Just how GOOD was George Weah Actually?
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How good was George Weah actually? #GOAT
New episode of a documentary series where I plan to present all the greatest players of all time and then give them a score so a ranking of the best players can be created. In this episode we take on George Weah who played for AC Milan for most of his career, not only one of the greatest forwards of all time but one of the greatest players of all time. See how George Weah ranks and just how good he actually was.
George Weah is the greatest African player ever imo. Sure other players have greater and more substantial trophy hauls but , as you stated, Weah was the patriarch of the modern day (One man army) striker..He gave birth to the R9's, Torres's, Drogba's etc.. of this world..Solo strikers that could occupy an entire back 4. And the fact that a player from Liberia won the Balon D'or is still mind blowing..What a gem of a striker he was.
I was very fortunate to have met him in his twilight. We played a friendly. I was a goalkeeper. The Liberian team won; Georgia Wesh scored two goals. The pictures we took together are some of my prizes posession. Good luck to George Weah and Liberia!!
lol you must be kidding... R9 never ever metioned weah as he had plenty of Brazilian strikers to look upon and also his biggest idol: Zico.
Tbh I see eto'o as the best African player of all time but opinions differ
Weah was also a huge influence on Thierry Henry at Arsenal. There is an interview Henry did with Rio Ferdinand where Henry explains the huge influence Weah had on him. He singles out Ronaldo Fenomeno and Weah as players who changed the role of the striker.
@@rublaj You didn’t get the memo, did you. He was saying that he birthed a tactic that helped to define a period of football.
Too many fans quick to write off Weah and Abedi Pele and only remember Drogba and Eto'o
Excatly
Drogba and etoo are better player
@@kendyjapri7869 you might be right about Abedi Pele but George Weah is the greatest African football player ever
Dazza nope, weah won ballon d or doesnt mean he is the best. Drgoba and etoo had a better skill and goal ratio, and won more trophy than weah. Even at his best season in milan he is only had 0.41 goal/game ratio
People rated weah more, because he won ballon d or
@@kendyjapri7869 that's like Messi being better than Maradona because he scored more, we're not on about stats we're on about skill level
Weah was really good, I believe he was the ideal 90s Striker
One of
Was he better than messi?
@@bogeythedog163 they played different positions, Weahs job was to score goals Messis and every guy who wears the number 10s job is to create goal oppoortunities and when there is a chance score goals also
@@dsanchez9703 ok
i think he would've been better suited to today's game honestly
George used to pay for all the expenses for the Liberian National team just so the national team can represent Liberia in African competitions because the Liberian FA was joke
He got reimbursed though. It wasn't free.
@@LIBGamer Good to know man.
That is a lie fifa pay for everything
FIFA paid most of the Liberian expenses cus they were in crisis. Secondly, he was reimbursed whenever he used his own money. I am still proud of him for his initiative
You're a damn liar. Stop feuding annoyance.
A LIBERIAN FROM LIBERIA, GEORGE WEAH COUNTRY WIT LOVE 👏🏿🇱🇷 🇱🇷
From the United States of Africa 😂😂😂I love this country because it's the origin of black Americans
I loved this video. Thank you. Its a small thing but I also like the way you pronounce Liberia. Weah retains iconic status in Liberia (that's one reason he is President) and in Africa too. To have started were he did- on the streets of a country not well known for its football in late 80s/early 90s, and risen to play for Monaco, PSG and Milan speaks volumes about how exceptional he was compared to his peers as well as his mentality. Remember the name- George Oppong Weah!!!
Hey guys about the Andy Carroll surprise appearance, I do know he is not Mark Hateley 😂😂. My girlfriend has been helping me out with the videos cuz I haven't had much time lately and though she is learning it will still take some more time before she learns the difference. I don't know how I missed it when I reviewed what she had done but still it is pretty funny you gotta give her that 😂😂😂
Please don't stop, I know you have other priorities but please don't give up. You have some great videos!
Whats her @?
Hans Krankl, Lionel Messi !
Lol..As a Liverpool fan i had to laugh at that one. Classic
haha, I spotted that also
I heard an IDIOT on a podcast saying Sadio Manè is the best African player this far lol. Imagine prime Weah playing in this age against these so called elite defenders lol. Weah would score 50 prem goals a season
I'm an African AND a Liverpool fan and while Mane (on form) is currently Africa's best player Weah is the greatest of all time..No question
@@simonforrest2522 what about Eusebio.
That is the greatest player to come out of Africa.
@@mohauntamane4657 africas best player and the greatest to come out of africa is different , he never represented africa and therefore this isnt an african player.
@@simonforrest2522 salah is better tho
@@simonforrest2522 Mahrez is the best player on Africa rightnow
He was so good they made him president
Then he became a bad president so sad
Donald Trump also played soccer
@@muhammedfitnessgrema3139 how do you know that he is a bad president
@@muhammedfitnessgrema3139 stfu he ain't a bad president
Isn't built to be a president
If i’m not mistake, Jorge Costa broke GW finger after a corner during the first Game. In the second game GW had is revenge.
Grew up watching George Weah and admiring his power and go getter attitude, if that wasn't enough, he gave us Timo Weah on his way to becoming a super star. Such an inspiring player, I get emotional watching George Weah videos.
Knocking a player for international trophies coming from a tiny country when looking at individual achievements is a bit off
totally agree. not accurate at all.
I agree but it's the criteria in place so...
Yeah. Like hot Totti lost points for not playing at different clubs.
They do that with Messi aswell
@@versatilecontent5382 are you really try to compare Argentina to Liberia ? 🤦🏾♂️
He is a great player.He has the skill, owesome pace and incredible work rate and great finisher..
He made those he took on look like statues. The pacey legend.
His famous goal for AC Milan when he ran over half the length of the pitch with the goal wasn;t mentioned. Surprising
That was a good bull doze all the way to the goal.
He was brilliant. Read baresi's and maldini's thoughts on him. Two of the greatest defenders of all time who didn't resort to ramos style tactics but actually defend. Also read up on what wenger had to say about him
AND Thierry Henry
A documentary about this guy's life would be sick
This man is a legend!
Keep it up kid. I'm not sure about the rating system at the end but I'm not mad at it.
I feel like there are soo many iconic players that you can not only review their careers but also give your sincere opinion rather than rate their skills
Keep the videos coming and find your own style
He was a panther and the best African player ever, before Ronaldo the FENOMENO he was the best striker
Weah was great indeed, best in the world, at his peak. But actually, Ronaldo is Brazilian, so South-American. And Eusebio, who is African born and raised, in Mozambique, is ranked 23th all time best players in the world (yes he played his career in Europe, and represented Portugal because it was his nationality. As this is, may we assume that Eusebio is the best African player ever?
@@dossantos3659 maybe not wrong at all
@@dossantos3659 eto'o is the best African player in Europe tbh
George Weah one of the best strikers of all time
He also after football decided to go back to school and bagged himself a degree as he knew long term he will need the academic prowess to have a chance in politics. He is one of the greatest strikers I have ever seen. Awesome player.
GREATEST FOOTBALLER EVER FOR AFRICAN PLAYER LIBERIA AND AC MILAN.HUMBLE PERSON AND HELPING POOR PEOPLE BECOMING TO POLITIC AND BECOME PRESIDENT FOR LIBERIA.HE WILL NEVER FORGET HIS CONTRIBUTION IN FOOTBALL AND FOR HIS COUNTRY..HE WAS STUGGLE LOT OF DIFFICULTY TO BECOME FOOTBALLER WITH FROM POOR COUNTRY.HE WELL DESERVE HALL OF FAME FOR AC MILAN AND LIBERIA NATIONAL TEAM.
Don't forget that Liberia was going through one of Africa's bloodiest civil wars doing his time in Europe and when he won the Ballon d'Or
Now the sitting President for Africa oldest Nation MAMA LIBERIA 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
worst president ever in the country
Africa's Oldest Nation?
@@etinosaigbinoba9573 word,whats he talking about?
@@etinosaigbinoba9573probably oldest uncolonized
@@raskult in that case Ethiopia must not be a country. Also Liberia was literally formed by deported slaves from the Americas.
I’m a Liberian & this is our black diamond of Africa. The one & only African player that won the world best in the world & Africa. Thought, white men, highly talk about him in the world of football, since his retirement from football. But they always talks about their past Europeans & South American players up to date but not Africa world best Georage Weah & our past best African players. Indeed, we’re proud of him in Liberia & Africa as well.
You should be proud of him,he was a footballing genius and he seems a great humanitarian
I am from Liberia and proud fan of George Weah. I love your presentation bro, great video and well done. In my opinion if you are judging Weah by his Stats, such as, goals and trophies he wouldn't even be in the top fifty players of all time. For example, Yaya Toure will be consider great a player than George in Africa, because Yaya has won four time African player of the year, champion league, African cup of nation and play in the world three time. But during George Weah era, players were rate base on the moment fans were waiting for. Moment where fans will say wow and George was one of those player who could grace the occasion when fans and team needed it to happen. Compare to players who play with better team or alongside skilful player as a result they score goals upon goals that the fans don't even feel the impact anymore. But when it come to big game they don't shine, they only shine in non important or small game. George was awarded these awards base on fans reactions not statistics, similar to thing you mention, he was physical, skilful, hungry when team needed to win, score important goals and give assist when needed. Therefore, trophy winning depends on squad quality. Therefore, trophies wining shouldn't be use to for his rating. He did not play world cup and did not perform well in the African cup of nation because he was on a national team that was below average. However, he is consider Africa's great not because of his score goals records but the feeling fans wanted he always provided it in crusher games. During Era there were too many great talents and strong football compare to this generation where football look a joke! soft football, average players, from defenders, modifiers to strikers. as a result the few super talents shine too bright.
Back in the mid to late 90s, the Italian league was ridiculous. Milan dominated in Europe, and both Juve and Inter were excellent. Often, the top scorers of the division would finish with around 15 goals; defenses were that good.
All that being said, Weah was the best player in the league for a couple of seasons. Before R9, this guy was unplayable.
Exactly.. 15-20 goals was considered a very good total back then. As you stated the caliber of defenders was frighteningly good
Thanks for the video. Check out the solo goal against Verona. One of the greatest goals!
Weah was a beast at his prime
Roger Milla of Cameroon still one of the best African players who holds some sort of record in FIFA WC.
George weah is not the best African player of all times. That's a fact. Etoo club statistics beats weah. Ballon d or is a popularity contest. He's hasn't played in a common mere nation's cup. It's a disrespect to African players who actually played in African continental football to name someone who played football in a less competitive Era, their best player, for winning a popular contest balon d or. It's total disrespect. Etoo played in a tougher Era, and won alot more than weah. At club level and international. Etoo took a relegated team mayorca to win a Copa d ray. Being their all-time greatest scorer to this day. Did weah play for a relegated team and win them a major club trophy? ??
Bro ur vids are amazing, I watched and liked all of them cos they were just fantastic, amazing work!. I have a suggestion to grow this amazing channel, how bout u make a new series that compare football players example, sancho vs mbappe, hazard vs neymar, robben vs ribery etc. u could also make videos that explain a young players potential like '' How high can haalands ceiling truly be?'' and stuff like that. Good luck!
thats a good idea.
3:41 Did I just see Carroll being time traveller??
He was really an icon. your rating shouldn't be poor. Since trophy winning depends on squad quality... you shouldn't keep trophys to the your rating. for instance player like Bergkamp would never get a good quote/rating
But many thanks for doing joints like this... there should be moree african or south american players like "marcelinho carioca" or
"Anthony Yeboah"
He is the best African player of all time in the world and Africa and Liberia 🇱🇷. We love him.maybe some Liberian will not love him because of politics. For me I love him. And I voted him.🗳 I love him because he very much courageous and motivated person. Anytime I see him my motivation and courage grow more and more. Do you think it easy for African to come from no where to win such titles? And be the best. Especially when racism was all around then today. 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷 I am in Liberian I live now in Europe. God bless George Weah and our country Liberia 🇱🇷🙏🏾🙌🏾.
From dropout to president. Thats an incredible story
appreciate everything u do man
Holding a Ghanaian name Oppong Weah, he made we Ghanaians very proud despite he played for Liberia all his time
you really should make one about gheorghe hagi, the most underrated football player of all time
I feel like people overuse the word "underrated" nowadays and use it quite liberally on everything they think is important.
No, Hagi is not underrated. People who know football recognize him and he is a God in Romania.
Not underrated. Any 90s to early 2000s football fan knows him.
One of the greatest. Why do we bother with this GOAT. He was a player, amongst many that were brilliant at their time and in their position. They brought joy to the fans,and excelled in their job. Accept that they were great. End of story.
Discovered your vids awhile ago and I m literally now getting my daily dose of football on your back catalogue before I get out of bed each day..
You put CR7 at No1,Ronaldinho at No8 and remove Ronaldo Nazarrio(R9), Zidane and Messi all together, yet the likes of Tevez,John Terry, Lampard and Alonso made it to the list so how how did you came up with that list?????
After that I regretted watching the whole video. Clearly he doesn't understand much of the subject of his own video.
CR7 above Maradona... what a non-sense!
He only makes the list based on players he has made a video on dumbass. Messi, R9 and Zidane hasn’t had a video made on their respective careers yet. If you paid the slightest attention to how this channel works you would realise that 🤡
@@podgar Ronaldo clears Maradona
George Weah the genius👌🏾⚽️
Before there was the Phenomenon Ronaldo from Brazil. George Weah Ruled football he is absolutely unbreakable and unbelievable a true legend. He is the level of genius to aspire to. I just watched him now watching his son in the world cup against England. It's so great that he is President now. Wow what a legend if he was born in Europe everyone would know him as a legend.
I grew up around that era and let me tell you Weah was one of my favorite players at the time, i really enjoyed this channel thanks
Yay! I asked for this video and it's here already!! 😃
Wenger gave alot of prayers life love this man
Imagine - I was in Moss side Manchester. I was attending a Funeral. So I popped out the reception and when to a nearby shop ! As I walked past a few shop, I noticed this guy coming towards me - I looked him straight in the face 🤔 I know you ! . I said to him , then he smiled. I realized who it was then - it was George Weah lol who played for Man city.
I just carried on walking, with a smile 😊 on my face .
10/10 Icon status in Africa Dude
Love the job your doing up top
Goal v Verona. Legend already. My favourite striker of last 20 years. Underrated by those who don’t know. Adored by those that do. Great vid. Weah should get another 10 points as reparations for what West Africa suffered as a result of European colonialism and the slave trade. Unbelievable player who lit up the pitch. I’ve seen him live in his prime and he was up their with fat Ronaldo in his prime.
There
I love him, he is my childhood idol, he is a good man.
Keep grinding bro, i love your videos ❤️❤️❤️
*Top 5 Greatest African Footballers of All Time*
1) Samuel Eto'o
2) George Weah
3) Didier Drogba
4) Mohamed Salah
5) Roger Milla
* In prime
1) Weah
2) Salah
3) Eto'o
4) Drogba
5) Milla
Honorable Mention - Sadio Mane, Abedi Pele, Jay-Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Yaya Toure
This guy is the greatest African player up to date..
And he is related to Aly Dia
Him and Anthony Yeboah...Jay Jay Okocha...they were incredible players...my favorite was Yeboah. I'm still sad he never played @Bayern...
The Camerun team from Italy 90 and Nigeria from USA 94 were magnificent.
@@Vera150607Yeah...Nigeria has a stacked offense.... but African teams overall lack elite defenders and Goalkeepers....the reason why they never reach a world cup finale. Their weakness lays in defense and discipline when it comes to the big games in big tournaments...
Great man 👑
Great player, he reminds me of Pele when I see some of his footages.
WTF???!!!!!!!
@superflea what's funny
@@mixedmartialarts8123 what???
@@gmain1977 HOW TF CAN YOU COMPARE A GREAT PLAYER WITH ARGUABLY THE GREATEST FOOTBALLER OF ALL TIMES???!!!💀💀
So WTF?!🤦♂️
@@mixedmartialarts8123 I am a Pele fan boy, I did not say he was as good as Pele I said he reminds me him. How he runs and the power and his strides..look at Pele's footage and look at his , believe I have seen hours and hours of Pele stuff
Make one about gheorghe hagi
And Hristo!
Hagi is one of my fav 11 players all time
Another gem of a player..That left foot..Oh man
@@simonforrest2522 yes Sirr
Maradona of the Carpathian .
Criminal underrated, the media didn't pay so much attention to him, Henry played alongside him. he was an exceptional he said and trust me Henry has played with many good talents and george wheah was one of them.
Not underrated by milan fans,we saw peak weah and he won games on his own
@@StewartEvans52 yeah, no doubt.
I think that george wheah was
On pirme with Ronaldo, the
Original Ronaldo, just that he dident
Had the same abilety as him.
Remember that wheah dident
Had world class players as r9.
On the national team.
George weah =
1x The Best FIFA MEN’S Player - 1995
1x WINNER Ballon D’OR -1995
3x AFRICAN Football of the year - 1989,1994,1995
1x Top Scorer UEFA Champion League 1994/95
1x English FA Cup -2000
2x Italian Champion
1x French Champion
3x French cup winner
1x French League Cup winner
This vedo is the best of all.
well explained, and informative as well.
When they first had the Legend cards on FUT I had Weah and Pele up front and it was a god mode partnership 💪💪💪
was waiting for this particular one
I AM MARRIED TO A LIBERIAN AND VERY PROUD OF OUR NEW PRESIDENT!! GOOD BLESS PRESIDENT GEORGE !!!!!!
Jari Litmanen the real Ballon Dor 1995 winner
Exactly 🔥🔥
So, thank you for the video featuring George Weah. You provided wonderful rare footage and I appreciate your attempt to address the incident that essentially left a stain on George's career. As such, I would hope that you understand the tone of that first sentence. It doesn't come off as one that applies to football but rather an opinion that's unnecessary.
J'ai découvert Weah dans un jeu fifa.
Ses stats étaient tellement élevées qu'il fallait jouer juste avec Weah sans jamais passer la balle pour gagner avec le Libéria.
God will george for this kind of documentary
Bro your voice the story and all about it just makes me cry!!!
Great one.. aroma from heaven
Undesputed African King of football.
Been born in Africa doesn't put at disadvantage. Been born in Africa is a blessing. it's the evidence that you are not an endangered specie.
#GEORGE_WEAH the greatest African footballer ever. ❤
Being born in Africa is a massive disadvantage my uncle was extremely good at football but could afford to go to places were he could join a team
Great video mate, you should get more recognition. Where do you get the footage from?
pride of liberia, pride of all afrian around the world. What a player. First african to ever won the ballon d'or.
Peace...love.. unity. George weah now Liberia's president
Could you imagine (assuming I've got my timescales correct) if he had joined Barcelona or Inter Milan instead of AC Milan and eventually paired up with R9?... There's a dream pairing if I ever heard of one
That goal against Bayern for PSG 💥
For big man, He got good feet. One of the best African players ever. Georgie Ware Come on, Georgie, boy on the ball. The best player in the world.
Great video and what a arger than life guy! Proper Alpha
Hi, not bad information. However, the FIFA rankings are unfair and only 4/5 African countries could qualify for the FIFA WC at the time even though there's more countries contesting than in Europe for those spots. Anyways, just pointing this out since this makes International comparisons very dodgy to say the least. Either way, keep these videos coming as I trust you also keep learning about these rating flaws that should therefore not mean much to say the least.
Maybe consider Benny McCarthy for a video as well, he was a great player that could lead to an interesting video considering his love/hate relationship with SAFA over his years as a player.
And his son Timothy Weah is now pretty decent, plays for Lillie and the USA National Team
The rankings at the end are…interesting. Never thought I’d see Thierry Henry so low lol
Your videos are so good
King pele of Africa.....George weah....goat.
I remember when in the 90's we all wore the Football shirts 1-2 sizes up our actual one.....
He was awesome, best African player ever. What a time to be alive the 80's and 90's.....
He had a good career
GREAT CHAMPION 👍
the great Mr George
Klose next please i've posted a very long comment under your George Best vid, just look there for what is my perspective on him.Do you have a title suggestion?
Best footballer from Africa and later became the best President From Liberia
Presdient! as a boy with liberian heritage Im not even shocked Weah is just the best as a presdient
Icon factor 7/10? This man became the president of his country!!! Who else can lay claim to that?
First time seeing your content...pretty good I'll drop a sub.
He's an African legend
Regarding the issue with Jorge Costa, it was more than just racist remarks. There was a play during the first leg, where Weah fell on the goal line with Costa nearby. Costa, who on his best days was an absolute pr*ck, made sure to step on is hand, injuring Weah. There was consensus at the time that the incident with Costa's nose was payback
Personally I believe Africa's Top Five Players Over The Last 30Years have Been/Are : 1)Eto 2)Weah 3)Manè 4)Salah 5)Drogba