7 Footballers Who Played In The WRONG Eras

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.พ. 2024
  • From £35 million Liverpool signing Andy Carroll to Aston Villa midfielder Marc Albrighton, HITC Sevens takes a look at a number of footballers who were possibly born in the wrong generations and played during the wrong eras, given their profiles, talents, and attributes.
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  • @JoshF848
    @JoshF848 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +365

    David Bentley could've sold 2-for-1 cocktails in any era.

    • @michaelbeaumont145
      @michaelbeaumont145 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      We need a video on David Bentley after that. He was also in the wrong era

    • @Adiossean
      @Adiossean 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      😭

    • @jvillanueva2978
      @jvillanueva2978 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I really hope that becomes the new meme here lol

    • @ondank
      @ondank 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      2-1 cocktails sell themselves

    • @12thMandalorian
      @12thMandalorian 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      that joke wasnt funny at the time and it still isnt.

  • @mwallace997
    @mwallace997 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +664

    Could try the reverse of this, 7 players that played in the right era (i.e. only would have been great in their era)

    • @somethinglikethat2176
      @somethinglikethat2176 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

      George Best

    • @charliewells6514
      @charliewells6514 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @@somethinglikethat2176great shout, for me gotta be Henry and Platini

    • @hoze1235
      @hoze1235 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      You don't think Henry would succeed in another era??

    • @charliewells6514
      @charliewells6514 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@hoze1235 I think he would have been good in current years but not the best player in premier league history. I think if he was in modern life he would have been a very good player but not best of all tjme

    • @duyanhng8430
      @duyanhng8430 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +79

      ​@@charliewells6514I personally think a forward with pace who can both score and assist is fool proof in any era. I would like to hear your reasoning tho

  • @bababababababa6124
    @bababababababa6124 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +425

    I think the entire current Chelsea squad fits this description. They’re currently playing in this era, when none of them should be playing at all

    • @nag_xo
      @nag_xo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      RIP

    • @SanFranFan30
      @SanFranFan30 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      they were misplaced into an era where Chelsea would buy any player if they were under the age of 21 and had video evidence of their existence.

    • @KindredBrujah
      @KindredBrujah 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

      I think you're underestimating the Chelsea effect. They're all excellent footballers, it's just that Chelsea makes them bad. I'm a Newcastle fan, so I have direct evidence of this from the transition from the Ashley era.

    • @muneebahmad4378
      @muneebahmad4378 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Hehehe I love this comment
      But they're just inexperienced that's why they struggle
      But they'll come good in some time

    • @stanislavfedenko5812
      @stanislavfedenko5812 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It is funny to read it after they've just broken the winning streak of the current champion. Considering they've finally started showing the coherent paying. Possibly soon we'll all realize that Chelsea actually has one of the best squads in the world still with potential to grow

  • @yourdadhasadogfilter2505
    @yourdadhasadogfilter2505 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +127

    So I'm not the only one who felt that Albrighton was underrated? Wonderful

    • @kaidenhall2718
      @kaidenhall2718 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My kind of player

  • @kingmonke4517
    @kingmonke4517 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +181

    Only if I could play in 1800s would’ve been the goat

    • @royal8304
      @royal8304 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      well, i dont think so

    • @somethinglikethat2176
      @somethinglikethat2176 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Ever seen footage of modern professional players playing in 50s era boots with a 50s era ball? If it wasn't for the colour you'd think you were watching old footage.

    • @Aqualung1971_
      @Aqualung1971_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@somethinglikethat2176 Interesting, where can I watch this?

    • @LuigiLuigi728
      @LuigiLuigi728 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I would win the Ballon Dor if I played in the 2120s

    • @SirAntoniousBlock
      @SirAntoniousBlock 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      th-cam.com/video/Nc2To-pKMSg/w-d-xo.html

  • @PatrickvanStokken
    @PatrickvanStokken 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +123

    This truly is the people's channel! Thank you for picking my suggestion (and actually pronouncing my surname correctly which rarely happens). Hope you feel better soon!

    • @BALHAM69
      @BALHAM69 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well done 😊

    • @reintaler6355
      @reintaler6355 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He incorrectly pronounced the v

  • @soundscape26
    @soundscape26 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +106

    A Ganso and Pato duo would be ultimate zoological menace.

    • @hoze1235
      @hoze1235 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Ozil and riquelme would be botanical

    • @pendafen7405
      @pendafen7405 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Perhaps I'm dense, this one's gone over my head😅

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@pendafen7405 Not dense, just lacking the necessary language skills to decode it.
      In Portuguese, Ganso and Pato mean Goose and Duck respectively. 😄
      Both appeared at roughly the same time which makes it even funnier.

  • @ferinate101
    @ferinate101 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    Top 7 footballers that succeeded with irregular distinctive physical features (Garrincha's strange legs, Campos only being 5ft 6 for a goalkeeper, possibly Akinfenwa's abnormally large size due to his muscle mass).

    • @davem9204
      @davem9204 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I did hear that Chilavert only had size 4 feet, which is tiny for a 6ft2 man.

    • @ryannurse2890
      @ryannurse2890 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I'd throw in Edgar Davids' glaucoma, hence his iconic goggles

    • @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan
      @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jimmy Hasty, he only had one arm

    • @roboticvenom1935
      @roboticvenom1935 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      that's a myth@@davem9204

  • @243Chris__
    @243Chris__ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +39

    HM should’ve went to Wan Bissaka as a 80s or 90s traditionally defensive right back

  • @SR-ro1bm
    @SR-ro1bm 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    To some degree, I think of Berbatov. Had he played in the 80s/90s, no one would be complaining bout running too little and he would have been Ballon D'or good.

  • @handerborte97
    @handerborte97 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    Nick Pope would probably be playing for Man Utd after Schmeichel left the club

    • @lontongstroong
      @lontongstroong 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He might've been playing for Vatican Calcio

  • @rohithraman6488
    @rohithraman6488 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +113

    The first player that came to my mind when I saw the title was Neymar Jr. All the play acting aside, I feel like as football has become more robotic he seems to come under fire at times for showboating and expressing himself on the pitch and I've seen refs tell him to stop it. If he was born 15 years earlier, and played in a similar era to Ronaldinho I feel like he would be more appreciated.

    • @hoze1235
      @hoze1235 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Thanks to pep and Guardiola

    • @RonnieWave
      @RonnieWave 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      He'd probably have more injuries

    • @user-uv2cp1qd1j
      @user-uv2cp1qd1j 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      He’d also get injured and retire at like 28 years old.

    • @pendafen7405
      @pendafen7405 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This makes me think of Grealish. He would have been THE League star the 1970s & 80s, languid and confrontational and full of showmanship. Good chance he would have stuck with Ireland back then and become their Skipper, as well. In those days it wouldn't even have mattered that he drinks & drugs too much and blatantly sluts around (rather than covertly doing all that like ballers today). In the 2020s, though, it's clear he's just a glitzy, slow, stupid, headloss hindrance to his teams--albeit one who also happens to have a gorgeous arse. It's hard to see Pep (if he stays) putting Jack back in the XI or keeping him beyond his current contract, and given that plus his injury history and proclivity for nangs, most wouldn't be shocked if his on-pitch career ends in a few short years time.

  • @saintroddy
    @saintroddy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I think Mauro Icardi was the one who suffered most from the decline of the fox in the box profile. He would've been regarded as one of the very best players in the world had he played in the 90s or the 2000s, but emerged in an era where strikers were expected to do more than wait in the box.

    • @adiravi3933
      @adiravi3933 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because he lost his respect from his fans ,players,coaches and his friends that’s why nobody wants him .He would have been one of the greatest strikers in his era if he would have been loyal to his friend Maxi Lopez.

    • @ladxrls172
      @ladxrls172 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah no that isnt why its poachers are no longer a big part of top class football
      @@adiravi3933

  • @lucaslonchampt613
    @lucaslonchampt613 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Day 17 of asking a "What Went Right for Stade Brestois?" Video
    This is currently, by far, the best season in club history, one which could result in their first ever qualification for Europe in over 70 years of existence. There's a fascinating story to tell, from going bankrupt and slowly climbing back, to various great names that played there such as Ribéry, Makélélé or José Luis Brown, to the story of the Brest president going up against the Colombian drug cartel. Plus, you can have a lot of Brest related puns.
    I wish I could throw in a former Brest player in this list but I don't think I can. Uh... a prime Zebina maybe? When he was at Roma?

    • @kartikschannel5297
      @kartikschannel5297 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      when Nice & brest play together, the scoreline would read Nice brest 😇

  • @lougiacobbi725
    @lougiacobbi725 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Great to see some well deserved love for Chilavert. Man was a force of nature on the pitch. As enjoyable as watching a keeper can be.

  • @BALHAM69
    @BALHAM69 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    A documentary on how B-Sad went from the top League of Portugal to the bottom League now within three seasons. 😮

    • @davidribeiro1064
      @davidribeiro1064 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Oof. That's a full length soap opera. Also, screw them.

    • @BALHAM69
      @BALHAM69 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@davidribeiro1064 true, haha

    • @95zzz
      @95zzz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Thats just really SAD

    • @user-zq8jt1wl1f
      @user-zq8jt1wl1f 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@95zzz No it's really not. Think of it as a much, much worse MK Dons.

    • @95zzz
      @95zzz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-zq8jt1wl1f yea it was just a bad pun i wanted to make

  • @Gino565
    @Gino565 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Grealish comes to mind. He’s a great player today obviously and when he plays for city it’s clear why pep values him, BUT to me he just seems like the type of player that 20-30 years ago would’ve been had a free role as a 10 and absolutely smashed it. You can see the type of player he was at villa, a real throwback player. He doesn’t have massive stats, but back then that wasn’t what football was all about. Just seems like the kind of player Grealish actually is has been a bit restricted by fitting him into a system and utilising only certain strengths of his.

    • @pendafen7405
      @pendafen7405 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes! The same occurred to me. It's terribly sad what's becoming of Jack's game. He would have been THE League star in the 80s or even before; languid and confrontational and full of showmanship. Good chance he would have stuck with Ireland back then and become their Skipper, as well. In those days it wouldn't even have mattered that he drinks & drugs too much and blatantly sluts around (rather than covertly doing all that like ballers today). In the 2020s landscape of mechanical athletic ball, though, it's clear he's just a distractable, glitzy, headloss, slow hindrance to his teams--albeit one who also happens to have a gorgeous arse and the vehement backing of his peers & fans. It's hard to see Pep (if he stays) putting Jack back in the XI so long as Doku is healthy nor keeping him beyond his current contract, and given that plus Jack's chequered injury history and proclivity for nangs on nights off, most wouldn't be shocked if his on-pitch career ends in a few short years time (around the time he gets into his 30s). Lucky for Jack, he's beloved by the public and very entertaining, so he'll easily replace Redders in the hearts of the English as the stupid spiceboy who does all the nonsense on panel shows & adverts.

  • @Sifuben
    @Sifuben 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    I always feel that Theo Walcott would have had a better career in a different time. If he'd made his debut in 1990 and played as a second striker in a 442 he'd have been amazing, as opposed to being too small to play alone up front and lacking the crossing ability to play wide.

    • @kieronparr3403
      @kieronparr3403 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Troll

    • @philipreid2542
      @philipreid2542 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Except then Jez wouldn't have the Three-O Walcott millions

  • @haldern501
    @haldern501 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    always thought Tomiyasu would have been remembered as one of the greatest fullbacks of all time if he'd come to england 20 years earlier. also Thiago missed out on playing his prime in the era that came before midfielders were demanded to run 200km every game by only a few years, and I truly think he'd be remembered with the likes of Xavi and Iniesta otherwise. sadly his body just isn't cut out for the modern game, and managers have moved away from magically talented players like him in favour of genetically gifted athletic freaks.

  • @WillKinna
    @WillKinna 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    not sure whether its been said or done but 7 most talented players to never win the ballon d'or or other individual award could be interesting

  • @doylersafl8728
    @doylersafl8728 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +194

    7 footballers who went pro in another sport

    • @viethuynh544
      @viethuynh544 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      YES or those who could’ve but didn’t

    • @thew5262
      @thew5262 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      He made this video 3 years ago, has it been long enough to make another?

    • @doylersafl8728
      @doylersafl8728 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @thew5262 idk maybe, not talking about Usain Bolt and the likes but someone like Israel Folau who switched football codes or Tai Tuivasa who switched from league to ufc

    • @badjujuforever
      @badjujuforever 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@doylersafl8728 just happy to see league mentioned on here... Also that american who plays afl

    • @JohnHazl
      @JohnHazl 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Simen Agdestein, in the late 80s he was simultaneously a chess grandmaster and professional footballer. Got 8 caps for Norway while also the national chess champion. Now most famous as a chess commentator and Magnus Carlsen's coach when he broke through. Not necessarily calling chess a sport, but a fascinating career either way.

  • @bfzsgaming6068
    @bfzsgaming6068 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Artyem Dzyuba 90s, Jesus Navas 80/90s, Alan Smith from Leeds today, Stoichkov on the wing today

    • @benlane7282
      @benlane7282 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I also thought of Jesus Navas, he would have been a real baller in the 90s

    • @lontongstroong
      @lontongstroong 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Albrighton, Navas, and Antonio Candreva might've had field day in 1990s football as withdrawn hugging-the-touchline wingers.

    • @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan
      @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Stoichkov won a Ballon d'Or

    • @AblemanSy
      @AblemanSy 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Stoichkov was one of the greatest of his generation and is widely regarded as such. So you think had he played today he would basically be considered the goat?

  • @BloodCell2
    @BloodCell2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Ledley King is one IMO. Not that he wasn't great for Spurs, of course, but in the modern era a CB with his all-round footballing ability combined with more advanced medical treatment would have seen him play a lot more and be much more appreciated as a player.

    • @darragho6358
      @darragho6358 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Ledley king is purely an injury case. He was massively respected but no big club would take a risk on a dude with no knees and he was happy at sprus

    • @quackingpanda8466
      @quackingpanda8466 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      if anything, I think he wouldn't have made it now because he's so injury prone no clubs would risk it even though he was class

  • @michaelh8275
    @michaelh8275 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Stan Collymore - you missed… Probably deserves a show in its own right… With modern day metal health treatment he would have been on par if not better than haaland if he played today… Paul Merson recently said something similar

    • @lontongstroong
      @lontongstroong 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Finally someone says it. His playing style was shockingly very 2020s, he would've been thrived in very physical tactical setup these days.

    • @tomchamberlain4329
      @tomchamberlain4329 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      He was an absolute beast for Forest. Best player we've had in 30 years. Truly wasted potential as soon as he left. Skill level and physicality: both insane.

  • @Delboy0
    @Delboy0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    John Barnes is another player in the wrong era. He got unlucky that he got a serious injury in 1991 before the Premier League started and coverage of football in England and the world exploded and he was never the same player after the injury because he lost his pace, despite still being a top quality player. John Barnes is only a legend to people who saw him in the 1980s. If peak John Barnes had been around in any point of the Premier League era, he would be a global superstar now. He had power and speed, but could dribble like Messi, pass like KDB, cross and take free-kicks David Beckham and was the Prototype for Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo as he was the first 25 plus goals a season winger also got many assists. He is the only Black player to win player of the year twice in row and Kobe Bryant, Xavi and Steven Gerrard site John Barnes as their childhood hero. If peak John Barnes had been around in the media landscape that the Premier League created, he would be a global superstar and all-time great.

    • @pendafen7405
      @pendafen7405 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Jamie Redknapp is that you?

    • @timtalk6285
      @timtalk6285 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      John Barnes poor performance in the 1988 euros did not help his international reputation.

    • @Delboy0
      @Delboy0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@pendafen7405 go watch peak John Barnes he was way ahead of his time, but he played at a time when there were hardly any live games on TV, do he isn’t recognise as much.

    • @Delboy0
      @Delboy0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@timtalk6285 There was an agenda against Barnes when it came to the national team. It was the first time in English football history the best English player was black and many England fans and some media people felt uncomfortable with that so he was judged by a far higher standard than the of England players because he had to justify his place in the team more, so unless he dribbled around 10 players or scored a wonder goal he would be booed by the crowd and the media would say he was terrible. Players like Beardsley, Gascoigne and Waddle were not subject to such high standards because they were white and people forget how far right England national team fans were in the 1980s and early 1990s. In the hand of god game John Barnes nearly turned the game around as sub, because Argentina team couldn’t handle many people abroad who watched that feel how did John Barnes not play from the beginning in that game.

  • @piratamaia
    @piratamaia 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Clareence Seedorf said in Brazilian TV when he played here that Ganso wouldn't be able to play in Europe because of his intensity

    • @queenzoroark
      @queenzoroark 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or lack of thereof

  • @Halcryder
    @Halcryder 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Can't wait for part 2of this video. This was a fun one, and would love to see another.

  • @michaelstirling3029
    @michaelstirling3029 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    "Like a blind elephant overdosing on Red Bull and MDMA" priceless - always enjoy these videos

  • @ninjulian5634
    @ninjulian5634 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    i would really enjoy a video about BSG Chemie Leipzig. nowadays they only play in the regionalliga nordost (4th tier of german football), but they were relatively successful during the GDR and have an incredibly interesting history. :)

  • @garinevans8369
    @garinevans8369 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Video suggestion: best managers who never worked in Europe

  • @footballhistorychanges
    @footballhistorychanges 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of your best ever, Alfie! 🎉 I really enjoyed you brought front the "loco" goalkeepers from the past.

  • @chlcrk
    @chlcrk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    As a note, Nick Pope cost Newcastle a fee (I think it was £10mill?) though it is also fair to note that his injury has cost us given that Martin Dubravka's only clean sheets were against Fulham and Sunderland

    • @TylerAven10
      @TylerAven10 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I did find it weird when he said free transfer, I was certain Burnley got a fee

  • @PedroSilva-hi2pv
    @PedroSilva-hi2pv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    Thinking about Bas Dost - he was gigantic, a great finisher and had a supernatural ability to read defenders. But he was also quite literally immobile and didn't know how to dribble a ball to save his life. One time when he played for Sporting he scored more than 20 goals in a row with only his first touch of the ball. Could never play at a high level nowadays as he lacks the mobility and speed modern forwards possess (not even just Haaland, but other Portuguese league players like Gyökeres, Evanilson or Banza come to mind) but he was lethal when he linked up with Bruno Fernandes and Raphinha at Sporting some years ago. If he was 10 years older he would've probably been the star of the Dutch side over van Nistelrooy or van Persie

    • @nihildwo4874
      @nihildwo4874 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      he also worked well at wolfsburg too.

  • @skyzaid263
    @skyzaid263 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Surely a video about Wellington Phoenix is coming.
    Predicted to finish bottom of the table but two thirds into the season they’re top of the Australian league despite being a NZ club

  • @nikolasqkly7742
    @nikolasqkly7742 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Had Huntelaar played 3 generations earlier and still had the same career path he’d probably be the most unlucky footballer of all time.
    Starting off at Ajax in the early 80’s, but being benched by Van Basten, the greatest fox in the box ever.
    Then move to Real where he’d have to fight for a team spot with one of the best poachers of all time, Hugo Sanchez.
    After that, he’d be sent to Milan where, again, he wouldn’t play due to Van Basten’s presence, move to Schalke where he’d enjoy success in the 2. BUNDESLIGA (yes, they were down there in the early 90’s as well).
    And finally, back where he started, at Ajax. Where he, again, wouldn’t play due to Ajax having probably the best striker depth out of any time in Europe at the time with Patrick Kluivert and Jari Litmanen fighting for the n°9 position.
    I love hypothetical alternates like this, they’re always fun to play with to see the results, they also show just how good Huntelaars career was in terms of clubs.

  • @jonjons269
    @jonjons269 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Paulo Henrique Ganso is probably the greatest player to never become that. swear he was just as talented as Neymar

  • @ratzinger3814
    @ratzinger3814 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    'distribution as precise as an IDF bombing campaign', Alfie with another all timer

  • @gabrielsa9751
    @gabrielsa9751 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I think of Dejan Petkovic when I think of players born in the wrong age
    He was for the 50s and 60s, a inside forward for a WM, the player with the greatest technical and first touch, but not press resilient or having a work rate, he was a even more extreme Ganso
    When he started his carrerr in the late 80s he was already seen as a player from the past, where if you gave time for him to think, he was world class
    Soon he was on real madrid as one of the highest rated young players in europe
    But his lack of athleticism would mean he could not compete against seedorf and would not get much game time
    He ended up being loaned to many clubs and failing for the lack of athleticism
    But he had a happy ending, he found a league where the lower tempo and less dramatic pressing allowed him to flourish
    He went to the brazilian league where he became a legend in the 2000s
    Also, european players in the brazilian league could be a great video
    In 2012, you not only had brazilian young stars like neymar and casemiro, and older brazilians like ronaldinho and juninho, but you had the likes of Seedorf, Deco and Petkovic (and other south qmericans like Forlan and loco abreu)

  • @mohdrassi4550
    @mohdrassi4550 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    very good video since long time waiting part 2 because there are others

  • @uriustosh
    @uriustosh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Ganso is one of those lads who 15 years ago was along with Neymar was the big thing for Brazil. I thought he would be one of the best of all time. Then it just never happened. He stayed in Brazil too long and eventually went to Sevilla he was already 27 years old and it just didnt work. He got loaned out to Amiens....Amiens.

    • @queenzoroark
      @queenzoroark 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      His injury screwed his chances

  • @ecogolfsierra
    @ecogolfsierra 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    excellent video alfie please make a part 2

  • @MattijnPlayz
    @MattijnPlayz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Huntelaar appreciation is always nice to see.

  • @josepholdham1159
    @josepholdham1159 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed this video. Any chance of a part 2?

  • @walincoln7033
    @walincoln7033 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We need a part 2, that was class

  • @captvimes
    @captvimes 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The scorpion was done after the ref had blown for a free kick. As much as it blew football pundits minds he never would have done that in open play.

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Correct.

  • @Gobrzymafia
    @Gobrzymafia 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Playing in an era consisting of Messi and Ronaldo I think many players were born in the wrong era

    • @somethinglikethat2176
      @somethinglikethat2176 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Idk, it feels the same every generation. They all have their goat candidates

    • @Gino565
      @Gino565 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      iniesta could’ve been the best player on any team in the world for years, but he played with Messi.

    • @0047sssss
      @0047sssss 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Gino565 Iniesta won Champions league and the World Cup scoring the winning goal, he has nothing to complain

  • @mcorriette1
    @mcorriette1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Some great footy knowledge there tbh. Well done!! 👏

  • @joachimhovgaardramlau3064
    @joachimhovgaardramlau3064 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    7 players ahead of their time

  • @rinsegoossens7715
    @rinsegoossens7715 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Can you make a video of the 7 most natural gifted players ever ? ( not looking to throphies , achievements). Super video's man!

  • @JayJay-gh7or
    @JayJay-gh7or 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video as always. Learned something with your deep dive. My surface level understanding of the game would have me put Granit Xhaka up there as well. Obviously he found his role at Arsenal and is currently killing it in Germany but in the 90s where there was less protection for football players and you could slide tackle a guy in his chest (hyperbole of course) he would have been a dominant central midfielder. Would have made the middle of the pitch a danger zone that may have forced the long ball to avoid him sweeping the leg. He also had that left footed thunderbolt in his locker if he dispossessed a man and left them in a broken heap in the middle and pushed up a few yards to utilize the space left.

  • @boghianvalentin7687
    @boghianvalentin7687 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    In Romania I have a perfect example Adrian Mutu (and in general all Romanian talents after the Communist).
    He played mostly in the 2000s, he was a super talent but vices like alcohol or drugs destroyed his career and he generally behaved unprofessionally off the field.
    If he had played in the 80s, when Steaua won the European Champions Cup or Champions Leahue as it is known now or Dinamo which reached the semi-finals of the Cups Cup and Champions Leahue.
    If Mutu had been born in Communist Romania, all the vices he had would not exist (because, for example, there were no drugs in Communist Romania) and at that time footballers were more professional back then or you would have played all the 90s ( because he was start this carrer in 1996) when the Romanian national team was in its Golden Generation, he would have had a better career.
    I'm not a fan of Communism, but Romanian football under communism was much, much better than now or in the 2000s.

    • @stevecw01
      @stevecw01 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      if he lived in an era where snorting coke was acceptable he would be rubbish because all the other players would have a stimulant advantage too! . you sound like biased romanian

  • @PJKvas
    @PJKvas 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I’m a Schalke fan and there’s a direct correlation between Huntelaar retiring and schalke’s financial woes blowing wide open. He was like a band-aid on a sucking chest wound. You should do a video on Schalke when we get relegated from the 2nd Bundesliga and are forced to dissolve the club 🙃

  • @FootyAlfie
    @FootyAlfie 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fabien barthez for me , he was an amazing goalie on the ball and would thrive in football today

  • @polar_
    @polar_ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I think Leighton Baines would have suited today's era far better, I don't think attacking fullbacks were really appreciated like they are now for most of his career.

  • @epicfm1296
    @epicfm1296 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Always look forward to the “further Adu” part when I watch these videos😂

  • @mvancea
    @mvancea 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video as always! Missed the East Midlands Beckenbauer a.k.a. Tom Huddlestone but the surprise picks more than made up for it.

  • @PedroCovarde
    @PedroCovarde 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When you started with Gabnso I knew it would be a good video, here in Brazil he was so good in 2010-2011

  • @ramprathap6584
    @ramprathap6584 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing content, man. Just a suggestion. Can you do a video on underrated players who have the skill and caliber to play at the top level but never got to play for any big clubs due to miscellaneous reasons? A couple of names off the top of my head are Marko arnautovic and Leighton baines. Like the type of players who aren't popular/big names, but the football fans who watch the leagues day in/day out know they are absolute class.

    • @pendafen7405
      @pendafen7405 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Miles Storey is this for me. No idea why with his skill and in his prime he's still in obscurity playing Conference (though grateful he did for my team)

  • @depekthegreat359
    @depekthegreat359 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I do agree with you but congratulations to your beloved Hull City,your footballing club which won yesterday English Championship's match away at Huddersfield Town with the winning goal being a roaring one in front of the respective away supporter,including you to move to 8th in the standings with 51 points,good friend Alfie Potts Harmer!!!🏋‍♂️

    • @TheMcCats
      @TheMcCats 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      goood friend! nice to see you

    • @depekthegreat359
      @depekthegreat359 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@TheMcCatsThanks good friend,and same to you and how are you?🏋‍♂️

  • @willwraxall4574
    @willwraxall4574 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Niche shout out - Dean Gordon. Pacy atacking full back before they were fashionable in English football. Think he'd be at a Villa or a Newcastle if he were playing today. In the same fashion Le Saux would probably be considered one of the best players in the Premier League if he were around now.

    • @robertwilloughby8050
      @robertwilloughby8050 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dean wasn't a bad standard old-school winger too. Possibly one of the nicest guys in football.

  • @pancakelbb9446
    @pancakelbb9446 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    If Pirlo would have been born earlier to play in the 70s, we would be talking about him as one of the best players of all time. Even though we know him as one of the best midfielders, I think we would name him in one breath with the likes of Beckenbauer if he played when the game was much slower.

    • @mattysti947
      @mattysti947 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Nah, you overrate Pirlo, Beckenbauer was Better even as midfielder(from 1965 to 1970), not to mention Cruijff.

    • @lontongstroong
      @lontongstroong 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      They would've retained Pirlo as Number 10 and never moved him to deeper position.

    • @darragho6358
      @darragho6358 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Nah pirlo was a player who got a lot better over his career and he lacked the physical attributes or the insane dribbling or touch. A great player but not close to xavi or iniesta

    • @andrasszabo1570
      @andrasszabo1570 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@darragho6358 it is true that he wasn't much of an athlete (like Xavi and Iniesta), and wouldn't dribble past most players due to that (like Xavi).
      But he shielded and kept the ball as well as both of them, was a similar level of passer with higher range, was a better shooter from distance and a much better free kick taker than both Xavi and Iniesta.
      As someone who followed all 3's career, there wasn't much difference in quality between them. All 3 are deservedly legends of the game.

  • @lontongstroong
    @lontongstroong 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another candidate: Matteo Darmian in 1990s or 1980s football might've been a world class center back. His tactical brain and ability to read opponents are excellent, I can draw comparison to the likes of Costacurta or Scirea.

  • @NanobanaKinako
    @NanobanaKinako 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Next: Players who played the wrong sports
    I think Gareth Bale would a goat on golf.

    • @pendafen7405
      @pendafen7405 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Except he's one of the top 10 best footballers to come from Britain in the last 30 years, and to this day is considered a legend for Spurs & Wales, so what are you on about?

    • @michaelscott7166
      @michaelscott7166 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Phil Neville was considered to be a prodigy at Cricket. Was captain of England Under 15s and playing for Lancashire 2nd XI at 15 years old.

  • @michaelj63
    @michaelj63 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    No mention of Jimmy Johnstone is criminal. He was great in his era, European cup, nominated for a balon d'or etc. If he had been born later, he would have been universally considered one of the greatest players of all time.

  • @gabsnandes7818
    @gabsnandes7818 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I find the opposite very interesting as well, had Ederson been born a decade earlier he would never have the same career

  • @theangrykbdist
    @theangrykbdist 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Two videos in three days... Alfie you're spoiling us

  • @trickygoose2
    @trickygoose2 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A slightly left field born in the wrong place example - Ian Bishop. As a midfielder he played for Man City and West Ham in the '90s in particular. His touch was amongst the best of any English player I've seen, but his laid back style surely would have better suited a slower style of game than the one played in these isles. I think he would have fitted in better in southern Europe or South America.

  • @guessundheit6494
    @guessundheit6494 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Predictably, this is full of humour and valid shots at those who deserve it (e.g. John Terry). APH's wordcraft is half of why I watch the channel, even on videos where I'm not interested in the topic.
    How about 7 Non-Football Things That Have Changed The Game? As mentioned in the video, surgery saved some careers (and the lack of it ended others). Plus there's coaching (the introduction of "pressing" from hockey), sports psychology, professionalism over amateurs, diet/nutrition/training, media (print, then radio, then TV, then internet), and equipment (boots, balls, synthetic turf, grass types, field drainage, enclosed and domed stadiums, etc.). That's seven right there.

  • @YusufKingOBY
    @YusufKingOBY 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really enjoyed this video.

  • @EagleEyes77
    @EagleEyes77 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This tells us that players are generally not bad, and no era is "fraudulent". When you look at players like Isak who is reminiscent of Florian Albert or another elegant striker in the 60s or 70s, he could have dominated world football, other than Osimhen, who basically doesn't have a deft first touch nor is a natural finisher. 😢 It's sad. It makes it difficult to compare players of different generations.

  • @jabari7158
    @jabari7158 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Puskas with modern training and nutrition scores 8 times the goals, bro was a menace at an old age and would flourish in his late 30’s like a Ronaldo and Messi

    • @mattysti947
      @mattysti947 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      True, even if when he joined Real Madrid at 30 years old he was abating his prime, overweigh, After 2 years disqualification from Fifa and semi-unknown.

    • @0047sssss
      @0047sssss 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      On the other hand Messi in the 50's wouldn't have modern training, nutrition and the growth hormone treatment and most likely wouldn't have played in Barcelona at all

  • @gregmathurin4670
    @gregmathurin4670 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    An idea for a show, the 7 rules which changed the game the most. #1 for sure would be the back pass rule.

  • @adamdickinson2894
    @adamdickinson2894 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Two video ideas: Strikers who never scored (who scored very few goals over their whole career or most of their career maybe outside a couple of spells) and The winningest players ever (who has the highest win percentage of those who played at least like 100 games)

  • @kartikschannel5297
    @kartikschannel5297 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    HITCSeven & Adu ❤

  • @isaacwong18
    @isaacwong18 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Alfie I speak for everyone when i say we love your content and effort! Could you please do a video on 7 players who should have gone to China, but didnt. Would be interesting 😂

  • @cellyszn20
    @cellyszn20 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I am here for the Freddy Adu stray bullets.

  • @NeroPiroman
    @NeroPiroman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    will you do a video on a comparative analyysys of the AFCON and AFCAC now that they have recently ended?

  • @MrBizteck
    @MrBizteck 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey nice callout for the Seige of Jadoville.

  • @joachimhovgaardramlau3064
    @joachimhovgaardramlau3064 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You forgot to mention your documentary about Hatzipanagis, damit Alfie!

  • @Marcomanexists
    @Marcomanexists 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    That Marc Albrighton shout is a bit mad... Not a terrible player but nothing special either. I don't get this one

  • @logann.jw.44
    @logann.jw.44 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Should have added Barthez to the list of goal keepers

  • @nicocorbo4153
    @nicocorbo4153 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    7:02 was waiting for a subtle dig like this for the last few months. happy that alfie could no longer contain himself and had to voice his opinion.
    on a related note, a follow up/update to the refugee footballers xi would be cool

  • @GuyJames
    @GuyJames 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    you nailed it with Albrighton, I've been saying exactly that for years! if he had a face like Beckham and born a bit earlier he'd have been in the same conversation, if not quite as good

  • @EagleEyes77
    @EagleEyes77 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Belloumi was actually very good. A world class playmaker. I think he played in a match for Algeria against Santos.

  • @felipealmeida7338
    @felipealmeida7338 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video! FYI, the "C" in Rogério Ceni's last name has an S sound not a CH sound :)

  • @mylokingara1397
    @mylokingara1397 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please do a part two and the inverse version of those playing in tgmh3 right era(players who could only ve good in their era)

  • @Donavan37
    @Donavan37 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ganso was a wonderkid along with Neymar at santos in FM. I always tried to sign both.

  • @ashtonjones-frame15
    @ashtonjones-frame15 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ganso is still one of my favourite players until now. Absolutely beautiful and graceful to watch

  • @user-uv2cp1qd1j
    @user-uv2cp1qd1j 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Could you do Top 7 outfield players who would be good (okay) in goal?

  • @KaltaraTVOfficial
    @KaltaraTVOfficial 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    7 "What if" Legend Player will play in they are born in this era? like Pele, Puskas, Maradona etc

  • @patrickscottwalsh
    @patrickscottwalsh 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    worse distribution than a IDF bombing campaign - dang dawg, that's some good writing

    • @djdjdijon
      @djdjdijon 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      It’s really not once you realise they always hit their targets

    • @niamh9500
      @niamh9500 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@djdjdijonshh Alfie is another socialist who thinks that Hamas are the good guys

    • @archstanton6102
      @archstanton6102 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@djdjdijonSo they are deliberately aiming at children and refugee camps?

  • @achry907
    @achry907 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    with reference to this video .. can you please make a video of former greats and how and in which position they might play in todays era as some positions have gone extinct in the modern day football ... classic No. 10, wide midfielders or poachers .. etc etc ..... many greats played in those positions

  • @tomaldous5641
    @tomaldous5641 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Liverpool replaced Ray Clemence in 1981 with Bruce Grobbelaar. Clemence was a better shot stopper and more reliable but Grobbelaar was so much better with the ball at his feet and coming off his line. It isn't a recent thing to replace keepers for ones with other skills

  • @ilovemymommysponies
    @ilovemymommysponies 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Never felt like chilavert gets the credit he deserves. Felt good seeing him on this list.

  • @hatimelouaqour1827
    @hatimelouaqour1827 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of the best content creators at the moment💪

  • @rgqwerty63
    @rgqwerty63 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wow as an Algerian I couldnt believe my ears when you said Belloumi. Respect your ball knowledge

  • @DomenBremecXCVI
    @DomenBremecXCVI 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    "Can we ask footballers if they've ever commented "I was born in the wrong generation." under a Pink Floyd video?

  • @lyndxnjoel6917
    @lyndxnjoel6917 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    16:23 suggestion: 7 Best players to never get national team call up! Either all countries or per country.

  • @MajorOne-yq8kf
    @MajorOne-yq8kf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great content.

  • @moraleshenrique3536
    @moraleshenrique3536 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ganso was the first player that came on my mind when I saw the video title. It's something that everybody agrees in Brazil agree. Old school players love him here.
    As Chilavert, if Rogerio Ceni was born two decades after, he would certainly play for Man city, seeing as he is Ederson Idol.