I'll be honest. Anything Football.... HITC Steven's and Daily Dose of Football I watch other then you. But because you use live video vs Cut and Paste like they do makes them more consistent.. but that's really it.. P.s. Don't change your style. You still set a standard. Don't cheapen your product for more views. 💯
Rafa Marquez please, he was a great Mexican defender and although he was no libero, he was known for having great skill when on the ball and could most definitely play out the back and contribute to the attack if his team needed him to.
The role John Stones is playing might be another milestone in the evolution of football tactics. He is turning into sort of a libero, but of course with modified out-of-possession responsibilities adapted to modern game. In possession, he communicates with his teammates through his positioning. Walker understands when to run forward, Rodri knows where to hold, Gundo sees when to come deep or push the last line from Stones' movement. Position is a communicative element and Stones has become an excellent rhetorician.
Gotta give it to Pep, as his introducing of a defender taking a position at the base of midfield to create the modern "box-modfield" was a tactical masterstroke, now being copied by so many others. This in referrence to Stones having played from CB instead of actual DM.
@@konzzaThat's not a Pep idea. Koeman basically player like this for the Netherlands, but instead of Stones and Rodri taking turns, Koeman always went higher up, whereas the DM always anchored. There are a couple teams that played like this in different forms because not every libero is made equal. An Italian libero for example is an entirely different role as the Dutch or German libero.
"Libero" in italian (or latin) means "free" and transposed to football means what you described very well: a player with defensive role but with freedom to build the game and progressing on the pitch. Laurent Blanc was indeed a master on that role and it was awesome of you to remind us who watch him play and for the youngsters to learn what a quality player looks like.
I believe Blanc to be the last “true” Libero as back in such a formation strict era, only guys like him and Beckenbaur really had the freedom to play like they did. Football is mainly positionless and fluid now, anyone in the back line can act as a libero
I’d say the role really only existed because the game back then was very strict with formations. Now, everyone plays very fluidly. But in their era, it was really only the most unique players like him who had the freedom to move essentially anywhere on the pitch. Hence why I think “true” liberos are extinct
That one got me emotionnal! It was Laurent Blanc who spoke to Zidane the night before 98 world cup final game. "it's your time now. You have to win us this one now!". Knowing that Blanc will not play in the final because of his red card. Zidane scored two headers the first half. Game over! I never expected Laurent Blanc would be a scorer! Too young to watch him. Now i know the specimen better. Thank you a lot Raymar for this one!
It's a shame we can't have him in eFootball, as it's the best football game right now, especially the coop 2v2 and 3v3 mode. I play football games since the 90s (starting on Pegasus). I probably had the most hours in single player in FIFA 2004, but right now eFootball is the way to go and you don't lose your cards every seaason, so we collect legends with friends for a few years already and use each other's cards in the coop mode (it takes cards from all players in the party). We have Beckenbauer, though, when it comes to liberos.
his 1995-96 season with auxerre (cup-championship double) was downright *stellar* (made him co-captain of france at euro96 and earned him a move to barça). what always amazed me was his incredible positionning, he never seemed to run, yet he was *always* at the right place at the right time. (also, he always shot the fifth penalty. the only time france needed a sixth, they lost.)
Blanc, Beckenbauer, Baresi etc were great examples of this position. I think Moore as well. and Lothar Matthaus could also play this position despite being more of CDM
It's not extinct, this position is still played today. It has just adapted to modern football. Just watch a heatmap of any top center back. Rest in peace Franz Beckenbauer.
@5:33 that's Miodrag Belodedici, also one of the last liberos. Retired in 2001, Romanian player, won 2 CL, with Steaua Bucharest (86) and Red Star Belgrad (91).
He did scored a lot of goals but he's more defensive in the twillight of his career which is understandable. I think Lothar Mathaus was the true last libero out and out. But Blank definitely is one of the legendary players for sure.
about the libero position, check Nasazzi 1924 (Uruguay vs. Celta de Vigo) and Rappan 1954 (World Cup). great to remember Blanc, he was a treat for the eyes
In ea fc mobile hes secondary position cam i was confused as his primary was centre back and his height at 6'4 but this really explained it, your videos are informative and entertaining w channel
its nice to see that there are a lot of players who play the role of a libero but not the actual position, Luka Modrić and Alessandro Bastoni come to mind to me
The word 'underrated' has been casually thrown since I've known internet but the back 4 of Lizarazu-Desailly-Blanc-Thuram IMO is truly underrated. People would quickly mention the Italian defenders but the French back four is the best since I started watching football in 96-97. It's understandable though due to popularity of Serie A and almost nobody I knew since back in the 90s even like France NT. And now even 20yo kids would quickly say Nesta, Maldini, Cannavaro as the best DFs.
Hey raymar ❤️ thank you for uploading ❤️❤️❤️ But we need more videos from you. Suggestions- George hagi, Ruud gullit , hirstov stoichkov, Roberto baggio , Fillipo inzaghi, Ricardo quresma, jaap stam, Paulo Rossi,David sucker, Gerd muller and franz beckenbuer
Now atleast fc mobile players will not be shocked when they see a cb like blanc Scoring long range bangers. He was one of those very unique cb who can actually shoot very well and can play forward.
Ha ha. Looking at video headline, i just impulsively knew where we're heading to...The Italians virtually developed this position (the Libero) in the late 60s in the Catenaccio years... Beckenbauer, Sciera, Maxime Bossis, Franco Batesi, Laurent Blanc, Ronald Koeman are some of the true LEGENDS of the position.
He wasn't the last and most certainly not the last great libero but perhaps the last known worldwide. The position was used extensively in Italy years after Blanc retired. Speaking of modern times, oddly enough, Toni Kroos effectively played as libero for a part of the EURO 2024 Germany vs. Scotland game, linking a few players, then dropping behind the center-backs.
Please do Scirea a true generational defender he was on a different level in defending what a beast he was and was the only person who could keep the great Baresi on the bench🇮🇹
Speaking of which, would you think that Matt Le Tissier be able to play such kind of a role? As you stated before, Blanc also was a slow but technically gifted midfielder. That worked for Le God.
While they may not be called libero, I feel there are positions that are very similar. Wing backs who can attack or defend or midfielders who defend, but also pose a threat going forward.
I think its funny how some of the players you talk about would be happy to be talked about. Laurent Blanc included. He was a very good player of course but not to the extent of the other players you covered.
I think it's a bit reductive to claim that nobody today plays as a Libero anymore. Arguably, defenders these days are just generally more involved in the attacking side of things, so a defender that does that doesn't stand out that much anymore. Also, David Alaba would be a pretty good example for someone who plays that role at a very high level.
I see where you’re coming from my man! I say he was the last of the “true” liberos because even in a very formation based and focused style of his era, it was really only guys like him who had real freedom as a defender to play positionless. You’re right indeed, the game today is much more free flowing and positionless, which is why having that one person who could do it was so special and unique. But I’m sure if he and guys like Beckenbauer, Gullit, and others played today, they would absolutely thrive 💪
Hey i wanted to ask if daily dose of football diesnt do this story di yiu think you can the story if either mahrez or the most underrated legend of his country chris wood pls love the vids and you choose witch one you wanna do 🐐 much love ❤️
Ik the netherlands this positions still exists in amateur football this position is called voorstopper here and its one of the cb who plays in front of the other cb and the voorstopper helps setting up attacks and even dribbles up the pitch just like a libero
That's not true. It's in the word 'before stopper.' The voorstopper role has nothing to do with offensive tactics but with defense. It literally means he's the 'balstopper' who always picks up either the striker or is the first to step up at players running at the defense. Libero is an offensive role. Voorstopper a defensive one.
@@Herosenninno. He’s right, Netherlands still has it specially because they take in mind the best second libero of history koeman. So the Dutch always bring these defenders, blind, de Jong, now koopmeiners or timber but they don’t excel at being libero
He plays just like Frenkie de Jong at Ajax. De Jong also played allot as CB and was always the playmaker. The dribbler and the passer. While frenkie de Jong has the pace, Blanc is a bit more technical i think!
One of the highest scoring defenders of all time, along with Hierro(RM), Ramos(RM), and Ronald Koeman (Barcelona). With both Hierro and Koeman having more career goals than Zidane.
Some people on here are mistaking a player being given a dual role like Stones, being a true free defender who joins the attack and one who just sits behind the defence. They are 3 different things. Stones was playing as an inverted full back. Beckenbauer, Sammer, Blanc and Morten Olsen were Liberos, where as the likes of Picchi, Augenthaler, Jose Luis Brown were just defensive insurance
I would like to see what a player like Frenkie De Jong can do as a libero. He has a lot of the traits you would need for the position. Think he could be solid at it
He already played that role at Ajax quite a lot and for the Netherlands as well. Even a couple times for Barca, but Xavi never gave him the actual freedom to play the role.
Manage to witness another libero ( i believe) in a AFF cup final 2022: Theerathon Bunmathan Thai footballer he was launching counter attack like pirlo (then I figured out he was a CB or LB lol), almost every where, watching him was a bless. Maybe not comparable to European player, but I still enjoy edwatching him play lol
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I'll be honest. Anything Football.... HITC Steven's and Daily Dose of Football I watch other then you. But because you use live video vs Cut and Paste like they do makes them more consistent.. but that's really it..
P.s. Don't change your style. You still set a standard. Don't cheapen your product for more views. 💯
Roberto Baggio !
Raymar can you make a video on bebeto?! I feel like he’s a forgotten Brazilian legend especially how he used to dominate la liga
Rafa Marquez please, he was a great Mexican defender and although he was no libero, he was known for having great skill when on the ball and could most definitely play out the back and contribute to the attack if his team needed him to.
The role John Stones is playing might be another milestone in the evolution of football tactics. He is turning into sort of a libero, but of course with modified out-of-possession responsibilities adapted to modern game. In possession, he communicates with his teammates through his positioning. Walker understands when to run forward, Rodri knows where to hold, Gundo sees when to come deep or push the last line from Stones' movement. Position is a communicative element and Stones has become an excellent rhetorician.
how can you write that coment so fast
i was thinking this also
JOEL MATIP IS LIBERO
Gotta give it to Pep, as his introducing of a defender taking a position at the base of midfield to create the modern "box-modfield" was a tactical masterstroke, now being copied by so many others.
This in referrence to Stones having played from CB instead of actual DM.
@@konzzaThat's not a Pep idea.
Koeman basically player like this for the Netherlands, but instead of Stones and Rodri taking turns, Koeman always went higher up, whereas the DM always anchored.
There are a couple teams that played like this in different forms because not every libero is made equal. An Italian libero for example is an entirely different role as the Dutch or German libero.
"Libero" in italian (or latin) means "free" and transposed to football means what you described very well: a player with defensive role but with freedom to build the game and progressing on the pitch. Laurent Blanc was indeed a master on that role and it was awesome of you to remind us who watch him play and for the youngsters to learn what a quality player looks like.
I believe Blanc to be the last “true” Libero as back in such a formation strict era, only guys like him and Beckenbaur really had the freedom to play like they did. Football is mainly positionless and fluid now, anyone in the back line can act as a libero
Lothar Matthäus, Ronald Koeman, Rune Bratseth, Frank Verlaat....I could name a bunch of players that all interpreted this position differently.
Rafa Márquez??
Blanc can play as a cam is surprising since in Fc 24 he has 70 finishing
Mathias Sammer, Franco Baresi and Lothar Matthaus at the end of his career also played libero and were great in that role.
@@Raydensheraj Popescu, Romanian NT player was also playing the position.
The role didn't die it was just given to a DM because a CB leaving his position can be exploited.
Yeah especially in the era where long balls are more common it is just a dumb idea to play a libero
Ask Pep when he play with John Stones. @@asimsheikh429
I’d say the role really only existed because the game back then was very strict with formations. Now, everyone plays very fluidly. But in their era, it was really only the most unique players like him who had the freedom to move essentially anywhere on the pitch. Hence why I think “true” liberos are extinct
@@RaymarFootball I see your point now. I agree
What about Sammer ?
Legendary. Thank you for bringing this player to the attention of the newer generation.
Glad I could share these unique and under appreciated players with the world ❤️ Appreciate the support Alarik 🙏
That one got me emotionnal! It was Laurent Blanc who spoke to Zidane the night before 98 world cup final game. "it's your time now. You have to win us this one now!". Knowing that Blanc will not play in the final because of his red card.
Zidane scored two headers the first half. Game over!
I never expected Laurent Blanc would be a scorer! Too young to watch him. Now i know the specimen better. Thank you a lot Raymar for this one!
What's funny is that Zidane was suspended during the Paraguay match when Blanc scored the decisive goal, I guess they had each other's backs.
R.I.P Kaiser. You will always be remembered for your contribution to the beautiful game.
He can't be forgotten, he's getting a new card in fifa every couple of months
It's a shame we can't have him in eFootball, as it's the best football game right now, especially the coop 2v2 and 3v3 mode. I play football games since the 90s (starting on Pegasus). I probably had the most hours in single player in FIFA 2004, but right now eFootball is the way to go and you don't lose your cards every seaason, so we collect legends with friends for a few years already and use each other's cards in the coop mode (it takes cards from all players in the party). We have Beckenbauer, though, when it comes to liberos.
@@Kondiqqif you play football games since that much so you'd know that there is no good football games nowadays.
Bro has 1 card lmao
@@Rubrasileiro football manager imo.
@@mxsthxted yes you are right, I was talking about games where we control football players
his 1995-96 season with auxerre (cup-championship double) was downright *stellar* (made him co-captain of france at euro96 and earned him a move to barça). what always amazed me was his incredible positionning, he never seemed to run, yet he was *always* at the right place at the right time. (also, he always shot the fifth penalty. the only time france needed a sixth, they lost.)
Blanc, Beckenbauer, Baresi etc were great examples of this position. I think Moore as well. and Lothar Matthaus could also play this position despite being more of CDM
The position was changed to a dm which means CDM is kinda of a liberto
Also Manolo Sanchis of course, the heart of real madrid's defence, and some more like Juan Silmón for example
It's not extinct, this position is still played today. It has just adapted to modern football. Just watch a heatmap of any top center back. Rest in peace Franz Beckenbauer.
One of my absolute favorite legends, a Cult Hero at Manchester United. His managerial mind, and as a Sporting Director at PSG is unparalleled.
@5:33 that's Miodrag Belodedici, also one of the last liberos. Retired in 2001, Romanian player, won 2 CL, with Steaua Bucharest (86) and Red Star Belgrad (91).
Good to see you back Raymar.. this TH-cam game is tough bruh.. but we got your back..💯
much love brother ❤️ it’s support like this that makes it all worth it
He did scored a lot of goals but he's more defensive in the twillight of his career which is understandable. I think Lothar Mathaus was the true last libero out and out. But Blank definitely is one of the legendary players for sure.
Matthias Sammer was a libero, too, and younger.
08:47... What's Phillippe Coutinho doing in Barca's dream team of the 90s?! 😂
I thought i was the only one who noticed 😂
@@mikihealrobinson2544same 😂
Horrible photo shopping, even the jerseys doesn't match 😂😂😂😂
He is roasting Barca 😂
...That's why it funny...@@alphabarre9096
I watched him in his final season at Manchester United, he and O'Shea were a fantastic pair.
John Stones might be the modern Libero
joel matip
VVD
Gvardiol
No way, I was looking for this type of video for blanc ( especially yours) and you did it 😂😂
I can't believe
BTW I love your content
Wow 😮🔥🙀💖🥹🤯
Im in awe in front of your work.
As a french fan your videos are like honey to my ears 👂 ❤
Rip to the legend Franz B
about the libero position, check Nasazzi 1924 (Uruguay vs. Celta de Vigo) and Rappan 1954 (World Cup). great to remember Blanc, he was a treat for the eyes
8:46 who can forget Blanc who played alongside Coutinho😂
very observant
You mean Cantona
@@OluwajomilojuMedubi nah him n Coutinho were boys, always saw them 2gether during the summer break
@@k1llsk wow fr I didn’t know thanks
damn coutinho hanging out with blanc ronaldo and figo. what a lad
In ea fc mobile hes secondary position cam i was confused as his primary was centre back and his height at 6'4 but this really explained it, your videos are informative and entertaining w channel
Blanc & Matthias Sammer always fascinated me
Hey bro love your videos but Can you Make a Video About The Portuguese Wall - Ricardo Carvalho 🔥
its nice to see that there are a lot of players who play the role of a libero but not the actual position, Luka Modrić and Alessandro Bastoni come to mind to me
8:46 My man Coutinho played under Johan Cruyff.His longevity is unmatchef😂😂😂
What a beautiful video. Class. Thank you Raymar
Crazy how in my school, I didn't notice I was playing as a libero but I am currently
The word 'underrated' has been casually thrown since I've known internet but the back 4 of Lizarazu-Desailly-Blanc-Thuram IMO is truly underrated. People would quickly mention the Italian defenders but the French back four is the best since I started watching football in 96-97. It's understandable though due to popularity of Serie A and almost nobody I knew since back in the 90s even like France NT. And now even 20yo kids would quickly say Nesta, Maldini, Cannavaro as the best DFs.
Not overrated at all in France, people tend to say it's the best defense ever
Hey raymar ❤️ thank you for uploading ❤️❤️❤️
But we need more videos from you.
Suggestions- George hagi, Ruud gullit , hirstov stoichkov, Roberto baggio , Fillipo inzaghi, Ricardo quresma, jaap stam, Paulo Rossi,David sucker, Gerd muller and franz beckenbuer
David sucker XD You mean Davor Šuker
Watched this video one day later Franz Beckenbauer died its destiny.
Blanc, Henry, Vieira, Makelele, Zidane, Pires, Trezeguet, Petit, Gallas that Frence side was one of the greatest ever.
Stones, Bastoni and FDJ at Ajax are pretty good examples of modern liberos
also matip with his adventures
Now atleast fc mobile players will not be shocked when they see a cb like blanc Scoring long range bangers.
He was one of those very unique cb who can actually shoot very well and can play forward.
in fc mobile he has alternate position as cam
Blanc card is amazing guys
Ha ha. Looking at video headline, i just impulsively knew where we're heading to...The Italians virtually developed this position (the Libero) in the late 60s in the Catenaccio years... Beckenbauer, Sciera, Maxime Bossis, Franco Batesi, Laurent Blanc, Ronald Koeman are some of the true LEGENDS of the position.
This was the position I played in high school as captain back in the 90s.
The anticipate + was the key to his success
Can’t get over this voice tone…😅 bro take it easy…great job content wise. Consistently! Cheers👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Laurent Blanc after his playing career had also a great managerial career, winning four Ligue 1 titles with Bordeaux and PSG
Ruhe in Frieden unser Kaiser ❤
RIP Franz Beckenbauer
The background sound is finally back ✅️
He wasn't the last and most certainly not the last great libero but perhaps the last known worldwide. The position was used extensively in Italy years after Blanc retired.
Speaking of modern times, oddly enough, Toni Kroos effectively played as libero for a part of the EURO 2024 Germany vs. Scotland game, linking a few players, then dropping behind the center-backs.
Legend! what an amazing player!
"Well, the Libero might be dead in real life but during my last save of Football Manager I...."
Every FM player....ever.
Please do Scirea a true generational defender he was on a different level in defending what a beast he was and was the only person who could keep the great Baresi on the bench🇮🇹
Hi bro great video
It came out a minute ago how do you know
Thats the best position to play imo. So fun
What was Coutinho doing in that legendary Barca team photo
My goat cb in ea fc mobile ♥️
Speaking of which, would you think that Matt Le Tissier be able to play such kind of a role?
As you stated before, Blanc also was a slow but technically gifted midfielder. That worked for Le God.
There were still liberos after him. True, a bit more like sweepers, but still Carles Puyol is a good example of one.
Wonderful video
Well at least I guess EA got him right because I’ve been seeing him and van dijk more than my parents recently, they are ridiculous in the game
Love the Bio!❤
While they may not be called libero, I feel there are positions that are very similar. Wing backs who can attack or defend or midfielders who defend, but also pose a threat going forward.
I think its funny how some of the players you talk about would be happy to be talked about. Laurent Blanc included. He was a very good player of course but not to the extent of the other players you covered.
Just a very unique player indeed!
very cool! the french jonilson as we call him in brazil
Raymar u are the best TH-camr
8:45 for comical Easter egg 😭😂😂😂
Thats why he has best dribbling and shooting stats in fc mobile as a defender..and having secondry position as CAM 😂
Rip to the inventor of the Libero beckenbauer
An unforgettable legend 🙏
I think it's a bit reductive to claim that nobody today plays as a Libero anymore. Arguably, defenders these days are just generally more involved in the attacking side of things, so a defender that does that doesn't stand out that much anymore.
Also, David Alaba would be a pretty good example for someone who plays that role at a very high level.
I see where you’re coming from my man! I say he was the last of the “true” liberos because even in a very formation based and focused style of his era, it was really only guys like him who had real freedom as a defender to play positionless. You’re right indeed, the game today is much more free flowing and positionless, which is why having that one person who could do it was so special and unique. But I’m sure if he and guys like Beckenbauer, Gullit, and others played today, they would absolutely thrive 💪
I play him in fifa hes good af
Rip Franz Beckenbaur ❤️.
A very underated position.
Hey i wanted to ask if daily dose of football diesnt do this story di yiu think you can the story if either mahrez or the most underrated legend of his country chris wood pls love the vids and you choose witch one you wanna do 🐐 much love ❤️
Ik the netherlands this positions still exists in amateur football this position is called voorstopper here and its one of the cb who plays in front of the other cb and the voorstopper helps setting up attacks and even dribbles up the pitch just like a libero
That's not true. It's in the word 'before stopper.' The voorstopper role has nothing to do with offensive tactics but with defense. It literally means he's the 'balstopper' who always picks up either the striker or is the first to step up at players running at the defense.
Libero is an offensive role. Voorstopper a defensive one.
@@Herosenninno. He’s right, Netherlands still has it specially because they take in mind the best second libero of history koeman. So the Dutch always bring these defenders, blind, de Jong, now koopmeiners or timber but they don’t excel at being libero
He plays just like Frenkie de Jong at Ajax. De Jong also played allot as CB and was always the playmaker. The dribbler and the passer. While frenkie de Jong has the pace, Blanc is a bit more technical i think!
I always love playing as a libero
tchouameni is who im thinking of watching this, he would thrive in this position
Hoping you make one on Jorge El Magico Gonzalez and his time with Cadiz
Do a video on liarazu the French 🇫🇷 left wing back please
One of the highest scoring defenders of all time, along with Hierro(RM), Ramos(RM), and Ronald Koeman (Barcelona). With both Hierro and Koeman having more career goals than Zidane.
Rip Franz 😢
Who would be considered a libero in the modern game?
Some people on here are mistaking a player being given a dual role like Stones, being a true free defender who joins the attack and one who just sits behind the defence. They are 3 different things. Stones was playing as an inverted full back. Beckenbauer, Sammer, Blanc and Morten Olsen were Liberos, where as the likes of Picchi, Augenthaler, Jose Luis Brown were just defensive insurance
Perfectly said my man 🤝
2:34 or should you say "the Blanc stare" 😂
Good vid!
RIP to the libero pioneer
The role libero brings the name of Camavinga in my mind 😮
Actually, the role didn't 'die' when Laurent Blanc retired in 2003. Greece won the Euro 2004 with Traianos Dellas playing all matches as Libero.
Trent Alexander Arnold fits your description of a libero.
I don't want to bother anyone, but I think the stressed vowel is in "li" instead of "be"
How timely with Kaiser Franz’s death.
he doesnt look like a nowadays french
8:49 coutinho in the right side of the pic for no reason lol
R.I.P Beckenbauer...
Lol that random coutinho in the Barca team pic
rip franz beckenbauer
I would like to see what a player like Frenkie De Jong can do as a libero. He has a lot of the traits you would need for the position. Think he could be solid at it
He already played that role at Ajax quite a lot and for the Netherlands as well. Even a couple times for Barca, but Xavi never gave him the actual freedom to play the role.
John Stones played a similar role last season under Pep...
while watching this just found out Beckenbauer has died, shame, all time great.
Manage to witness another libero ( i believe) in a AFF cup final 2022: Theerathon Bunmathan
Thai footballer
he was launching counter attack like pirlo (then I figured out he was a CB or LB lol), almost every where, watching him was a bless. Maybe not comparable to European player, but I still enjoy edwatching him play lol
John Stones is bringing it back
A fun fact you didn’t mention is : Blanc is still Montpellier’s all time top scorer.😭