The problem in England is that players who don’t run around like headless chickens get called lazy. Berbatov didn’t need to run around because he was a quality player with a great footballing brain and the technical ability to match
yes, in their Physicaly most demanding most competitive league,but when EPL clubs come to EU competitions, their competitivnes and toughness suddenly disappears
If you scored a hat-trick you get to bring the match ball home with you. Legend has it when berba scored 5, he took home the ball and all four corner flags
And he almost scored his 6th. What a player. You hardly see him accelerate, but he was everywhere. Own half, left, right, forward...the number of touches show how active he is in a game. We don't see footballers like this anymore. Zirkzee hardly get a touch for 90 minutes in today's style of play. This shows that if you have good, active runners, like Rooney or Berbatov, even the likes of Anderson can successfully make forward passes constantly
@@Johndoe-gf7euFunny how Berba won the PL Golden Boot being on the bench. It was SAF's fault he didn't use him more. Berba could score 30-40 per season. Especially funny was when SAF left his top goalscorer - Berba, out of the CL final squad. The moment I saw Owen in the team instead of Berba I knew Barca will win with ease.
Berbatov was a pleasure to watch when he wanted to play. Extremely talented and underestimated. In UK football to succeed you should run 90 min. Not always suitable for a really cleaver player.
This is the game where Sir Alex saw Phil Jones, even losing the game, he was still able to impress the boss. Manager saw some talent in him, and he played well under him.
Berbatov's playstyle was lowkey ahead of its time. Somewhere between a false 9 with great touch along with his vision, and a true goal poacher who's ready to strike at moment's notice. He might be comparable to Benzema, but his playstyle was more elegant.
Lol you compared him to a better player so for all the world it looks like when you say "but" you're going to say something like "but...obviously not quite at that level nor anywhere near as consistent nor anywhere near as much of a big game player as Benzema"...but no after the "but" you say something which indicates that you think Berbaflop is better than Benzema. Typical delusional Berba fans.
Stellar from Berba but what makes me more impressed is how Rooney celebrated each and every goal like it was his own even though he didn't get on the scoresheet..Too much selfishness thesedays
@imamoronand9199 No you just don't like Rooney for some reason. You're not a proper ManUtd fan if you don't like Rooney (you're not actually a knowledgeable ManUtd fan if you like Berbaflop). Berba fans don't like admittng how much Berba relied on Rooney. Even the season earlier when Rooney was on fire until his injury, not only did Rooney's goals stop after the injury that season but Berba's lame tally (which was about the same amount as ManUtd scored via own goals that season) didn't extend either.
Let's see his qualities from this video: Good in the air, great first touch, great tiki taka passing ability (one touch football), good dribbling ability, good link up play, great finisher. Bro is Messi but traded speed for aerial ability.
Lets not forget he was top goalscorer in the league...and Fergie for some reason thought to left him out of the ucl final squad...not that they would have win against barcelona easy...but the nani ,rooney,berbatov was insane the whole season...and he put valencia,rooney,owen...fergie probably regretted it after
Alex Ferguson was treating him like shit. That was the problem. At Tottenham, Martin Jol had built the attack around him and Berba was scoring left and right. Alex Ferguson had his priorities with Rooney, Ronaldo and that headless chicken Tevez. Berbatov was always his second choice.
@@drnick40I do remember a video when Ferguson was laughing at a sullen Berbatov who was sitting a couple rows below him. By then he had lost respect for Berba, which was to the detriment of the team. That was either in the same season as this match, or the following season when Berba was spending less time playing.
Not really, you could see the decline beginning after 2009, Ferguson worked wonders to keep the team competitive. By 2011, most of the squad was either aging or just average. Players like Berbatov (already 30), Chicharito (a fantastic sub but not really starter material), and Nani were carrying the load. Rooney was still good but clearly not the same force he once was. Then in 2013, it was basically Robin van Persie, at 30, single-handedly winning the league. United were relying on a few world-class players who were nearing or past their peak, and as a fan, I could see that the team’s future beyond a few years looked bleak.
Bro, Berbatov is way more technically gifted. The only reason his career didn't last as long was because he lost interest in football after winning everything.
@@benedictjajo absolutely agree. I am just saying he wasn't like regular forward at the time who is waiting the ball in penalty box. But It seemed to me that Berbatov was abruptly and undeservedly stopped being put in the start because Man Utd bought van Persie
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And this guy Dimitar Berbatov lost the elections for president for the Football union in Bulgaria, imagine how corrupted and stupid is the situation here, instead some idiot with the nickname Gonzo was picked up :)
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How highly do you rate Berbatov? 🤔👇
11 out of 10
I fucking love the guy. Truly sublime first touch.
so elegant in his play, an absolute master at work
10/10
100 out of 10. GENIUS!
"I know Nani, he likes tricks. So I that's why I don't hurry" 🤣
People used to judge him for low energy and lack of involvement but that statement puts that to rest.
2:44 Here the start of the particular play of the goal
The problem in England is that players who don’t run around like headless chickens get called lazy. Berbatov didn’t need to run around because he was a quality player with a great footballing brain and the technical ability to match
Meanwhile most of the best premier league players were grafters who ran for 90 minutes.
yes, in their Physicaly most demanding most competitive league,but when EPL clubs come to EU competitions, their competitivnes and toughness suddenly disappears
😂 maybe 20 years ago. Nobody thinks like that any anymore. Lazy assessment
@@AndrewLaReal Only clowns or children think football is better now
@@daviddesousavieira3753 only clowns who can’t grow up think football hasn’t evolved
What a unique no9. He had so much class and style in his play. And the first touch was magical. Wish we got to see him more.
OG false 9.
I can proudly say i watched this match live. I witnessed Berbatov magic that day❤
The beautiful part is he comes back to defend … you see him in midfield he links up and still pops up in the box …. Beautiful display
Rooney and Berbatov was deadly duo. 😢😢😢😢😢 Amazing players perfect era
One of the most technically gifted and elegantly playing players for United. Ever!
One of the greatest to ever play the game.
I remember watching this match and celebrating every goal Berbatov scored with so much happiness. 😁
Me too bro, what a joy😢
If you scored a hat-trick you get to bring the match ball home with you. Legend has it when berba scored 5, he took home the ball and all four corner flags
united fans you will never play football this beautiful again.
Do not make me cry
Was never considered the best striker in the world in his career and yet he's light years better than any current striker considered to be world class
Harry Kane is much better than him
@@kirapoodle LOL Please dont compare this legend to Kane bruh, just because you can run up and down the pitch doesn make you a great player
@@peter90sh Bravo ! 👏
@@kirapoodle lol. not even close...they not in same league. kane is average striker
@@zarni000 A striker is supposed to score goals. Kane was much better than Berbatov in that sense.
one of my favourite united players, so creative to make up for the pace
And he almost scored his 6th. What a player. You hardly see him accelerate, but he was everywhere. Own half, left, right, forward...the number of touches show how active he is in a game. We don't see footballers like this anymore. Zirkzee hardly get a touch for 90 minutes in today's style of play.
This shows that if you have good, active runners, like Rooney or Berbatov, even the likes of Anderson can successfully make forward passes constantly
Berbatov absolute class player
D.Berbatov Score Penta-goal in blackburn rovers. This game alwasy remember Dimitir Berbatov. Lovely Striker, Skill and techinics.
2:30 - a clear penalty!
With VAR he has 6 goals.
He makes everything look so easy
What a ballet dancer what a painter what a footballer ♥
Love this commentator - so chilled out
"SUICIDAL PASS FROM CHIMBONDA!!" LMAO
He invented False Nine. How majestic legendary Berbatov!
As a Chelsea fan I respect the Bulgarian Bull
He created so much trouble for the whole league you just got to respect it
As a Bulgarian Chelsea fan I respect YOU! KTBFFH
Ah, back when a Man United striker scoring "only" 20 goals a season was considered a flop
Dont think it was that think it was because we bought him to be a starter and he was mainly a bench player,
@@Johndoe-gf7euFunny how Berba won the PL Golden Boot being on the bench. It was SAF's fault he didn't use him more. Berba could score 30-40 per season. Especially funny was when SAF left his top goalscorer - Berba, out of the CL final squad. The moment I saw Owen in the team instead of Berba I knew Barca will win with ease.
@@ia3078 SAF admitted it was a mistake afterwards.
It's not about the speed, but how you play it, it's all about control
Berbatov was a pleasure to watch when he wanted to play.
Extremely talented and underestimated. In UK football to succeed you should run 90 min. Not always suitable for a really cleaver player.
This is the game where Sir Alex saw Phil Jones, even losing the game, he was still able to impress the boss. Manager saw some talent in him, and he played well under him.
The time United forwards are more keen to pass to each other and play flowing football than taking a shot
Greetings from Burgas, Bulgaria :)
Berbatov's playstyle was lowkey ahead of its time. Somewhere between a false 9 with great touch along with his vision, and a true goal poacher who's ready to strike at moment's notice. He might be comparable to Benzema, but his playstyle was more elegant.
Lol you compared him to a better player so for all the world it looks like when you say "but" you're going to say something like "but...obviously not quite at that level nor anywhere near as consistent nor anywhere near as much of a big game player as Benzema"...but no after the "but" you say something which indicates that you think Berbaflop is better than Benzema.
Typical delusional Berba fans.
@FootkerSnooball Actually not a big fan either. I just respect his game, that's all.
Benzema's damn great too.
Stellar from Berba but what makes me more impressed is how Rooney celebrated each and every goal like it was his own even though he didn't get on the scoresheet..Too much selfishness thesedays
bro u just like rooney
No he's right, Rooney had the winning mentality. If that was Mbappe he would get annoyed and sour. Rooney encouraged the whole team.@@imamoronand9199
@imamoronand9199
No you just don't like Rooney for some reason. You're not a proper ManUtd fan if you don't like Rooney (you're not actually a knowledgeable ManUtd fan if you like Berbaflop).
Berba fans don't like admittng how much Berba relied on Rooney. Even the season earlier when Rooney was on fire until his injury, not only did Rooney's goals stop after the injury that season but Berba's lame tally (which was about the same amount as ManUtd scored via own goals that season) didn't extend either.
@@FootkerSnooball wow take a valium dude
Let's see his qualities from this video:
Good in the air, great first touch, great tiki taka passing ability (one touch football), good dribbling ability, good link up play, great finisher.
Bro is Messi but traded speed for aerial ability.
Also a reminder of Rooney's willingness/ability to support the other striker.
Most elegant center forward of all time
Berba was like a poacher and a no. 10 tricky playmaker at the same time kinda like a modern false 9, wonderful wonderful
A player with the highest ratio of slowness with his body / quickness with his brain
can’t imagine a match like this being played in the 2024 game
He s very smooth and classy .. like Zidane..
God, remember strike partnerships? I miss two up top.
You can see Rooney is unselfishly played for the team, he know that day is for Berbatov, he worked for him, class
What a player he was too 🎉
Nice edit. Thanks for uploading
Old school centre forwards linking up together. Free flowing game. Glory days of the prem before Pep ruined it
Sorry, but there was NOTHING “old school Centre forward” about Berbatov!
@@unclefatblokethen u havent watched him play....
Ruined it how? By being tactically better than the other managers in the league? Come on now lol
@@skeethh tm pep changed the game when he came to the prem
VAR and the real emergence of early tactically fouling. Is what has really affected the end product in the Premier League.
Underrated player ever in Man united colors
Lets not forget he was top goalscorer in the league...and Fergie for some reason thought to left him out of the ucl final squad...not that they would have win against barcelona easy...but the nani ,rooney,berbatov was insane the whole season...and he put valencia,rooney,owen...fergie probably regretted it after
Kane molded his game around him
The times when we Bulgarians still had football players... now is so bad..
0:47-0:56 was just magic
Българи юнаци!
He was Zidane-like at times. Tall man yet his feet were so soft. Joy to watch when he was on his game.
What a time, hits different ❤
Not just 5 goals but a 5 star perfomance. Baller
Dimitar Berbatov Is The Best⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
He actually has very good strength.
I miss this era😢
Finally! Man U is playing like they should!
2:55, that pass is masterclass
Effortlessly
Back then when UTD has legendary players😢
The only thing better than 7-2, 7-1. If you know, you know.
Even though this video is about Berba, my obession with Rooney has increased my bias lol. Rooney and any player is a good combo.
We miss this United of old 🙏💯
How would he have performed in a tiki taka barcelona? That is something I'dlove to see
No doubt in my mind he would have been an excellent false 9.
11 game drought before this “explosion”. I wish Berbatov had the same confidence at United that he had at Tottenham.
Alex Ferguson was treating him like shit. That was the problem. At Tottenham, Martin Jol had built the attack around him and Berba was scoring left and right. Alex Ferguson had his priorities with Rooney, Ronaldo and that headless chicken Tevez. Berbatov was always his second choice.
@@drnick40 Exactly
@@drnick40I do remember a video when Ferguson was laughing at a sullen Berbatov who was sitting a couple rows below him. By then he had lost respect for Berba, which was to the detriment of the team. That was either in the same season as this match, or the following season when Berba was spending less time playing.
The "11 game drought" was him playing mostly as substitute though. This was the year when Berba won the golden boot from the bench.
A good striker
Berbatov was right. He’s the OG false 9!!!
What a 9!
Amazing partner and player! Rooney and berbatov
Imagine we'd him Triple Captain in FPL in that match😮😊
What a performance
Legend said, He is the one who invented False 9
although he didn't score too much goals in man utd, all of his performance was remarkable.
I think he has 56 goals, bro.
He has more goals than Cantona 😅 but one is legend the other one flop
This is the match Sam Allardyce shown the Blackburn players clips of gladiator and 300 before the game and told them to go out there like warriors. 😂
They used to have so much quality the fall off is insane
Not really, you could see the decline beginning after 2009, Ferguson worked wonders to keep the team competitive. By 2011, most of the squad was either aging or just average. Players like Berbatov (already 30), Chicharito (a fantastic sub but not really starter material), and Nani were carrying the load. Rooney was still good but clearly not the same force he once was. Then in 2013, it was basically Robin van Persie, at 30, single-handedly winning the league. United were relying on a few world-class players who were nearing or past their peak, and as a fan, I could see that the team’s future beyond a few years looked bleak.
Pep guardiola would have loved Berba
Rafael and Fabio still playing in Brazil.
0:12, 1:30, 2:45, 3:15 (Nani), 3:54, 4:22.
Big night for the Wrigleys, Big Sam and Big Fergie having a chewing night.
Berbatov like Kane nowadays. Pulls back to start attack like playmaker
Kate needed Watkins in euros
Bro, Berbatov is way more technically gifted.
The only reason his career didn't last as long was because he lost interest in football after winning everything.
@@benedictjajo absolutely agree. I am just saying he wasn't like regular forward at the time who is waiting the ball in penalty box.
But It seemed to me that Berbatov was abruptly and undeservedly stopped being put in the start because Man Utd bought van Persie
berbatov... berbatov... BERBATOVS :)
Always felt like he was more of a natural 10/second striker.
Bergkampish.
I wish we had a berbatov now...just what United need now..we only have sprinters with zero creativity
And no brains..
It was a great game from him but did you seriously need to include every single moment he even touched the ball
yes
Should have been awarded a penalty, too. Could have had 6 goals!
Ferguson doesn't heem happy. What happened?
what an assist by chimbonda
When will United play like this again?....
Wow, the amount of times he lost the ball and made a wrong pass! SAF would've grilledhim for that haha
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Where’s Park’s goal?
Close knit match
And Nani was still playing until very recently btw
Nani will always be underrated because he had to fill Ronaldo shoes ! Nani would walk into the united side right now with ease 😅
Is that Crofty commentating?
Berbatov always shone brightest against the small teams, he was like that at Spurt too.
in the national team too.
♥
Pep is a great manager..but there's soo much lack of talent in the EPL.. technically gifted skillful and intelligent players nowadays.
Whos the 2nd commentator?
Paddy Crerand.
And this guy Dimitar Berbatov lost the elections for president for the Football union in Bulgaria, imagine how corrupted and stupid is the situation here, instead some idiot with the nickname Gonzo was picked up :)
Gael Givet story anyone?😂
BURBATOFF!