The Puzzling Career of Zico
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His two goals against yugoslavia in a pre world cup match in 86 were Genius .And his performance against Liverpool in the 81 world club cup for Flamengo was sublime ....Dosent matter he didnt win a world cup Hes still all time great .When we were kids in England playing footie down the park during the 82 world cup That team is burned into the memory .Everybody wanted to be Zico ..
He is member of the team of greatest footballers who didn't become WC. A team with Cruyff, Platini, Rummenigge, CR Aveiro, Happel, Seeler,...
@@amina-pr8xt Cristiano Ronaldo...
@@aquele.comentario I mentioned hin..
@@amina-pr8xt Had to look again! Indeed CR is there
Zico, one of thee All time greats. Easily in the Top 10.
Zico's legacy puzzles no one
Dude's an all time great
Well done! I watched all of Brazil's matches during the '82 world cup (my first) and they were just magnificent. I had become aware of football when I watched the "5min final" (F.A cup '79), a few years earlier, and managed to also watch the World club finals, where Flamengo went through Liverpool like a hot knife through butter. So, I was eager to watch how they did in '82, and although disappointed that they went out to Italy, they made a profound impression, even here in little ol' New Zealand.
Just some context for you. That '82 side was a return to the beautiful football that characterised those old Brazilian teams. They'd experimented in '78 with what they called a European style - more structured and organised, less flamboyant, and under Tele Santana they were again encouraged to express themselves and so they did. The New Zealand coach, Adshead, after the group match said Brazil "played football from another planet". Graeme Souness playing for Scotland, said it was like "chasing shadows the whole game". You are right that they looked almost effortless in their play, making the complex look incredibly simple, with that beautiful tempo, and what seemed like all the time in the world. They played the most beautiful football I've ever seen.
I'd say Zico was easily top 10, and in the late 70's early 80's was the best player in the world. Vison, smarts, skills, desire. I'd also say his '82 and '86 vintage Brazil teams were unlucky with injuries (the '82 side losing their first choice striker before the finals - mind you they gained some of that back with Falcao breaking through to the first team - and Zico himself, injured prior to the '86 finals). With the passage of time Zico is definitely underrated.
I always wanted to play as Zico when I was younger. ⚽⚽
A one of a kind player!
Thanks for the video man. I'm a born and raised die hard Flamengo fan and always felt that Zico is one of the most underrated players in the history of the game (outside of brazil ofc)
You missed to mention that he was one of the main figures of Japanese football when it was undergoing professionalization.
Good video tho
Yeah his career after Flamengo is really interesting. But I didn’t wanna make the video any longer 😅
Crazy he played for udenasi in seiraA Italian league he should have been at a bigger club there not the most passionate fans seeing him at a lazio or AC or inter Milan playing with world class players
naquela época só se podia ter 2 jogadores estrangeiros por clube na italia, por isso q zico e maradona foram jogar em clubes menores, porém à contratação de zico foi a mais cara na época, inclusive, o comitê italiano tentou interferir na negociação alegando que o clube não tinha condições de comprir com o acordo. Chegou ao ponto dos torcedores da udinese ameaçarem uma revolta de independência. Tem alguns documentários interessantes sobre esse assunto que recomendo assistir.
Lazio and AC Milan had returned from Serie B and were struggling with financial problems when Zico joined Udinese in 1983. Perhaps Inter or Roma should have looked at him.
That Peru v Argentina game is one of the dodgiest of all time 🤔
That Brazil v France game in 86 was the greatest game of pure football iv ever seen .
You should add some more strange facts to the 1978 World Cup.
1) The goalkeeper for Peru who took six goals, Ramon Quiroga, was an Argentine naturalized Peruvian. You have to remember that no team received 6 goals in that tournament neither Peru ever lost by such difference in the history of World Cups.
2) In the first game of Brazil against Sweden , the ref nulled a goal in midair by Zico, by ending the game when the ball was entering the goal. I have never seen anything like it.
3) Even thinking Brazil was Argentina's northern neighbor, Brazil had to play all of the group stage games, on the southernmost Argentine host city.
Meaning that Brazilian fans had to travel a very long distance to attend the games.
4) In group stage A, Argentina played against Hungary and even thinking the argentines were playing much more violently than the Hungarians, the ref ended up giving two red cards to the Hungarians. Argentina won by 2x1.
5)In the same group stage A, Argentina played France, and for some strange reason a clear penalty for France was not given. Argentina won by 2x1. BTW, had Argentina tied with Hungary or France, it probably would not advance on group stage, since they also lost to Italy on the same group.
5) On the final against Holland, a bizarre sub-plot then emerged when the Dutch team bus was taken on the scenic route through Buenos Aires’ backstreets prior to the game before being made to wait again on the pitch in front of a hostile crowd after the Argentina players arrived late.
6) Right before the final game, the Argentines began a passionate protest against René van de Kerkhof’s forearm plaster cast - something the Dutch defender had been wearing all tournament without any objections. The Italian referee Sergio Gonella gave in and forced van de Kerkhof to apply an extra bandage.
With a history of underperforming in major competitions, from their very first final in 1930 to their feeble elimination in West Germany in 1974, the Argentine Military Junta saw this as an opportunity to explore the Argentine passion for the game, to allow them to remain in power for many more years, and even stage a disgraceful war against England. The 1978 World Cup, for sure, was one of the most manipulated World Cups in history.
And was organized by a military government that arrested, tortured, raped and killed its enemies. A government that closed down congress, imposed censorship, persecuted catholic nuns, jewish leaders, journalists, artists and anybody who disagreed with them, they even kidnapped and assassinated opposition leaders in foreign countries. So nothing coming from those dictators would surprise me, including bribing their adversaries to win the World Cup.
Wow! i didn’t even know some of these… I could’ve spent the whole 39 minutes on that one tournament 😆
Sore loser Argentina still had to score than Holland to win, this World Cup against France the referee tried to help the French and Argentina went to pk’s otherwise they would have won in regular time. Something Brazil failed to do in penalty kicks. Argentina scored their own goals to win not their politicians
I'm a flamengo fan and Zico by us is almost considered like a "God" and the amount of research that you put into this video is truly remarkable, great video congratulations man.
el destino fue cruel con Zico con su selección y sobretodo en los mundiales, PERO aún así, él sí estuvo al nivel de Maradona y gracias al cielo que en el Flamengo recibió todo el amor que su selección y el destino cruel le negaron. Demasiado injusto el karma que Zico, Sócrates, Toninho Cerezo, entro otros pero sobretodo Telé Santana tuvieron q pagar por jugar de forma bella y honestamente DEPORTIVA.
Top 5 footballers of the 1980s
1 Maradona
2 Zico
3 Platini
4 Van Bestan
5 Socrates
I think that would probably be mine, but Falcao for Socrates would also be valid imo
Zico never rested on his laurels. He practiced exhaustively, even after his playmates punched out. Until darkness fell. On practice days.
His play on the field reflected upon his obsession towards perfection. A volley shot by Zico , ball midair , would lunch straight at the goal frame. Seldom ever he missed target, regardless of play tempo.
Love the EmpLemon influence!
The songs he uses fit video essays so well. I should try and work on finding my own but his are amazing 😂
Just started the video but impressed with the quality and the delivery for such a small channel, good work man gonna watch the whole thing
Definitely still room for improvement 😆 But thanks man, comments like this make me want to keep doing vids ❤️
This is a great video for what seems to be a first for your channel. Keep it up I will definitely be tuning in
Thanks a lot man, they should hopefully keep getting better 😄
You should have said that the peruvian team in 78 was quite strong (reigning Copa America champion, group winner in the group stage of the tournament in 78)
Great video man! Keep it up!
My dad loves knowing good players
The father of Zico was a fanatical Flamengo supporter. Zico became the most important player ever of Flamengo. Flamengo is the most popular team in Brazil. Zico is the idol of millions of Brazilians. He is so popular as Romario, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho Gaucho. Moreover, Zico was the first outstanding player to be screened on Brazilian tv with a good quality of image. If you go to Amazon there is an indian playing naked in the forest wearing the jersey 10 of Flamengo that reminds Zico. Do you really believe that he fails?
Obviously his legacy is still one of the best ever! But I think he could’ve been even more with a World Cup or 2 😅
30:45 Flamengo never had a owner... It's an association, a club. It was a change of the president and the board through election.
Zico the baggio of brazil va brazil missing a penalty both number 10s
So basically every World Cup Argentina won, they have been accused of cheating.
29:30 but that Italy lineup is wrong. That is the lineup from the final game against West Germany. In the match against Brazil Bergomi actually subbed in for Collovati, they never were together on the pitch in that match.
Not only that, Conti was on the right-wing, not a #10. Antognoni was the playmaker but missed the final due to injury.
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Not quite in terms of Liverpool being at their peak in Devcember 1981, where Flamengo dominated domestic football in Brazil and South America in 1981. Liverpool although winning the European Cup and League Cup the previous season certainly didn't dominate the 1980-81 League season as they finished Fifth in the table, and were stuggling in the League when they played Flamengo, although were were in the 5th Round of the League Cup and Quarter Finals of the European Cup at the time. The match played on Sunday 13th December 1981.
The Liverpool team that won the European Cup in 1981 was breaking up, and newer players signed in previous years and before the start of 1981-82 season. It was to be first season in the team for Bruce Grobbelear, Mark Lawrenson and Craig Johnston with Ian Rush and Ronnie Whelan beginning to establish their place in the team. Looking at that the team selected it was the last time Ray Kennedy played for Liverpool, and although Ian Rush had just established himself he didn't play in the game.
It would have been interesting if a settled Liverpool side played a few months later when the newer and established players had begun a run which led them to win the League Championship and League Cup with Graeme Souness now as captain, maybe the result might have been the same, or it would have a tighter match, as the previous seasons World Club Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Nacional was played midweek in February 1981.
The FBI or CIA 😂
He is not celebrated like the other Brazilian stars.
Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Neymar,
Aqui no brasil ele é mais admirado doque todos eles. Inclusive ronaldo e ronaldinho já falaram que o zico é o seu ídolo de infância.
@@arthurbc4547well said, as for now Mbape, S idol was cr7,soon to play against each other
Why didn't big European clubs sign Zico when he was in his prime ?
I think it was more Zicos choice to stay in Brazil. There wasn’t as much need to go to Europe in those days. Would’ve definitely been cool to see him at real or barca in his prime tho!
Because Europe was farmers back then, South American football was miles better
In that time , the big clubs in Europe it wasn't so big like today. Zico played for Udinese because he signed a great contract. South America players rushed to Europe just because the money. Today it is totally different. Moreover, in that time here in Brazil the club was totally owner of the player till 30 years old. This fact changes with Pele's law that is implemented in the end of the 90's. The president of Flamengo sold Zico before the club did not have the right to make more money with him.
Porque naquela época o brasil tinha uma das melhores ou a melhor liga do mundo e só saiu por conta da burocracia ruim da época antes da lei “Rei Pelé”. Além disso, quando ele foi jogar no futebol italiano, só se podia jogar 2 estrangeiros por equipe, por isso que ele e maradona foram jogar em clubes menores, mas mesmo assim, a contratação dele foi a mais cara na época, inclusive o comitê italiano tentou barrar a contratação alegando que o clube não tinha condições de cumprir o acordo, com isso, os torcedores da udinese ameaçou criar movimentos de independência (tem documentários interessantes sobre isso)
This question is a disrespect.
Zico foi genial. Tá no Top 5 do mundo de todos os tempos e no Top 5 do Brasil: Pelé, Garrincha, Zico, Romário e Ronaldo Fenômeno.
Funny how argentina stole their way into more than one world cup trophies
How as Argentina stole their trophies The answer they scored more goals in the championship games
To be fair 2022 was quite clean. In 1990 Argentina and Brazil met on round 16 and you wouldn't believe what the Argentinian team did...
@@aquele.comentario that’s a made up rumor the water didn’t change the ways Brazil couldn’t score
@@Cesar-t6x It is not made up...
Really excellent documentary on this player - impressed with the details and research. Thanks, new subscriber from the US - people around here are excited for the Copa Final Sunday, Colombia v Argentina. after the clash , may I suggest a couple of topics that fans may find insightful - the fail of that very talented early 90s Colombia squad that culminated in the debacle of WC 94 for them ; they had amazing players for a few years there and of course the senseless tragedy of Escobar's killing. Also, the rivalry between Argentina - Colombia. My humble input only.
How does such a small channel produce such a master piece.....the TH-cam algorithm really messed up
Haha I’ve still got a lot of improvement , but thanks man❤
Amazing work. Keep it up!
l can proudly say l’m a subscriber before 700 subs ❤️🩹
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