Juan Román Riquelme: The Man Who Messi Avenged

[@theretroroute]

Mexico is not South America, I meant Latin America. Apologies for the mistake.

[@joaoyapur1247]

believe you don't need to use south america in any particular circunstance, we are all Latinoamerica

[@DidYaServe]

Fair play for owning that mistake.

[@bonniedrasco8166]

Yes it is, it’s all one and the same

[@DavinPL]

No problem. Wonderfully presented work you have here, and I am now a subscriber.

[@thebestninja80]

@@bonniedrasco8166 no it ain't Donnie Brasco ve y corre de lengua larga a otro lado con tus babosadas

[@Diabolotherium]

Riquelme was my favorite player of all time. I watched him play many times alive and I thought the world of football was over when he left Boca for the 1st time. I remember skipping school so I could listen to the Intercontinental game vs Madrid on the radio since it was mid morning. Thank you Roman for what you brought to my world!

[@DR-uq4hn]

For some reason Román is the closest player to Zidane’s style of play. Slow zero pace with tactical dribbling ability & a brilliant footballing brain with unbelievable vision on the field. Can dissect a whole team with one killer through ball pass while standing looking disinterested for less than couple seconds. A set piece specialist from a direct/indirect free kicks & cheeky corners. Both footed with good long range shooting power type goals. Juan Román Riquelme is arguable the greatest Boca Juniors player of all time if we agree that El Diego belonged to Napoli ?

[@BoqPrecision]

Also Kaka

[@kadarabdi90]

Yeah world class that Argentinan team in 2006 in Germany I watched him live in that quarter final argentina were the best team in the tournament he was the best player peckerman made a huge mistake tactically to take him off he controlled and bossed the game he was the kind of player that controlled the tempo of the game a true artist.

[@DR-uq4hn]

@@kadarabdi90 couldn’t agree more as I was back then thinking the same & believed Riquelme was player of the tournament & pulling the strings before Zizou flourished & got the award. Haven’t not been substituted by Jose Pekerman did the biggest mistake of the tournament by not only taking off the leader/player of the tournament but also didn’t introduce young sensation teenage Messi to toy with the German defence & win the game🙄

[@jameskaruga6730]

@@BoqPrecision I think prime Kaka had lots of speed like a sprinter.

[@hankdatank09]

Hit the nail right on the head! Roman is criminally underrated. When people talk about the greatest number 10 in Argentina, people forget about this man. Such a shame that he never got the recognition he deserved when playing.

[@oktay242]

I saw Riquelme playing. Absolutly Amazing. What a Player.

[@goatlps]

These documentaries are very professionally researched, if lacking the highest production values, but should still be on Netflix, or Prime Video, etc.

[@ookodavid]

Thought it amazing, too. Not that I know all the facts, but I do like the unjudging voice that let's you decide for yourself. It's not that simple, of course, thanks to rhetorical trickery, but I think it's a job well done. Giving credit where it's due, focusing on the football than anything else!!

[@burlhorse61]

they seem well researched-seen a few of them

[@dtac_10_29]

One of the most underrated no.10

[@kristianfabriziomusic8295]

@Stephen Greenhorn however, the game was changing to a more fast paced, defensive-minded way. Juan Roman is the last true 10, but could not fit to the new playing styre, nor did he want to do so. Maybe the main reason he only had a couple of good years in Europe, while being the king of America. Being a 10 is more abundant there.

[@Ruscococo1]

@@kristianfabriziomusic8295 David Silva

[@JogaBonitoCFTV]

@@Ruscococo1 not as technically good

[@Ruscococo1]

@@JogaBonitoCFTV David Silva is world class. Won the World Cup, Euros twice and was a key player getting goals and assists.

[@JogaBonitoCFTV]

@@Ruscococo1 yes but not technically as good, plus look at that Spain team

[@cyrilologe]

Fell in love with his playing and confidence and man...he could play set pieces

[@commentcomment5693]

I had the privilege to share the same pitch with him in 1992 at a youth tournament. I should of grabbed his shirt!

[@SPORTHUSIAST]

i made a little documentary of the golden generation of Villarreal (Riquelme, Forlan , Senna ), i hope you show some love and support ❤

[@MerlinSingh]

Incredible player. Always remember how he made the game so beautiful to watch. Great documentary

[@Adrian-ed3xq]

My favorite footballer of all time!

[@theretroroute]

Great player! Thanks for watching

[@OwenDLC]

Same

[@stefanlukic7272]

My favourite also... Incredible football inteligence,I put him on the same level with Maradonna and Messi.

[@zimzimma5688]

A very old fashioned phrase in football is the best way I can think to describe a player who even during his career seemed like a very old fashioned type of genius and that phrase is that he is a player I would have paid good money to watch. There will never be another like him again, because a player like him simply would not make it to the professional game these days. The best I've probably ever seen at slowing a game down to the pace that he wanted to play it at. Truly the last of his kind and sadly misunderstood by many particularly here in Europe.

[@vinnyvasquez]

Since i've been watching football i have never seen a player before or since that played like Roman. A genius at control and protecting the ball, not even Zidane (the closest i can think of) played like him. A true one-off and a joy to watch.

[@PaulinKantue]

Thank you so much for this documentary. He was my inspiration for playing football as a teenager. I grew up watching Riquelme as part of the powerhouse for the "yellow submarine".

[@TshepisoQMokgosi]

One of my favourites of all time, him, Zidane, Rui Costa, Davids. I enjoyed watching him at Villarreal and Argentina back when I was in High Schools. Yoh time flies.

[@chicovicente2845]

Saw the "Yoh" and knew this was a South African 😁

[@TshepisoQMokgosi]

@@chicovicente2845 🤣Uyazi!

[@carson3811]

Seedorff was technically better than David's

[@emiliospowerballer1441]

People often talk about Zidane's first touch, but fail to mention Riquelme's touch and ball control wonder skills

[@ctr1502]

He never won a world cup or copa, so these kinds of players often go into obscurity. Baggio and Riquelme were two players who sat on Zidane's talent level in my opinion, but by never winning major titles or playing in CL/for a big team they just fade into memory of football connoisseurs. I've never seen a player like Riquelme who you simply could not get the ball off of.

[@marielasotelo6884]

​@@ctr1502pues R7 tampoco va ganar un mundial

[@959Jeremias]

Gran video de un gran jugador latinoamericano, ustedes los europeos no lo vieron tanto y no se dan cuenta de la eminencia del futbol que representa Riquelme por estos lados. No ganó todo en Europa porque no tuvo ganas. Literal

[@thegiftedmedia]

His style was unique for sure. Not many guys like that today, especially from South America.

[@mrpacman1185]

the most elegant playmaker I ever witnessed, beautiful to watch

[@stefanlukic7272]

That was just the word I was looking for to precisely describe him... A true artist,pure football inteligence.

[@stes9336]

I think one of the reasons I find myself slowly falling out of love with football, is the lack of pure creativity you see from Riquelme. If you’re not an elite athlete these days you’re discarded no matter how much skill you possess. Take me back to the 00’s when it seemed every side had someone who could put their foot on the ball and create magic. Just discovered your channel, excellent work! Appreciate the amount of work and research it must take to find relevant footage.

[@stolky19]

Well said.. agree with everything!

[@joachimschmidt7662]

Riquelme, Recoba, Saviola, Aimar, Valeron, Bergkamp, Le Tissier.... The top tier of talent to watch these days is smaller; say, Messi, Neymar, Felix... and the next tier isn't quite the same... Verratti, Fernandes, Eriksen, that young Norwegian with Arsenal? How I miss Ozil.

[@AyushaktiLifestyle]

I really loved to see him play. He was something special. A real streetfootballer like Zizou. Hoped to see him more successful in Europe but that`s okay, he had a great career and enjoyed the game. Greetings from Germany ♥

[@chuffa1130]

Always thought he was Argentina's best chance to winning a world cup but they didn't include him in that squad in 2010, to me he's the midfielder that Argentina is missing

[@AJayQDR]

The 2010 team was beyond redemption, Diego had no idea what he was doing.

[@stefanlukic7272]

The 2006 world cup generation that he was leading was monsterous,and should won the tournament,he certainly would be of great help in 2010...

[@Hisfirstkill]

Fifa maffia is best chance win a WC

[@triniking41]

@@AJayQDR Diego did his best to sabotage that team. he's a fraud.

[@majormononoke8958]

Yeah, Diego should never been coach in the national team. He failed at other clubs before that too... Whoever appointed him should get fired...

[@uwemudofia2419]

You couldn't but love Riquelme when you watched him play. This dude was an artist. Sometimes you'd forget he was actually an opponent.

[@okelloiginitiusscholes107]

This is my favorite footballer by a big margin; will always miss him

[@xcato21]

Thanks for the video , el mejor 10 del fútbol argentino en los últimos años , maestro .

[@bom89ar60]

Riquelme was an unbelievable player for villareal . Great technique , skill and vision . They were very unlucky not to reach the 2006 champions league final.

[@xRob]

Riquelme is in fact the most underrated player ever

[@SPORTHUSIAST]

i made a little documentary of the golden generation of Villarreal (Riquelme, Forlan , Senna ), i hope you show some love and support ❤

[@Jezze-rc6yv]

Agreed

[@jamessupplee7289]

Underrated by some. Beloved by soccer afficiandos. Amazing creativity and vision.

[@Hisfirstkill]

@@jamessupplee7289 soccer??? HAHA

[@jamessupplee7289]

@@Hisfirstkill soccer??? HAHA yourself

[@BharatRaghavan08]

My favourite footballer … he was a thing of beauty

[@T7050NH]

Brilliant video on a great player!! Thanks for sharing!!

[@theretroroute]

Glad you enjoyed it! Check out my other videos! :)

[@fresitafleko2029]

Awesome documentary. This does justice to one unique football player, among the best of all time. Riquelme was a giant.

[@stillakilla]

What gem of a channel did i just randomly find? 😳 Amazing work, production, and detail.

[@DidYaServe]

I think of Riquelme as a player who had a great "radar". He didn't need pace because he could immediately sense any player closing him down from all angles as well as picking perfect long distance passes. The Bulgarian Yordan Letchkov was similar. Slow speed but a great football brain.

[@mucaadabdirahman884]

when Beckerman replaced Roman i knew Argentina will lose ....the best world cup team i ever saw and the best player in the world cup hands down .

[@lucasloucetios164]

I've never enjoyed watching a footballer more than roman. made me fall in love with football from the first sight

[@samrhodes9352]

Great video, really loving watching these. Riquelme is a player I love hearing about, one of my favourites even though I never grew up watching him play, I learnt a lot about him this year, videos like these are great to find out more about him. Thank you! 😃

[@erronbrown2690]

Maybe silly to some but this is my favorite player of all time, happy to see someone acknowledge how good / great he was

[@reylatino10]

He ended his career with the most assist of the decade 00-09 . My football idol. El torero

[@shahriarkabir336]

In Entire Football history no one can touch a ball so smoothly like Roman...the calm quite tired soothing mid field GENERAL..

[@DennisMou.]

Wow what a great work! I can't get enough of this channel!

[@SonnyK248]

Any striker that played with Riquelme moved up a level. It's a shame he didn't find a place at Barca. Him, Etoo, Ronaldinho and Deco all in the same lineup playing Rijkard football would have been fun to watch.

[@blaquenguni9249]

They wouldn't have needed Deco (Porto to Chelsea) if Riquelme stayed. One of the dumbest decisions in Barcelona's history. They could've won the and 2005 (last 16 Chelsea exit) and 2007( QF Liverpool exit) CL titles with Ramon in that team.

[@joshdossantos]

How does this channel only have 600 subs? Great content!

[@charlies.98]

Cuando recuerdo mi infancia este tipo se me viene a la cabeza, como hincha de BOCA JRS me hizo muy feliz . 🟡🔵🇦🇷 Mi idol,my hero. Only said thank you Roman for everything. Great video my frind, i New subcribe .

[@tomas1629]

Very good pictures bro! Nice job! Román is my fauvorite childhood player.

[@DE-hi9mc]

What a player this guy was. He’s an “artist”with the ball at his feet. Absolute footballer legend !

[@abbas.vajihi]

Damn Man your content is quality & you are so underrated and I am subscribing u. #TheRetroRoute

[@davidpridmore2496]

I am loving your videos. I hope you keep them going. I’m sure the subscribers will come soon….

[@fraserjmorrison818]

Great Video. Thank you, Reminded me of some great goals, I loved him when I was younger, and always tried to sign him in Champ Man. Nice with Radiohead in the background.

[@obyhashim3184]

underrated, real talent

[@hugonongbri8100]

The last classic 10.....a truly unique player

[@Jezze-rc6yv]

I can proudly say am one of the lucky millions to have watched him play on TV... shots top.. dribbling top.. one of my favourites

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

Juan Roman Riquelme is the living embodiment of a traditional #10. Too bad LVG didn't get that memo at Barcelona. Still fun to use in Fifa 07.

[@talesofme21]

Man awesome job at these documentaries, they bring me to tears 😭 every time. Can't believe how much time has gone by since these players were being transmitted on ESPN, Football now is a complete TRAVESTY

[@garyring1157]

This is a beautiful piece thank you

[@TachoSJ]

I have that 2000 Intercontinental cup match between Boca Jrs and Real Madrid forever burned into my memory. Riquelme was amazing

[@maxi.90]

Un jugador magnífico 💙💛💙🇦🇷

[@matthewhathaway1544]

Love the videos! However the music is driving me nuts. Is that a piano cover of Paranoid Android on a loop?

[@Ritchieb23]

Unreal player!! Still remember that subbing in the 2006 world cup!! Why!! Took him off had messi on the bench 😳 to protect a 1 goal lead!! Still mad about it till this day!! One of the best world cup teams to not win it!! Riquelme was a Legendary player never underrated in my eyes

[@rainaamuro3083]

Totally

[@lipritz1950]

Can't agree more......till this date cudnt understand why Pekerman subbed him in the 71st minute. That's was the best Argentine wc team ever....better than that of 1986 or 2022.

[@gibsmcgibbon]

this channel is great.

[@JAFC49]

The 🐐 with another banger

[@theretroroute]

Always #1

[@mohamedelmubark9159]

brilliant channel and narration, so underrated ! keep up the excellent work ! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@ericestrada2634]

10 = Riquelme I wish we had more like him the game is better with them.

[@iniobongalfredpiiro3145]

My best no. 10 in the 2000's

[@korzinietz2136]

Great job making the video Thank you

[@fl3669]

The last enganche. The last magician. Roman.

[@ThisisArtSoitis]

Really well done video. Could you do one for Redondo? Nobody really gives him the credit he deserves, I think partly because of his career sadly swindling out at Milan due to injuries.. You can make a fair argument to make him the finest holding controller to ever play the game during his 90s Real stint. A player to show any young kid who wants to play the game.

[@theretroroute]

Definitely, one day. Thanks for the praise!

[@lamp6121]

Riquelme is a classic CAM, while Maradona and Messi are classic CAM's converted into right wingers, mainly because both of them had an insane pace that would of been wasted if they played as classic CAM's

[@figeroa256]

What a player he was. That 2006 season was absolutely fantastic

[@positivelycurvedpikachu]

Thank you for this.

[@sigitprabowo363]

Excellent player, but sometimes an excellent footballer could play in a wrong club, with a wrong coach.. By far, he's one of the last classic number 10

[@ee7228]

We knew him as the walking magician. Brilliant player on the ball.

[@MrNerdyNeji]

My favorite player of all time thank you for the video it's great

[@Liquidcadmus]

I'm Argentine and a huge fan of Riquelme but you're making stuff up. *Messi's idol was Aimar. "el torero" is not Riquelme's nickname, it's "el topo gigio"* Messi did play with Riquelme and they have a good relationship, but he wasn't his "idol".

[@marielasotelo6884]

Torero tambien

[@emojiman5741]

I had forgotten about him until I saw Messi feuding with Van Gaal 🤪

[@laurenceobrien1402]

I loved Riquelme his vision his style of play was magic..... for me it's a travesty that Argentina didn't win the 2006 world cup the coach made a huge mistake not bringing messi on as a sub against Germany in the QF

[@linuxjodi4311]

Would love to see the story of Juan Sebastian Veron..

[@Shleemaa]

Your football biography channel is the best I have seen. Much better than the "Ears Guy's"

[@ahmedghali4486]

One of my best foot ball player I really enjoyed watching him playing

[@Ivander85]

Love your channel, brings back some great memories from back in the day, when football still had more of a soul. I used to always pick Argentina in Pro Evo - the teams featuring Riquelme, Aimar, Veron, Crespo, Saviola, Ayala, Heinze, Cambiasso, Mascherano etc. Man they were loaded.

[@marvaff6878]

Same!! Good timess

[@raywilson3166]

Who is here after Messi cupped his ears to Van Gaal before beating Holland and winning WC?

[@TGFLdn24]

A man that looked like he was happy in his country, shame about the politics and financial constraints.

[@cybertwerpp]

please give me the photo library used in this video,, so many classic, beautiful photos of riquelme

[@marielasotelo6884]

Riquelme para mi fue el más grande jugador que vi jugar. Era un espectaculo verlo , no me perdía de ningún partido. Por eso es considerado por los hinchas de Boca Junior como el más grande ídolo por encima de Maradona.

[@mknees1467]

I don't know about the whole "not reaching the next level". You've got to understand that plenty of us don't really care about European football. For many South Americans La Copa Libertadores is greater than the Champions League, and our favourite club comes first (sometimes, even before the National team). Riquelme did everything for Boca. Riquelme is Boca. That is more than enough.

[@mohammedseif3653]

Great video as always. Kindly do one for ALVARO RECOBA.

[@ZoltanHercules]

Mate, I love these videos. The nod to the god of the past is amazing. Please, please, please do a Pablo Aimar one

[@kronos458]

My favourite midfilder, the only one to play in much nonchalant, lazy and despirited way, suddenly finding the best solution, brilliant pass or dribbling.

[@mauriziogiusti1769]

To this day, he had done probably the greatest dribbling ever... On Mario Yepes, with a backheel tunnel. Never ever I've seen something like that: truly, FUCKING, insane.

[@rasher6290]

Got a link to it,, want to see it now😂

[@Hisfirstkill]

Not rven close to Robben or Maradona

[@kasubakapambwe5621]

Great documentary.

[@AREADUA7]

Nice video btw... great work.

[@afrobian1]

Zidan exchanged his jersey with Requelme in his very last game as a Legend. and one day Zidan posted a photo with that Jersey

[@sebastianschmidt6136]

Aimar was Messi's idol.

[@aandwdabest]

The fact that you used the piano rendition of several songs from Radiohead’s OK Computer as BGM is a win in my book.

[@mohamedhaji5749]

this guy was a legan and a good entertainer for football. I haven not seen him for a long time even in qatar world cup.

[@12345678rpm]

classic no 10 - Style He is the meaning of "Playmaker"

[@boisesoccer]

Great Documentary, Mate!!!

[@theretroroute]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed

[@GermoDante]

Excellent job, very thorough and well researched. One piece of constructive criticism that I could add is, try to check how most of these Argentinean teams are pronounced in Spanish, some of the players and coaches names too, because most of the time, you were mispronouncing them. Again, loved the video, I just wanted to point that out. Great job.

[@metal5481]

Argentina in 2010 world cup with riquelme, zanetti, cambiasso would have been something else. The squad depth was insane at the time.

[@florenciatuccillo9431]

great documentary, but there's 1 error: Messi's idol wasn't Riquelme, but Aimar, a River player from the same time, and a friend of Roman despite the rivalry 😁

[@brucehoofung1654]

explains the celebration Messi did on Louis van Gaal....it was for Riquelme. Justice served

[@aldozilli1293]

Many Argentines were likened to Maradona not just Riquelme. Ortega, Aimar and Saviola are just some who were said to be the new Maradona, all incredible players in their own right.

[@JamesMc2051]

Loads of young Argentines were called the next Maradona. Apart from Messi and Riquelme, I remember Ortega, Saviola, Gallardo, Aimar and d'Alessandro also being called that. If you were promising, Argentinian and could play as a 10 then someone would proclaim you the next Maradona. Only Messi has matched him but that's a high bar for anyone so no shame in others not reaching that level. Argentina have had some incredible players.

[@mon5ter651]

Messi is surpass him tbh