There's just no way to stop the EMPEROR Adriano on his prime

[@oakleaman]

Adriano’s strength and long-range shooting ability were out of this world. The man could shoot from *anywhere*. With Adriano and Ronaldo upfront, Brasil were destined to win the World Cup.

[@patinho5589]

Well they weren’t, beside they didn’t.

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@patinho5589 lol you can be destined to win somethin, and at the end dont win it. That's the life bro

[@ELITEHEAT2025]

@@patinho5589 they didnt cause they werent in their prime

[@ronniep9272]

If the World Cup was held in 2004 Brazil would have won but Ronaldo, Adriano and even Ronaldinho declined in 2006.

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@ELITEHEAT2025 Stop talking about "Prime" everytime please, it's boring. Messi and Di Maria won the World Cup at 35years, Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or at 35yrs... Brasil don't won the 2006 World Cup because Brasil lost against France, and THIS DAY France were better organised. Thats it.

[@valdemirjunior2370]

His father died when he was 22 years old and was top 5 on Ballon D'Or list... Was never the same and never reached his true prime...

[@AyeGameBae]

He was the most powerful striker I have ever seen in my entire life. The definition of pure power in his game

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@AyeGameBae Power & Technique !

[@JosephMagicFlower]

Roberto carlos, even more powerfull

[@AyeGameBae]

@@JosephMagicFlower Bro, I'm talking about strikers not defenders. Unfair comparison. Roberto Carlos was in a class of his own.

[@kinglioneldo7379]

What about Ronaldo R9?

[@AyeGameBae]

@@kinglioneldo7379 Ronaldo was a combination of skill, grace, and power. Pure technique. I'm just talking from a physical perspective that Adriano was a tank of a striker.

[@JiTiAr35]

He was an animal - Zlatan Ibrahimovic

[@collinsodhiambo3116]

Definition of Power, Pace and Strength all rolled up into one This man in his prime was something else!!!

[@bp2000k]

Nah man this compilation ain’t normal. Look at his strength that he used against Nesta,Maldini & Co. Plus having a crazy power shot with his left. His despression affected him crazy when he lost his father. He could been of the best striker ever. For me he’s my top 3 striker after R9 & Henry. And ofc the best PES player ever

[@CozyHumanoid]

He was the best PES player ever created

[@nf9098]

@@CozyHumanoid how good was he in PES ??

[@CozyHumanoid]

@@nf9098 Cheat code.

[@Prabha-r2t]

​@@nf909899 shot power and 99 shot accuracy. You could shoot with Adriano with your eyes closed and you would score that's how ridiculous he was

[@omariblake21]

You just had to be there bro. PES 5 Adriano could score from anywhere after the half way line lol . He bad 99 strength and 98 body balance alone meaning you couldn’t even put him off the ball! 😹Had 88 speed !! 90 acceleration, 99 shot power , 90 header and 89 shot accuracy so every time you shot on goal with him there is 90% chance you could score .

[@SanjibDas-mb5gl]

It's a big loss for football that this man couldn't continue for long. He was a beast in those days.

[@albertocolombo8063]

I sae lots of Adriano videos, but this... Masterpiece Plenty of rare moments I never saw before Great!

[@ramboj7924]

Bodybalance 99, shot power 99. Ah the good old days of playing Pes with Inter

[@omariblake21]

89 shot accuracy , which could go to 99 when you played the master league Adriano was unbeatable beyond comprehension

[@rishandisatria457]

Speed 90, tech 90, finishing 87, header 90, attacking 90, DRUNK 100 😢

[@adrianajazi2478]

I think in PES 6 it was 97 in body balance. Still the highest of the game, tied with Zlatan ^^

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@adrianajazi2478 and Drogba

[@job3950]

Ahaha yes! For this I comment you

[@ThaboAlvarez]

He is an underrated Legendary Brazilian technical magician

[@posintabook597]

There was nothing special about him, everything you see in the video is also done by the average decent player

[@ThaboAlvarez]

@posintabook597 Tell me the names of those average players then I will tell if you know football ⚽️ rather than that keep quiet if you have nothing to say.

[@mrezioauditore379]

Lols...This lil cricket fan ​@posintabook597

[@posintabook597]

@@ThaboAlvarez I mean… you can literally search about Lucas moura skills and find even better set of skills , goals , dribbles ,passes than you see in this vid So basically my point is that players like Adriano were incredibly inconsistent and not the great, we tend to overate them because of nostalgia factor and the fact that they had some special attribute like shot power or Smth like that

[@bzilla-d4i]

@posintabook597 Go ask Germany and Argentina how average he was. Or how average he was when he won the world golden boot. Stick to cricket. He made guys who made CR7 cry worry.

[@lifetree3823]

Very different player from R9. He was stronger than R9 and had way more shooting power. While r9 danced his way into the box, adriano simply forced his way through with sheer strength and the occassional trick or sombrero.

[@salimuntari677]

Strong LONG legs, very powerful torso, mighty balance. BRAZILIAN TECHNICIAN Pure power. VERy close to my idea of the perfect forward. Analogy to Rafa Nadal in tennis

[@lifetree3823]

@@salimuntari677 nadal could run across the court like a beast. His reach in difficult rallies was extraordinary, reaching balls struck with accuracy into distant positions and returning with ferocious accuracy and technic.

[@omariblake21]

While I maintain that r9 is still the most perfect striker ever , Adriano if he’d reached his true prime would have been something we’ve never seen. Mind you in this video he was between 21 to 24 years old . His strength and explosive power was crazy

[@juliomiguel6597]

More shooting power than R9 ok, stronger than him, maybe, better than R9, never.

[@lifetree3823]

@@juliomiguel6597 am responsible for what i say. But am not responsible for what you understand. I never said Adriano is better than R9. So how did you reach there?!? In my country, folk like you are called thick. The train is going to Rabat but you want it to go to Tokyo type of reasoning.

[@bellenvideo5629]

With the weight this man had you’ll never see another like him. Pure power!

[@andresvelasquez3858]

He gave problems to that back 4 that Milan had. Adriano in his toppest form is one of the best ST of all time.

[@maximus-6788]

Its not just him being good, but the league that he played with all the players in it. Golden era of football!

[@mbell7498]

I am a big Inter fan, but my first love has always been basketball. Adriano looked like an NBA star! It was crazy... The player I loved the most.

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@mbell7498 Basketball was AMAZING like Football in the 2000's

[@arminrazanica3574]

Adriano, Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic, Etoo, Vieri...... What a attack....

[@MrBruntenebreux0211]

He was very good and a version of Vieri or Drogba more technical. The problem is that his father died and he started to drink, afterwards he never recovered mentally. He was top 5 of the Europe strikers during his 2 first years at Inter Milan.

[@rickywei1360]

Unstoppable.

[@SirRazler]

Didico ❤ Imperador 👑

[@ДимитърАпостолов-п7ф]

I remember him. I tough he looked like Ronaldno and Ronaldinho combined with Juninho Pernambucano's shots. Yet - there cant be that much talent in a single man, without a catch.

[@gugus_mifta]

the golden era of football

[@josephk5229]

He really deserves the title "EMPEROR❤

[@robertsnilson3884]

am inter fan because of him and also is my idol what a player!!!!🖤💙

[@YSL1017icyboyz]

maldinis nightmares , r9 and imperadore

[@renatobaggio969]

Brasil 2006 Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Adriano, Kaká, R.Carlos, Cafú, Robinho, Juninho... Rivaldo poderia ter ido pra Copa também.

[@faubourglincoln]

And France had Zizou. :)

[@marcelocavalcante4831]

Infelizmente o treinador era brasileiro. Perdemos várias Copas devido aos fracos treinadores que tivemos

[@gigogigoaelo3098]

Adriano was almost like a rugby player but who happened to be fricking good in football.

[@SportNut1]

We were so hard on him for not good enough to take torch from Ronaldo. Brazil would be so happy to have a striker like him today

[@CodyluvsPaint]

Bro was like r9 Literally the same but trial version

[@pauloolivieri83]

not the same skillset, but both very physical. it's just that Ronaldo could rely on his technique after losing both knees, and Adriano didn't have much left after his decay. would be the same if he remained on top

[@chrisbennett6260]

fantastic brazilian magic

[@miguelporras8366]

When even low table defenders were good. The Lecce defender recovery and tackle was just perfect

[@sundijohnson2486]

Looks and plays like Ronaldo phenomenon 😮

[@paulodaniel5305]

Yes, R9 is his football idol he said in a interview

[@Y.Santos01]

@@paulodaniel5305 Yes, Ronaldo and Zico

[@MrPrajitura]

Guy was good, but nowhere near R9 technique

[@kowalski28zm]

This man in his prime was half of Roberto Carlos and Half of Ronaldo Nazario..

[@andreademarchi7495]

The strenght of a centerback,the pace of a winger,the skills of a central foward and the finishing of a striker. Bro was a machine with all stats at 99. If only he had more mentality...

[@andreimatheus9306]

You know you're doing something great when Cafu, Maldini, Nesta e Gattuso were very worried on what you could do on the pitch.

[@mikel6792]

I'll take prime Adriano over Haaland

[@K1LL2TR34K]

Haaland is finishing only. Adriano was everything. Pace, finishing, strenght…

[@saganspirit]

Adriano's shooting on PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) at the time was insane - you could score from virtually anywhere

[@maniacodepresiv0]

I remember a friend told me that Adriano was like seeing Rivaldo in steroids

[@TheJoeRoganPortal]

Adriano's strength was too much for Maldini, Nesta, Cafu, and Costacurta.

[@cjw1968]

After his father passed away the passion what he had died with him. One of the saddest downfall in football history....

[@bugbo6003]

Agile, fast, strong, and powerful. It's a shame that in the 2006 World Cup, they faced France too early and still chose the aging Cafu for right back.

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@bugbo6003 But Cafu was in truth a Winger. He was only good in Attack. It's not his fault if they lost

[@bugbo6003]

@@essengomakassi5538 If Cafu is too old to play right back, do you think he’d still have the potential to play as a winger? I don’t think he has enough left in the tank to be a back for a team aiming to win the FIFA World Cup or or to compete against France. (I've been cheering for Cafu since before the 1994 World Cup.)

[@ronniep9272]

Ronaldinho, Kaka and Adriano all flopped in the 2006 World Cup.

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@bugbo6003 Cafu was too old for play in Right Back yes sure, but he was definitely able to play Winger or Right Midfielder. You know why ?? Because he is a WINGER, and a Winger is not made to play in DEFENCE !!!

[@bzilla-d4i]

@essengomakassi5538 what crap are you talking Cafu was Brilliant in defense, made little CR7 cry, and before you say he was young remember Adriano was only 22 in most of these clips. Also Cafu wasn't "too old" the next year after the 2007 World Cup we won the Champions League with Cafu 37, Maldini 39, Costacurta 41, and we knocked out CR7 and his buddies, Cafu sent him crying back to Manchester.

[@TheFakuza]

Adriano in Pro Evolution Soccer 6 was an ALIEN!

[@Leonhart84]

Andriano+ibra in 2006-2009 honestly i dont know how this inter team not won a single ucl

[@g-mail8575]

Eto’ Milito is better, eto’o > ibra , milito 2010 > all strikers

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@Leonhart84 Because there were Artists in every teams in the 2000's

[@paoloboldi127]

We won in 2010 after they both left :)

[@Jay-n5i9l]

My God Nesta was a beast

[@Jay-n5i9l]

U can say thay again never shyed away from anything

[@fhatylion7302]

Adriano was a beast.

[@dharmawiguna3232]

the legend L'imperatore

[@mezomoza7]

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 ❤

[@pik6johnson868]

Erling Haaland with skills

[@londonballer]

Now watching these players is like watching an old movie .. 😢

[@Dennzyl]

when even Maldini struggled to control him, you know that lad had mad skills!

[@arsenalcobain]

What a player. It’s a pity he couldn’t maintain his best level for the 2006 World Cup. For 3 or 4 years he was incredible.

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@arsenalcobain in 2009 & 2010, when he back play to home he was unstoppable at Flamengo

[@mohdnazri7126]

Imagine in ur team, u have an emperor and a phenomenon. And ofcoz the magician.

[@omariblake21]

The whole can count their blessings Adriano and r9 never played together in both their primes. Had r9 not had that knee injury and Adriano had reached his prime , we wouldn’t talk about msn . They would have destroyed everything !!

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@omariblake21 With R10 !

[@cesarehipthenhopthenhip8377]

he was god for a brief of time 😮 as a milanisti i really enjoyed the Emperor performance

[@m.c1230]

Ok Adriano,but when I heard the name of Scurto of Chievo Verona , the nostalgia reached the maximum level

[@pedrosarti9468]

Especially in PES 2006.

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@pedrosarti9468 PES 6 is still playable online today lol

[@inglesfluente2693]

4:04 bro really thought he had a chance lmfao

[@TheMrNapok]

They don't make them like Adriano no more!

[@abdulrahmanbisiriyu7040]

This is who Endrick modelled his game on

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@abdulrahmanbisiriyu7040And HULK

[@daniell5751]

Adriano + R9 + Ronaldinho = pure magic

[@jorgevalbuena8836]

Un toro imparable con una técnica maravillosa

[@CrimsonDemon311]

No wonder why he was in the main cover of pes 6

[@omariblake21]

He was one of the best strikers in the world then. He was actually rightly rated stat wise

[@saganspirit]

Insane shooting in that version

[@Euphoric-tracks]

We need his icon card in FUT

[@kangshomae_berht]

Ibrahimovic was right, The Emperor was the real animal. He just used his strength.

[@calamdumr]

I remember Parma Adriano was a freaking Monster

[@JewelRunner]

I have a little statue of him in my room ! Sempre Imperatore!

[@mlc1610]

90 Attack 36 Defence 98 Balance 84 Stamina 88 Top Speed 90 Acceleration 81 Reponse 82 Agility 86 Dribble Accuracy 82 Dribble Speed 70 Short Pass Accuracy 78 Short Pass Speed 68 Long Pass Accuracy 88 Long Pass Speed 89 Shot Accuracy 99 Shot Power 88 Shot Technique 83 Free Kick Accuracy 84 Swerve 84 Heading 86 Jump 88 Technique 92 Aggression 67 Mentality 50 Goalkeeping 68 Teamwork 5 Consistency 4 Condition

[@bartvandeperck90]

Stopping Adriano was simple. You just had to wait a few years.

[@anas6695780]

Big quick and powerful lol

[@krilll-mp2bo]

Ronaldo and roberto carlos in one body

[@johnsmith-tq5zn]

He could've been the GOAT.

[@supercake2270]

Messi is not a human being

[@user-de9ut6ve4g]

That goal against Argentina is almost impossible to score from that angle

[@Damidas]

I love how Brasilian players never foul others when fighting for possession of the ball

[@hyunsookim__6800]

1:46 impossble.. what is that??

[@ItaThe3rd]

And he generated that kind of power from the side, going backwards from the goal... It doesn't make sense haha

[@Shendue]

One of the most powerful strikers ever. He looked to me like a real life analogue of Kojiro Hyuga from the popular series Captain Tsubasa. Unfortunately, his professionalism wasn't on par with his talent. Very gifted yet the fame and some personal issues went to his head and he let himself go.

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@Shendue il a été détruit mentalement par la mort de son père. il avait juste 22 ans à ce moment là.

[@stylishboy004]

Players before had a lot of strength in their body. It's different now. People aren't bulky anymore, and even sportsmen in their late 30's look and feel like teenage kids, which is bad because it makes in sports games look weak.

[@nottheonefromearth]

Didn't like that they said he was the next Ronaldo tho. I get it, but (obviously) they were different players. Adriano was more powerful. Ronaldo was phenomal. Respect to Adriano tho.

[@ceres4881]

He could have been the best player ever. Watch him play was like watch a superhero vs humans.

[@alexxander8263]

the only successor of R9

[@AlexFranck-ul8vh]

Adriano toying with Maldini, Like R9 before him.

[@A2Genious]

Bro maldini was 37-39 years at that time

[@AlexFranck-ul8vh]

@@A2Genious and how old was he when Ronaldo 9 was toying with him? I do not think it is about age. Maldini just struggled with the best players. Age is not an excuse. If you are on the pitch, you have to deliver. Otherwise retire. People will call you the best ever, then apologize for when people were toying with you by saying that you were old. I am sorry but that is not good enough. If you are old, stay at home.

[@A2Genious]

@@AlexFranck-ul8vh when did ronaldo has toyed with maldini 😂

[@omariblake21]

2001/02 on the video Maldini was 33 . Old but not as old. R9 smoked Maldini when he was in his actual prime 😹

[@shoumikdas4674]

​​​@@AlexFranck-ul8vh Every great Italian defender struggled against Brazilian Forwards, but that doesnt justify that you are not good enough,Even it took a talent like Messi 5 world cups to win a title, it seems like these days bunch of teenage dudes with internet connection act as if, they are at the top of the world. If you are young, have your feet on the ground and behave humble. May be this is a normal thing for so called western world.

[@tucsonmaui]

***SINISTRO***

[@amadeurosenbergofficial7990]

This guy was unbelievable. The CR7 father passed when he was just 18 years old. The European mindset is different

[@joabedelfino6641]

Nao existiu atacante de força como Adriano eu nao perdia um jogo dá Inter e do Flamengo quando ele veio pro Brasil ....

[@sherifnabil50]

Adriano was going against the best defenders of all time in Maldini and Nesta. They were trying to kill him.

[@danielcerso]

Depression and slacking took him away.

[@mrezioauditore379]

Ibrahimovic called him an animal, you can only imagine what kinda animal he was.

[@Voyager92v]

Maybe Messi should have tried playing against those defenders, not the kiddy he has played all his career. Just like the Uruguayan national player said, as soon someone touches him the referee will backup Messi, he would have spent all his career in the emergency room. I'll choose Adriano any day of the week over the dwarf, UEFA & FIFA son, the untouchable, the arrogant and childish spoilt kid. Those who really witnessed Adriano, know that he had everything.

[@dobattlers]

Imagine the strength to take that beating from the old italian defenders. That long range shot has insane power, pretty absurd.

[@hermanmelville3871]

It’s like a UFC light heavyweight went in there and just bullied everyone. He was a ridiculous physical specimen.

[@alejandrorodriguezdomingue174]

With a shot of a sniper, speed of Roberto Carlos and dribling of neymar

[@LeGoat-j]

Adriano 😮😮

[@bobbyboxer2664]

Adriano was literally stopped in 80% of this video 😂

[@yapososthenencho623]

Adriano ( the lion )!!!

[@waynebrady1819]

The problem is that Brazilian footballers are not exactly known for their professional attitude and eagerness to train, there are hundreds of examples. Adriano is no exception. They used to be able to mask this purely with talent, but now the world has caught up and Adriano is a symbol of this change or transition period.

[@omariblake21]

Adriano case is different he said in an interview that after his dad died he barely trained and only drank alcohol and he didn’t even want to play anymore . He only did it before he was under contract . He didn’t love football anymore and was depressed from that moment . He talked about it

[@essengomakassi5538]

@@waynebrady1819 Bro some players like Thiago Silva, Nene (former Paris SG, Monaco & West Ham), Marcelo, David Luiz, Willian, Hulk or Felipe Melo started their careers in the 2000's and are still playing today...

[@LoveSerah]

Supposingly the successor of r9 but got destroyed by women and boozes.

[@samylengue7821]

Imagine Adriano's strength and shooting range with Roben left foot dribbles

[@sangartaleb6515]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@bigsensei9366]

He could be the perfect forward

[@coolboysg]

How about Ronaldo De Lima ? 😊

[@Joshtera]

The only thing he needed was a right foot. He was a beast though, top 10 for me

[@merishirkic4789]

If roberto carlos and Ronaldo r9 would have kid this is product

[@reddevil6585]

Wonderful player managed him Fm2005

[@ergi5852]

Watch the videos closely, he easily bullies Maldini but he never can with Nesta, on MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. And it’s always been like that Nesta is a far superior defender than Maldini who just has better PR since he represented Milan and Italy with his captain armband.

[@MohammedAhmed-y7v]

7:39 That's what 99 body balance looks like.