION_INTELLIGENCE]

I CAN RECALL PLAYING FIFA IN MY TEEN DAYS HIS RATING WAS LIKE 85 HAMSÍK💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@nicks8980]

Fantastic player, period. I remember, always trying to buy him while playing fifa....and either can't afford or most times he told me to go F myself. Beatiful video.

[@unorthodox-2047]

I packed his gold card on fifa so many times how can i forget the N for Napoli

[@coniec3206]

One of my favorite ballers

[@willcolclough2696]

Wesley sneijder/rafael van der vaart

[@ChangingCrisis]

You just don't see the loyalty in others countries like Italy

[@alexandrepereira4792]

"Enemy turf"?! What the hell bro, he is playing footbal not in the trenches of Verdun 😂

[@AdamBurianek92]

and now, another Slovak player is driving Napoli up and down... Stanislav "Stano" Lobotka 😎

[@andjelkozlotvor]

Amazing player, underrated as hell. One of the world’s best in his position.

[@andjelkozlotvor]

Amazing player, underrated as hell. One of the best DMs in the world.

[@thabanakabo4370]

The closest living breathing being to Radja Nianngolan & Arturo Vidal. Respect 🔥 Slovakia 🇸🇰 🐐

[@BacterialGrint_]

Not him closest to them He is ahead, they were close, at times, to him

[@adamhunt619]

do Franck ribéry next

[@giodhuha6771]

A video about Dries Mertens alone would be honest.

[@idafiokabetter9181]

Remember Osimhen too

[@Smyth92]

This guy was linked to Chelsea every year

[@charleylangford9918]

Pls do Patrick Vieira

[@sandilemfeka4658]

Mbombela or Mpumalanga, not Johannesburg.

[@hletelobaloyi8793]

Hamsik walked so that De Bruyne can run

[@zambriabdulwahab6253]

When I play PES 17 I love use him..screamer shot

[@rabbiedzekezeke]

Always thought he was Italian...

[@Dhsb612]

You drop a bombshell 2 minutes into the video and, 23 minutes later, you still haven't elaborated on what happened with him and the gays of bratislava.

[@kindas81]

13:57

[@VishalThakur-hh6hx]

Never make such long videos 😅

[@aaronmitchell1694]

Cap17ano!

[@ikejimba]

Benitez is actually crap.. I do not understand how coaches bench the best players; is it a "my balls are bigger" move? It's weird.

[@marvaskell]

Fifa 12

[@charleylangford9918]

Jermaine Defoe woul be cool too

[@siberianTiger639]

He was overrated. A very good hardworking player but never as good as he was made to be during his prime.

[@givvi27]

Finally a video about a forgotten legend, only because he played for Napoli, if he would have played in a big team definitely would’ve been moooore famous

[@fcgllegend6696]

legend

[@j2foot922]

Napoli legend