Best ball control: Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona or Neymar? | Extra Time | ESPN FC
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- ESPN FC's Don Hutchison, Alejandro Moreno, Julien Laurens and Frank Leboeuf answer your tweets on Extra Time, including:
0:00 Don please rank these from favorite to least favorite: melted cheese, percentage questions on Extra Time, reading and Shaka's Power Rankings.
2:06 What has Patrick Vieira done right at Crystal Palace?
3:57 Rank these three in terms of ball control and dribbling: Diego Maradona, Neymar and Lionel Messi.
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Messi’s dribbling is definitely the most effective. He goes through the middle and rides challenges as if they’re not there. & the ball is almost stuck to his foot at all times.
The most ‘clutch dribbler’ let’s say
@@wooodstock4158 'close control' He could probably play blindfolded.
@@eXpressYourselfClips Thank you
The ball is basically glued to Messi feet, taking a whole team on by himself multiple times throughout his career. You have never seen Maradona or Neymar come close to ball control at Messi level. Not saying they can't but not like Messi.
Messi is the greatest controller of a moving ball, I've ever seen.
His body feints, sudden switches off directions, are incredible. All done at break kneck speeds, is mind blowing. His control of the ball in really tight area's, surrounded by a sackful of oppenents, really pressing hard, is unrivalled. Doing all of that, while running with the ball at faster speeds than Maradona.
I saw the whole of Maradona career & while, he played at a time when defenders had the licence to kick you up in the air like a volley beach ball. There was a lot more spaces & time on the ball, due to a lack of the kind of hard pressing from oppenents, like we see in the modern gane. So Maradona had more space & time on the ball, to weave his magic.
I've never seen close control dribbling like Messi he does it with literally no space
that just means you've never seen maradona
@@robdatta8767 LOL
@Debruyyn Levi LOL
Maradona is the best. Just look at his TH-cam highlights
Maradona and Ney are both better dribblers than Messi.... And Maradona was also a better player
Messi is so good that the ball is turning into a part of his body every dribble,prime messy was legendary.
Honestly , i admire Messi , but Neymar comes up with things that are unbelievable and never seen before.
Yes they all are foolish.Messi is incredibly best.
@@aashishgc6174 foolish? no need for insults kid. Respect everyone’s opinion
To be fair I dont think you where alive when Maradona played, he was insane
@@truthseeker7041 you are confusing dribbling with skills compare neymar and prime messi dribbles there's absolute no debate.
This is why I like Ale. Unlike all of the other pundits on ESPN, he's able to judge Neymar solely on his footballing skills, and he clearly rates him highly.
Media hates Neymar so its good to see someone appreciate him. I hardly ever see media appreciation for him
Neymar can do everything on the pitch. World class player.
As everyone should
💯💯
@@piccolo5346 yes
Messi slows and speeds up the tempo by his will. One of the most unique things Messi posses
Messi easily... he's the 2.0 version of Maradona. Yes you had a higher chance of getting injured with the rough tackles in Mardona's time but this is about ball control. Ive never seen anyone that can move with such speed while changing direction with the ball glued to his foot. Thierry Henry describes a move that Messi did when he was younger that beggars belief. Also Frank it was an easy question....
How old are you? Messi is a better player but he doesn’t have better ball control then Maradona the man can do anything on the ball I can’t say the some with Messi
"I've never seen anyone that can move with such speed while changing direction with the ball glued to his foot" This has Maradona written all over it.Its not only the rough tackles.....
imagine Maradona running in todays stadium pitches, with better quality shoes and a ball.
Either u didn't see Maradona's game on tv or youtube or u don't understand football....he was miles above Messi...
@@suhailzamir8928 the fitness levels and the speed of the game are much higher than they were then.
@@CyrilMphanga but genetics havent changed that much in 30 years. Can you imagine Maradona and Pele's level if they were born in this era and exposed to the advanced training, diet regime, as the players get today? you telling me if Maradona and Pele didnt have the same treatment growing up, they wouldnt be as fit as the players now?
Messi in his prime scored solo goals for fun and still does sometimes despite his age.
i’m not a messi fan nor a barcelona fan but best ball control i’ve ever seen is from messi
He hasn't had much of that at PSG. Seems like the magical Messi has run out of tricks in a new league. Imagine struggling in the French League 1. Ronaldo went to Juventus and then Manchester United. I use to always defend Messi but he has been atrocious at PSG with only 3 goals to his name. Ronaldo proves that hard work means more for you in the end than tremendous talent. Take a look at each of their bodies and tell me who you think spends more time perfecting themselves between the two of them.
It was also messed up of Messi and disrespectful to his team to go to his national team this last time when he has not been off the injury list to train at PSG. That sets a poor example and is a bad representation of leadership.
@@justinfrazier9555 you are clueless
@@justinfrazier9555 you clearly watch highlights & listen to Steve & Ale wayyyyyyyy to much 🤣
@@justinfrazier9555 tell me you have low IQ without telling me you have low IQ 😂
Messi literally shows why he is the best dribbler in every game he plays
Neymar is a better dribbler than Messi,the stats say so
Then tell me why neymar is always the better dribbler when Brazil vs Argentina always happen…even the copa America final where Argentina won tell me with all honesty who’s dribbling was better Messi or neymar???
@@akeilsmith8490 Messi is 34 whiles Ney is much younger so ofcuz Messi dosent dribble like he used to in his prime prime … ney is no where close to messi at his best dribbling and he (neymar)even admitted that himself ….
@@Kwab116 alright tell me 1 Brazil vs Argentina game where Messi was the better dribbler and don’t go to the match when Argentina clap Brazil because neymar was literally still in his teenage years at santos
@@akeilsmith8490 Imagine thinking Neymar is better than Messi in dribbling 😂
Neymar maybe more skillful than Messi..
But Maradona is the only person who is comparable to Messi in terms of dribbling..
Glad that people are finally viewing the underrated part of Neymar, which is his passing and ball control.
No everyone knew, which is why he was the most hyped player after Messi and Ronaldo when he was still in Barcelona. The reason people criticize him is due to his antics on and off the field, not due to his actual performance. Getting injured every year for months probably also doesn't help.
Its so easy to criticize Neymar nowdays that some cynical folks will come up with any unbelivable nonsense about him like saying he has underrated pass andball control hahahaha You and the ones like you are the worst type of football plastic fans
Maradona was flamboyant. He had the flair of Brazilian and the tenacity of argentinian
Messi the greatest dribbler ever stop it lads, we have seen this man beat whole teams then go on to score in a more advanced and physical game, stop it lads
messi played in much faster paced... filled with pure athletes. maradona sure he played in a rougher time but they were drunks and sunday league players compared to the professionals of today.
@@hosenOne1 thank u, to all these old me and and old men pundits this is why messi and ronaldo and players o this generation are better than pele Maradona kruyf and co, but they were great for their time and what they brought to the game
Did you even kick the ball professionally like these pundits have in there entire life? I don't think so.
So there opinion is much more valuable than urs.
@@swagatosarkar9664 yeah but we have eyes!!
Messi fanboys in the mud 😂🤣🤣
In terms of ball control Zidane and Dennis bergkamp are on a different level, Xavi and Ronaldinho is a good shout
Baggio>Bergkamp
Berbatov 😍
Zidane
Bergakamp over Ronaldinho ? come on
Not putting Ronaldinho in that list is disrespect
Ole has the best ball control out of all of these.
And on top of that he's the greatest coach of all time
@@Mr.Josh. "I don't coach my players, I manage them"
~ Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Ole is the new sir Alex and mac fred is the new Keane and Scholes
Only in the mind of the worst manager in the world based on amount spent and players he has
No one cares. Was not asked in the question
Ole has never and will never be rivalled! He is in a league of his own!
He makes Fergie, Paisley, Pep, Klopp look like Sunday league managers
Messi of course. Is there a question at all??
“Who’s the best dribbler?”
Frank: “van Dijk is a better defender than Maradona😵💫”
😂😂😂
Dumb argument, people Like Ronaldinho, Zidane & Iniesta should be in the conversation.
Eden Hazard?
THANK YOU
Legends, but not even close to messi
Iniesta is not a dribbler
@@thomasjohan3138 yeah
In terms of pure control Neymar shouldn’t be here, players like Zidane have more of it. However, there isn’t a better hustler on the planet than Neymar, he has the mix of elegance and tenacity at his best.
Messi is the greatest controller of a moving ball, I've ever seen.
His body feints, sudden switches off directions, are incredible. All done at break kneck speeds, is mind blowing. His control of the ball in really tight area's, surrounded by a sackful of oppenents, really pressing hard, is unrivalled. Doing all of that, while running with the ball at faster speeds than Maradona.
I saw the whole of Maradona career & while, he played at a time when defenders had the licence to kick you up in the air like a volley beach ball. There was a lot more spaces & time on the ball, due to a lack of the kind of hard pressing from oppenents, like we see in the modern gane. So Maradona had more space & time on the ball, to weave his magic.
best comment
On Prime Messi was the best ball controller, though Maradna and Neymar was close to that .
The way Messi used to run with the ball at his feet was really incredible.
The problem with putting Maradona at number one over Messi in dribbling is that it is actually down to watching you tube videos rather than actual full matches. I've watched Messi in his prime and actually watched older matches of Maradona in his prime both at napoli and barcelona so my ranking of the players in their peak:
1. Messi
2. Maradona
2. Neymar
For the Goat debate between Messi and Maradona, Messi > Maradona.
Add to Messi's dribbling, his goals, his creative passing and his longevity versus only creative passing for Maradona.
I've watched both Maradona and Messi in their prime and for me Maradona is above Messi. But I admit to being biased as Maradona was my biggest footballing hero and a childhood idol. And the pundits in the studio has most likely seen Maradona in his prime as well. :)
Bro prime Maradona is untouchable. No attacking player can come close. Even Pele gave credit to Maradona
@@andremiller482 so why does messi have 90 goals in a year and maradona not even close to that. why does messi have most solo goals not even close
@@zephune9506 because football today top players are protected by the referee. And on top of that the players of this era are soft. The quality is better in terms of game play. But Messi would not last in the era of Maradona. A few good tackles from Carlos Alberto or any player in that era would put him out. That's why Maradona anyone who saw him play. Knows for a fact that Messi is second to him. Messi is great thanks to the media. Look at him now at PSG. Ronaldo went to many clubs and made an instant impact. Buts that's another argument. Put some respect on Maradona bro. He is the greatest.
You can still watch messi in his prime
I remember in the Pep Confidential book, Pep said his style of play isn't tiki taka that tiki taka is passing for the sake of it but his teams play passes with a purpose but people keep referring to that style as tiki taka.
To be honest everything is in Messi magic
Maradona did it on pitches that were incredibly poor quality in the 1970s to 1990s. Plus the tackle from behind from behind was allowed and butchers like Gentile were around. Maradona is number 1
Ball control???
*Ronaldinho:* Do these people have amnesia. Hello!!!
The thing where nobody came close to Messi in the history of the game is actually ball control and strength in his legs.
So the question is a bit stupid.
Maradona could dribble like Messi, but never was so sharp, and his legs were more slender so he was more prone to injuries.
At their very best, Ronaldinho and Zizou were truly out of this world.
At his very best, Messi scored 72 goals in a single season, 91 in a calendar year, 21 matches consecutively scoring at La Liga, all of that while leading on assistances and dribbles completed. That is truly out of this world. No to disrespect both magicians but Messi is an alien.
At the absolute best it's always Maradona and Zidane, don't put Ronaldinho in that list.
@@17Jnico dumb argument of typical messi fanboy😂
Given that maradona is the only one out of the 3 that played when they actually we're allowed to tackle, it has to be him!
Cheers Geoff
You’re allowed to tackle. You just not allowed to tackle recklessly which can break players legs. Tackling is skill. You can’t just lunge at players feet because they dribbled and pass you.
Lazy argument. It'd be like saying Jack Grealish is better than anyone from the 80's and 70's because he didn't face anyone who smoked cigarettes regularly. By the way, I do agree with you about Maradona being the best, but the argument is lazy.
lmao so many reasons and points in favour of maradona being the best controller and you come up with this point. Messi is the most fouled and tackled player in 21st century I'm sure it isn't any easier than maradona's time (for him atleast)
Are you mad? Have you seen the challenges that Messi and Neymar gets week in week out. Nonsense
Who says that the best ball control isn't Messi, they never been on a football field in their life
Cause the other name is Maradona, the only player in history with better ball control than Messi.
Messi has the best first touch that I have ever seen.
Maradona's first touch was Godly as well. He was a total freak.
Berbatov...and Zidane..
I understand these panel pick Maradona as no 1 and he is a legend but I cannot accept Messi no 2...In term of dribbling and ball control it has to Messi..He has taken this to another level..
@Donquixote Doflamingo Messi gets easily dispossesed? That should be the stupidest thing I heard today. Don't be a hater , dude literally dribbled past a whole Galactico Real Madrid defense and scored like it's nothing.
"Maradona is Messi in his best day. Messi is Maradona every week."
Messi did it consistently untill his 30s and still does. Talk about 'tougher opponent'😂 . Messi has did it to many legendary sides.
. No disrespect Messi is an Upgrade in terms of ability , Maradona maybe a better leader.
@Donquixote Doflamingo See player who want to do something more with the ball get dispossessed..You will see the same with maradona and other players like him as well..yes on those day defenders were more ruthless but in Messi era and at present a team defend very tacticaly..there are marker, zonal marker etc etc..they get to study all the moves of player before going to the pitch which make dribbling so difficult nowdays but still Messi done it time and time and in his prime was unstoppable..You will not see much now as u got to respect nature as with age body become heavy and it get bit difficult..Maradona was great leader and was the pioneers of this skill but Messi a level above in term skill and ability
@Donquixote Doflamingo Are you for Real? Ramos is player of Messi's same generation. A young Messi had played and dribbled past legendary players of the time like Cannavaro, Roberto Carlos , Nesta and so on. You will have to be baffled by his longevity. Then absolutely dominated the best defenders of his age ans generation
He had delivered unreal perfomance against arguably the best teams of his time like galactico Real Madrid , Ucl finals against Man United and so on which is a long list.
Maradona is a legend of the game alright. he can never claim Messi's longievity or consistency.
You can't be relative about Messi's dribbling and ball control . Because he is unparalleled.
I can say without doubt no player in history of this game has scored more solo goals than Leo . That's taking on 4-5 defenders week in and week out.
Your claim Messi being 'dispossesed' is funny because he's a Barça player who is always on the ball and never loses it that's his game.
He is good in tight spaces and that's specifically because of his Barca culture
and @Vishnu Jain Don't waste time to argue with someone like Donquixote who only plays soccer on paper. It is more difficult to dribble pass the organized system. Many people who never dribble on the real game undervalue the way Messi did. I watched videos show the way Maradona dribble, mostly he got foul by defenders. People can say it is more difficult time to dribble because defenders can play more violently. But they dont talk about pace, developments of defense in term of individual quality and organization. Players always know that it is easier to dribble if all defenders jump in to you than someone press and another one support. I also want to note that why Messi is the best because the number of dribbles he did, the ending of each dribble what is very different from other players even Maradona. What on earth people can compare a player can score after dribbling with players mostly pass or get fouls! I bet these typing heroes never ask themselves how many solo runs through 3-4 defenders Maradona scored a goal?
@@quanthehiep absolutely correct..This is exactly what I wanted to tell and what I have written earlier..Now there is system. Now a defender study so much about a player.they do proper homework before going to the pitch..the games are also fast than before....I mean everyone aware of these thing and this espn panel talk about it as well but when choosing they forget or ignore all these..
Maradona has the best ball control, messi has the best dribbling
Neymar is better than both at both you’re tripping
@@Amzyy neymar the diver?? 🤣🤣
@@stansmith5610 yeb dribbling and ball control the Brazilian is better than Messi
@@sumethanarulanantham9676 there's a difference between dribbling and using skills...
@@sumethanarulanantham9676 i think dribbling is difficult to say. Because while we see Neymar putting up clever tricks to get past opponents, Messi does it in a way where he makes it look so…casual. There are numerous footages of Messi dribbling all the way to the penalty box. Neymar is better on the left flank and sometimes left half space but he isnt able to dribble as penetratively as Messi in dangerous areas. Not to mention, Messi’s end product is far more than Neymar. Ball control is another one in which Messi makes it so easy that for most of us we don’t see it as obvious.
In terms of Ball Control..
1. Zinedine Zidane
2. Dennis Bergkamp
3. Diego Maradona
4. Ronaldinho
5. Dimitar Berbatov
6. Andrés Iniesta
7. Xavi Hernandez
8. Lionel Messi
9. Marcelo
10. Roman Riquelme
They're talking about ball control when dribbling. Most those players aren't bettee than Neymar
For me:
1 Messi
2 Maradona
3 Zidane
@@The_Bahamian_Intellectual non of those guys is comparable to Zinedine Zidane.
A lot of those players idolised him. He was also a very good dribbler in the grand scheme of things because he’s taller and technically more difficult.
Fabregas said with Zidane’s built by, you’d expect him to be clumsy, but he controls the ball elegantly and brings such under his spell.
@@The_Bahamian_Intellectual Stick to Messi you biased stupid.
Baggio? Messi what? You are very biased for including Messi.
Is there any debate in this🤣🤣.. These pundits are fool. Messi is stand alone.
Maradona had unreal ball control
If the era argument can be used in favour of Maradona then it can be used in favour of Messi too. The pace of the game now compared to then is ridiculous. Messi is doing what maradona did but at breakneck speed. The fitness levels now are way beyond what they were then.
Case in point: name one world class chubby player from the last 15 years.
well said bro
Andres Iniesta has to be up there and Ronaldinho.
messi is too good at that
Have you guys seen neyamr controlling an air ball.he does it in unconventional way🔥
Frank takes everything personal😂😂😂 soo french! Just answer the question😂😂😂
5:20
👏👏👏 Exactly
6:45
Maradona was N1 5 years of his career , Messi has been the best for 15 years . Romanticising of the past is TIGHT!
Rememeber the coco and parties and mafia and gangsters and those days ...
Maradona and ronaldinho 2 of the best ever who played on 70% focuss perhaps
These guys did not sleep
And if they did sleep they danced during sleep with Zamba music loudly on and coco parties
Messi would have a breakdown lol if he lived like Maradona 1 week
@@mkodyChallengesYOuI would have been a father if I had a child
@@DevadathanM you cN still be 1
U seem like a cool dude 😂
10:40 Frank was talking about spare ribs. How none of them got that amazes me lol.
They are all not American
I'm going with Ronaldinho 👍
Word
I'll challenge that with the Brazilian Ronaldo
You know ball.. Anybody calling Messi over Ronaldinho with control and dribbling, even passing is mad..
@@russell2890 Even him
@@dpanman Messi was a better dribbler than Ronaldinho when he was 20.
According to status, Messi is the greatest dribbler of all times. the ball is literally glued to his feet. he takes four five six players, as though he were playing against mental patients. 2 is Maradona what makes Maradona special is tour de force. he dribbles with finesse, beauty and power. And he doesn't usually waste effort. 3 is Neymar. Neymar's dribbling is like cooking. it has a lot of flavors. the only reason he is ranked third is he loses the ball a lot. He is also fragile. Messi's dribbling might not be as pretty as Maradona's or elegant as Neymar's, but they are still spectacular. He is king of dribbling.
Ronaldinho never existed then?
@@dpanman Ronaldino is 4. Just because of he breaks the 1 rule of dribbling. You are supposed to lift the ball in the air (juggling)... unless it is absolutely necessary. If it wasn't for that, he would have been number 1 or 2. Nobody has more football IQ than Ronaldinho.
Like seriously I guess these guy's gave forgotten about exactly how Messi Dribbles,. There have never been a single soul,that have kicked football that dribbles than Messi
There goes Maradona, he's marked by two, Maradona steps the ball, he sprints by the right, the world football genius, and he gets away from the third one and he's going to pass it to Burruchaga, always Maradona! Genius! Genius! Genius! That's it! That's it! That's it! Goal!!!!!!! Goal!!!!! I want to cry, my godness, viva the football! Great goal!!!!!! Diegoal!!!!!! Maradona!!!! It's for crying, pardon me. Maradona!!!! In a memorable race, in the best play of all times!!!! from which planet did you come? To let on the way that amount of Englishmen, to let the country as a tighted fist, shouting out for Argentina, Argentina 2 England 0, Diego!!! Diego!!! Diego Armando Maradona. Thank you God for the football, for Maradona, for these tears, for this...Argentina 2 England 0.
@@wooodstock4158 Ankara Messi Ankara Messi Ankara Messi …
D10S.
You can't compare eras chief. A player in the 80s did not have to worry about being under the level of scrutiny in 2021. The amount of data and stats allows managers to create tactics that are more precise and use players more effectively. Players run faster. Have better diets. And are more intelligent than ever. If someone like Mbappe with his level of speed played in the 80s no one would ever be able to catch him. He could run in a straight line each possession. There were professional players in that era who held secondary jobs especially in the lower tier leagues. This argument is always hilarious to me. You ever tried to study game film on a VHS using an 80s television? You can click zoom pause edit a video any way you want. In the 80s? You are pausing and rewinding the tape.
Baresi and Maldini would've had Mbappe in their hip pocket for 90 minutes. No danger.
@@robbiethepict2783We would never know
Don is 100% CORRECT. Movies are far better with the visuals compared to staring at paper💀💀
Messi, Hazard, Ronaldinho, Neymar, Iniesta, Xavi, Zidane, Prime Marcelo mainly (in no order)
i was wondering why marcelo wasn't apart of it.
@@williemafia4189 yeah bro
Guy controlled the ball like a beast back in his heyday
@Reagan Laffite That doesn't even make any sense kid
You don't even know me + if I thought that then why did I bring up Maradona then? You logic is pathetic...I just named a few
Privileged to have watched all 3 play...by far Maradona. His ball control was insane
By far? Ppl like u shouldnt talk football9
Maradona literally scored the goal of the century with just ball control and dribbling 🔥
Against a terrible defence and the ball left his foot by at least a meter twice. Cmon.
@@JG-fx8jm Does it really matter? He scored it anyway
@@techfanatic1310 yes it does. The whole point of that was to demonstrate the DRIBBLING! And the DRIBBLING in that example was NOT exceptional.
@@JG-fx8jm But bro effective dribbling is when you can beat defenders on the run without losing the ball, and Maradona was able to do so until he scored. And the ball kept tumbling because of the bad pitch so anyone would have faced a problem, right
The host lights up the room. I like Dan as well
With all due respect, neymar doesn't belong in the same conversation as messi and maradona
I love kay because when she's the host extra time is longer
Yea that's the only good thing about it
She has a super annoying voice though. Makes the video unwatchable.
@@ililliillliilliiill8779 totally agree
She is very annoying tbh. I'll watch dan any day over her
Idc if u think she is annoying i just want long extra times
Zidane has the best ball control I’ve ever seen
Maradona is by far number 1. If you saw the pitches they played on in those days and the way he was still able to keep the ball glued to his feet while dribbling around players was a miracle in itself. Plus when Diego played defenders could kick the living ish out of players, now if you breathe on a player to hard it's a yellow card
Maradona hands down or should that be hands up ✊⚽
Considering the bad pitches maradona played on. He is the best.
Ronaldo of Brazil was the best at Ball control .. despite at tremendous speed, control and balance was out of this world...
To be fair if R9 of has 99* rating for ball control then so does Messi.
@@eXpressYourselfClips Messi is really good, but not better at the ball controll with speed at which R9 operated despite his heavy built body an good height !! One advantage Messi has is he is short in height an thus has lower center of gravity impact helping him in good control of ball ....Plus we cannot compare the level of defenders with previous generation who were really tough to deal with an game earlier was really rough an tough...now a days, even for slightest tackle players get card...it was not like that when R9 played...
@@neeleshc5527 everything else yes but not plain and simple 'ball control'. Messi could probably dribble blindfolded and the ball wouldn't go any further than 1 meter away from his left foot.
@@eXpressYourselfClips only left foot !! Watch R9...he had ability to do that with both feet...Although R9 career was cut short because of injuries, he still was too good compared to others ...
Don't bring Ronaldo here, he is just overrated like Ronaldinho. Zidane is the goat if its at ball control.
Yeah i get the point that tackles used to be reckless at Maradona's era, but it was still not at all easy before 2015 or so. Moreover the defensive tactics and drills have also increased and it's much difficult to dribble, thanks to video highlights. So I think both of them had their own problems.
Stop talking about football cricket boy. Look at the pitches in the 80s and tell me Maradona is not the greatest.
@@handzar6402 he's not
Yes Frank. It was a dangerous time for dribbling back then. But you might agree, all that diving can be very high-risk too these days.
big ups frank shoutin out ken follett
Messi is so good he doesnt need to revert to using skills to pass defenders..
He has perfected the basics of dribbling, and thats the only level he needs to show to put a defender on the floor. Thats greatness..
edit: dont forget ball control also takes into account passing and shooting, as you are controlling flight and trajectory of the ball
What about Ronaldinho?
they dont like ronaldinho because take England out in world cup
@@kyllian4265 So did Maradona with the hand of god. Why should he be here too?
best skills out if all, but dribbling &ball control with purpose Messi/Maradona first, Ronaldinho follows then Neymar imo
There is only one Leo, and his name is Messi :)
5:52 nice save frank
Messi hands down. At his best , the ball stuck to his feet. He replicated Maradonas 86 goal and improved upon it. Furthermore, Messi never showboat. All his dribbles are necessary and productive!
MeSsI nEvER sHowboAts😁
Wrong. Watch the pitch Maradona scored his goal on. To say Messi improved on it without bringing up the difference with regards to the surface shows your bias.
Hands down you crazy if you think he is better than the magician neymar.
@@znhait yeah? How about the actual defenders they were up against? The ones defending maradona looked like they were still tired and hungover from the night before, and they probably were. Probably had a few cigarettes too before stepping on the pitch. Football is played at a much higher level now than ever before.
Don can read picture books 🤣😃
Man on Fire and Heat!! Dan has good tastes in movies!!!
Joao Felix, Veratti and Arthur have the best ball control right now
Kate’s “horror in horoscope” joke is so underrated
Messi's ball control is insane, like no other.
From someone that calls football ''soccer'' ! Blasphemy! Noone is ,was and will be like the only god of football: Maradona!
Frank is correct maradona played in a time where it was dangerous to dribble he faced killers every week.
Maradona is a better all round player. He was dribbling past players trying to break his legs on rugby pitches. The goat.
2 words. Enkara messi.
I prefer Zidane but out of these 3, Messi for me
Bergkamp? One of the best
Zidane was not a dribbler
@@Libinkttm you might have forgot but the title says ball control
@@letshaveadiscussion5113 Oh yeah that front to back against newcastle is a classic
@@pedropierre9594 I said about dribbling.. Because they are talking about dribbling also
Best ball control: Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima or Romário de Souza Faria
craps!
Ronaldinho best dribbler in history. shame, he was not mentioned.
Leo is best at everything
The speed maradona dribbled at was second to none, stuck to his foot! Also, they could tackle in his day and he was hardly model professional off field
@Al You got the point. It is more difficult to dribble pass the organized system. Many people who never dribble on the real game undervalue the way Messi did. I watched videos show the way Maradona dribble, mostly he got foul by defenders. People can say it is more difficult time to dribble because defenders can play more violently. But they dont talk about pace, developments of defense in term of individual quality and organization. Players always know that it is easier to dribble if all defenders jump in to you than someone press and another one support. I also want to note that why Messi is the best because the number of dribbles he did, the ending of each dribble what is very different from other players even Maradona.
Messi. By far. Not even comparable.
Ball control - Maradona
Dribbling - Messi
Messi has the best ball control ever🔥🔥 .Neymar has great skills and I love to see him play but he is more like a showboater .You see you have seen Messi take alot of solo runs in which he scored outlandish goals where neymar mostly dribble in a compact area .Neymar has taken solo runs in his career but it’s a way less than Messi’s amd Messi has also scored on those runs .
You have no clue. Diego is put on his own
@@Sheepwillbesheep brother I am watching football regularly for almost 25 years .I know what I am talking about
@@hridoyabdullah5133 you haven’t a clue still
@@Sheepwillbesheep put your biases aside and judge player on their ability.Maradona was good and I really love his style of play specially the dribbling but you see Messi’s dribbling is much more polished than Maradona’s and secondly today defence is much more organised, professional and knows better tactics. In his most players didn’t have any diet ,infact they used to drink beer non stop as a result was slow and fat and their is Messi who destroys defenders like Van djik,Sergio Ramos whose physicality is 1000 times better than the defenders of Maradona’s era .So you little young man ,don’t talk about things you don’t know .
@@hridoyabdullah5133 clueless
They’re very accurate when they talk about food tho
Not even that...
@@vnnxyz1473 😂😂🔥
Ronaldinho is terms ball control and ball mastery. The type of things he did with a ball... look at his freestyle videos in training.
The best American food I've had is Lou Malnati's deep-dish pizza from Chicago. I do love American BBQ though.
No one who has watched Maradona - even just videos - can have any doubt he's untouchable.
He's the best - that's it.
Messi 2nd with ball control but Neymar is more skilled & better dribbler
No messi is the best
This is a fair judgement
In terms of Freestyle skills, Maradona may be better, but in terms of pure efficiency, passing, dribbling, playmaking, finishing, Messi is the best of all time better than Maradona and Neymar.
Not better than maradona , maradona is in a league of his own
@12:48 did Jules say Fu€k on live television? 🤣
Maradona all day. besides he was a much smarter player than the other two.
Johan Cruyff, obviously 🤷🏻♂️
7:55 Stevie debunked this already. Graeme Souness was working with very good players. The Scottish Premier League was much better than what they are now. Steven Gerrard is not fit for a top 6 team and modern day Rangers doesn't set you up
Maradona was nuts! No surprise he is #1.
Diego Maradona was the greatest footballer ever. Listen to Gary Lineker speak about Maradona's goal against England at the Aztec stadium in Mexico World Cup, he said the pitch was newly laid and it was difficult to control the ball but Maradona managed to dribble 7 players and score the goal against England. Gary Linker said that it was the first time in his career that he wanted to clap and applaud an opposition player.
Neymar shouldn't even be in this conversation
Zidane and Ronaldinho are above all 3😎🤩
They are not in the question.
Best American food for me Pancakes, Garlic Beans, Sauted peas.
Hasn't Micheal already given the answer??? 1.Messi 2. Neymar 3. Maradona. ESPN needs to be refreshed.
Messi everyone knows
Maradona by a country mile. He had to control the ball whilst playing on pitches that lower division sides would be ashamed of, all whilst opposition players tried to kick him or similar players such as John Barnes out of the game.
Compare that to Messi who gets to play on pristine pitches, and who gets more protection from referees than any other top flight player in history. If an opposition player so much as breathes on him he gets given a free kick or penalty.
exactly Jay, the pitches were bad, defenders were kicking him and too hurt him. don't forget the game was far too physical back then, the infamous copa del ray final which barca lost turned into kicking spree after and throughout the match. Maradona most of the time played with carrying some or other injury throughout as because of the physicality. Today's generation of players are too much protected, the challenges he faced will be straight red challenges in today's era but still people are arguing about messi's case. Even R9 was better than Messi in his prime and probably these guys wouldn't have watched him, he was a beast, could dribble, have pace, have strength, better finisher for sure than Messi.
Der is nothing like Country mile ... you can say Maradona may be slighly better that's it ..messi is just as good as him ..
@@Libinkttm I think Messi is way better. I've never seen such close control and dribbling skills. Second to absolutely none in that regard. He's alien level.
Yeah true, but messi is playing against a lot better defenders. They are faster, smarter and stronger than back in the day. There are also systems that are created purely to stop messi from playing, that wasnt the case in maradonas time. The pitches were bad, but the opposition that messi faces is levels above maradona.
Country mile😂😂 i think u have not watched football for the last two decades wen messi can do against ramos and pepe he can do it against anyone i know maradona was the best even messi is not far from him
Maradona is the legend of Argentina. Messi is the legend of those who never watched Maradona play. He was magical
Best Ball control - Zidane
Argue with your keyboard
(P.S - Zidane is not a better dribller than these 3, ball control is completely different than dribbling)