As a LFC fan in his 40's that season we signed Barnes, Beardsley and Houghton (1987 i think) was superb. Barnsey was unstoppable. My favourite Liverpool player for sure.
I’m a Watford fan. And I was absolutely gutted when he left Watford for Liverpool. He was brilliant for Watford but a genius and maestro for Liverpool.
Players like Barnesy should have so much more recognition nowadays, mediocre players now are so often praised as huge talents when they aren’t actually doing anything better or newer than what has been done by these legends many years ago. Give credit to who deserves it!
The maon difference between football then and now is hype.Now everything is hype.everything.They've even invented something called,assists.......as though that hasn't been happening since year dot.
@@tcsl7764 Also so silly - with their theatrics and red, green, white, purple, yellow, orange boots - such a sight to cause an eye sore. Play football with black boots like real men used to play.
I am from Croatia and not many people here know who John Barnes was on a football pitch… For me, Barnes is one of top three best English players of all time… He had it all, not a weak spot in his play, amazing player, truly a football legend!
What I liked about John Barnes was that he never did tricks for the sake of them. He was a very disciplined player. Steve Nichol once said that Barnes made his job easy.
One of the best players I ever had the pleasure to witness live. Superb footballer- utterly superb, often in a league of his own on the pitch - a really great guy and a Liverpool Legend!
Great video. As a kid, I was mesmerized by John Barnes and the way he played. I begged for a Liverpool kit!! As an adult, my admiration is even greater. You watch videos like this and realise just how brilliant he was. Complete package. England should've built their team around him in his heyday. Even at Newcastle I remember him scoring great goals! I wish he was on t.v. more these days, he will always command respect. A true legend of the game
I work with a Liverpool fan, he's 21 years old. He once asked me, "was John Barnes really that good?" I almost shed a tear over the boys ignorance. I'm 41. I don't remember K.Keegan and a bit too young to remember Dalgish. But in my life time, John Barnes is THE BEST player I've ever seen for LFC. It is well known and accepted that back in the 80's only C.Waddle and G.Hoddle (other than J.Barnes) had any kind of flair and technique that was level above anyone else. Factor in the state of pitches, though tackling and racial abuse he faced week in week out, to perform and play like he did is beyond comprehension considering "50% of football in played out in the head" - SAF quote. So sorry, but S.Gerrard wouldn't have cried and wanted to go home if he had to have worn J.Barnes boots during this era. Still the best player I've ever seen turn out for LFC and a real BAD reflection on LFC that they have allowed this man's name to (almost like ) fade away into obscurity, unlike others!
@@pgm1972 Gazza is the obvious one there 😄 Probably the 5 most naturally gifted Englishmen in terms of pure technique in the dribble, then you have Le Tiss who is only excluded because he didn't have the pace to beat too many people on the run, though his technique was godly as well
Thank God I’m old enough to remember when he played I was a little boy but I remember my dad used to love John Barnes a lot we would rush home on a Sunday to watch the game good ol days!!!
One of the most naturally gifted players ever in football. They talk about gascoigne, Scholes and le tissier being the best English players ever, he was up there as well. For me barnes, giggs and George best greatest British players ever.
Tell me ur a man utd fan without telling me ur one. No mention of Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish or Steven Gerrard but man mentioned Giggs and Scholes 😭😭😭😂😂
Le Tiss was good but yeah no way he was better than Barnes. I will say a name you should have mentioned and that was Jinky Johnston for Celtic and Scotland. He was simply amazing and easily one of the most gifted footballers ever seen in the UK. He got a standing ovation at the bernabeu from Real Madrid fans when Celtic met them for the Stefano testimonial. He destroyed the full back that night. Ex Madrid legend Andres Junquera called Johnstone the greatest player of his era so in his opinion better than George Best
He looked so casual on the ball like a ballet dancer he had this wonderful charm over the crowd and the ball. For me he is easily the most entertaining club player I have ever seen up to Zidan.
I was a kid during his time, i remember my dad would talk about John Barnes all the time he would rush home just watch Liverpool play! John Barnes was amazing for sure💯💯
what a gifted player, absolutely mesmerising. Football is about the ball, everyone who has touched it has struggled to control it, Barnes comes the closest. He lives our dreams out for us. If I practised day and night, I would still never have got there.
My nickname is Barnesy! He was my boyhood hero & I always wore the number 10. My best friend played against Liverpool at Anfield & he introduced me to John Barnes in the players bar after the game! Great man. He always remembered me when we met at other grounds! Top Man! YNWA
I'm 43 now and I just about remember John Barnes. In terms of sheer brilliance over a couple of seasons, I rate him and Luis Suarez as the best two Liverpool players I have ever seen.
Those Ronaldinho moves for dribbling you only see in a few players today. He remembers me a lot of Vinicius (specially now that Vini is finally smashing it), but he was even stronger. What a player. Definetely a starter in my Liverpool All-time team.
I have seen him in some of the Liverpool matches.. but i didn't know that he was excellent in everything!!!!!!!!! Those dribbling.. OMG... Thanks for the video
John Barnes will always be a hero to so many football fans. His England career is often overlooked. He scored 11 goals in 79 games. 1 in 10 for a supposedly peripheral figure. Played in 2 World Cups and a European Championship, where they reached a QF and SF, where he was an integral part of the squad.
John Barnes is one of greatest under appreciate players of all-time. He was the original Christiano Ronaldo, a winger that scored many goals, that could take stunning free-kicks, long shots, pass and cross and destroy a team on his own. You know John Barnes was a good player when Kobe Bryant and Xavi both said he was the first sporting idol. Barnes was just extremely unlucky that he picked up a massive injury in 1991 just before EPL started and coverage of football exploded in England and the world, because he lost his pace due to the injury and was only half the player he was at his peak in the EPL so he not remembered as much as say Eric Cantona when at his peak he was a much better player. And because Liverpool were banned from Europe, the world didn't get to see John Barnes play against the best at his peak.
Wow I never knew Kobe said that.... Americans rarely knew about football players other than Pele back in those days. Says a lot about magnitude of Barnes
@Cool Dude lol you're the dumb here man.. Milan was the best team in the world back then in the 80s/90s they even fucked Madrid 5/0 and Barca's Cruyf team 4/0
John Barnes is one of greatest under appreciate players of all-time. He was the original Christiano Ronaldo, a winger that scored many goals, that could take stunning free-kicks, long shots, pass and cross and destroy a team on his own. You know John Barnes was a good player when Kobe Bryant and Xavi both said he was the first sporting idol. Barnes was just extremely unlucky that he picked up a massive injury in 1991 just before EPL started and coverage of football exploded in England and the world, because he lost his pace due to the injury and was only half the player he was at his peak in the EPL so he not remembered as much as say Eric Cantona when at his peak he was a much better player. And because Liverpool were banned from Europe, the world didn't get to see John Barnes play against the best at his peak.
I think players back then were just better generally. It was a really physical game, the pitch conditions were awful by todays standards and players just had more grit and raw talent. The John Barnes Story honestly changed my life. Unbelievable player and a very humble man.
87/89 unplayable greatest player I ever seen live 10 times the player gazza ever was not a player to touch him in those first couple of seasons at Liverpool
By the time I was old enough to watch football Barnes was in his last few seasons for Liverpool so I never really got to see just how brilliant he was, watching this video I can't believe he isn't mentioned in the same breath as some of the greatest of all time. Barnes looks like he would breeze into any team today at club or international level.
Between 87 and 89... I kid u not even Maradona acknowledged Barnes was up there with the very best. After his Achilles injury he lost his acceleration but prior to that, he was top 3 players in the world and for me Liverpool's best player ever
@@samspade3203 He Could Shoot From Outside The Box With Both Feet, Could Dribble With Both Feet, And Could Cross The Ball Near The Penalty Box With Both Feet. Who Is Blind Now?
As a Liverpool fan who's only in his 20's, I've only ever heard about how good John Barnes was. As I've just seen, he was fucking incredible.
Now, imagine England sides with him, Lineker, and Shilton in it...
Your not wrong son
Would I be wrong if I said he was the greatest English player of all time? would it be absurd
Are we watching the same video?
As a LFC fan in his 40's that season we signed Barnes, Beardsley and Houghton (1987 i think) was superb. Barnsey was unstoppable. My favourite Liverpool player for sure.
Barnes was what made me a Liverpool fan decades ago in Chicago. A legend…
John Barnes had mad skills.
I think he's one of the most criminally underrated players in history.
This man was like Ortega on speed.
One of the greatest ever. Madly underrated
Mr. Positive
PREACH!
The greatest Ever The best to ever play for england.
Agree. Had the lot. Unplayable on his day maybe a slight criticism that he wasn’t quite as good for England but I’m splitting hairs. Class
Im 14 and im meeting him next week his coming to norway
By who not by the people who understand football
I’m a Watford fan. And I was absolutely gutted when he left Watford for Liverpool. He was brilliant for Watford but a genius and maestro for Liverpool.
Graham Taylor bought him for a brand new kit for Sudbury Utd!
The reason why I fell in love with LFC. Criminally under rated. One of the all time greats. And a gentleman.
100% 👍🏼
He was one of a kind indeed
@dogs aren't dangerous no one talks about him
@dogs aren't dangerous No one talks about barnes anymore people say that mane was our best ever lw Shame how our legends are being forgotten
@dogs aren't dangerous I don’t hear about him often it’s good if he is getting talked about the guy was unbelievable
He is the reason why I became a Liverpool fan
Me too
I became red the same season we bought him. He is still my favorite ever player to this day.
Same
Me too!
Me too.
Players like Barnesy should have so much more recognition nowadays, mediocre players now are so often praised as huge talents when they aren’t actually doing anything better or newer than what has been done by these legends many years ago. Give credit to who deserves it!
Cough Harry Kane, Jack Grealish, Jadon Sancho cough cough.
The maon difference between football then and now is hype.Now everything is hype.everything.They've even invented something called,assists.......as though that hasn't been happening since year dot.
@@tcsl7764 Also so silly - with their theatrics and red, green, white, purple, yellow, orange boots - such a sight to cause an eye sore. Play football with black boots like real men used to play.
@@Grandmastergav86 kane is brilliant, the others are average tho
@@painterbythesea, I played in purple boots back in the early 70s at school. another kid played in bright orange boots. so not really a new thing!
Absolutely incredible player. You were so lucky to have him. Humble, low profile and let his talent do the talking: a proper sportsman.
Proper sportsman - spot on.
Absolutely.
John Barnes and Peter Beardsley were an amazing partnership,
Total agree
They certainly was.
Yessss … agreed!!!
I am from Croatia and not many people here know who John Barnes was on a football pitch…
For me, Barnes is one of top three best English players of all time… He had it all, not a weak spot in his play, amazing player, truly a football legend!
What I liked about John Barnes was that he never did tricks for the sake of them. He was a very disciplined player. Steve Nichol once said that Barnes made his job easy.
One of the best players I ever had the pleasure to witness live. Superb footballer- utterly superb, often in a league of his own on the pitch - a really great guy and a Liverpool Legend!
I love this guy, so proud to be a Liverpool fan
non liverpool fan but barnes,rush and beardsley were great
PREACH!
@@gunnyakdo1653
PREACH!
Greatest player of his generation, criminally underrated
Not better than maradona
My favourite player when I was a kid.
He had almost everything!!!!
He'll definitely be in my top 5 of Liverpool's greatest players
Great video. As a kid, I was mesmerized by John Barnes and the way he played. I begged for a Liverpool kit!! As an adult, my admiration is even greater. You watch videos like this and realise just how brilliant he was. Complete package. England should've built their team around him in his heyday. Even at Newcastle I remember him scoring great goals! I wish he was on t.v. more these days, he will always command respect. A true legend of the game
He was one of a kind, i really enjoyed him playing alongside Ian Rush during his " Reds " stint. Was a deadly combination
His FIFA Icon is criminally underrated
His card should be 91
And should have 5 star weakfoot
I have had great success with his 86 rated card.
RANDOM LO-FI cool, but I still just think he should be like 88-90-92 instead of having one of the worst ratings.
Jacob Forsberg something like that maybe 89 91 86
Absolute wand of a lefty ,, was my favourite player when i was a kid . was so good to watch
So smooth, he was The Man in English football in the late 80s, a class apart.
I work with a Liverpool fan, he's 21 years old. He once asked me, "was John Barnes really that good?" I almost shed a tear over the boys ignorance. I'm 41. I don't remember K.Keegan and a bit too young to remember Dalgish. But in my life time, John Barnes is THE BEST player I've ever seen for LFC. It is well known and accepted that back in the 80's only C.Waddle and G.Hoddle (other than J.Barnes) had any kind of flair and technique that was level above anyone else. Factor in the state of pitches, though tackling and racial abuse he faced week in week out, to perform and play like he did is beyond comprehension considering "50% of football in played out in the head" - SAF quote. So sorry, but S.Gerrard wouldn't have cried and wanted to go home if he had to have worn J.Barnes boots during this era.
Still the best player I've ever seen turn out for LFC and a real BAD reflection on LFC that they have allowed this man's name to (almost like ) fade away into obscurity, unlike others!
Great comment. But pretty sure Beardsley had as much technique, if not more in terms of dribbling, as Hoddle, Waddle and Barnes 😊
@@michaelpachuau3885 and Gascoigne maybe ?
@@pgm1972 Gazza is the obvious one there 😄 Probably the 5 most naturally gifted Englishmen in terms of pure technique in the dribble, then you have Le Tiss who is only excluded because he didn't have the pace to beat too many people on the run, though his technique was godly as well
Thank God I’m old enough to remember when he played I was a little boy but I remember my dad used to love John Barnes a lot we would rush home on a Sunday to watch the game good ol days!!!
PREACH!
One of the most naturally gifted players ever in football. They talk about gascoigne, Scholes and le tissier being the best English players ever, he was up there as well. For me barnes, giggs and George best greatest British players ever.
Tell me ur a man utd fan without telling me ur one. No mention of Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish or Steven Gerrard but man mentioned Giggs and Scholes 😭😭😭😂😂
@@sib1930 I'm a Utd fan and I started dying when I read his comment 💀
@@sib1930Keegan wasn't that great to be honest. King Kenny replaced him and was levels above him.
Le Tiss was good but yeah no way he was better than Barnes. I will say a name you should have mentioned and that was Jinky Johnston for Celtic and Scotland. He was simply amazing and easily one of the most gifted footballers ever seen in the UK. He got a standing ovation at the bernabeu from Real Madrid fans when Celtic met them for the Stefano testimonial. He destroyed the full back that night. Ex Madrid legend Andres Junquera called Johnstone the greatest player of his era so in his opinion better than George Best
@@andrewbryce2707Kevin Keegan wasn’t great? Behave lad
He looked so casual on the ball like a ballet dancer he had this wonderful charm over the crowd and the ball. For me he is easily the most entertaining club player I have ever seen up to Zidan.
John Barnes one of the best Liverpool fc players of all times
I was a kid during his time, i remember my dad would talk about John Barnes all the time he would rush home just watch Liverpool play! John Barnes was amazing for sure💯💯
what a gifted player, absolutely mesmerising. Football is about the ball, everyone who has touched it has struggled to control it, Barnes comes the closest. He lives our dreams out for us. If I practised day and night, I would still never have got there.
What a player. One of Liverpool's best.
The Italia '90 logo is class
My nickname is Barnesy! He was my boyhood hero & I always wore the number 10. My best friend played against Liverpool at Anfield & he introduced me to John Barnes in the players bar after the game! Great man. He always remembered me when we met at other grounds! Top Man! YNWA
I'm 43 now and I just about remember John Barnes. In terms of sheer brilliance over a couple of seasons,
I rate him and Luis Suarez as the best two Liverpool players I have ever seen.
Stan Colleymore was the best.
My favourite player I never got to see in his prime. The touch and finish he had was sublime
There is only one John Barnes brilliant winger great trickery top class footballer nobody in our team is better than him
One Of 3 The Reasons Why My Depression Is GONE
John G.O.A.T Barnes
Fue un jugador extraordinario,de una clase superior,uno de los mejores jugadores de su época.
Saludos de Sevilla,España.
That goal against Brazil though holy moly
If various England managers knew how to use him, and the England football fans of the day less rascist, he would have been an England legend
phily33 true, but Barnes was respected in general
alex kanyima By right minded people he was
Cunts didn't deserve him
Dumb comment. He is a legend.
phily33 He is whether the sickos like it or not
Barnesey used to light up Match of the Day, he was unplayable at times. Underrated talent for sure.
Best oppo player I've seen at Elland road. Tore us to shreds especially in the 1st half during a 4-5 home defeat to Liverpool in 91.
He's the best midfielder LFC have ever had since I've been watching football.
“And it’s true, Barnes scared the shit out of us” Diego Maradona
How have I never heard of this guy? He is truly amazing. It took me a while to find out that he is left footed.
best England goal of all time
Could be agree
Just watched this with my son to educate him about a footballing icon & legend!!
Those Ronaldinho moves for dribbling you only see in a few players today. He remembers me a lot of Vinicius (specially now that Vini is finally smashing it), but he was even stronger. What a player. Definetely a starter in my Liverpool All-time team.
One of England's first and best black footballers... Star of the late eighties and nineties..
Lol let's just call him a fantastic player lol...
Fantastic video with a fantastic musical selection for a fantastic player
1:05 Out of this world. Quick feet and what a finish. Amazing goal.
I have seen him in some of the Liverpool matches.. but i didn't know that he was excellent in everything!!!!!!!!! Those dribbling.. OMG... Thanks for the video
You're welcome
Karthikeyan K the great John Barnes...
I had never heard of him but just realized he has been so important for Liverpool, and your video displays his technical greatness. Thank you!
The era I grew up in was awesome - football wise (89-2000). My personal favourite for English football.
He was a great player.
My favourite Liverpool player ever. Untouchable 87-90.
John Barnes will always be a hero to so many football fans. His England career is often overlooked. He scored 11 goals in 79 games. 1 in 10 for a supposedly peripheral figure. Played in 2 World Cups and a European Championship, where they reached a QF and SF, where he was an integral part of the squad.
The greatest England player
Blind and biased
John Barnes is one of greatest under appreciate players of all-time. He was the original Christiano Ronaldo, a winger that scored many goals, that could take stunning free-kicks, long shots, pass and cross and destroy a team on his own. You know John Barnes was a good player when Kobe Bryant and Xavi both said he was the first sporting idol. Barnes was just extremely unlucky that he picked up a massive injury in 1991 just before EPL started and coverage of football exploded in England and the world, because he lost his pace due to the injury and was only half the player he was at his peak in the EPL so he not remembered as much as say Eric Cantona when at his peak he was a much better player. And because Liverpool were banned from Europe, the world didn't get to see John Barnes play against the best at his peak.
Wow I never knew Kobe said that.... Americans rarely knew about football players other than Pele back in those days. Says a lot about magnitude of Barnes
Had a bad injury, achilles tendon rupture, which affected his pace, a lot of people dont realise that.
Amazing.
Many thanks 💕 for all efforts, amazing video
Barnesy would be worth £300 million in today's market plus the European cups that team would have won if English clubs weren't banned at the time.
And AC Milan definitely wouldn't have won as many European Cups as they did during that era
@@rauoool80s23 R u kidding me? Milan at that time would have fucked liverpool literally
@Cool Dude lol you're the dumb here man..
Milan was the best team in the world back then in the 80s/90s they even fucked Madrid 5/0 and Barca's Cruyf team 4/0
@@AhmadSafty96 fuck off Liverpool 1987/1988 was the best team in Europe that year
John Barnes is one of greatest under appreciate players of all-time. He was the original Christiano Ronaldo, a winger that scored many goals, that could take stunning free-kicks, long shots, pass and cross and destroy a team on his own. You know John Barnes was a good player when Kobe Bryant and Xavi both said he was the first sporting idol. Barnes was just extremely unlucky that he picked up a massive injury in 1991 just before EPL started and coverage of football exploded in England and the world, because he lost his pace due to the injury and was only half the player he was at his peak in the EPL so he not remembered as much as say Eric Cantona when at his peak he was a much better player. And because Liverpool were banned from Europe, the world didn't get to see John Barnes play against the best at his peak.
I think players back then were just better generally. It was a really physical game, the pitch conditions were awful by todays standards and players just had more grit and raw talent. The John Barnes Story honestly changed my life. Unbelievable player and a very humble man.
Amazing video! Thanks
wow, im following football since ever and i never knew about this guy. he was absolute brilliant, great video.
Cisqo you why bcoz he was playing in england and for england
87/89 unplayable greatest player I ever seen live 10 times the player gazza ever was not a player to touch him in those first couple of seasons at Liverpool
When people hype up mbappe and you see barnes man many legends were robbed back in the day.
John Barnes is better.
You do know that modern day ligue 1 is the equivalent to division one right?
All those goals were just so much class.
What a player & a true icon & inspiration for young black kids growing up in the 80's.
Great video!! Legend!!!
By the time I was old enough to watch football Barnes was in his last few seasons for Liverpool so I never really got to see just how brilliant he was, watching this video I can't believe he isn't mentioned in the same breath as some of the greatest of all time. Barnes looks like he would breeze into any team today at club or international level.
Between 87 and 89... I kid u not even Maradona acknowledged Barnes was up there with the very best. After his Achilles injury he lost his acceleration but prior to that, he was top 3 players in the world and for me Liverpool's best player ever
as a Man United fan I have to say that this guy is a legend !!!!
Pure Class! Brightest Liverpool's star in 1990s.
Beckenbauer Franz wonder of a left it's just a shame he didn't do good for England natinal team
With Michael Owen in the second half of 90s
This geeza was lethal, if they weren't banned, they would've challenged Milan and won a few more European Cups.
@@rauoool80s23 True - Milan were lucky the English clubs were banned.
@@uzairdakri880 'A wand of a left-foot' - I teach English football vocabulary on my channel... please take a look.
amazing music
1:27
This is my favorite moment.
Just Amazing!
All the grief he got... and he was still THE BEST
World class
Barnes, LeTissier, Hoddle, Robson, Beardsley. My favourite England players of that era. Barnes was a genius.
Waddle and Gazza as well cant leave them out
Excellent page.
Saw this video, still ain't sure if he's right or left footed
You must be a little blind then.
@@samspade3203 That Would Be You.
Zona Ali oh yeah, Care to take me through the logic moron?
@@samspade3203 He Could Shoot From Outside The Box With Both Feet, Could Dribble With Both Feet, And Could Cross The Ball Near The Penalty Box With Both Feet. Who Is Blind Now?
Zona Ali let me see, still you and op, thanks for trying tho
Literally thought he was right footed till I saw him scoring free kicks with his left. Very impressive two footedness.
Great video.
2:20 went well with the music 👌
Brilliant footwork
Very good player. Thank's 🎖️🎖️🎖️🏅🏅🥇🥇👍👍👍👍🏆🏆. From France 🇫🇷.
Thanks for video keep going 🤠 greeting from Morocco
Wow brilliant player
Phenomenal video
Thank you
wow, he is absolutely top class player!
Love John Barnes one of the greatest British legends ever 👏
The most underrated footballer
When I was a kid in the early 80s I didn't follow a team I followed this guy. He was a amazing player
@59 that's poetry right there. That's the beautiful game.
World class absolute quality
Mane is a great world class player , but this guy is an alien 👽👽👽 John Barnes 10
As a United fan he is a great of the game
Greatest Liverpool winger of all time.
Until the arrival of Mo.Salah 11 of course. 32 goals in a 38 match league
mane is the new barnes
PREACH!
@@Csense-se5ke
Salah is a great player, but HE'S NO JOHN BARNES.
@@Trudon
A ways to go for him to even get close.
Mane is a fabulous player, BUT HE'S NO JOHN BARNES.
1-01. Outrageous piece of skill.
Phenomenal player and an event better human being! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Subscribed due to the great choice of music
Natural talent