European Football Explained for Americans Reaction

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[@afonsohenrique1941]

About the trebles and quadruples it's really difficult to win that, but Barcelona in 2009 won 6 titles in a single year, they literally won everything they competed and were simply amazing

[@MrNopal-mt6vs]

Don't forget Bayern Munich they also achieved the same thing

[@nel186]

Bayern Munich in 2020 won the 6 Titles in the must brutal and onesided way possible, barcelona lost to bayern that year by 8-2. Barcelona and bayern are the only teams in history that had ever won the 6 titles in a year. *funfact:barca its bayern's favorite prey.*

[@IshavedChewbacca]

Bayern did is as well, also only team to achieve a Perfect Champions (only Ws), people seem to forget that

[@BlackChrishi]

@@MrNopal-mt6vs twice

[@afth3845]

​@@IshavedChewbacca no realmente el que sea seguidor de fútbol se acuerda de esa temporada

[@mikaelhanugrah8352]

9:19 striker usually get more appreciation if the team wins, but to build a winner team you need a squad of 25 players who fit in your team and they have to adapt with couple of systems

[@RuudVanDrijver]

Yeah, the strikers get all the attention, but a really good defender is gold dust as well as midfielders and wingers who can distribute the ball and make good crosses.

[@24magiccarrot]

The striker usually gets the attention cause they score the most goals but in general, it's the midfielders that are the best players on your team, it's slightly different now in that players are generally better all rounders but most of the ball is in the midfield so that's where you need your best players. The forward players that are considered great players are generally the ones that play deep during the build up play then get forward, players like Messi and Ronaldo are put on the team sheet as Forwards but really they are hybrid players, they sit deep and are involved in the build up play, where as the traditional number 9 striker will sit on the shoulder of the last defender and might barely get a kick the entire game if his team mates can't make chances.

[@benjaminbronnimann3966]

18:06 the lowest ranked teams who won the FA Cup were teams from the 2nd division, but I remember in 2017 some team from the 5th division (only semi professional) kicked Burnley, a premier league team out of the cup 😅

[@drigerdranzer7514]

In the nineties did Woking, non league team knock out Liverpool.

[@krizkeyyy7236]

In Germany I still remember Bayern Munich got kicked out in 1st round DFB Pokal by amateur-side franconian club TSV Vestenbergsgreuth... who would, some years later, fusioned with traditional but then financially struggling Club SpVgg Fürth to form SpVgg Greuther Fürth, who even managed to promote to the Bundesliga twice. Big surprises in the national cup are remembered and builds a Reputation for a small club.

[@RuudVanDrijver]

Don’t forget Maidstone Utd of the 6th tier who made it to the last 16 this year!

[@damodeste]

26:36 Messi was signed to Barcelona 12/13 yrs old

[@Londronable]

Also it seems many legends have some health issues. Messi needed medicine Barca paid for. C. Ronaldo got his heart operation as a teen. R9 had some disease.

[@andreanecchi5930]

now there are 5 substitutions per game, I recommend you also watch videos that explain the various leagues, there is one that many Americans watch when they discover this sport 😊, As for the Champions League, Europa League etc. the format will change next year

[@RudyCantGame]

8:48 anyone can attack. The positioning is a shape teams keep. So the number can vary on the style the team plays.

[@lorenzomasserini5503]

26:54 the youngest player ever playing in a professional league was 12 years old but most players enters the pro between 16 an 19 years old

[@abdorizk2108]

9:06 To answer your question, allow me to give you a few examples: - Fabio Canavaro, Paolo Maldini and Sergio Ramos played as defenders and are considered some of the best players of all time. - Philiip Lahm, Cafu, Franz Beckenbauer, Roberto Carlos, Eric Abidal.... played LB and RB and were the soul of there teams - Some Goalkeepers (not goalies :D) are legendary like Lev Yashin, Peter Schmeichel, Oliver Kahn, Manuel Neuer and Gianluigi Buffon to name a few were the reason their teams won major titles. - Lothar Matthaus, Andres Iniesta, Zineddine Zidane, Michel Platini and Pirlo were midfielders and are also some the best players of all time. - Fowards and Strikers, like Ronaldo Nazario, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Arjen Robben, Puskas, Pele, Marco Van Basten... The forwards and Strikers get the most recognition because they are the ones that usually score the most, but not all are amazing. The best example is Miroslav Klose, the German striker that currently holds the record for most goals scored in the FIFA World Cup (16 goals). He is a great finisher but is not very skilled compared to all the players mentioned above. TLDR, there is no "usual" position for the best players

[@CZTachyonsVN]

I'd also add Petr Cech to GK and Ronaldinho to the list of midfielders.

[@abdorizk2108]

@@CZTachyonsVN of course but I was naming a few examples

[@bnrklazo1583]

i get shivers just reading these names

[@ASSAMain]

Sorry, but calling Klose a Finisher is an understatement. He was more than that. In his Prime he was a complete Striker. Scored many Assists for his Teammates, worked his ass of, you could see him on the wing, in the midfield to create space for his Teammates. I am agreeing with all you've said. I also think he is as good as the other guys you wrote, but just calling him a great finisher is wrong for me. That triggered me, sorry. Don't take it the wrong way, all good, but I had to defend my boy Klose.

[@arvin390]

​@@ASSAMain I agree, Klose is so underrated.

[@RudyCantGame]

17:21 Luton Town just made it to the top from almost all the way near the bottom leagues.

[@RuudVanDrijver]

They were in the National League, the fifth tier.

[@RudyCantGame]

@RuudVanDrijver well, youre pretty much irrelevant down there. Still a crazy accomplishment.

[@smieltjeh]

Just to clarify one rule. The subs went up to 5 in all competitions that matter :)

[@BOYZRMA]

18:38 LMAO sign us up First ever English team to win the treble was Manchester United in 1999, they did a double with Ronaldo in 2008 And for the first time in 24 years Manchester City did the treble this past season

[@yotemgote]

teams can make money by developing young talents and selling them with a sell on clause. Many small teams grow in this way to be able to compete in higher leagues.

[@Lostouille]

18:17 in France we had last year a team from 2nd div that climbed to 1st div and won the cup.

[@RuudVanDrijver]

Saying there are no play-offs is a bit misleading. The Premiership winner is the team that comes top after 38 matches, that’s true, but the top four go into the Chamions League and 5th and 6th go into the Europa League which is kind of like a play-off to find the European champion. In the Chmpionship, League 1, League 2, National League etc, they have Promotion Play-Offs. In League 2 where my team is, the top three at the end of the season get automatic promotion, but 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th go into the play-offs in a knock-out phase with the two winners playing a final at Wembley Stadium for the last promotion spot.

[@kumarshourya1133]

all the positions are best. cb"s have to defend , full backs have to defend far areas and whip crosses , cdm's are midfelders who helps to defend , cm are versitile and help in attack and defence , cam are attacking minded midfilders, wingers are players with flair and ablity to cut defence apart and st are there to score any chance they get like from crosses etc

[@zombieeater3456]

I would say there isn't one position that is more important or better than another, to win games you need an 11 of players that are important in every role

[@peterpaul5820]

Some would mention that it also needs the 12th player to win a game! (that would be the Fans)

[@zombieeater3456]

I agree, deffo affects my team a lot (Leeds United)@@peterpaul5820

[@vallhalla22]

Nice to see you dive into the whole beautiful sport that is football! If you are interested further than the reactions, I could recommend Welcome to Wrexham as a watch. Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney bought a Welsh Club with long tradition, but in a lower league and try to support the Club to rise up in the leagues.

[@farhanpranto2668]

wingers and midfielders are most important and elite teams are ready to go with little low quality strikersif necessary but they dont want to compromise there.most iconic and legendary players come from wingers and midfielders

[@henrimarjoan7876]

There isnt always release clauses so the club can just decline any offer if they want to keep the player. Also in La Liga where release clauses are mandatory a team can just put like 500million clause so no one would ever match that.

[@youngmoss3983]

Quick appreciation, you really try to understand the video/game and make it interesting. Not everybody does this. Keep it up

[@iliyapoormohammad841]

23:14 I’ve just discovered your channel so although Im late i hope you read this. there has been a few teams who have done this. 7 to be exact. the most recent one is Manchester City last season. but the most legendary one is FC Barcelona and ajax. they had the most goals scored and least conceded (which means least goals scored against) but ajax did it in the seventies so no one really talks about it. but Barcelona did it in 2009 and 2015. the FC Barcelona 2008/2009 seasons is the most remembered season by a team (in sports in general!) because as person who saw 5 out of these 7 teams (who won 3 trophies) it wasn’t easy for anyone of them. but barca in 2009 swept every team they faced. they also had the most staked team ever. and they didn’t only win 3 in that season but they won 4! and if you count the first half if the next season they won 6 in 2009 alone! (and this iconic team is also remembered for the birth of a lot of important players and tactics in football. like messi showing himself to the world for the first time. the birth of the tiki taka tactic which is beautiful short passes leading into amazing team goals. and also it was the birth of the false 9 position, which you should react to it alone.) and to put it shortly the 2015 Barcelona team is mostly remembered for their attacking trio. messi Suarez neymar. they did a lot of iconic things together. one of them includes winning 3 trophies in a season and 5 in a year.

[@bigal2069]

If you want a taste of the excitement of the champions league, you should watch the story of the 2019 Champions league, both Liverpool and Tottenham hotspur had CRAZY roads to the final, with some of the greatest football games in history

[@Neberdine]

love this video man, great to see you actually reacting and engaging.

[@bondhudey8065]

He said something about yin to the yang. That is Barcelona's Tiki-taka (that he said) and Real Madrid's Counter attack. (2010-11 season)

[@websterk451]

that guy jose mourinho and chelsea the team i support holds the record for the longest unbeaten home run at 86 games from february 2004 to october 2008 wining 2 english premier league titles

[@benjaminbronnimann3966]

React to "loudest chants in football with lyrics" it's a compilation of some of the best fans in football from Europe, South America, Asia and Africa. As someone who watches both the NBA and football I can tell you the main difference between the two sports is the passion and emotion, you can't understand unless you experience it but looking at the fans will definitely give you a better understanding. If you want to experience the emotions first hand the 2026 world cup is in the US and world cups are very special as they only happen every 4 years and are the biggest events in Sports with more viewers than the Olympic games, it's the most anticipated and important tournament in football. The US national team actually has a "golden generation" rn, they've never been this good and most of their key players are very young, they're still some way from being contenders but the 2026 US team will be by far the best one they ever had on paper so maybe following them a bit could help you get hyped for the world cup. This summer the Copa America will also be in the US which is like a mini world cup for South- and North American teams only, the US has never won it so far because Brazil and Argentina are also in it but I'm excited to see the young US team compete against elite teams and maybe they can even get to the semi-final or final

[@kentgrady9226]

Think of defenders (in this example, the back four field players, excluding the goalkeeper) as the defensive backfield in American football. The fullbacks are roughly equivalent to cornerbacks. They are generally shorter, smaller, and quicker. Center backs (sometimes called "center halves) are more like safeties. They are generally taller, bigger, more physical, and a step slower. They also tend to remain farther back when their team is attacking. It's not a perfect comparison, as the sport is two-way, meaning that everyone attacks and defends at least to some degree. When a team has a free kick or corner kick deep in the attacking zone, center backs may push up to receive passes in front of the opposition goal in order to receive high passes (typically called "service" or "crosses"). Likewise, attacking players are often expected to defend or press from the front when the opposing defenders take possession in their own half of the pitch. This does a couple of important things. First, it delays the opposing attack and gives defenders a chance to set up. Second, it tends to create mistakes - sloppy passes and other types of errant play. When that happens, a team can benefit from an easy chance to score. Tottenham Hotspur under Ange Postecoglou is one club that relies heavily upon high pressing (similar to a basketball full court press) and committing heavily to the attack with fullbacks pushing aggressively from multiple angles. The disadvantage to such a philosophy is vulnerability to counter attack. For example, Tottenham recently beat a very good team on the road, 4-nil. They turned around and lost the very next match to a lesser team 3-nil.

[@doeycrack]

Yooo I love your first 2 videos so far. You have a new sub

[@WorLCommunity]

Just subbed binge watching your soccer vids . Keep it up

[@maireweber]

About discovering young talent: This system incentivizes clubs to not only discover talent, but to build that player up for a decades-long carreer, starting as a kid. In US sports, it seems like most players get used and abused for a few seasons, especially in college, just to be tossed away like trash. It makes more sense for clubs in the US to be short-sighted.

[@RudyCantGame]

12:42 other counties have leagues too. He forgot France in that list.

[@Lostouille]

We are the 5th league🇨🇵. They don't count us because we are cursed in european level 💀💀💀

[@IshavedChewbacca]

to answer your question, there´s not a one size fits all for the best players, it´s more like what skills/physical attributes qualify you to each position. As a general rule, keepers are tall af and gotta have cat reflexes and athleticism, nowadays they gotta have some footwork too. CBs are tall and strong in order to be able to fight for these high crosses, they gotta be intelligent in their positioning and have perfect coordination between themselves. Fullbacks are generally light and speedy and are often not that physically impressive, but are more attack oriented than CBs. Wingers share most of these traits (some fullbacks can be played as wingers too), but are generally more physically impressive. Midfielders are generally more tactical than physical, they have to be able to read the game and pass into spaces, thus transitioning from defense to attack quickly. And the striker is usually either an absolute unit to break through the defense with raw strenght, or be skilled enough to dribble past them, or be tactically intelligent enough to position himself for receiving a pass and tap it into the net.

[@paulbo9033]

Winning the quadruple is extremely difficult. You basically need to have an amazing first choice team, and then your second choice back up team is also amazing whose players could play for any team in the world. The Barcelona team that won 6 trophies in one season had a ridiculously good subs bench and second team. Hence only the biggest most prestigious teams can do it. You have to have deep enough pockets to have all these amazing players, and you have to be prestigious enough that top top players are prepared to be in the second choice team and still stay. Example: Barcelona was so good that Thierry Henry was basically a super-sub there, he wasnt first choice and he accepted it because it was Barcelona, it's a special club.

[@Jay-xw9ll]

Pretty much all your instincts about the game were spot on, strikers are generally considered the best as they score the most goals, which is the whole point of football. Also I loved your comment about clubs signing 8 year olds "So the family can get paid".

[@BattleGhul]

About these national cup games, smaller teams beating bigger teams. Just this very season, in the DFB-Pokal in Germany, 3rd league side Saarbrücken beat a 1st league team 3 times in a row. First they beat Bayern München (the richest german club and the most successful in german football history) in the second round, then Frankfurt in the round of 16, and then Mönchengladbach in the quarter final. So that's a 3rd tier team beating three 1st tier teams back to back. They eventually lost in the semi final to Kaiserslautern, which itself is a tier 2 team. So Kaiserslautern is now a tier 2 team in this years german cup final, so we might theoretically have a non top league team win the cup this year. However, their opponent is Leverkusen, who is already confirmed to win this years 1st league title, playing their best ever season. So it will be tough ^^

[@deadend2023]

The youth are not professional players. But if they noticed a kid that has talents, the bring them to club academy to prepare them for potential joining the club in the future. Most of big clubs they have own academy. Teams from academy go around the globe and do training camps, where parents or smaller clubs bring their kids to show their talents.

[@JJDzejDzej]

18:07 no i don't think any "low tier" teams have won it but now in germany there is a 3rd leage team called Saarbrucken that has advanced already through 3 (yes three) bundesliga teams(the 1st league). And those teams were no fighting-for-relegation goonies... they were Eintracht Frankfurt who recently won the Europa League, Borussia Monchengladbach a big team in germnay, and a current 12 time german champion and a winner of the champions league Bayern Munich...

[@HH-hd7nd]

24:49 Two million? Yeah that's nothing when talking about release clauses for top players. It's usually at least several tens of millions for the top players, or even hundreds of millions. In recent times there have even been players with release clauses breaking the billion dollar mark.

[@milosstefanovic6603]

Best player can be at any position, have you ever heard the name Roberto Carlos, he played LB or Andrea Pirlo ( DMF ) or Maradona (AMF-SS ( Second striker)) or Messi (RW). Best players are not fixed on one position

[@user-no5mj1hg4h]

26:44 at 8-10 years old is not a professional league. you can think of it like football schools own by clubs. most of the big team in europe(especially in premier league level) have their own youth academy. to produce their own talents. they feed them with professional food. teach them with professional coach. send them to school until high school. after they are 16-18 years old sign them or sell them to smaller team to get a chance to play more (if the first team don't need them). and all of this they have to left their own home to live in the club. the law state that they can't sign a pro contract until 17 years old. before that they can only play on youth team or play in youth team contract only. example: player A is 16 years old but he has skill and talent in professional level. the first team coach want him to play on professional league. the coach can call him to his squad. but he can't sign the professional contract yet. so he can only play on youth contract(less salary and bonus). but the team can trade player A as well. but trading fee is not much. so most of these teams prefer to wait he turn 17 and sign him with pro contract then trade him out.

[@alinafresneda5503]

What??? Sorry, but the pace of a soccer game is not like baseball. That's not understanding the sport at all.

[@po1arz352]

It’s a bad comparison but I think the guy understands

[@CZTachyonsVN]

It's not meant to be a 1 to 1 comparison. He wants to demonstrate that for each individual player, the movement intensity is not constant but very dependant on the game state at any given moment. In most team sports, players move constantly regardless of where the ball is.

[@Hardy30680]

The English are so polite that it takes them four leagues down not to call a league "elite". Their fourth tier is the first league that's not supposed to sound like it's first tier.

[@Londronable]

I mean, playing in the 5th tier of England(national league) still earns you a decent wage. There are a few professional teams there. 1k-3k/week before bonuses. That's not supported by "just their mom." Audience is 1k-8k. And yes, you can create your own club, get your own players, and begin climbing that pyramid. I suggest you watch the story of FC Wimbedon here on youtube. Basically their team got highjacked by an American(only an American would think it's a good idea to move a team). The fans began their own team. This year they're both in league 2. The 4th division. But the fan owned club had to begin from the bottom and work their way up over many years of course. Their first team at the start was basically facebook callouts and doing try outs. The reason the contracts work like that in soccer is very simple. I don't think NFL contracts would fly under EU law. Player has final say. I play a football manager game. Sold a player for big money, rubbing my hands to spend it to buy other players. Already negotiated contracts. Player says no to the contract the team I sold him to offers him. Players stay. No money for me. Players have final say. Always.

[@bradleynicklin8846]

Great reaction, you need to check out Messi some of his best videos are - Messi career highlights , when was Messi in his prime , mbappe is good but Messi was already the goat at 23

[@MrMrlosteruk]

I'm bingeing your football vids dude. Welcome. And be an arsenal fan. Trust me. It will fit you best 👍👍👌👌

[@WookieWarriorz]

they have relegation in european basketball, thats part of why people see euro league basketball as more exciting.

[@Freehardy]

a player can only negotiate with a potential new team within last 6 months of their current contract. release clauses are fairly rare. bit of a passing fad, and were more popular when the maker created this.

[@RudyCantGame]

23:10 Manchester City won the trebble last season. I think someones won 4, but from the lower leagues

[@manlikemark9641]

The guy says that it isnt likely thst a lower division will win the cup. Well today a 2nd division team reached the semi finals, knocking out a premier league side,they have a chance to do it

[@RudyCantGame]

Some more players to check out Johan Croyff, Kevib De Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho, Zlatan Ibrohimovich, R9, Kaka.....someone continue the list

[@almostyummymummy]

You play with the intent to win every single match. From the first second of the first match of the season, to the final second of the final match of the season. Every single season. There's no guarantee you'll win, but if you don't have that mindset/mentality, you probably won't win much at all.

[@ronaldojacobs881]

A little update on the subs per game, recently it’s been changed to 5 subs per game now

[@user-wb2sz1yi8j]

Watch Barcelona - The Glory Days

[@savaugee7322]

One of the best made vids I've seen so much nostalgia

[@trajansmethod2050]

no he's wrong on a lot, there is lots of running off the ball, the player with the ball may pause but players off the ball will be running into different positions trying to change shape of the teams and create openings, football rarely stops. the game is played at speed, lots of forwards are professional sprinter speed at running. in an average top level game a player uses the same energy as a half marathon runner. not flat running like a marathon runner, but sprinting, jumping, burst energy like a circuit trainer. there is no best position. each is specialised. some of the greatest players ever can be found in all positions.

[@SportGamingComputing]

"Ronaldinho - Football greatest entertainment" you gonna enjoy it !

[@Loki1815]

Ooooppps, he and you both, broke your first Note, its a PITCH not a field!

[@erlinghaaland8046]

Now it’s 5 subs again. The only good thing that came out of Covid

[@erlinghaaland8046]

“A game”

[@Spedexy]

They recently changed the sub count to 5 BTW

[@stephaniehamer4182]

You need to watch - This is Wrexham. Ryan Reynolds is their owner.

[@Freehardy]

it's now 5 subs

[@dimitrijensk2845]

Well it’s five subs now. Don’t know when exactly that rule was changed.

[@davidribeiro1064]

During the pandemic.

[@vkiplarutto]

Watch 'welcome to wrexham'

[@GaultierHein]

Now there are 5 subs a game.. new rule since 2021

[@LucioBvB09]

Borussia dortmund have now a bureau in New York since last week

[@kaiphoenix1109]

You get 5 sups in a game know

[@askesismusic]

Avoid the rabbit hole of "GOAT" vids. Not the best way to learn about football to watch Ronaldo/Messi comparisons. I suggest you look at - the ultras (atmosphere) - big players of different positions (not just attacking players) - tactical videos - full matches

[@DigiDivide]

"what are the best positions. what positions do the best players play" ... my guy, this is a completely irrelevant question. there are 'best players' in all positions. no one, that is passionate about football, tries to get a certain position unless their skill are perfect for that position. the best players in the world, are from all different positions.

[@afonsohenrique1941]

I highly recommend watching the video "Lionel Messi - The GOAT" to know the best player oat in football

[@drigerdranzer7514]

And after that watching Ronaldinho footballs biggest entertainment to see Messis mentor that made him great.

[@quandaledinglenut4]

He isnt the best tho

[@insidiousbeatz48]

I highly recommend you ignore this comment and understand the game. There's many channels such as football meta and football made simple who will give you a true understanding

[@afonsohenrique1941]

Messi hater at its peak@@insidiousbeatz48

[@p90bridge]

Propaganda. There are way better videos of Messi.