Where has this trend of getting his flowers come from. Wish people can be more original and come up with their own sayings. Fun to hear different things
@@Creees It's an Americanism. Like 'cap/no cap', 'cooking', 'nice', 'clutch' etc. It's easier for people to just copy others these days, than to think for themselves.
@@mobya80 is that really an American idiom? I was confused why he was asking "where it came from" as it is neither new nor is it a trend, but an old, common saying to us Americans. It is nothing like "cap" or "cooking" as this is something that's been said at least all my life. Also language is inherently about copying others lol you can't use language that other people don't use because language derives its meaning from collective usage.
@@mobya80it defo isn’t an Americanism imo it’s just risen to popularity much more cause of social media and other platforms the saying has been around for years and has British origins
Lots of insane performances that season - Danny Rose seemed unbeatable for half that season as well until he got injured - refuse to believe there has been a better pair of Premier League fullbacks than Rose + Walker during that season, and what's craziest was that Rose was a decent amount better than Walker at that time as well. You just knew every game the opposing winger would be outplayed and he'd bomb up and down the wing the entire game. Think people underestimate how wearing Poch's style is on players and how much Spurs truly lost out on it as well - Spurs best XI was clearly better than Chelsea's but Chelsea had fewer injuries/no Europe so ended up winning the league. That entire XI was filled with good to great players - real shame there were always financial cheats to ruin it (*cough* Chelsea *cough*).
Honestly this guy was key in Pochettino's Tottenham. Although he left Spurs when he was injury-prone I think Spurs should have kept him a bit longer as he was really key. I like how he knew how to shield the ball, break-up opponents play and at times literally glide past oppoents.
Loosing him was the reason why spurs started to suck after the 2019 season…even reaching the ucl finals was sort of a last ditch hurray by the team and im sure if he was there in the match spurs would have tested liverpool more in that final
@@themangeary it was also because the final was played nearly a month after the end of the league season and none of them were totally match fit. People seem to forget that bit but neither team was fully firing (even though the early pen killed the game off also)
Players like Dembele are why I love football aside from trophies, goals and assist. Football is more art than sport to me anyways. The type of player you'd pay over the odds for to watch.
the only player I've witnessed to go shoulder against shoulder with Yaya Toure and actually managing to shrug him off the ball, he was an absolute monster with impeccable technique, thank you Mousa for everything you've done for Spurs, it was a joy to watch you play the wonderful game.
Belgian fan here, I'd like to add to your brilliant video by mentioning his career with the national team. He was part of the squad that reached 4th place at the 2008 Olympics, playing up front with Mirallas next to him, along with players like Vertonghen, Fellaini, Kompany, Vermaelen, who ended up being the spine of the "golden generation". In spite of that, he was never an established starter with the senior squad, having to compete with the likes of Fellaini, Witsel, De Bruyne, Tielemans and Nainggolan through the years, in systems that didn't really fit his style of play. He did get 82 caps, which is not insignificant, but his impact was never what we expected it to be. But still, just like you mentioned, if you ask all the players of the golden generation who was the best or most technically gifted out of all of them, most would say Dembele. In a team led by Hazard and De Bruyne, that's not bad...
@@jimmyf1446He did play a lot. 82 caps is only 5 fewer than Fellaini. But he was never a certified starter. He was very often subbed in to keep possession and hold a result. He was tremendous at that. But if you look at the big tournaments, he didn't start many games. Wilmots liked having Witsel and Fellaini in his team and brought Nainggolan later on, but Dembele managed to get in there once in a while. With Martinez, who only had two men in midfield, he had even fewer possibilities with De Bruyne being lower on the pitch. Don't get me wrong, I thought he was fab, and he did play for the national team all the way through his career, but not in a pivotal role is what I'm saying.
I’m so happy you did a piece on Dembele. I’ve always considered him as one of the best and underrated midfielders in the world. I’ve always admired how it seemed like he skated with the ball at his feet. I nearly forgot how much of a field genius he was. Thank you thank you.
We have been missing him ever since he left. The fluid ball control he had was crazy, able to skip past players and put a great defensive shift as well. Bissmousa + Maddison we have going on now, used to be Dembele's role to an extent, getting the ball back and able to dribble out of sticky situations with the ball forward.
He was so unique. You just couldn’t get the all off him and he was very physical and well built but also had ballerina twinkle toes skills as well. Loved watching him at Tottenham.
15m what a steal. This man went underneath the radar in England when I started watching it. Every time we played against him simply masterclass. Didn’t know a lot about him until last year. Truly amazing player.
As a young Belgium fan, I was not too old when Denly started doing his thing and I didn’t grew up watching him so when I fell out of love from football, I didn’t get to see us shine. So always lacked the Analytical viewpoint necessary to grasp the immense talents that we were lucky to have in our country and he was part of the golden hero and one of tremendous player so thank you for giving this man is because he’s one of a kind
I am an Arsenal fan and he was sensational, reminded me of vieira. I always prayed he was injured when he played us, I never even felt that way when Modric played for spurs.
Mousa is a legend at spurs. Every fan will have him at number 6 in the best ever team. A master at winning the ball and starting attacks. He did the job of 2 players and it took 2 or 3 to mark him
Spot on mate, for 5 or 6 years the best midfielder in the premiership. Could do everything, but his ability to shield the ball and go past players was simply mind blowing. LFC fan
My fave player ever. I was privileged enough to watch him for Spurs week in week out - the guy was colossal with the ball. The most press resistant player ive seen for us and just loved him so much.
I've always believed that with the right manager like Pep overseeing his career from the very beginning, recognizing his potential and positioning him as a CM or DM, he would have easily been part of the GOAT discussions. What a magical player, there's no comparison.
@koch1467 yeah his stats were weirdly poor, but he did the intangibles so, so well. Literally every one of his former teammates used to say he was the best player in the squad!
He was the most interesting player to watch in a team that had gareth bale in it. His dribbling and movement was so smooth and yet defenders would bounce off him when they tackled. He’ll always be a legend
I loved Dembele at Spurs. One of the absolute best players I have ever seen,. I was in Turin when we were down and out after ten minutes, only for Moussa to run the show and show the wordls how exceptional he was.
I don’t like or comment on many videos, but for a spurs club legend ❤ he deserves more people to recognise how special he was. Thank you for a wonderful video showcasing his career
Newcastle fan here - Dembele's peak was not a great time for my club - but watching him was always a pleasure, he was honestly a midfielder like very few others - a really very well balanced mix of fine technique, soft feet, strength and athleticism. He could break up play, break the lines and keep the ball. He won MANY midfield battles against players with bigger reputations. It's a great video about a great player TheRetroRoute - though I am not having the analogy about the vacuum cleaner/hoover near the end..... no domestic cleaning product had distribution like Dembele lol.
I’m a Man Utd fan and I was desperate for us to sign him. He was and still is one of my favourite players to watch ever. So strong yet so skilful. An unbelievably gifted player.
Thank you for the documentary. He was a joy to watch. He had some crazy dribbling stats, at one point he had more dribble per 90 than some proper wingers... the street won't forget him.
One of my favourite ever Spurs players, and we've had some special players. But this guy was different, so naturally gifted he was just unbelievable at times.
EA FC R1 dribbling in reality. But seriously as a Spurs supporter for many years he is one of my favourite players to have played for us. His power carrying the ball accompanied with his strength to hold opponents off meant that few could take the ball from him. I’m only gutted that he didn’t win the success that he deserved to have won whilst playing for us. He deserved to be recognised so much more than he was by neutrals. Incredible player and one that was oft singled out by team mates as being the best footballer at the club or someone they would choose for the perfect five a side team and yes he would have been the perfect player for that. Oooohhh moouuusaaa dembele
Spurs fan checking in, my favorite mid-fielder of the last 10 years. Amazing, no one could take the ball from him, so smooth, so much strength and determination.
Spurs fan..the best player spurs had,didn't score many goals for spurs but was key to any match.never lost the ball even with 5 players trying to get the ball he would keep the ball and make a pass forward.ridiculous skill,very underrated.was gutted to see him leave spurs
As a Spurs fan, I have only praise for Dembele. One of my absolute favourites and, I've always believed a few more goal involvements would have put him more in the spot light for top clubs and top awards
yeah. he was such a dedicated box to box midfielder, he didn't get the chances bc he could often be found deep lying. really got us out of more trouble than he gets credit for. I remember him skipping past defenders and midfielders alike 3 or 4 each dribble sometimes and delivering a beautifully weighted ball.
I’m an Arsenal fan and Dembele is as my biggest football inspiration growing up. He was simply incredible to watch, you can see a lot of similarities in Bellinghams style. Never understood why nobody took notice of him at an Elite level
I'm a spurs fan and watched them week in week out. I can tell you for a fact, once he left our team that's when the problem started. Anyone understands that to be a top team you need a player like this. Hopefully bissouma can eventually fill his boots.
Thanks a lot for this vid. I'm 54 and Mousa is my all-time favourite Spurs player 💙💙💙 Football is my passion since I'm a kid and Mousa will ALWAYS be the one. He was dancing on the pitch and he was such a joy to watch. Ohhhh Mousa Dembélé 💙💙💙
My friends use to say I played similar to Dembele. At the time I felt offended cause he was a spurs player lol, but now it is honestly one of the best compliments I have received in my life.
One of the most underrated player in that spurs peak era. And you know better what you have lost after years of failure of finding his replacement. The perfect match with technical and physical attributes as well as his professionalism and passion. Hope there will be a better farewell for him. Such a pity he is not in the European championship final.
An absolute gem of a player. Pure joy to watch. Him running with the ball, using body feints, dummies and the technique of his feet to drop opponents is still jaw dropping to see.
"relaxes everyone when in possession", that line sums up this brilliant Technician. Speaking as an Arsenal fan he's the only spurs player alone with Van der Vaart i enjoyed watching.
I constantly go checking for his highlights. His game had everything, an absolute baller. Injuries capped his high, but the streets will always remember! Rn, Bellingham reminds me of him, but I don't think he has reached his level of using his body to block people out.
Dembele is my favourite spurs player !! What a player !!! Simply amazing !! Dominant in midfield, press resistant, dribbles like a Brazilian mixed with the heart of a champion. Beast !!
Dembele was on another level and only injuries stopped him from collecting more trophies that his career deserved. We sorely missed him due to injury in our Champions League final. Mousa is in the top 5 players of all time for me to have put on the spurs shirt. Legend.
He was one of my favorite player and I wished Liverpool had signed him. Absolute beast of a player! He could have walked into any top club first eleven and be the best player on the team.
One of the best in his position. Amazing at AZ where I noticed him since Ive followed the Eredivisie for multiple decades. One of the few guys who made the move from there to the Prem and managed to adjust. Like Suarez, Eriksen, Vertonghen. Always found it weird how un-hyped he was compared to some of the others.
I had the pleasure of seeing just one high level professional game in person in my life so far. It was Tottenham vs PSG in the pre season tour of the US back in 2017. One could just about imagine the star studded lineups both these teams had at the time. One guy really stood out for me amongst all the others on that day though. Dembele! He was just moving through midfield so effortlessly and some of the spins he pulled off to avoid tackles and maintain possession were simply spectacular. I recall Eriksen and Alderweireld scored some beauties that night, but for overall play I will always remember Dembele the most.
Liverpool fan here. Dembele was pure class. Appreciated him when was playing and appreciated him when he left Spurs. He had everything, strength, passing, positioning, you name it he had it.
This guy got me to book tickets to Fulham and been a fan ever since, but still a bigger Dembélé fan. If you like his style, check out Charles De Ketelaere. He's got almost the same elegant flow of playing and also with him people are doubting what his best position is.
I feel sad for Belgium 2018 WC run. It really was a dream team! The likes of Hazard, KDB, Dembele, Courtois, Carrasco, Lukaku, Witsel and many more. They were pure ballers.
In Many Football fan's eyes, he was not anything special, especially who Never played the game seriously. But for me & ones who play regularly week in week out realize how Vital footballer he was. It is Rare to have a guy with his Abilities, he Ticks Every Box for the role. Block the pass, challenge the ball, bully the midfield battle, resist the pressure, get the ball back, drive the ball forward, set up the attack & long range thumping, He was Second to None at his Peak. Imagine if he was playing for Barca or Madrid, He would've won Countless Trophies. The Lad was literally the World Best CM for Years but not many people felt that way. He Really was the Teammates & Manager Dream. Thank you Moussa for Everything u've done on the pitch, It was a Super Joy to watch, indeed.
Such an incredible player and he was so important to what Spurs did with Pochettino. Perhaps we could have gone on to win the CL or Premier League, or at least a cup if he had less injuries. So pleased you made this video as it is very well deserved.
The best game I saw him play in was an FA Cup game for Fulham at home to Spurs , he scored 2 brilliant goals for Fulham who went 4-0 up in twenty minutes
I remember this player he was very good , underrated, slipped under the radar at times, just by looking at his quality in belgium and the dutch league , in this video i could tell he was very complete, because he had recovery of the ball, he had positional awareness, he had build up , and a monster in dribbling too, which makes him almost never loose the ball, and come out nicely. The best players for me are always very technical, and have good handling. Technique always beats muscle, and brute force, in futbol and in general. And he had this. Its always nice to express the beautiful game with a lot of quality. Feel for the ball. Dribbling skills going forward that translate in spaces created , and danger for the rival, and have that technique and quality, be translated , to an authentic expression of my game, and also in goal scoring chances, and assits, thats what makes a person, the difference between a showboater, and some one that has mastery of the ball, and can translate that into being unstopabble, efficient, deadly, effective. Playing well is not bad, in the grassroots level youll have clueless managers telling you to just pass it , but the player who can dribble , and has polished technical ability, and can transform that in to goal scoring chances, spaces, and builld up and intentionality of play for your team, like the best in the world, should be allowed to express there game, and shine who they are, their game , and their technical ability because its what proves the hardest to defend for the rival teams. Technique always win, over brute force when theres work ethich that goes along with it, and theres nothing preventing a good technical player from working hard too, although if your good on the ball you need to run less because your so good no one can take it from you, and you can open up spaces and be direct and win games and be unstopabble. Technique , really does win in football, and its how the game is really played, in the parks, and everywhere, its an authentic expression of the game. Cheers , lads, its good to watch quality players, and keep that inner child inside, safe and playing and having fun, were worth it. :)
I loved Moussaaaa! Couldn't get enough when he was playing his last day's at Spurs. Lovely team that with Harry,Sonny and Chris Eriksen. Amazed we never won anything with them Lloris Vertonghen,Walker,Rose and Toby Alderweireldt. Coys
I was just a Nigerian teenager so i was surrounded with people my age who only saw the strikers and dribblers in big teams. But not me. I really loved football that i was ready to sit and watch any team in any country or division or gender play, and every part of the game caught my eye, even defense, even goal keeping. And more significantly, I behaved like a scout and a coach and a true football fanatic because I had a habit of looking out for exceptional players in small teams and who weren't popular and i admired them and would watch them closely and tell my friends about them. But of course, my friends were only interested in Messi and Ronaldo and Neymar. Well, that's actually how I discovered Mousa Dembele. I noticed him and got enough glimpse of his talent to be convinced he was a real talent, but I never was able to convince my friends to look his way . Now after about 6 years since I last heard of him, I finally came across this video today which further proves my claim that Dembele was an impressive and underrated talent!! Im happy
There was a stat I seen posted somewhere a few years back that said he went 18 months without failing a dribble and he had 187 dribbles completed during that time. That’s absurd! I always bring this up when someone says his name 😂 Effortless player who was never gifted his flowers.
Even though a Chelsea fan when I saw Dembele 1st Play at Fulham you could see he was a Special Player an absolute Beast of a Midfielder and a Joy to watch and then later at Spurs, easily 1 of my Favourite Players of all time it was just a shame he didn't do it for the Best London Club💙CFC:)⚽️💪👏
This guy deserved this video. Hopefully more people see now what a worldclass player he was. Still say with him we would have won the cl titel... unfortunately we had another guy with his talent and nearly the same name. Ndombele. But his mindset yeah.... Still and will ever miss you Moussa. It was a pleasure for me to watch you live in the stadium when I had the chance to fly from Switzerland to England (11 times exactly). Also it was always great how you bossed and had your greatest games against gooners 😁
Started watching football in 2018 as an American sports fan never seeing it before All the teams were interesting but Dembele and Eriksen made me fall in love with the game and Tottenham How i adored our Belgian boys Jan Toby and Mousa were a sight
Great vid. He was a CDM Maradona in terms of balance and body movement. One of those insane talents that is 100% natural and Spurs were lucky to have him.
Moussa Dembele, what a player! I first noticed him and Bryan Ruiz at Fulham and said to myself that they were the real deal. It was just a matter of time before he moved up the ladder. What a player!
Dembele is my favorite Spurs player of all time. Nowhere near the top of the record books even within the club, but without a doubt my favorite to watch. Bale, Modric, Eriksen, Kane, even Sonny... None compare to watching him dice through the opposition in a different way every time he got the ball. First Spurs shirt I ever bought was #19
Dembele is a class! His midfield partnership with Victor Wanyama is still one of the best midfield-combo that I have ever seen in football. Just unfortunate and disheartening that Spurs never did anything meaningful with that assets they had
Clear with hindsight how hard Poch's style wears players out: Dembele, Wanyama and Rose's knees were ruined; Winks and Kane's ankles were damaged; Dele's hamstrings were ruined - all bar Kane's careers were completely ruined prematurely from those injuries. You can see the massive amount of mobility Winks lost and to some degree Dele as well, while you can clearly see Kane's pace fell off earlier than it should have. Fortunately Kane can compensate elsewhere and managed to stop getting the ankle injuries, but just look at how mobile he was in his first 1-2 seasons compared to say age 27 when he should still have remained in his physical prime - insane! Reckon that might be why Kane developed such a good game as a deep-lying forward, which he could always have done well, but he really skyrocketed with his playmaking ability later on as his mobility declined.
By 'meaningful' I guess you mean, win any silverware, we get a lot of stick about that + while it is undeniably true singling Spurs out is ridiculous when there are other clubs who are far more deserving. Newcastle, for example, their trophy cabinet hasn't been bothered since 1955, ffs!!!!!! And I forget what it was they won because I'd never heard of it. Villa, Everton, Leeds, all clubs with no more of an excuse than we've got + what never gets mentioned is the success we've had other than winning trophies. The Premier League has always had a top tier, a group of clubs + the elite of English football, it's nothing official but you know who they are. Initially it was only 3 clubs, United, Liverpool + Arse, then it was 4 as Chelsea became a force + City made it 5 which was the way it stayed for a good while. Blackburn + Leicester (maybe Leeds, too?) briefly mixed it with the big boys but failed to sustain it, establishing your place at the top table takes some doing, a huge investment of foreign money helps, Chelsea + City are a case in point. Anyway, there was one club, out of a bunch who were all on a similar level + could all have made the same improvement, there's no good reason why they didn't, but they didn't....... we did! There are 6 clubs in that top tier these days, Spurs have firmly established their spot, we've not won any silverware but we've made more progress + developed as a club, more than anyone else in the last 20 odd years. There's the new stadium too, don't forget, + what's more, we've not sold our soul to do it, all of which adds up to success, equivalent to at least a couple of League Cups........ at least. So, I'd say the progress we've made is meaningful, of course it is, it beats won f**k-all + made no progress, which applies to how many clubs, I wonder?...?..... Winning trophies isn't the only measure of success, people talk as though it were but as I've shown, Spurs have proven that to be untrue in spectacular style. I'm no stranger to having to wait for the next cup success but I admit, the current drought is starting to drain my patience, 25 years will do that, I'm running on fumes!!!! Disheartening, you said, it is a bit, I'll give you that, but imagine how the Geordies must feel.......... It's not all about winning trophies, in fact, the way Newcastle go about things it's got absolutely nothing to do with it!!!!!!!!
As a devoted watcher of premier league football for decades I think he is one of the most underrated players. An absolute machine of a midfielder.
criminally underrated
True, as a city fan i always adore him. And wonder why no big club go for him (no offence for spurs)
Name a more underrated player honestly
I genuinely believe he was the best player in the prem in his last 2 seasons at spurs
@@Bampisshe was hugely injury prone
Oh my days I can’t even begin to explain how happy I am that he’s getting his flowers
Where has this trend of getting his flowers come from. Wish people can be more original and come up with their own sayings. Fun to hear different things
@@Creees It's an Americanism. Like 'cap/no cap', 'cooking', 'nice', 'clutch' etc. It's easier for people to just copy others these days, than to think for themselves.
@@mobya80also easier for us to understand when everyone uses the same terminology than if everyone said different things
@@mobya80 is that really an American idiom? I was confused why he was asking "where it came from" as it is neither new nor is it a trend, but an old, common saying to us Americans. It is nothing like "cap" or "cooking" as this is something that's been said at least all my life.
Also language is inherently about copying others lol you can't use language that other people don't use because language derives its meaning from collective usage.
@@mobya80it defo isn’t an Americanism imo it’s just risen to popularity much more cause of social media and other platforms the saying has been around for years and has British origins
As a Spurs fan I love Dembele. He was one of a kind.
As an Arsenal fan , I thought he was quality and wished we had signed him when he was at Fulham
My fav player when he was at Spurs, and never understood why it took so long for Spurs to sign him.
Absolute class!
One of a kind is right. What a player. If he could finish consistently, he'd have won the ballon dor multiple times.
You can tell how important he was by how all the new signings are measured up against him.
Arsenal fan here. I absolutely loved watching him. His partnership with Wanyama was unreal
His 2016/17 season is hands down the best central midfield season performance I've ever seen! Phenomenal player.
Yeah yes he was 8 out of 10 in every match he played...Unreal
Lots of insane performances that season - Danny Rose seemed unbeatable for half that season as well until he got injured - refuse to believe there has been a better pair of Premier League fullbacks than Rose + Walker during that season, and what's craziest was that Rose was a decent amount better than Walker at that time as well. You just knew every game the opposing winger would be outplayed and he'd bomb up and down the wing the entire game. Think people underestimate how wearing Poch's style is on players and how much Spurs truly lost out on it as well - Spurs best XI was clearly better than Chelsea's but Chelsea had fewer injuries/no Europe so ended up winning the league. That entire XI was filled with good to great players - real shame there were always financial cheats to ruin it (*cough* Chelsea *cough*).
Better than 2013/14 Yaya's season??
@@saranshsharma4005 might as well just go for Leicester Kante at that point
@@saranshsharma4005nope
Honestly this guy was key in Pochettino's Tottenham. Although he left Spurs when he was injury-prone I think Spurs should have kept him a bit longer as he was really key. I like how he knew how to shield the ball, break-up opponents play and at times literally glide past oppoents.
Loosing him was the reason why spurs started to suck after the 2019 season…even reaching the ucl finals was sort of a last ditch hurray by the team and im sure if he was there in the match spurs would have tested liverpool more in that final
@@drdp420 for sure, that final was really among the most boring UCL final I can think of.
That was because after the early goal, Liverpool just parked the bus. Poor Final ruined by the ref with a poor penalty decision, imo.
Sissoko was literally the replacement for Dembele too so it's always felt warranted to say that game would have played out significantly differently
@@themangeary it was also because the final was played nearly a month after the end of the league season and none of them were totally match fit. People seem to forget that bit but neither team was fully firing (even though the early pen killed the game off also)
Players like Dembele are why I love football aside from trophies, goals and assist. Football is more art than sport to me anyways.
The type of player you'd pay over the odds for to watch.
the only player I've witnessed to go shoulder against shoulder with Yaya Toure and actually managing to shrug him off the ball, he was an absolute monster with impeccable technique, thank you Mousa for everything you've done for Spurs, it was a joy to watch you play the wonderful game.
I thought i was the only one on earth who saw this… ur a legend mate 🎉
@@adamothman693 lmao same here, cheers mate 😁
Yaya Toure, Moussa Dembele and Nemaja Matic.
At that same time, i experienced my beloved Liverpool put fucking Joe Allen on Yaya...
@@rasmusjrgensen1566Lmao hahahaha
Belgian fan here, I'd like to add to your brilliant video by mentioning his career with the national team. He was part of the squad that reached 4th place at the 2008 Olympics, playing up front with Mirallas next to him, along with players like Vertonghen, Fellaini, Kompany, Vermaelen, who ended up being the spine of the "golden generation". In spite of that, he was never an established starter with the senior squad, having to compete with the likes of Fellaini, Witsel, De Bruyne, Tielemans and Nainggolan through the years, in systems that didn't really fit his style of play. He did get 82 caps, which is not insignificant, but his impact was never what we expected it to be. But still, just like you mentioned, if you ask all the players of the golden generation who was the best or most technically gifted out of all of them, most would say Dembele. In a team led by Hazard and De Bruyne, that's not bad...
Think you're confused. He was a starter nearly all the way through his whole Belgian career.
@@jimmyf1446He did play a lot. 82 caps is only 5 fewer than Fellaini. But he was never a certified starter. He was very often subbed in to keep possession and hold a result. He was tremendous at that. But if you look at the big tournaments, he didn't start many games. Wilmots liked having Witsel and Fellaini in his team and brought Nainggolan later on, but Dembele managed to get in there once in a while. With Martinez, who only had two men in midfield, he had even fewer possibilities with De Bruyne being lower on the pitch. Don't get me wrong, I thought he was fab, and he did play for the national team all the way through his career, but not in a pivotal role is what I'm saying.
@@soft_core_punk As a fellow Belgian I can confirm this
@@soft_core_punk kan jij nederlands ik ben van Belgie
LOL, belgian fan ? what the f is that ? better version of chinese fan ?
1 of those the streets will never forget players. What a joy to watch him at Spurs
Him and Lamela
I’m so happy you did a piece on Dembele. I’ve always considered him as one of the best and underrated midfielders in the world. I’ve always admired how it seemed like he skated with the ball at his feet. I nearly forgot how much of a field genius he was. Thank you thank you.
We have been missing him ever since he left. The fluid ball control he had was crazy, able to skip past players and put a great defensive shift as well. Bissmousa + Maddison we have going on now, used to be Dembele's role to an extent, getting the ball back and able to dribble out of sticky situations with the ball forward.
bissouma kinda reminds me of him this season
good shout - he was like a couple of players in one - like he could do the job of two people in one player
Ndombele is a like for like in many ways except mentality unfortunately.
He was so unique. You just couldn’t get the all off him and he was very physical and well built but also had ballerina twinkle toes skills as well. Loved watching him at Tottenham.
15m what a steal. This man went underneath the radar in England when I started watching it. Every time we played against him simply masterclass. Didn’t know a lot about him until last year. Truly amazing player.
As a young Belgium fan, I was not too old when Denly started doing his thing and I didn’t grew up watching him so when I fell out of love from football, I didn’t get to see us shine. So always lacked the Analytical viewpoint necessary to grasp the immense talents that we were lucky to have in our country and he was part of the golden hero and one of tremendous player so thank you for giving this man is because he’s one of a kind
I am an Arsenal fan and he was sensational, reminded me of vieira. I always prayed he was injured when he played us, I never even felt that way when Modric played for spurs.
He was a beast again everytime we played spurs
praying for injury, most empathetic arsenal supporter
@@foreverslightedthis is the arsenal fan base summed up in a comment 😂 classless shameless scum
@@foreverslightedhe don’t represent all of us just the dumb few, like that topspur supporter who kicked ramsdale don’t represent all of you spuds
@@foreverslighted Only when he played us. Just a one weeker. Something insignificant.
Mousa is a legend at spurs. Every fan will have him at number 6 in the best ever team. A master at winning the ball and starting attacks. He did the job of 2 players and it took 2 or 3 to mark him
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Spot on mate, for 5 or 6 years the best midfielder in the premiership. Could do everything, but his ability to shield the ball and go past players was simply mind blowing. LFC fan
My fave player ever. I was privileged enough to watch him for Spurs week in week out - the guy was colossal with the ball. The most press resistant player ive seen for us and just loved him so much.
I've always believed that with the right manager like Pep overseeing his career from the very beginning, recognizing his potential and positioning him as a CM or DM, he would have easily been part of the GOAT discussions. What a magical player, there's no comparison.
tbh he can play every position except off field.
Except for he fact he could have even been a no 10...!
Under pep, his potential will be dimmed. Pep will make him play 2 touches and pass the ball.
Moussa was criminally underrated, Dembele was a key player for Spurs.
True very underrated
Cannot overstate just how unbelievably good this guy was. Proper Rolls Royce.
Never improved his weaknesses and awful stats, even for his position
@koch1467 yeah his stats were weirdly poor, but he did the intangibles so, so well. Literally every one of his former teammates used to say he was the best player in the squad!
@@DdotRay86 Yes his dribbling was incredible, the way he glides past players. And his strenght as well, although he doesnt even look that strong.
He was the most interesting player to watch in a team that had gareth bale in it. His dribbling and movement was so smooth and yet defenders would bounce off him when they tackled. He’ll always be a legend
Cheers bro, I'm crying. Great video. What a player.
As an Arsenal fan, this man had my utmost respect. Absolute baller.
I loved Dembele at Spurs. One of the absolute best players I have ever seen,. I was in Turin when we were down and out after ten minutes, only for Moussa to run the show and show the wordls how exceptional he was.
I don’t like or comment on many videos, but for a spurs club legend ❤ he deserves more people to recognise how special he was. Thank you for a wonderful video showcasing his career
Newcastle fan here - Dembele's peak was not a great time for my club - but watching him was always a pleasure, he was honestly a midfielder like very few others - a really very well balanced mix of fine technique, soft feet, strength and athleticism. He could break up play, break the lines and keep the ball. He won MANY midfield battles against players with bigger reputations. It's a great video about a great player TheRetroRoute - though I am not having the analogy about the vacuum cleaner/hoover near the end..... no domestic cleaning product had distribution like Dembele lol.
One of the greatest technicians the premiership has ever seen
Incredible player with a unique ability, brilliantly presented
I’m a Man Utd fan and I was desperate for us to sign him. He was and still is one of my favourite players to watch ever. So strong yet so skilful. An unbelievably gifted player.
He took us apart at Old Trafford playing for Fulham before he even got to Spurs. We should have made a move then.
@@bobm2368 yes, when he was at Fulham was when I wanted us to get him. Always stood out when we played them. Brilliant player.
@@codamh4862 Think we bought Smalling based on the same game. 🙄..... Sounds like something we'd do.
@@bobm2368 yeah that rings a bell actually 🤦🏻😅
Wym so "strong yet so skillful" ur making it sound like most strong players aren't skillful and vice versa😭😭
Thank you for the documentary.
He was a joy to watch. He had some crazy dribbling stats, at one point he had more dribble per 90 than some proper wingers... the street won't forget him.
One of my favourite ever Spurs players, and we've had some special players. But this guy was different, so naturally gifted he was just unbelievable at times.
One of the most underrated midfielders of my generation. The guy was immense
I'm a Arsenal fan but even i knew if spurs had dembele in their starting line up we was in for a long day 😅😅 but i will say what a player he was 🔥🔥
my favourite baller. unique talent who Spurs have never been able to replace
One of the best midfield displays I've seen at Stadium of Light.
Loved watching him. Awesome strength and turning skills
EA FC R1 dribbling in reality. But seriously as a Spurs supporter for many years he is one of my favourite players to have played for us. His power carrying the ball accompanied with his strength to hold opponents off meant that few could take the ball from him. I’m only gutted that he didn’t win the success that he deserved to have won whilst playing for us. He deserved to be recognised so much more than he was by neutrals. Incredible player and one that was oft singled out by team mates as being the best footballer at the club or someone they would choose for the perfect five a side team and yes he would have been the perfect player for that. Oooohhh moouuusaaa dembele
Spurs fan checking in, my favorite mid-fielder of the last 10 years. Amazing, no one could take the ball from him, so smooth, so much strength and determination.
Thank you for recognizing this unique talent with such a fantastic personality. Moussa was the purest artistry of football you can ever watch.
Although I don’t like Tottenham (arsenal fan) I always loved watching dembele he was a class player and I’d always be nervous when he had the ball
Always loved Dembele. Such a criminally underrated player. I used to watch spurs just to watch him play, unreal.
Spurs fan..the best player spurs had,didn't score many goals for spurs but was key to any match.never lost the ball even with 5 players trying to get the ball he would keep the ball and make a pass forward.ridiculous skill,very underrated.was gutted to see him leave spurs
As a Spurs fan, I have only praise for Dembele. One of my absolute favourites and, I've always believed a few more goal involvements would have put him more in the spot light for top clubs and top awards
yeah. he was such a dedicated box to box midfielder, he didn't get the chances bc he could often be found deep lying. really got us out of more trouble than he gets credit for. I remember him skipping past defenders and midfielders alike 3 or 4 each dribble sometimes and delivering a beautifully weighted ball.
@thoyo that game against Arsenal at Wembley, when he was just toying with their so called golden boy Wilshire....sublime
@@matthewnicholas6365 😂😎
I’m an Arsenal fan and Dembele is as my biggest football inspiration growing up. He was simply incredible to watch, you can see a lot of similarities in Bellinghams style. Never understood why nobody took notice of him at an Elite level
At one point at spurs he didn't want to leave could've easily went to chelsea or manchester city or bayern
his flair is much much more than Bellingham.
@AMIRULASYRAF-gm4vo true but they're very similar
I'm a spurs fan and watched them week in week out. I can tell you for a fact, once he left our team that's when the problem started. Anyone understands that to be a top team you need a player like this. Hopefully bissouma can eventually fill his boots.
Thanks a lot for this vid. I'm 54 and Mousa is my all-time favourite Spurs player 💙💙💙
Football is my passion since I'm a kid and Mousa will ALWAYS be the one. He was dancing on the pitch and he was such a joy to watch.
Ohhhh Mousa Dembélé 💙💙💙
My friends use to say I played similar to Dembele. At the time I felt offended cause he was a spurs player lol, but now it is honestly one of the best compliments I have received in my life.
One of the most underrated player in that spurs peak era. And you know better what you have lost after years of failure of finding his replacement. The perfect match with technical and physical attributes as well as his professionalism and passion.
Hope there will be a better farewell for him. Such a pity he is not in the European championship final.
An absolute gem of a player. Pure joy to watch.
Him running with the ball, using body feints, dummies and the technique of his feet to drop opponents is still jaw dropping to see.
"relaxes everyone when in possession", that line sums up this brilliant Technician. Speaking as an Arsenal fan he's the only spurs player alone with Van der Vaart i enjoyed watching.
Great video, he was unstoppable for a few seasons, he was magnificent. Honoured that he blessed us with his majesty.
I constantly go checking for his highlights. His game had everything, an absolute baller. Injuries capped his high, but the streets will always remember!
Rn, Bellingham reminds me of him, but I don't think he has reached his level of using his body to block people out.
Dembele is my favourite spurs player !! What a player !!! Simply amazing !! Dominant in midfield, press resistant, dribbles like a Brazilian mixed with the heart of a champion. Beast !!
Dembele was on another level and only injuries stopped him from collecting more trophies that his career deserved. We sorely missed him due to injury in our Champions League final. Mousa is in the top 5 players of all time for me to have put on the spurs shirt. Legend.
Man I'm so happy to see this video dedicated to this man. He really deserves it
He was one of my favorite player and I wished Liverpool had signed him. Absolute beast of a player! He could have walked into any top club first eleven and be the best player on the team.
One of the best in his position. Amazing at AZ where I noticed him since Ive followed the Eredivisie for multiple decades. One of the few guys who made the move from there to the Prem and managed to adjust. Like Suarez, Eriksen, Vertonghen. Always found it weird how un-hyped he was compared to some of the others.
I had the pleasure of seeing just one high level professional game in person in my life so far. It was Tottenham vs PSG in the pre season tour of the US back in 2017. One could just about imagine the star studded lineups both these teams had at the time. One guy really stood out for me amongst all the others on that day though. Dembele! He was just moving through midfield so effortlessly and some of the spins he pulled off to avoid tackles and maintain possession were simply spectacular. I recall Eriksen and Alderweireld scored some beauties that night, but for overall play I will always remember Dembele the most.
Liverpool fan here. Dembele was pure class. Appreciated him when was playing and appreciated him when he left Spurs. He had everything, strength, passing, positioning, you name it he had it.
He was so good it’s was unbelievable how unnoticed he went. One of the best midfielders in the prem ever just never scored love this geeza
This guy got me to book tickets to Fulham and been a fan ever since, but still a bigger Dembélé fan. If you like his style, check out Charles De Ketelaere. He's got almost the same elegant flow of playing and also with him people are doubting what his best position is.
One of the best dribblers I have seen in my life. Considering he was a mildfielder, that made him unique. So special and spectacular player.
I feel sad for Belgium 2018 WC run. It really was a dream team! The likes of Hazard, KDB, Dembele, Courtois, Carrasco, Lukaku, Witsel and many more. They were pure ballers.
I am an Arsenal fan. I remember him playing against Arsenal whilst he was at Tottenham and every time he got hold of the ball, my heart would sink.
Absoytop class player, loved watching him glide gracefully with the ball through midfield, opponents unable to get near him. Thank you Moussa 💙
In Many Football fan's eyes, he was not anything special, especially who Never played the game seriously. But for me & ones who play regularly week in week out realize how Vital footballer he was. It is Rare to have a guy with his Abilities, he Ticks Every Box for the role.
Block the pass, challenge the ball, bully the midfield battle, resist the pressure, get the ball back, drive the ball forward, set up the attack & long range thumping, He was Second to None at his Peak.
Imagine if he was playing for Barca or Madrid, He would've won Countless Trophies. The Lad was literally the World Best CM for Years but not many people felt that way.
He Really was the Teammates & Manager Dream. Thank you Moussa for Everything u've done on the pitch, It was a Super Joy to watch, indeed.
Such an incredible player and he was so important to what Spurs did with Pochettino. Perhaps we could have gone on to win the CL or Premier League, or at least a cup if he had less injuries. So pleased you made this video as it is very well deserved.
One of the best players I've ever had the privilege to watch live. ⭐
The best game I saw him play in was an FA Cup game for Fulham at home to Spurs , he scored 2 brilliant goals for Fulham who went 4-0 up in twenty minutes
I absolutely fell in love with his style of play just watching him play. It was really sad that he didn't have a long career at the top flight.
I remember this player he was very good , underrated, slipped under the radar at times, just by looking at his quality in belgium and the dutch league , in this video i could tell he was very complete, because he had recovery of the ball, he had positional awareness, he had build up , and a monster in dribbling too, which makes him almost never loose the ball, and come out nicely. The best players for me are always very technical, and have good handling. Technique always beats muscle, and brute force, in futbol and in general. And he had this. Its always nice to express the beautiful game with a lot of quality. Feel for the ball. Dribbling skills going forward that translate in spaces created , and danger for the rival, and have that technique and quality, be translated , to an authentic expression of my game, and also in goal scoring chances, and assits, thats what makes a person, the difference between a showboater, and some one that has mastery of the ball, and can translate that into being unstopabble, efficient, deadly, effective. Playing well is not bad, in the grassroots level youll have clueless managers telling you to just pass it , but the player who can dribble , and has polished technical ability, and can transform that in to goal scoring chances, spaces, and builld up and intentionality of play for your team, like the best in the world, should be allowed to express there game, and shine who they are, their game , and their technical ability because its what proves the hardest to defend for the rival teams. Technique always win, over brute force when theres work ethich that goes along with it, and theres nothing preventing a good technical player from working hard too, although if your good on the ball you need to run less because your so good no one can take it from you, and you can open up spaces and be direct and win games and be unstopabble. Technique , really does win in football, and its how the game is really played, in the parks, and everywhere, its an authentic expression of the game. Cheers , lads, its good to watch quality players, and keep that inner child inside, safe and playing and having fun, were worth it. :)
I loved Moussaaaa! Couldn't get enough when he was playing his last day's at Spurs. Lovely team that with Harry,Sonny and Chris Eriksen. Amazed we never won anything with them Lloris Vertonghen,Walker,Rose and Toby Alderweireldt. Coys
One of a kind player. Pace, power, grace, balance, one of the all time great dribblers.
As a belgian I have to say, it's great to see a video that recognizes Moussa's generational talent
I was just a Nigerian teenager so i was surrounded with people my age who only saw the strikers and dribblers in big teams. But not me. I really loved football that i was ready to sit and watch any team in any country or division or gender play, and every part of the game caught my eye, even defense, even goal keeping. And more significantly, I behaved like a scout and a coach and a true football fanatic because I had a habit of looking out for exceptional players in small teams and who weren't popular and i admired them and would watch them closely and tell my friends about them. But of course, my friends were only interested in Messi and Ronaldo and Neymar.
Well, that's actually how I discovered Mousa Dembele. I noticed him and got enough glimpse of his talent to be convinced he was a real talent, but I never was able to convince my friends to look his way . Now after about 6 years since I last heard of him, I finally came across this video today which further proves my claim that Dembele was an impressive and underrated talent!! Im happy
There was a stat I seen posted somewhere a few years back that said he went 18 months without failing a dribble and he had 187 dribbles completed during that time. That’s absurd! I always bring this up when someone says his name 😂 Effortless player who was never gifted his flowers.
i'm so glad you're giving him his flowers man, the streets certainly won't forget
Even though a Chelsea fan when I saw Dembele 1st Play at Fulham you could see he was a Special Player an absolute Beast of a Midfielder and a Joy to watch and then later at Spurs, easily 1 of my Favourite Players of all time it was just a shame he didn't do it for the Best London Club💙CFC:)⚽️💪👏
One of my favorites
Happy for all his praise 👏🏻
This guy deserved this video. Hopefully more people see now what a worldclass player he was. Still say with him we would have won the cl titel... unfortunately we had another guy with his talent and nearly the same name. Ndombele. But his mindset yeah....
Still and will ever miss you Moussa. It was a pleasure for me to watch you live in the stadium when I had the chance to fly from Switzerland to England (11 times exactly). Also it was always great how you bossed and had your greatest games against gooners 😁
One of my favourite premier league players of all time. An absolute treat to watch play.
Amazing midfielder 👏. He was always bossing the midfield centeral areas with his strength, dribbling & flair.
Started watching football in 2018 as an American sports fan never seeing it before
All the teams were interesting but Dembele and Eriksen made me fall in love with the game and Tottenham
How i adored our Belgian boys
Jan Toby and Mousa were a sight
Great vid. He was a CDM Maradona in terms of balance and body movement. One of those insane talents that is 100% natural and Spurs were lucky to have him.
Moussa Dembele, what a player!
I first noticed him and Bryan Ruiz at Fulham and said to myself that they were the real deal.
It was just a matter of time before he moved up the ladder. What a player!
Manutd fan here yes moussa was pure class!
Incredible player😊 i always watch Tottenham matches because of this man , a magician in midfield . You will stay in my mind for your Magic football ✨
dembele was a real hero for us at az and also for the spurs he was so good to watch even as a kid in the stadium i was amazed
Dembele is my favorite Spurs player of all time. Nowhere near the top of the record books even within the club, but without a doubt my favorite to watch. Bale, Modric, Eriksen, Kane, even Sonny... None compare to watching him dice through the opposition in a different way every time he got the ball. First Spurs shirt I ever bought was #19
he is without a doubt, one of the best midfield in the world. Unbelievable talent. my favourite player till date.
the goosebumps i get watching him outclass that midfield, will we ever get a baller like him
They always say don't let the young talents leave for big clubs to early it will waste their career. Well I guess Mousa listened...
"Unloading the ball at the perfect time, like a vacuum cleaner"
Dembele is a class! His midfield partnership with Victor Wanyama is still one of the best midfield-combo that I have ever seen in football.
Just unfortunate and disheartening that Spurs never did anything meaningful with that assets they had
Clear with hindsight how hard Poch's style wears players out: Dembele, Wanyama and Rose's knees were ruined; Winks and Kane's ankles were damaged; Dele's hamstrings were ruined - all bar Kane's careers were completely ruined prematurely from those injuries. You can see the massive amount of mobility Winks lost and to some degree Dele as well, while you can clearly see Kane's pace fell off earlier than it should have. Fortunately Kane can compensate elsewhere and managed to stop getting the ankle injuries, but just look at how mobile he was in his first 1-2 seasons compared to say age 27 when he should still have remained in his physical prime - insane! Reckon that might be why Kane developed such a good game as a deep-lying forward, which he could always have done well, but he really skyrocketed with his playmaking ability later on as his mobility declined.
By 'meaningful' I guess you mean, win any silverware, we get a lot of stick about that + while it is undeniably true singling Spurs out is ridiculous when there are other clubs who are far more deserving.
Newcastle, for example, their trophy cabinet hasn't been bothered since 1955, ffs!!!!!!
And I forget what it was they won because I'd never heard of it. Villa, Everton, Leeds, all clubs with no more of an excuse than we've got + what never gets mentioned is the success we've had other than winning trophies.
The Premier League has always had a top tier, a group of clubs + the elite of English football, it's nothing official but you know who they are. Initially it was only 3 clubs, United, Liverpool + Arse, then it was 4 as Chelsea became a force + City made it 5 which was the way it stayed for a good while.
Blackburn + Leicester (maybe Leeds, too?) briefly mixed it with the big boys but failed to sustain it, establishing your place at the top table takes some doing, a huge investment of foreign money helps, Chelsea + City are a case in point.
Anyway, there was one club, out of a bunch who were all on a similar level + could all have made the same improvement, there's no good reason why they didn't, but they didn't....... we did!
There are 6 clubs in that top tier these days, Spurs have firmly established their spot, we've not won any silverware but we've made more progress + developed as a club, more than anyone else in the last 20 odd years.
There's the new stadium too, don't forget, + what's more, we've not sold our soul to do it, all of which adds up to success, equivalent to at least a couple of League Cups........ at least.
So, I'd say the progress we've made is meaningful, of course it is, it beats won f**k-all + made no progress, which applies to how many clubs, I wonder?...?.....
Winning trophies isn't the only measure of success, people talk as though it were but as I've shown, Spurs have proven that to be untrue in spectacular style.
I'm no stranger to having to wait for the next cup success but I admit, the current drought is starting to drain my patience, 25 years will do that, I'm running on fumes!!!!
Disheartening, you said, it is a bit, I'll give you that, but imagine how the Geordies must feel..........
It's not all about winning trophies, in fact, the way Newcastle go about things it's got absolutely nothing to do with it!!!!!!!!
Finally this guy was unbelievable
Great video! We miss him every day in our midfield. Best player I've ever seen play live by a mile
*Underrated UA-camr*
We love you Moussa! Thank you for your commitment and magical presence! Happy retirement King ❤
You can never see a midfielder as good as this guy over decades ive not seen he is one in a million
I still cn remember when i watched them against liverpool.. with Wanyama,Dembele n Sissoko... they were top notch.
One of my favourite player of all time. Moussa was a beast; a treat to watch