Please stop listening to old players....some of them just know how to kick a ball...kante is not world class......what a joke....look at Troy telling someone he is not world class
Griezmann was world-class haha those who guys whoever they are have no idea about football. Griezmann is so fucking underrated. Man reinvented himself as midfielder and was genius. Dude is a masterpiece and brilliant baller
World class should mean you are without doubt the best 2 maybe 3 players worldwide in that position. If you arent making the 22 man squad for the World eleven you aint world class.
@@1996jonneclass is permanent. That guy won the PREM with Leicester and it was because of him they won it. He’s won everything in world football wherever he goes, and a proper decent bloke and role model to boot. If it wasn’t for the fixation on Messi and Ronaldo, dude should’ve won the ballon d’or at least 3 times. Sad when old footballers can’t recognise class themselves. Shows that they weren’t cultured at the game whatsoever.
Really ??? I watched these men and they must have taken over at most 5 matches Ngolo done that many many times … English speaking people are the most arrogant self centered people on the face of the world
So if one of the people considered world class in a given position retires, then whoever is below then is then promoted to world class despite no improvement in their abilities?
Deeney is so clueless…. Saka is nearby but Griezmann no , also John stones but not Rudiger… He should be a comedian..no wonder he was sacked so fast as a manager
Saka is not nearby. Seriously compare against what the standard is. Robben, Young Messi when he was out on the right, Salah, Di Maria, Bale. He is getting there but he isn’t there. Those above players have done it against the best on a consistent basis. Saka consistency is still wanting. If he gets a great season under his belt with some silverware then he’ll be in the conversation. But that’s a lot to do and you have to be special so no not really close. Saka is world class on his day but his day isn’t frequent enough.
If rodri is world class rice is its that simple, plays in a far better and more competitive league and produces and im not An aresnal fan.. Modern football is embarrassing though go back to 2014 and I can name world class players all day. GS doesn't like English it's clear as day everytime you see him talk.
@anhk_yt not at all true. His standard has never dropped. 18 months of bad injuries is the only thing that hindered him. 2014 - 2022, hes the best player in the world, including the messis and ronaldos and hype jobs like neymar and mbappe. Only reason he doesnt get the plaudits is because hes not a goalscorer. Hes a genuine GOAT.
"World Class" is used too often for players who are just very good at football at elite level. Being very good at elite level is something to be very proud of.
For me kante is great fighter but I would prefer Essien, Mkhalele over him any day. They were also not world class though. At this position world class was Lothar mattheus, Franco barezzi and even Jean Tigana. Today Rodri
Rudiger is a world class defender. Seen him drag Real Madrid through the knockout stages of CL last 2 years. If you watch the games and understand what youre watching then you know......
To be World class you have to be impacting your team at a high level and if your transfered to another team you should also elevate that team. Not many players these days are world class and not many players can lift a team.
Rüdiger is a dirty player and he has always been terrible in the national team. He can be good player but never a world class. Wc is Maldini, Nesta, Cannavaro level
England’s problem with their poor performances on this tournament are simply down to people’s expectations, which are based on players who are claimed to be world class when they are anything but.
World class should be held in much higher regard than the Pommie media makes out. Souness is right. Would put Kante there though. Not quite as effective as he was a few years ago but still a player any team would be happy to have.
@@MultipleFlamesWorld class doesn’t mean best of all time in your position, it means one of the best in the world in your position. There’s always the same number of world class players.
@@hazen6283 yes ofc but the standards fell off I would say with this standards the World class players would be GK: Maignan and Martínez CB: Saliba Gabriel bastoni Romero Fullbacks: Carbajal Hernandez kimmich Center mids: Valverde Gundogan kroos Dms: Rodri and maybe rice AM: Bellingham odegaard Musiala wirtz Wingers: vini Mbappe Salah Saka Foden maybe Leao Strikers: Kane Haaland Martínez And yes that’s it let me know if you have more players
Off the top of my head theres: Alisson Courtois Van Dijk Dias Hernandez (super underrated) Rodri KDB Valverde (very underrated,) Griezmann Silva Salah Mbappe Vini Haaland Bellingham, Musiala, Wirtz, Saka, Odegaard, Saliba and a few others are very close. Yamal is really special too.
World class means you can put them in the best eleven. Most of the players mentioned was in or around there in their prime. Souness is just a snob. I'm with Troy here.
Good for souness the world class label gets thrown about way too casually these days He's even right about Jude Bellingham because even though he's showing all the right signs to be considered world class there is one vital element that makes or breaks whether you are world class or not and that is consistency, week in week out, club, country, season on season
It snares you in when you see Souness and you think, okay I respect this guy’s opinion, then all of a sudden Harvey fkn Price chirps in with his opinion!
I wanted to hear what they thought of Cole Palmer because that one is tough. He is playing world class football, but it’s really only been over a a season and a bit.
World class means legacy. Iniesta, Pirlo, Thomas Muller, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Neymar... We all _know_ when a player is world class, but it's impossible to define exactly what it is that _makes_ them works class. I agree with Graeme
Wonder what Griezmann needs to achieve to get some recognition man. Guy got himself twice on the ballon d’or podium, been a UCL top scorer, World Cup winner, Euros golden boot,… all while playing most of his minutes as a midfielder.
To me, "world class" means that, if Space Jam happened for real, these players would represent Earth.
correct ... world class now means international class (if your lucky)
Nice one lad
Please stop listening to old players....some of them just know how to kick a ball...kante is not world class......what a joke....look at Troy telling someone he is not world class
@@alexakuffo1205he isn’t anymore but so the joke here is you thinking your opinion is fact
The most generous definition you can have is if we were to set up a World 11 v World 11 charity match, they’d have to get into either squad.
100% correct with Mr Souness
Crazy history bias
Rudiger, Vinicius and Bellingham all make a world 11
@@zachallan7545fucking hell 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@jmcg518 I’m talking a current world 11
Kante is world class
@@zachallan7545 Share us your world 11
Standards and levels here… One was a three-time European Cup winner and the other played for Watford!
Which one
The fact souness had to really consider if Vini was world class when he was probably the best player in the world last season is questionable
@danh555he’s Scottish blood isn’t he ? What’s the problem lol
More like, 1 played with world class players, the other only played against them
@@MikeGSKtook him like an extra second man chill out
I actually agree with everything Souness said for once
Rudiger is world class
I am with Graeme, everyone is labelled World Class these days. Madness!
Yeah true .. he talks nonsense all the time but I agree with him this time
Well, if you’re playing for your country, against others, and it’s covering the world.. technically all of these players are world class.
@@terenceflynn5125 So by that logic all San Marino players are world-class.
@@mrpickles7313 yes. Technically.
Ruediger though is world class. And has been for years.
Griezmann was world-class haha those who guys whoever they are have no idea about football. Griezmann is so fucking underrated. Man reinvented himself as midfielder and was genius. Dude is a masterpiece and brilliant baller
Agreed
He was top 3 in the Ballon Dor voting twice. If that ain’t World Class i don’t know what is.
Graeme Souness as much as I dislike the guy isn't a "Whoever"
Lol Souness is a legend of the game. One of the best in his position. Greizmann is a no one compared to him.
@@AJ-nd4nk how many world cups does Souness have?
Souness is so right. He's holding 'world class' to a beyond elite level.
Spot on, otherwise you have a plethora of very good players being branded as world class and the term world class becomes diminished.
@@NoxiousRobwell said.😂
I’m 30 when I was 15/16 you were lucky to say 4/5 players were “world class” that term is used so much now it’s hilarious
World class should mean you are without doubt the best 2 maybe 3 players worldwide in that position.
If you arent making the 22 man squad for the World eleven you aint world class.
Means top 3 in the position imo
Kante? Ngolo Kante?!!!! Common 😂. Totally world class boss
Meh, 5 years ago
@@1996jonneclass is permanent. That guy won the PREM with Leicester and it was because of him they won it. He’s won everything in world football wherever he goes, and a proper decent bloke and role model to boot. If it wasn’t for the fixation on Messi and Ronaldo, dude should’ve won the ballon d’or at least 3 times. Sad when old footballers can’t recognise class themselves. Shows that they weren’t cultured at the game whatsoever.
@@sarangistudent8614 i paused when you said 3 times. Name me the years he would’ve won the Balon d’ Or?
@@sarangistudent8614stop trying too much. He was not now
@@1996jonnedon't waste your time responding to him bro
LMFAO!!!! Man said John Stones is world class but not Rudiger 😂😂😂
So true 😂😂
That’s some jealousy shxt
bruh that stupid biased man also said Rice, Bellingham and Pogba are world class but Griezmann is not😂😂
@@chandreshjain6600 😭😭😭 It’s actually embarrassing how they overrate their players.
@@chandreshjain6600Griezmann couldn’t even win a league title with Messi
I'd consider Griezemann a World-class player. He's such a complete player
Maybe 2-3 years ago
He had his best individual season last season and here u are saying 2-3 yrs ago he was but not now
was.....
@@wld6439 2 3 years ago he was at barca playing sh*te
Kante is world-class 👌
No
Yes, bro getting man of the match in the most difficult tournament in the world
Really ??? I watched these men and they must have taken over at most 5 matches Ngolo done that many many times … English speaking people are the most arrogant self centered people on the face of the world
@@rizone800that was back in 2018. But he is been great in the euros so far
There is no definition to 'world class'.
You can tell Souness played at the highest level with his answers
If Souness played Today he’d be championship level… Sport has evolved way passed the 70s and 80s
@@zachallan7545what a stupid comment 🤣🤣
What utter 💩.
@@matthewjamison he did?
@@jmcg518 I meant to reply to that spaz Zach, above my comment
Titus bramble? Deeney - Yes
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Titus bramble uno class 😂😂
Not now but was at Wigan 🙄
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"World class" means top couple in that position in world football. If everyone is world class then it means nothing
So if one of the people considered world class in a given position retires, then whoever is below then is then promoted to world class despite no improvement in their abilities?
Lmao. He did not just ask Graeme Souness if Paul Pogba is world class 😂
The calming himself down was visible 😅
@@TheWPhilosopher he was ready to spit fire
Souness 100% correct
Deeney is so clueless…. Saka is nearby but Griezmann no , also John stones but not Rudiger… He should be a comedian..no wonder he was sacked so fast as a manager
Did he manage any team?
Saka, Griezmann, Stones and Rudiger are all world class players
@@KingsleyOsagwu-p4j Yes, the vegan speshes
Saka is not nearby. Seriously compare against what the standard is. Robben, Young Messi when he was out on the right, Salah, Di Maria, Bale.
He is getting there but he isn’t there. Those above players have done it against the best on a consistent basis.
Saka consistency is still wanting. If he gets a great season under his belt with some silverware then he’ll be in the conversation.
But that’s a lot to do and you have to be special so no not really close. Saka is world class on his day but his day isn’t frequent enough.
Kantè and Donnarumma are world class. Agree with Souness for the rest
No they are not, especially not donnarumma, kante was tho
@@DCUEmp_prinzy I think Kante was and Donnarumma is
Souness knows football
If rodri is world class rice is its that simple, plays in a far better and more competitive league and produces and im not An aresnal fan.. Modern football is embarrassing though go back to 2014 and I can name world class players all day. GS doesn't like English it's clear as day everytime you see him talk.
I think you may be getting your Rodri’s mixed up pal.
They play in the same league….
@@blazet300Rice is nowhere near world class pal. He’s a complete crab.
He fcking better had, he's been in the football industry since he was about 5.
Prime Ngolo Kante is one of the greatest players of all time.
Issue is he was only prime for a couple of seasons
@anhk_yt not at all true. His standard has never dropped. 18 months of bad injuries is the only thing that hindered him. 2014 - 2022, hes the best player in the world, including the messis and ronaldos and hype jobs like neymar and mbappe. Only reason he doesnt get the plaudits is because hes not a goalscorer. Hes a genuine GOAT.
No
What? 🤣 If by that you mean top 100 then yeah maybe but if you mean anywhere near the top 25 then bro what
"World Class" is used too often for players who are just very good at football at elite level. Being very good at elite level is something to be very proud of.
World class should be reserved for players who are THE best in their position.. Players who’d walk in to any side on Earth.
@@Zagreus_07why? Its a meaningless term...
@@Julian-pw5mv Depends how it’s applied.
World Class in my opinion means that the player can walk into the starting line up of any team in the world.
People tend to underestimate what world class really means just to include players that they like
Gladly this man kept it 1000
Kante definitely is every game he's always best rating he's so underrated
For me kante is great fighter but I would prefer Essien, Mkhalele over him any day. They were also not world class though. At this position world class was Lothar mattheus, Franco barezzi and even Jean Tigana. Today Rodri
Wow spot on both of them 🎉🎉🎉
Rudiger is a world class defender. Seen him drag Real Madrid through the knockout stages of CL last 2 years.
If you watch the games and understand what
youre watching then you know......
So graeme souness doesnt understand what hes watching 😂😂
@ronnie1202 Just an opinion bud don't get feelings about it 😂
@@thewengerinn5555 whatever
@@ronnie1202 🥲
Graeme got them all right except Rudiger. He’s clearly world class
To be World class you have to be impacting your team at a high level and if your transfered to another team you should also elevate that team. Not many players these days are world class and not many players can lift a team.
You have to call rudiger world class he is amazing
Souness was a world class players and one of the greatest midfielders of all time he is basically saying that the standards of world class fell off
Sourness wasn't all that ,he was an enforcer on the pitch and a dirty bastard @@MultipleFlames
@@MarkGormley-nn7fh and? Still one of the greatest midfielders ever
Rüdiger is a dirty player and he has always been terrible in the national team. He can be good player but never a world class. Wc is Maldini, Nesta, Cannavaro level
Taking the piss are we?
100% correct. Substance over hype.
England’s problem with their poor performances on this tournament are simply down to people’s expectations, which are based on players who are claimed to be world class when they are anything but.
La Liga POTS: Bellingham
PL POTS: Foden
BL POTS: Kane
European Golden Boot winner: Kane
The problem was the poor excuse of a coach and his Shite tactics, not the players. Did your team make it to 2 Euro finals
and paul pogba
Not a fanboy of the italian gk, but Donnarumma def World class and top 3 gk at the moment
I’m only shocked that he said Kante is not world class wth
He isn’t right now. He was
He plays in the camel league how tf can you be world class
Rodri for ballon de d’or
Fair enough, like the talk
World class means can play for ANY team in the world. Can people keep that in mind before throwing the term around.
World class should be held in much higher regard than the Pommie media makes out. Souness is right. Would put Kante there though. Not quite as effective as he was a few years ago but still a player any team would be happy to have.
Love Souness, just says it like it is and doesn’t kiss arse!
Graeme knows hes football i agree with him 💯0000
Kante is world-class
The pogba one lol
I like how is is straightforward. It's a yes or no
Spot on Souey with everyone of them
That Pogba question almost blew his gasket 😂
World class used to mean game after game.
Nowadays, world class is just thrown around for going to the training ground.
Agree with Souness on each one !
World class:
Best in the world in their position and would play in any team.
Top 3 in their position and consistency. Thats the huge factors
@@okocha7914
Consistency is important, yes.
Out of interest, why top 3?
@@mikenes-or becuase u cant only have 11 wolrld class players
@@okocha7914 yes you can
@@kelly980 So Vinicius Jr. isnt world class. Because Mbappe is a better left winger. Got it.
I totally agree with Graeme Souness
Ssouness completley right
That Donnaruma one was personal 😂
Griezzman and Kante surely yes
No . They are not.
Kante literally plays in saudi
Maybe once but not now.
Would you put them alongside the likes of Ronaldo, Messi, Pelé, Cruyff or Maradonna?
@@BobbySpringer1 no but the ones you mention are some of the greatest of all time, does someone have to be on that level to be ‘world class’ .
I’ve trained in same gym as Graeme and he’s a top bloke. He’s seen world class and respect the level that, that means. I respect his opinion
Souness knowledge 100% deeney 20%
All of them are at their best
Rudiger is underrated af
Donarumma?????? If there's less than 5 people better than you in your position, that's world class SURELY????
OK let's just say world class = shit, but not as shit as everyone else
Less than 1.
No there can even be no world class players in football at one point world class is a level footballers get you have to be to good for that
@@MultipleFlamesWorld class doesn’t mean best of all time in your position, it means one of the best in the world in your position. There’s always the same number of world class players.
@@hazen6283 yes ofc but the standards fell off I would say with this standards the World class players would be
GK: Maignan and Martínez
CB: Saliba Gabriel bastoni Romero
Fullbacks: Carbajal Hernandez kimmich
Center mids: Valverde Gundogan kroos
Dms: Rodri and maybe rice
AM: Bellingham odegaard Musiala wirtz
Wingers: vini Mbappe Salah Saka Foden maybe Leao
Strikers: Kane Haaland Martínez
And yes that’s it let me know if you have more players
I think today we devalue what World Class is, its thrown around far to easy today, Souness was spot on there. World Class is special they are rare.
Greame is old school. It takes more than media hype to make a player world class.
Wrong about Kante, though.
Kante isnt world class anymore he plays in a terrible league
Souness saying it how it is he's bang on
Nah the disrespect on kante🚮 he could easily be considered in top 3 CDM's of our generation
Kanté is no longer World Class.
No longer
Wasn't a cdm. More of a box to box
I'm with Souness on every call 😮
He got most of them right ✅️
This is the only time i am going to agree with souness and he got all of them spot on.
Rhodri best player in the world right now he is unbelievable
The Legend
Souness - knows what he’s talking about
Deeney - doesn’t even know what day of the week it is.
I totally agree 100%
Agree with Graham on every pick
United fan here and Souness is a 100% right. World class is thrown around too easily these days
Only one I disagree with was Griezmann, he is the main reason France won the World Cup in 2018 and could be up there with any best XI worldwide
I don't usually agree with Souness but can't disagree here, he's spot on
The "World Class" Status is given very easily nowadays....
In my opinion... Nowadays are very very few world class players to be honest!
Had to agree with Souness some times but it’s pretty much bang on.
Graame knows his football!!!
Off the top of my head theres:
Alisson
Courtois
Van Dijk
Dias
Hernandez (super underrated)
Rodri
KDB
Valverde (very underrated,)
Griezmann
Silva
Salah
Mbappe
Vini
Haaland
Bellingham, Musiala, Wirtz, Saka, Odegaard, Saliba and a few others are very close. Yamal is really special too.
World class means you can put them in the best eleven. Most of the players mentioned was in or around there in their prime. Souness is just a snob. I'm with Troy here.
Stones is someone who did almost same sucsessfull dribbles with Messi in Ucl final.What should he do?
Shoot like Haaland and and run like Walker?
Troy demonstrating what happens when you don't actually listen to the question asked!
World Class Eleven:
G : Buffon
D : Lilian Thuram, Beckenbauer, Maldini, R Carlos,
M : Zidane, Maradona
F : Messi, Ronaldo, Pele, CR7
Graham is right on every one
World Class definition : Would immediately fit into any team , in any league, on any continent.
Good for souness the world class label gets thrown about way too casually these days
He's even right about Jude Bellingham because even though he's showing all the right signs to be considered world class there is one vital element that makes or breaks whether you are world class or not and that is consistency, week in week out, club, country, season on season
Andy Robertson is absolutely world class. The manager needs to play him in a way that leads him to be
Every player is world class
Well said Graham. Spot on with your opinions.💯👍
Souness nearly exploded at the name Pogba!! 😂😂
Souness spot on with them all
Souness is bang on the money there.
Souness legend 👍👍👍,,, ynwa
This old guy has THE ball Knowledge, incredible
It snares you in when you see Souness and you think, okay I respect this guy’s opinion, then all of a sudden Harvey fkn Price chirps in with his opinion!
I wanted to hear what they thought of Cole Palmer because that one is tough. He is playing world class football, but it’s really only been over a a season and a bit.
As soon as pogba got mentioned I thought "Oh shit"
I agree with Graeme %100
Souness knows his football.
Kante is world class. No one like him
They hating in Rudiger and Kante. Rudiger is the best CB last few years. Kante still plays for French National team..
Agree with Graeme. Not everyone can be classed world class.
Graham suness is absolutely unbelievable and I loved it when he was asked about pogba and he said
Absolutely not
World class means legacy.
Iniesta, Pirlo, Thomas Muller, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Neymar...
We all _know_ when a player is world class, but it's impossible to define exactly what it is that _makes_ them works class.
I agree with Graeme
Very few players could be considered truly world class.
Absolutely right
Wonder what Griezmann needs to achieve to get some recognition man. Guy got himself twice on the ballon d’or podium, been a UCL top scorer, World Cup winner, Euros golden boot,… all while playing most of his minutes as a midfielder.