@@sadinhamadouchi8280 the quote was slide tackle, meaning that most the time u make a slide tackle u weren't tight enough on ur man, or he beat u the first time
@@sadinhamadouchi8280 Maldini's biggest strength was his awareness of the game. He would lock the defence down and not allow anyone to come close by cutting each passing lane along with other greats like Nesta. Obviously, this won't work all the time so everytime it didn't work, he had the skill necessary to make the perfect tackle and recover the ball. He considers his hold on the game his greatest ability and his elite tackling skills are only a failsafe.
@@zac5572 He started shifting from LB into CB under Zaccheroni era (98) where Zac always use 3-4-3 tactics. It's a different story on national team where there's Cannavaro and Nesta as a CB. But in serie A, his ability to mark strikers was very effective
He had a lot of practice. Remember that he was playing in Italy, and during the 90's (and arugably to this day) Italy is a haven for divers. He probably trained night and day to perfect his 'no touch tackle', just in case.
@@jensmatthewdawson6997 that Is a Great Choise, Bro. In fact, as a true CD, Beckenbauer was probably slightly Better than Maldini but Maldini Is more complete. And he won in different eras of football
بسیار خوشحالم که زمانی متولد شدم که بتونم از اول بازیهای تو رو تا بازنشستگیت ببینم. هم انسان بی نظیری هستی و هم مدافع بی نظیری بودی. تا صدها سال دیگه هم مادری نمیتونه مثل تو اسطوره رو به دنیا بیاره. بهترین در تمام دوران،دوستت دارم پائولوی عزیز.❤❤❤❤ از ایران❤❤❤❤
Paolo Maldini, a legend as a defender and a genius of fair play. 902 appearances, 92 yellow cards and only 3 red cards in his 25 years at A.C Milan. In his 16 years of international career Maldini had 126 caps and only 9 yellow cards.
Actually so nuts that he only got 3. Kinda tells you how good of a tackler he was, the guy is probably the best tackler that has ever touched a football. Jeeez
@@heroiskenderbe5666 scirea isn't close to maldini, yes he is good and underrated but just not in maldini levels, only 2 defender are comparable to maldini, Beckenbauer and Baresi.
How he never won the Ballon D’or I’ll never know. Just because attackers score goals and are creative they always seem to win it. But Maldini was unquestionably the best player in his position and the best defender in the world for years. He took defending to a whole new level. His timing, intelligence, positioning, game reading was outstanding. He was a better defender than attackers were at attacking. Simply the best
if he was to ever win Ballon d'Or it would have had to be in his peak years (which is 2000 to 2007), but during those years both Kaka and Shevchenko had won it for Milan, so my assumption is that the voters didn't want to reward it to another Milan player (although, let's not forget that Pirlo, too would have deserved the trophy in those years) so as not to be accused of bias. But, in reality, we all know that the almighty AC Milan have had at least 4 players that could have won the trophy at ANY time during those years were this trophy to be rewarded fair and square. But after this injustice, the moronic voters went ahead and gave the trophy only to Messi and Penaldo for over a decade, even though there were times when Messi didn't deserve it. In the 2011 season, for example, Messi had been injured most of the season and he only played 10-12 games (I don't remember the exact number), and I think he still won the Ballon d'Or at the expense of Riibbery, Robben, Lahm, Neuer or Alaba who have won the UCL that season. This just shows you how corrupt this trophy had become in the last 15 years or so.... Or in 2013 (I believe) when Real Madrid had only won Copa del Rey and yet, Penaldo had won Ballon d'Or instead of - once again - Ribbery or Robben, or even Drogba / Terry / Lampard who were killing that season. So yeah... tell me more about how fair this trophy is when legends like Pirlo or Maldini carry the teams on their backs for a decade while Messi / Penaldo don't even play and they still win it....
For me, he personified AC.Milan. When i think of Milan i instantly imagine his face. He hold the legacy of his father and now his son is in Milan football academy. The legend .
@@user-rt5br1zi3u Not forget he faced so many great player. Ronaldo nazario,maradona,batistuta and many legend. Even messi and cr in their beginning. Today defender who stop messi once called the best the world. What a shame
Complete, genius, quick. Incredible covering, positioning and leadership. Strong in the air. Incredible in one on one . Great with the ball at his feet. Aggressive. Incredible legacy. 25 years at the top . Faced the greatest ever , maradona, platini, romario, ronaldo, zidan, Cristiano, ronaldinho, baggio, totti, ...etc . The greatest of all time . He is the number one in my top five defenders ever with baresi, scirea, beckenbauer, nesta
Maldini has it all. Skill, speed, composure, impeccable positional sense, toughness and above all a great pro and team player. One of the top 5 defenders of all time.
not 1 of the top 5, THE BEST of all time. No other defender could even come close, and please - for the love of God - don't bring the nuisances Hierro or Puyol into discussion. Those players - as great as they are, and they ARE great! - are nowhere near being legends like Maldini, Baresi or Beckenbauer. Let's just be fair for once, ok?
@@barryosullivan1486 not you, don't worry! But I've seen a lot of nutcases putting Puyol in top 3, which really infuriates me... Anyway, I was just speaking in general, not about you or about Puyol. And the general idea is that Maldini is the best defender of all time, not in top 5 like you said... although, technically, being the best of all time CAN mean being in any top [whatever]. But you get the point :)
What people also forget is how important some of these games were, in which he produced so many great defensive performances...finals and semi-finals of major tournaments like the World Cup, the Champions League, and the Euros, as well as big domestic games as well against top opponents (both clubs and players) and in key games during a given season. He won it all with Milan (he once held the record for most Serie A title victories when his career spanned the era in which it was the greatest league we've ever seen, with seven world class teams and some of the greatest players, defenders, and goalkeepers ever), set a record for least goals conceded and most clean sheets and consecutive minutes without a goal in Serie A and the World Cup (the former has since been broken), and came up against all the greats, and also holds the record for most Champions League/European Cup victories and final appearances, keeping several clean sheets and had a man of the match performance in one of them and a goal in one defeat. Only bad luck prevented him from winning a title with Italy, which he so deserved, but he came close on many occasions, as demonstrated by the fact that he was included in the World Cup all-time team and was often included in the team of the tournament. And while he was arguably the greatest tackler I've ever seen along with Nesta (and the greatest defender I've seen along with Baresi and Nesta), he usually didn't tackle unless he needed to, which is even more impressive. Maldini really had it all...an impeccable leader, a classy player, who was precocious, consistent, and who had incredible longevity, and who could play in any defensive position (as he demonstrated during the 1994 World Cup) or even in midfield if necessary. He really had everything you wanted in a defender: two-footedness, versatility, timing, tackling, marking, anticipation, recovering, reading of the game, positioning, organisational skills, tactical intelligence, proficiency in one-one-one situations, physical power/strength, heading/elevtaion/athleticism/aerial prowess, pace, energy, awareness, concentration, composure, mentality, breavery, decisiveness, technique, elegance, passing, crossing, creativity, and attacking drive, both when playing on the flank or up the middle as a libero...the one thing which one might consider a possible "weakness," which maybe impeded him from being virtually "perfect" (not that I would call them that personally though), is that he didn't have the offensive qualities or goalscoring or shooting abilities, both in open play and from dead ball situations, of certain defenders such as Koeman, Hierro, Roberto Carlos, Vierchowod, Materazzi, or Ramos, but having said that he always chipped in with a few goals, and also contributed with assists as well, and I still believe that as a defender, one should be able to defend first and foremost...and aside from goals, he had it all, and I think that's even more impressive looking back on him today when technique and ball playing ability are valued more in defenders.
Dude is insane , he manages to be incredibly aggressive but there’s an intelligence to everything he does. Agressive but never resorting to violence in any of his defending , fucking flawless player
His tackle was the most effective and best , I have not seen any defender as good as him as of today . He was looking at the ball and I noticed alot of defenders are looking at boday language /movement .
Isn’t nesta the best slide tackle ever. Maldini is just the greatest the most complete but not the best slide tackler ever although he’s also good at it though.
@@huskyz1417 I would say that they both are; Nesta and Maldini were amazing, maybe Nesta was slightly more elegant, but so was Polo! No-one except maybe Lahm comes close to the way they could win the ball and keep hold of it and get up and carry on running!
My 5yo son started watching Maldini videos and suddenly leaps of progress in his defending. Even his coach was like what happened and then I just said he started watching Maldini. You could see the admiration for that name in the coach's eyes
The scary thing is as a defender he has some dribbling skill.so when he tackle the striker its not easy to take the ball for him.Because when he has the ball on his leg he is look like a midfielder.
His tackles are so clean and precise. And boy, he was pretty fast in his prime! (A younger AC Milan fan who only witness Maldini in his late 30s here, he was still damn good back when i see him too, though)
people thought come here and see many legendary slides and tackles, but once maldini said "if i have to tackle that means that i've already done a mistake", if you're positioning is good the opponent players doesnt have even the space to challenge you, that's why players like wan bissaka do many good tackles but they always leaves too space for the opponents, to understand the ability of maldini you have to watch the entire match not highlights on yt
After seeing this Video,My respect for him is increasing 20times or more than that.and from now I will say him Sir Maldini . The greatest ever centre back in the history of football and he is incomparable to others🙏🙏🙏🙏😀😇💪💪
Maldini o melhor zagueiro que eu ja tive a honra de ver jogar na minha vida jogava pra caralho tinha uma técnica absurda era um líder nato sou muito fan dessa lenda ❤
He had the accuracy and speed of a forward combined with his incredible defensive talent making him one of the most complete players I’ve ever seen. Truly the greatest
the way his timing is always perfect, the class of his password and the fact of never being scared no matter who to play against makes him the best defender of all time
I think he is even the greatest player ever. He has all the skills you need in a football player and is the best at most of them, he also has the greatest career, his consistency and character was unbelievable. Paolo Maldini the greatest football player of all time for me
reading the game..tackling... leadership... calm... the complete package from a defender... friends and even opponents really respect him... it's hard to find someone like him in this era
@@legioxiii821 ahahahahah, juventini che credono di aver avuto giocatori che rimarranno nel storia, abbiamo avuto il difensore e la prima punta più forte della storia del calcio, ma di cosa stiamo parlando? non mettiamo in mezzo pirlo che anche se ammette di essere gobbo, con la juve non avrebbe mai vinto quanto che con il Milan. l'unico vostro vanto potrebbe essere buffon, certo, giocatore fortissimo ma casillas molto meglio
@@filippoincorvaia3628 potevi fermarti a del Piero ed era molto meglio. trezeguet ahahah lo prendi tanto il giro per il 2006 e poi lo difendi per quando gioca per la juve, nedved non sa neanche lui come ha vinto il pallone d'oro
@@cristianrizzo1562 sei il classico tifoso medio, antisportivo tra l altro perché fai passare nedved come un giocatore normale quando è stato uno dei più forti, fortissimo con entrambi i piedi e una velocità assurda, poi buffon è il portiere più forte della storia senza se e ma... Solo uno che non capisce niente di calcio o antisportivo al massimo può parlare così..
Sono juventino amante del Milan di Sacchi E vedere Maldini mi emoziona con la lacrima pronta . Il 3 è stato l'unico che da Maradona a messi e Ronaldo li ha fermati tutti cazzo .. Sono passati tutti sotto di lui . Io propongo di togliere la maglia n.3 anche in nazionale
Paolo un fuoriclasse, en el mismo pedestal de los mejores de la historia en la defensa, junto a Beckenbauer, Figueroa, Passarella, Baresi, Scirea, Moore !!!
But what hurts is his self-disappointment, he felt a failure after being unable to win the WC 1994 and Euro 2000, but, misfortunes often occur, and at least he did his best
He is the greatest for his longevity and qualities. Playing against the greatest offensive players in the toughest league, makes you realise how great he was. The Muhammad Ali of defending.
Veo a Maldini y me emociona tanto porque ese es el fútbol que me atrapó de pequeño, creo que nunca habrá otro jugador así, lo de antes eran los defensas
Incluso los 2 mejores defensores vandjik y Ramos no tienen ninguna posibilidad con maldini, este fútbol de la generación es aburrido. Me gusta el viejo fútbol de entonces.
Il MIO capitano!Il mio giocatore preferito in assoluto...Il capitano dei capitani e la leggenda del calcio Paolo Maldini.Nessun difensore neanche lo avvicina...Figuriamoci superarlo...Il piú forte di tutti i tempi senza se e senza ma!!!
When I think about Fair Play the first player who comes in my mind is Paolo Maldini! Strong but elegant, tough defender but he always tackled searching for the ball
He was not a defender! He was Defense itself!!! A God of the game. Surly the greatest defender of all time must be an Italian, and that is Paolo Maldini of course... the master of tackles. FORZA MILAN!!!
First i started watching this video with a question "madlini is overrated?🤔" But, after 3 minutes i realised the truth that no defender can match maldini's level
Peccato che il destino non gli ha concesso di vincere un Europeo e un Mondiale in maglia azzurra. L'avrebbe più che meritato...! Troppo bravo Paolo Maldini! 💙🇮🇹 It's a pity that destiny didn't ever allow him, to win the european and world championship with the Italian national team. He would have deserved to win both...! Great Paolo Maldini 👍🇮🇹💙
maldini is the best defender ever to live he had so much smarts on and off the pitch he also was one our best captains for ac milan and italy long live king maldini
As Juve fan, I totally agree 👍 He used to set up a show on the left side .... beautyful to watch too: his defence had style. But he was so effective and passionate too. Athletic and technic at the highest level, winning mentality and heart of a champion. Correct and respectful. He had all. He would dominate nowadays too PM3 .. Milan's and Italy's pride 🇮🇹
He was ahead of his generation, if he were playing now then VVD gonna be a normal defender. He was a beast, no one can come close to his skills as a defender.
"If I have to make a tackle, then I have already made a mistake".
Paolo Maldini. The greatest defender ever
He did it like 100 times in this video. Quote makes no sense
Not tackle , he meant A FOUL.
@@sadinhamadouchi8280 for every single tackle he made 100s of interceptions...
@@sadinhamadouchi8280 the quote was slide tackle, meaning that most the time u make a slide tackle u weren't tight enough on ur man, or he beat u the first time
@@sadinhamadouchi8280 Maldini's biggest strength was his awareness of the game. He would lock the defence down and not allow anyone to come close by cutting each passing lane along with other greats like Nesta. Obviously, this won't work all the time so everytime it didn't work, he had the skill necessary to make the perfect tackle and recover the ball. He considers his hold on the game his greatest ability and his elite tackling skills are only a failsafe.
When a world class striker such as Ronaldo Lima and Zlatan Ibrahimovic said Maldini is the toughest defenders they ever faced, it really say it all
He played lb most of his career so he wouldn't face off against them
@@zac5572 He started shifting from LB into CB under Zaccheroni era (98) where Zac always use 3-4-3 tactics. It's a different story on national team where there's Cannavaro and Nesta as a CB. But in serie A, his ability to mark strikers was very effective
@@zac5572 He was more complete he always make up to CB on paper he start as LB but he was a CB but on Italian side he was a LB proper LB
snuck in zlatan
@@sr7football168 Zlatan was world class
His career was also very long, sustaining a high performance (he retired at 40). He faced Maradona and CR7.
he faced the best players in general we need a defenders like maldini in this era
Ruben Dias
Still he considers messi maradona and r9 as best he has faced
@@Fine173 wdym that he faced messi, he hasn't faced him
@@getmoggged he did
He had almost no mistimed tackles. So precise and even quick. The absolute king of slide tackling.
He had a lot of practice. Remember that he was playing in Italy, and during the 90's (and arugably to this day) Italy is a haven for divers. He probably trained night and day to perfect his 'no touch tackle', just in case.
Wan bissaka better
@@bigcurry420 ahahhaahhaa
@@bigcurry420 🤡🤡🤢🤦🏿♂️
NESTA had the best sliding tackle
The art of defence a complete defender a true legend simply the best ever
I agree, but i am very bias, because i'm a diehard A.C. Milan Fan
I’m a AC Milan fan but I think that Beckenbauer is better. But still Maldini is a legendary and a nightmare to the attackers
@@jensmatthewdawson6997 that Is a Great Choise, Bro. In fact, as a true CD, Beckenbauer was probably slightly Better than Maldini but Maldini Is more complete. And he won in different eras of football
Baresi still the best
I love maldini but I would have to say baresi is a bit better.
Best defender of the history
Second best, after Baresi
@@michaeltrumph121 I don’t think so sir
@@johanl1763
Then you did not watch Baresi
Passarella is the king ..
@@michaeltrumph121 1Maldini 2Baresi 3Beckenbauer 4Nesta 5Cannavaro
بسیار خوشحالم که زمانی متولد شدم که بتونم از اول بازیهای تو رو تا بازنشستگیت ببینم.
هم انسان بی نظیری هستی و هم مدافع بی نظیری بودی.
تا صدها سال دیگه هم مادری نمیتونه مثل تو اسطوره رو به دنیا بیاره.
بهترین در تمام دوران،دوستت دارم پائولوی عزیز.❤❤❤❤
از ایران❤❤❤❤
Paolo Maldini, a legend as a defender and a genius of fair play. 902 appearances, 92 yellow cards and only 3 red cards in his 25 years at A.C Milan. In his 16 years of international career Maldini had 126 caps and only 9 yellow cards.
INSANE
Meanwhile ramos 💀💀💀💀
Mean while ramos red card is immeasurable 💀💀
Actually so nuts that he only got 3. Kinda tells you how good of a tackler he was, the guy is probably the best tackler that has ever touched a football. Jeeez
Ramos 800 presenze 60 cartellini rossi
And the children says Ramos😂
Ramos is the best defender of current football maldini is the greatest defender of all time
@@swhitedotty Who told you Maldini is the best defender of all time???? What about Scirea????
@@heroiskenderbe5666 scirea isn't close to maldini, yes he is good and underrated but just not in maldini levels, only 2 defender are comparable to maldini, Beckenbauer and Baresi.
@@siapaini4379 Hahahaha, you know nothing about football
@@heroiskenderbe5666 wtf, tell me why he is better????
The complete defender, period
‘To make a player like him would require 10 men.’ -R Baggio
more than that
How he never won the Ballon D’or I’ll never know. Just because attackers score goals and are creative they always seem to win it. But Maldini was unquestionably the best player in his position and the best defender in the world for years. He took defending to a whole new level. His timing, intelligence, positioning, game reading was outstanding. He was a better defender than attackers were at attacking. Simply the best
if he was to ever win Ballon d'Or it would have had to be in his peak years (which is 2000 to 2007), but during those years both Kaka and Shevchenko had won it for Milan, so my assumption is that the voters didn't want to reward it to another Milan player (although, let's not forget that Pirlo, too would have deserved the trophy in those years) so as not to be accused of bias. But, in reality, we all know that the almighty AC Milan have had at least 4 players that could have won the trophy at ANY time during those years were this trophy to be rewarded fair and square. But after this injustice, the moronic voters went ahead and gave the trophy only to Messi and Penaldo for over a decade, even though there were times when Messi didn't deserve it. In the 2011 season, for example, Messi had been injured most of the season and he only played 10-12 games (I don't remember the exact number), and I think he still won the Ballon d'Or at the expense of Riibbery, Robben, Lahm, Neuer or Alaba who have won the UCL that season. This just shows you how corrupt this trophy had become in the last 15 years or so....
Or in 2013 (I believe) when Real Madrid had only won Copa del Rey and yet, Penaldo had won Ballon d'Or instead of - once again - Ribbery or Robben, or even Drogba / Terry / Lampard who were killing that season.
So yeah... tell me more about how fair this trophy is when legends like Pirlo or Maldini carry the teams on their backs for a decade while Messi / Penaldo don't even play and they still win it....
he came pretty close to winning ballon d or/ world player of the year in 1994,1995 and 2003
For me, he personified AC.Milan. When i think of Milan i instantly imagine his face. He hold the legacy of his father and now his son is in Milan football academy. The legend .
Milan is 90% maldini
Despite his strength defence
He was never ever used dirty tackle
Respect to that legend 🌺🌺🌺
thanks brò
@@Iutub0ne_Genzore 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🙋♀️🙋♀️🙋♀️
@@user-rt5br1zi3u Not forget he faced so many great player. Ronaldo nazario,maradona,batistuta and many legend. Even messi and cr in their beginning. Today defender who stop messi once called the best the world. What a shame
@@harithdanial141 not the best but one of the best coz stopping messi is indeed a big deal..
@@saptarshichoudhury9710 haha kid.
X: Which role do you play in defense?
Maldini: Yes!
@@norman48234 That'd be someone like Beckenbauer, Matthaus, Koeman or Lahm.
@@Metalton95 rijkaard as well I think so
@@Metalton95 Not for Koeman he was more of a shit Maldini was a LB LCB RCB and LWB so probably he also fit in
Whats really amazing is that none of these "modern ball playing" defenders of today even come close to the technique, ability and class of this GOAT.
You forgot Maguire
His ball anticipation was like a Jedi, it was as if he could predict the future
The prototype when it came to “High IQ” players.
In that case, Baresi was the force itself? Seriously, I've never found someone who could anticipate and intercept so damn fast!
Complete, genius, quick. Incredible covering, positioning and leadership. Strong in the air. Incredible in one on one . Great with the ball at his feet. Aggressive. Incredible legacy. 25 years at the top . Faced the greatest ever , maradona, platini, romario, ronaldo, zidan, Cristiano, ronaldinho, baggio, totti, ...etc . The greatest of all time . He is the number one in my top five defenders ever with baresi, scirea, beckenbauer, nesta
Handsome too.
And he did all that thing u said with handsome style.
Me too. Baresi, Nesta, Maldini, Ramos.
@Christian Giglio sure , young Fabio was legendary.
he also perfectly executed passing, tackling, and shooting with both of his feet.
@@9963212 Ramos🤣
against maldini one thing can pass through : the ball or the player: together, its impossible
except for ronaldo
@@moestacks98 nice joke
edmundo and ronaldo dribbled past maldini
@@fckenglandfans585 i wasnt joking though. more times then not ronaldo went past maldini
ronaldo himself said that he avoid to face maldini in the game, every one of them respect each other
They don't make players like him no more. He was of a different breed. Absolute legend !
VVD
@@TheJwwinteri know you did not just compare maldini to vvd
@@ishmeetsinghsikka1948 My apologies Grandpa
@@TheJwwinternot even close
Maldini is so good that if there is a left back debate he's in and if a center back debate he's also in. Greatest of all time🙌
The best thing about him, is that i have never seen him going for the man, he only goes for the ball, pure defending ❤
Materazzi Montero were usually going for the man
Perfectly spot on!
That is the skill he builds his own ....and thats. Maked him a greatest of greatest ...
Very few True Legends of football. Maldini is one.
Maldini has it all. Skill, speed, composure, impeccable positional sense, toughness and above all a great pro and team player. One of the top 5 defenders of all time.
not 1 of the top 5, THE BEST of all time. No other defender could even come close, and please - for the love of God - don't bring the nuisances Hierro or Puyol into discussion. Those players - as great as they are, and they ARE great! - are nowhere near being legends like Maldini, Baresi or Beckenbauer. Let's just be fair for once, ok?
@@blabla-rg7ky who mentioned Hierro or Puyol?
@@barryosullivan1486 not you, don't worry! But I've seen a lot of nutcases putting Puyol in top 3, which really infuriates me... Anyway, I was just speaking in general, not about you or about Puyol. And the general idea is that Maldini is the best defender of all time, not in top 5 like you said... although, technically, being the best of all time CAN mean being in any top [whatever]. But you get the point :)
@@blabla-rg7ky Difficult to compare different era's but Maldini is the best defender I have ever seen
@@barryosullivan1486 exactly!
MALDINI...the absolute BEST and the unparalleled Genius.
GOAT.
What people also forget is how important some of these games were, in which he produced so many great defensive performances...finals and semi-finals of major tournaments like the World Cup, the Champions League, and the Euros, as well as big domestic games as well against top opponents (both clubs and players) and in key games during a given season. He won it all with Milan (he once held the record for most Serie A title victories when his career spanned the era in which it was the greatest league we've ever seen, with seven world class teams and some of the greatest players, defenders, and goalkeepers ever), set a record for least goals conceded and most clean sheets and consecutive minutes without a goal in Serie A and the World Cup (the former has since been broken), and came up against all the greats, and also holds the record for most Champions League/European Cup victories and final appearances, keeping several clean sheets and had a man of the match performance in one of them and a goal in one defeat. Only bad luck prevented him from winning a title with Italy, which he so deserved, but he came close on many occasions, as demonstrated by the fact that he was included in the World Cup all-time team and was often included in the team of the tournament. And while he was arguably the greatest tackler I've ever seen along with Nesta (and the greatest defender I've seen along with Baresi and Nesta), he usually didn't tackle unless he needed to, which is even more impressive.
Maldini really had it all...an impeccable leader, a classy player, who was precocious, consistent, and who had incredible longevity, and who could play in any defensive position (as he demonstrated during the 1994 World Cup) or even in midfield if necessary. He really had everything you wanted in a defender: two-footedness, versatility, timing, tackling, marking, anticipation, recovering, reading of the game, positioning, organisational skills, tactical intelligence, proficiency in one-one-one situations, physical power/strength, heading/elevtaion/athleticism/aerial prowess, pace, energy, awareness, concentration, composure, mentality, breavery, decisiveness, technique, elegance, passing, crossing, creativity, and attacking drive, both when playing on the flank or up the middle as a libero...the one thing which one might consider a possible "weakness," which maybe impeded him from being virtually "perfect" (not that I would call them that personally though), is that he didn't have the offensive qualities or goalscoring or shooting abilities, both in open play and from dead ball situations, of certain defenders such as Koeman, Hierro, Roberto Carlos, Vierchowod, Materazzi, or Ramos, but having said that he always chipped in with a few goals, and also contributed with assists as well, and I still believe that as a defender, one should be able to defend first and foremost...and aside from goals, he had it all, and I think that's even more impressive looking back on him today when technique and ball playing ability are valued more in defenders.
Wow
@@Kobs.A lol😂
Perfect analysis
I totally agree, perfect analysis
Wow! I was glued to the end!, I really need to know how to write like this!
I wish he had stayed on to captain Italy in 2006 World Cup victory.
World cup and probably even golden ball
Too bad he wasn't there.
@@zachariecyr9060 team trophies don't prove how much good a player is.....eye test is a must.
Too unlucky he was injured that time
@@galtoranocanal4529 no he was retired from national team.
@@francesco9403 oh thanks for the information bro..
Dude is insane , he manages to be incredibly aggressive but there’s an intelligence to everything he does. Agressive but never resorting to violence in any of his defending , fucking flawless player
No me canso de verlo, es simplemente el mejor, el más completo, el más grande defensa. Viva Italia!!
Defence is a Art, Maldini is a universal Boss in defence, he fulfilled that position, since 1990 (Season) is very tough. He is a great Legend
Since the 1984-85 season. He was already the best defender in the world in 1990.
Ramos is better no matter what other people say
@@fggfdfg3525 lmao u are so ignorant. Go watch some football games kid.
@@fggfdfg3525 you a kid and ramos is good but not better than maldini
The best compilation about a defender i have ever seen. So proud to be Italian
His tackle was the most effective and best , I have not seen any defender as good as him as of today . He was looking at the ball and I noticed alot of defenders are looking at boday language /movement .
the way he stops the ball and turns,the wayhe always sacrifices his body it always gives me chills..indeed best defender of all time
Always played the ball. Best slide tackler there was.
Isn’t nesta the best slide tackle ever. Maldini is just the greatest the most complete but not the best slide tackler ever although he’s also good at it though.
then youd have to question them positionally
@@huskyz1417 I would say that they both are; Nesta and Maldini were amazing, maybe Nesta was slightly more elegant, but so was Polo! No-one except maybe Lahm comes close to the way they could win the ball and keep hold of it and get up and carry on running!
“If I had to slide tackle, that means I did something wrong before” -Maldini
@@danteesposito2105 True, despite what this video shows, he didn't tackle unless he really had to, but he was still the best at it along with Nesta!
Maldini was pure class for 25 years amazing to think that he started as a right winger in Milan’s academy🤔
To be honest I’d say he could play almost anywhere. He’s definitely make a great holding midfielder....
So believeable
He can play as a midfielder,striker ,winger
Literally everywhere
Notice how most of his tackles are clean, harmless and precise. A genius in the art of defending!
My 5yo son started watching Maldini videos and suddenly leaps of progress in his defending. Even his coach was like what happened and then I just said he started watching Maldini.
You could see the admiration for that name in the coach's eyes
Damn,. The tackle,.. the more i see, the more i love it,..
The scary thing is as a defender he has some dribbling skill.so when he tackle the striker its not easy to take the ball for him.Because when he has the ball on his leg he is look like a midfielder.
the way he slides right back up after a slide tackle as well, what a defender he was, my footballing idol
His tackles are so clean and precise. And boy, he was pretty fast in his prime! (A younger AC Milan fan who only witness Maldini in his late 30s here, he was still damn good back when i see him too, though)
people thought come here and see many legendary slides and tackles, but once maldini said "if i have to tackle that means that i've already done a mistake", if you're positioning is good the opponent players doesnt have even the space to challenge you, that's why players like wan bissaka do many good tackles but they always leaves too space for the opponents, to understand the ability of maldini you have to watch the entire match not highlights on yt
니 말이 맞다ㅋㅋ나도 풀영상으로 보고싶다
Yep, half of defending is just positioning until they make a mistake, takling is the less important half of it
I still think Bissaka is quite good
He’s really good at one on ones
But you’re right still 👍
Yet no matter how great Maldini was, he can only help one team to win. Maguire can help EITHER teams to win!
@@aidanjanemcintosh6919 actually he can help 19 teams to win
The king of defencing game is called Paolo Maldini.
Franz Beckenbauer 2 ballon dor’s
@ELIA MENOTTI I’m a AC Milan fan but still Beckenbauer is better
@@jensmatthewdawson6997 Beckenbaur was a better overall player, not a better defender
@@ramadanhalili762 well, big facts say otherwise but still both of them were the best.
@@jensmatthewdawson6997 on my dream team Beckenbauer
would be'Libero , Maldini left defender .
He was not a player, but a warrior 🪖 on pitch ..
Salute to incredible legend 🙌
After seeing this Video,My respect for him is increasing 20times or more than that.and from now I will say him Sir Maldini .
The greatest ever centre back in the history of football and he is incomparable to others🙏🙏🙏🙏😀😇💪💪
My favourite defender of all times.
Paolo, the Italian boss, what a power , what a courage.
Maldini & Puyol
Icons of loyalty & dedication
Best of all time❤
Baresi ? Tassoti ? Costacurta ?
@@apriansyahrinaldy1272 ramos Beckenbauer?
@@alejandroRmd i mean the players who start and end his career at one club
@@apriansyahrinaldy1272 Costacurta had a loan spell at Monza in 86-87 tho (in case it disqualifies him), but was still tied to Milan ofc.
You're insulting Maldini by keeping him at the same level as Puyol. Puyol is trash comapred to Maldini, utter trash.
His tackles are so clean!
He played eight champions league finals, EIGHT!!
A has 5
Absolutely a beast there won't be players like maldini again
He was very loyal as well didn't left milan even during their bad times
Om p
@@indronilganguly9715 i don't think so, No bad time for milan till he was there.
The perfect tackle. Wow.
Maldini o melhor zagueiro que eu ja tive a honra de ver jogar na minha vida jogava pra caralho tinha uma técnica absurda era um líder nato sou muito fan dessa lenda ❤
He had the accuracy and speed of a forward combined with his incredible defensive talent making him one of the most complete players I’ve ever seen. Truly the greatest
the way his timing is always perfect, the class of his password and the fact of never being scared no matter who to play against makes him the best defender of all time
I think he is even the greatest player ever. He has all the skills you need in a football player and is the best at most of them, he also has the greatest career, his consistency and character was unbelievable. Paolo Maldini the greatest football player of all time for me
+1
W
I agree he is like a LB CB RB RWF he is everywhere he amazed me I love maldini one of the best players I’ve ever watched
He is the best defender of all time but best footballer would be Messi or Maradona.
reading the game..tackling... leadership... calm... the complete package from a defender... friends and even opponents really respect him... it's hard to find someone like him in this era
Simply the greatest defender to ever grace a field...he read a game like no other.
My favourite defender in football ❤️❤️❤️❤️ poulo maldini 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Nessuno mai ha avuto o avrà mai un giorno un vanto più grande di questo, del nostro Capitano... ❤️🖤
Io ho Scirea e ho detto tutto.
@@legioxiii821 ahahahahah, juventini che credono di aver avuto giocatori che rimarranno nel storia, abbiamo avuto il difensore e la prima punta più forte della storia del calcio, ma di cosa stiamo parlando? non mettiamo in mezzo pirlo che anche se ammette di essere gobbo, con la juve non avrebbe mai vinto quanto che con il Milan. l'unico vostro vanto potrebbe essere buffon, certo, giocatore fortissimo ma casillas molto meglio
@@cristianrizzo1562 Del piero dove lo metti? Nedved? Trezeguet? Continuo?
@@filippoincorvaia3628 potevi fermarti a del Piero ed era molto meglio. trezeguet ahahah lo prendi tanto il giro per il 2006 e poi lo difendi per quando gioca per la juve, nedved non sa neanche lui come ha vinto il pallone d'oro
@@cristianrizzo1562 sei il classico tifoso medio, antisportivo tra l altro perché fai passare nedved come un giocatore normale quando è stato uno dei più forti, fortissimo con entrambi i piedi e una velocità assurda, poi buffon è il portiere più forte della storia senza se e ma... Solo uno che non capisce niente di calcio o antisportivo al massimo può parlare così..
And now we have Maguire as the most expensive defender of all time 🤷🏻♂️
But Maguire has something to proud of that Maldini don't..."no look defense"
Franco Baresi e Paolo Maldini i più grandi difensori di sempre senza ombra di dubbio
A great defender with positional awareness as his core asset, and always 100% commitment to a challenge. 👏
I didn’t have a chance to watch his father played but I was lucky enough to see him on the field. He is truly one of the best defender ever born.
No question, greatest defender the world has ever seen, his slide tackles were insane.
Y así como barria se levantaba al medio segundo, un animal!
Impresionante aquella Italia.
He made an art from sliding
His reaction and timing is Accurate plus Speed, his so fast and very Quick.... Wow 😲
And all this insanely deadly slide tackles with zero red cards in his whole career, what a legend he is!!
I believe he has 3 in like 903 games for Milan. Still unbelievable
@@WilsonDaBoss06 1 every 8 seasons.. 😂😎🏆
Maldini didn't care about LB CB RB he did it all never injured in 25 yrs of defending from the 90s to 00s true legend
Only 3 red cards in 901 games in Milan
@@edziowataszka8261 no he never got a red card
Sono juventino amante del Milan di Sacchi
E vedere Maldini mi emoziona con la lacrima pronta .
Il 3 è stato l'unico che da Maradona a messi e Ronaldo li ha fermati tutti cazzo ..
Sono passati tutti sotto di lui .
Io propongo di togliere la maglia n.3 anche in nazionale
I miss seeing him on our National Team. It horrible that this man never won a world cup. grazie per tutti gli anni fantastici. forza italia.
Ma cosa diamine era?! IMMENSO! non miglior terzino, ma, miglior DIFENSORE AL MONDO! p.s. good compilation man!
Maldini trascende la fede calcistica.
Se potessi scegliere un giocatore sul quale costruire la mia squadra, beh....sarebbe lui IL MARZIANO
Paolo un fuoriclasse, en el mismo pedestal de los mejores de la historia en la defensa, junto a Beckenbauer, Figueroa, Passarella, Baresi, Scirea, Moore !!!
As a defender, seeing these defending clips gives me a similar feeling to a striker seeing beautiful goals
People tell me I play like Maldini. I'm thankful videos like this are out there. Just saved this to my *BEST* Pro Futbol Videos playlist.
8 champions league finals. EIGHT
Plus one World Cup and euro final
And won 4 of them
@@indronilganguly9715 won 5 of them
But what hurts is his self-disappointment, he felt a failure after being unable to win the WC 1994 and Euro 2000, but, misfortunes often occur, and at least he did his best
He is the greatest for his longevity and qualities. Playing against the greatest offensive players in the toughest league, makes you realise how great he was. The Muhammad Ali of defending.
Clean tackle. Always aim for the ball. Not the legs. What a legend.
Very smooth tackle no foul bravo maldini your legend
Central back, left back , right back ... Simply the best ever ... I still remember the day he signed my shirt
I'll love him forever.
We miss you, Mr Defender !
The literal definition and example of how a defender should be
The god of defenders.
Franco Baresi
@@AK-lm2xi Franco was simply from another planet
Totally Agree
@@ODLH nah I believe they were both on the same level.
@@AK-lm2xi Maldini is better
Veo a Maldini y me emociona tanto porque ese es el fútbol que me atrapó de pequeño, creo que nunca habrá otro jugador así, lo de antes eran los defensas
Incluso los 2 mejores defensores vandjik y Ramos no tienen ninguna posibilidad con maldini, este fútbol de la generación es aburrido. Me gusta el viejo fútbol de entonces.
The most clean and elegant defender in the history of the game no doubt in my mind
Il MIO capitano!Il mio giocatore preferito in assoluto...Il capitano dei capitani e la leggenda del calcio Paolo Maldini.Nessun difensore neanche lo avvicina...Figuriamoci superarlo...Il piú forte di tutti i tempi senza se e senza ma!!!
When I think about Fair Play the first player who comes in my mind is Paolo Maldini! Strong but elegant, tough defender but he always tackled searching for the ball
He was not a defender! He was Defense itself!!! A God of the game. Surly the greatest defender of all time must be an Italian, and that is Paolo Maldini of course... the master of tackles. FORZA MILAN!!!
First i started watching this video with a question "madlini is overrated?🤔" But, after 3 minutes i realised the truth that no defender can match maldini's level
I know there are Beckenbauer. Moore Cannavaro. Puyol. Baresi. Scirea. But i love this man so much. Maldini is my all time favourite defender.
'Elegant Tenacity' = Paolo Maldini....
'None Shall Pass' = Franco Baresi...
FORZA AZZURRI!!!!
Is Nesta not more Elegant?
Maldini is just good in everthing
Peccato che il destino non gli ha concesso di vincere un Europeo e un Mondiale in maglia azzurra. L'avrebbe più che meritato...! Troppo bravo Paolo Maldini! 💙🇮🇹
It's a pity that destiny didn't ever allow him, to win the european and world championship with the Italian national team. He would have deserved to win both...! Great Paolo Maldini 👍🇮🇹💙
His ability to get up so fast from slide tackles, i think is what made him a cut above the rest.
Most of the current defenders would play it safe inside the box. Paolo clearly had the confident in a whole another level.
There are 2 types of defenders in football:
1: Paolo Maldini the GOAT 🐐
2: Others
Melhor Zagueiro de Todos os Tempos
maldini is the best defender ever to live he had so much smarts on and off the pitch he also was one our best captains for ac milan and italy long live king maldini
As Juve fan, I totally agree 👍
He used to set up a show on the left side .... beautyful to watch too: his defence had style.
But he was so effective and passionate too. Athletic and technic at the highest level, winning mentality and heart of a champion.
Correct and respectful.
He had all.
He would dominate nowadays too
PM3 .. Milan's and Italy's pride 🇮🇹
Paolo Maldini is THE DEFENDER, absolute legend.
Paolo Maldini really was a footballer in a different class ✌🏼
He was ahead of his generation, if he were playing now then VVD gonna be a normal defender. He was a beast, no one can come close to his skills as a defender.