The Story of The Midfielder Who HATED Dribbling But Never Lost The Ball
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Would you believe me if I told you that there was a midfielder who, not only had an incredibly low work rate on the defensive side of the game, was incredibly unathletic, and didn’t like to score goals, but also hated dribbling the ball. Imagine this: A midfielder with all those attributes but was so good at his job, he would rarely ever lose the ball. A defender who would receive the ball, take a few dribbles if any, then pass it out. A master of the footballing term ‘toque’, which involves tiring and confusing the opposition by keeping the ball moving, passing with your first touch where possible.
And when pressed by even multiple opposition, somehow, this unathletic and quote and quote “lazy” midfielder was almost impossible to disposses. Imagine Xavi in the 1980s who had a little too much off the green to smoke - then just give him an insanely wild hairstyle and you have arguably Colombia’s greatest player ever - Carlos Valderrama.
So today, we look at his story.
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1:29-4:14 Colombia's Promised Child
4:15-7:20 How Good Was Carlos Valderrama, Really?
7:21-10:11 The Legend of Carlos Valderrama
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The level of play before the late 90s was NOT higher in Europe, modern football brought that back then South American players didn't need to make that leap.
You should do one with the Mexican midfielder he's a legend in Mexico I cannot remember his name but he used to put the ball between his leg and hop over the Defenders
Whatever happened to your Luis Diaz video? I can still see it on your Facebook page, but it seems to be gone from your TH-cam channel?
Inter Milan racoba video magic left foot ....
What’s with the creepy voice drop? You don’t need that. Your voice is fine without the creepy factor.
Footballers such as Gilberto Silva, Juan Román Riquelme, Andrea Pirlo, Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Carrick, Sergio Busquets and Mesut Özil all made the game look so easy to the point they were considered lazy or not ambitious enough. It wasn't until they retired or stop playing football people realize they were irreplaceable.
Same with Claude Makelele. Take a look at the Galacticos.
people think that Gilberto Silva was lazy?
Carlos Valderrama was born different, one of the kind footballer. Only dribble when needed and prefer passing than scoring.
@@SteveNami616 yeah because despite being a DM / CM he rarely tackles his opponents which results in him going months sometimes without a yellow card. Funny thing is he won the ball frequently because his style involves man intercepting the ball. CM these days are program the only way to win the ball his hard tackling and unlimited stamina chasing down oppositions.
Ozil was lazy
"We could give him the ball when we didn't know what to do because we knew he wouldn't lose it," is one of the greatest quotes I've ever heard spoken about a player.
Indeed it is!
This was also said about Zidane and Maradona
what an honor it would be to called that!
"Let him cook"
If I had a million dollar I would pass it to valdaramma for safe keeping because I know he won't lose it.
I grew up watching Valderrama with my dad and even got his autograph when he played a friendly in Connecticut one year.
Thats really nice mate!💪
Same here. My step-dad got me into playing and we would watch the games when the national team (Colombia) would play. It was the 90s, and man I was amazed. Later on, when I was playing in high school, El Pibe came to Azteca Park, in Houston, and my step dad took my brother, my girlfriend, and myself to see if we could get a picture with him. We did, plus we were able to get autographed jerseys that we brought with us that day. It's my fondest memory of meeting a legend in the sport I love plus being able to share that experience with my family will always be unforgettable.
Dude was special. In the early and mid 90s I thought he was one of the best passers in the game. When he played for the Colorado Rapids I got to see him up close, controlling a game while just walking around the pitch.
Same! I got to meet him when he was Playing for The Fusion in Ft.Lauderdale. I played Highschool with Pete Marino/ Sneaky Pete,at that time they were both playing for the Fusion. He always amazed me! Cheers From Florida. BTW love me some Colorado,have a few friends living out there. Beautiful State. 😎🤙
Valderama and René Higuita on the same team......... AMAZING!
And Asprilla upfront
And Fredi Rincon
@@SahelleDorjean-zx3wxI remember a good midfielder called Alvarez from that era. But Valderrama was my favourite player from the whole 1990’s WC. Greetings from Hungary.
Man, the football back in the 70s and 80s (early 90s too) was something else, you know? It wasn't just a game; it was like this beautiful dance of passion and skill. Johan Cruyff was like the conductor of an orchestra, with his Total Football wizardry. Every move, every touch-it was like he was painting a masterpiece with a ball.
Then there's Carlos Valderrama, with that wild hair and crazy style. He played like he was having the time of his life on the pitch, making it all look effortless. It was infectious, man. You couldn't help but smile watching him do his thing.
And Diego Maradona, oh boy. The guy was a legend. The Hand of God, the Goal of the Century-it was like he was living in a different dimension. You could feel the raw passion oozing out of him, not just for the game but for life itself.
What I dig most about that era is how these guys weren't just playing to survive or for big paychecks. Nah, they were out there playing for the love of the game. The pitch was their playground, and they were the kids who never wanted to go home. It's like they were saying, "Let's forget everything else and just play some damn good football."
Those were the days, my friend. Football wasn't a business; it was a love affair, and those players were the poets of the beautiful game. It's a vibe that's hard to capture these days with all the big money and politics in football. But man, I just love reminiscing about the magic those guys brought to the pitch.
It was something different ,that is right , not as crazy money as today , I think Ronaldinho was one of the last players playing for the love of the game and having a great time. We missed that for sure,greetings from Spain!!
Let's not forget Magico Gonzalez 🇸🇻
@@hits_from_the_bong - Oh Magico Gonzalez. Never saw him play, but I"ve seen videos and heard the stories. Quite the character. That nickname definitely suited him.
Mans think im about to read allat
Pibe was the face of the MLS before Beckham. He didn't get Beckham money, but I'm sure he got his.
He's incredibly underrated. We rarely hear of his brilliance. With one assist, one individual play, one steal turned into a counter attack, could completely change the outcome of a game.
his career makes me realize how short life really is. Amazing player
Valderrama Higuita, and el Tino Aspirilla made Colombia a very exciting team. With Ivan Cordoba, they managed to win the Copa America 2001, the real golden generation
Everyone forgets Rincon😢 he was key…
Valderrama, Higuita and Asprilla didn't participate from the Colombian team copa América champion
@@armandoromero4928 you're right, Valderrama, Asprilla and many others retired from the National team after the failure in France 98. Ivan Cordoba, Oscar Cordoba and Aristizabal were the only players that were part of the team from the 98 that won the Copa America in 2001
@@JuanDiegoPinillos and Miguel Calero (goalkeeper)
Aspirilla was terrific as good as Mbappe.
Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama, it was amazing watching him, I had the pleasure to watch this man play in his prime.
Awesome video. Valderrama is indeed one of the most beloved veteran players here in Colombia. We still have much to grow as a football nation, but we have become a respectable country with great players like Luis Díaz and Juan Guillermo Cuadrado. This growth was largely thanks to Valderrama and his golden generation putting us on the map.
Not falcao or James Rodriguez?
@@jaishu123 @divagaciones1628 Ya dejen de agarrarse ahí como un par de culicagados mano...
@@jaishu123 I'd say peak Falcao was our best player ever, he was the best striker in the world for at least 2 seasons, he was not only good in the pitch but was also a very kind person outside of it, he was also extremely disciplined and you never heard any scandal where his name was mentioned which is something the rest of our best players cannot say.
@@andresgallego5727 My idol as a brummie
Forgot about Barrios
Valderama definitely had vision. I love this about great midfielders the most
Thank you for this shoutout to our Historic Captain "El Pibe." People don't know how good he was, and I think possibly he never got to his full potential. Limited by a lack of a professional infrastructure in the game at that time. There were no Psychologists, Nutritionists, Personal fitness coaches, physical therapists, etc. If he would've had the right support, he would've been in another level. I remember my Mom was in charge of keeping his composure in France. Sometimes he called her crying saying he didn't want to be in France no more. And, for a town guy like him, it was a big shock to go to see the world like that, without the support he needed. And honestly, my mom wasn't the right person for that.
Good story, nice insight.
I'm Colombian and his skills were honed not because of the beach, but the type of ball he used. It's call a cloth ball because it's made of, well, cloth or old fabric. It's wrapped tight with string to get the shape and coated with shoe glue. The result is a non bouncy ball but hard to control and dribble (Still sold nowadays). And he wasn't lazy or care free, just simple in what he played; his job was to retain the ball and control the midfield with quick passing. He didn't deviate from that.
my faviotite colombian player was Luis Fajardo incredibly imaginative and innovative
as a brazil fan i loved watching fARJADO in the World Cup alongside carlos Estrada and Freddy RINCON their performance against germany in the group stages were legendary
the most audacious piece of skill i eve witnessed in my life was this kind of back hill chip and lob pass to a team mate against a Argentinian club team i think it might have been in the club championship 91
To me, Valderrama is the most iconic player of all time. Not the best, still very very good, but he had mystical charisma.
There was something about him man
The goal in the 90 WC against West Germany was incredible and Valderrama was the pivot for it. That German Team were largely impenetrable defensively by and Colombia cur the to pieces.
This man was the motor he understood that the play before the goal was more important than the actual finish and his ability to do it with one touch and 360 vision is what made him so special ⭐️
I met him twice. He first gave me his autograph and the second time a photo. Very simple and humble. El pibe, Todo Bien 👍
THough i watched Valderrama during the 90's world cups, I never realised until this video, how he is basically the template where midfielders like Busquets and de Jong get their style of play from. perfect vision, incredible technique and a natural instinct to keep plays simple. Must be one of the hardest things to do on the pitch. Great video.
El Pibe. Man did I love watching that man play. My all-time favorite player. I patterned my game after him thought I eventually came to play more of a defensive midfielder role. His true genius is the understanding of space and weight of the pass. His passes always had perfect weight. True Legend.
I remember watching this guy in a 1- 1 draw with England in 88 ...i sat there open mouthed at the things he was doing .Genius midfielder.
Rous cup at Wembley?
@@fredyscanlan Yes I think so ...England were a shambles at the Euros that summer .
Football is all about moving the ball. Flashy dribble moves look cool and exciting for the audience, but rarely achieve anything for the game vs. a properly structured and layered defence.
A brilliant pass, however, can dismantle even the best defence in the world.
For that, players have to be running to receive the ball; not to use it. It is a different mentality and the better and more beautiful way to play the game imo.
Great video Raymar.
funny how I remember CV more than most from that day.. and yet, it was his hair flair that kept it that way. didnt realize (at the time) that he actually just had skills.. Glad you did this video, always loved him growing up.
I love midfielders like him, growing up in Colombia and not being very athletic I always tried to emulate his style when I was very young, later I knew other players that I liked for not being super quick or strong but had certain style and elegance to pass or shoot while having less pace as a center back, those players were Fernando Redondo and Andrea Pirlo.
Redondo is another forgotten genius. he was so, so good at his peak. the goal he set up for Raúl at Old Trafford is one of the most outrageous pieces of skill ever imo
I drew the short straw for '94 US vs Columbia so watched from a hotel room by myself in Pasadena. Was in tears from win and seeing my parents on tv at end before Meola raised the flag. It took many years for me to accept that my parents truly deserved this experience and see this man named Valderrama.
I saw nothing resembling tiki taka in this video. No sideways or backwards passing to avoid any percent of risk. All I saw was brilliant passes forwards, often assists.
El Pibe was my favorite player growing up. I got to see him in the mls and he was an artist. Didn’t move hardly the whole game and still dominated
Thanks Raymar, I just love your videos and the passion with which you present them.
Suggestions for future episodes: Edgar Davids, Franz Beckenbauer, Paul Breitner
El Pibe often mentioned Bernardo Redin as his all-time favorite midfield partner. They were so exquisite with their “toque toque” passing that you could watch 90 mins of them playing rondo and enjoy every second of it.
The way you went from Valderrama to promoting VPN was genius. About VAlderrama I was very young but I still remember that I thought he was great (that is all I remember).
Man I love these video, I'm a new football fan and these videos help me catch up on cool history but also give the story of awesome footballer
I attended one of his leagues/camps growing up I got to play against him and partakes in training sessions with him a few times over the years, that was dope and probably why i have such a good touch of the ball to this day 😅
Thank you so much for this 🇱🇹 I remember him very well.
I've watched his plays during my early 10's old and now also in my late 30's I still think that I miss really him seeing in fields. No doubt our era got to see best rivalries like CR7/M10, Iniesta+Xavi/whole REAL mid+defense, but his times were like emotions❤❤
"PLus the man was tough enough to fight the police" hahahhaha ! Good one man. I'm from Colombia myself, grew up with the legend of el Pibe always and even saw him play on TV for la Tricolor lots of times when I was a kid. And yet this is the first time I see someone doing such a deep analysis of his story and style of play. Keep it up !!!
Great video man, I remembered him, he was special indeed.
Got to watch him play at hampden park in Glasgow in the 80's. Great player
I still remember my elders talking about him of how good he was....
"El pibe" the master one touch player. This man fashion the style of football that I play..
Salute to you my teacher.. ⚽
I truly love your videos ... Your content helps me to understand the beauty of football. thank you.
What a footballer! Simple. Beautiful & The ultimate assister..
In the midfield, he was a tree! A real tree, with roots and a huge gold canopy, and what a beautiful tree! Every move he made was elegant. One of those players you never want them to retire.
A lurker in comments usually, but ... this is a beautiful description.
I just always remember him always having a great short pass rating on PES. The few timed I did see him dribble, I would have never imagined him not liking it. The Evergreen made his dribbling a grand sight to see.
1:40 Okocha and Valderrama getting so much respect from Ronaldinho just goes a long way to show how special these guys truly are. And then, of course, Ronaldinho handed over to Goat Messi, and the rest is history!
yeah it truly does say a lot about
THat AD transition was too smooth 😂😂🔥🔥
i love these deep dives on lesser know players who deserve more attention. a couple of suggestions from La Liga: Juan Carlos Valerón and Joaquín
One of my favorites....EVER.
Glad, I got to see him play in the 90's.
0:05 i see what u did there 🤣
thank you for this wonderful video. a lot of the comments are comparing Pibe to so many other genius players and i completely agree. i was just a young boy seeing the tail end of his Colombian national career and then his MLS years. love the gent to death, i've gotten to share drinks and food with him and i think he's just awesome
really recommend people to check out some old vids of him in France. it was absurd. my grandpa was a self-made footy historian, he would tape every game he could catch on Honduran TV, even bought a satellite dish to get as much as possible. one of our favorites for sure. SALUD
Saw him in some highlights and I stopped and realised I had no idea about him. Kept watching the highlights and wondered what the fuck was going on. I had always heard of him but had no idea he was that gifted. The more I watched the more stunned I was.
He was a great player.
i've only been to one soccer game. columbia vs romania at the rose bowl in pasadena during the 94 world cup and valderrama was by far the biggest star there. i didn't know anything abut him though so very cool to see this.
I thought Busquets was unique, yet here is this guy. The more i discover old football the more i realise how there is hardly anything new in football.
Might be forget him but not his hairstyle.CARLOS VALDERRAMA 👍🔥🔥♥️
That goal against Germany is pure gold, with the beautiful finishing by Freddy Rincón (another legend) as the cherry on top
Hey this might sound crazy to some Colombians, but there was one underrated player called Victor Danilo Pacheco, even Valderrama said he was better than him, if you could search about him you could see the way he played, it was a combination of old and modern football when football wasn't even modern... the problem with this guy was the he is from one of the most hated regions in Colombia and also he was to small for the coach at that time, but the coach (Maturana) played some others that were even smaller than him, but honestly search for this guy, Victor Danilo Pacheco.
I don't understand why north-colombians are hated.
Do Jorge "El Magico" Gonzalez next 🇸🇻
Do one for inzaghi pls
Please do Roque Júnior next, arguably one of the most underrated Brazilian defenders during 2000s
istg this gave me goosebumps
1994 broke my heart. Apparently a lot going on behind the scenes according to the 2 Escobars 30/30.
Outstanding documentary, the footage of the football is amazing.
was one of my favorite players growing up. Made football look way too easy. Never panicked, never rushed.. just always having the right pass in a given circumstance.
Hey Reymar! Thank you for amazing videos! I love them so much! Can you make one on Juan Roman Riquelme, Andres D'Allessandro or Juan Sebastian Veron? Thank you in advance!
Montpellier legend. That team beat PSV only to lose vs Sir Alex in 1/4 finals. Viva El Pibe!
Valderrama was athletic he was just smart like messi today he walks the pitch but they so smart on passing and scoring
I had a short conversation with him at LAX while I getting off of work he saw me see him like is it him? And then I asked him are you that soccer player in Spanish he said yeah really humble and nice guy
Amazing video
You didn’t even watch it 😑
@@woelfie I already know it's a good video that's how good raymers videos are.
Thanks brother ❤️
This is also how Thomas Muller plays. He doesn't dribbles a lot but still can passed through with his one touch pass.
yea valderrama and muller would have 20 influence and 20 work rate in football manager
Muller is more like teddy sheringham in an ACM role or a false 9.
I remember watching him at Italia90. ❤
hwy raymar great video! Could you do a video about Robin Van Persie?
bro, his pass strengh, accuracy and vision are crazy as hell!!
and when you got that, whats the point of dribbling anyway?!
also, where are all these skilled personalities nowadays?!?!
today, we mostly got "personalities"!
Now I see where R10 got his ball handling skills and passing ❤
He played what, 4 years in France, and he is still remembered as an icon of Ligue 1. I mean, the guy is hard to forget, but his style of play, not just his looks, was really unique.
midlefielder who wants to play simple football, not athletic but a genious on the pitch. closest current comparrison is busquets, cruyff talked about the impact him leaving barca would have. simple foiotball is winning football, simple midlefielders who are not flashy make a winning formula, that made him special
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what about Dene?? bro was so good that Maradona once went to his changing room after a match just to shake his hand
Filippo Inzaghi
Jorge "Magico" Gonzalez 🇸🇻!!!!! Maradona said "I'm not the best player in the world, there's one person better than me, Magico Gonzalez!!"
Chicharito
@@hits_from_the_bonghe also said that to carlovich
Great player, but it's amazing to watch these old football highlights and see just how open and uncompact defending was back then. There is so much space........
Valderrama had he played in Cruyffs Dream team would have been top 5 90s players.
Ty for making this 👍🏾
I remember this guy from World Cup 94. I didn't follow Colombia that close, but whem i saw higlights-reel it was often this guy with a lot of hair pasing a lot
Sadly are World Cup 94 for Colombia remembered by tragedy. To those responsible, burn in hell. To Andres Escobar Rest in Peace
i went to the colombia vs romania game during the 94 world cup but wasn't aware that a tragedy occurred. i'll look it up. i don't follow soccer and was a kid at the time so probably didn't pay attention to news.
Nothing flashy about his moves but that hair is totally recognizable and unique
Tq for sharing.. He is one of my idol
To Make it simple for the new football fans, he was a better version of Busquests
More like if KDB went deep position or Xavi got kidnapped by Pablo Escobar. You clearly underestimate Busquests defending ability but he's not a scrub defender.
@@bimapriambada1098 Both players play similar football, they know how to protect the ball, slow, composed, simple and they both don't like carrying the ball for long distances, and imo Busquets is a better defender than Valderrama, and he also has better understanding of space, but what made Valderrama greater was his ability to create low risk high rewards chances from his own side and his scoring ability, he loved scoring screamers.
De parte de todo el pais de Colombia, MUCHAS GRACIAS!
por hacer este honor. 🇨🇴EL PIBE V10
3:44 nice transition hehehe
Raymar is my story teller
You make A+ videos man!
Nice transition to the ad.
Just because he made it look super effortless doesn't mean he wasn't athletic. To keep the ball against 4 players of that level like that play after play is just a ludicrous level of athleticism. The fact he achieved the record for most assists at 39 is absolutely insane.
It is refreshing to hear (and see) young fans recognize that the tikitaka is a modern version of the colombian "toque toque"
The VPN thing came in real smooth 😅. Great vid as always. Thanks!
He looks like Ruud Gulit just with some 90's Flare
"this guy definitely had the dog in him" 😂😂
Your videos are addictive u must post everyday
His dribbling is terrific
Hey, I came across your videos not to long ago and got to say that they are my favourite football videos, anywhere, so thank you for your work. I got to ask tho, are you portuguese ? You have a tiny accent (or maybe is just the way you talk) that makes your videos a pleasure to listen to, and it reminds me of the accent of some portuguese friends that speak perfect english. It has been intriguing me since I found out about you, so let me know if you can..
Keep up the amazing work, ty
This is how football should be played
I was waiting the whole time for narrator to say: "I am BATMAN"
I don't know if you read the comments but please do a special on the Cameroonian icon Roger Milla he's story greatly inspires
I do ❤️ I’ll definitely add it to the list!
Valderrama scouted Luis Diaz several years ago