Jaap Stam perhaps? Fair player but do not mess with him. For example in his Lazio days, where his opponent tries to stomp him and Jaap stood up, confronted the man and grabbed him by his throat. The heart this man had was impeccable, strong holding defender at Ajax, Man Utd, Milan, Lazio just to name a few
i remember the 2010 WC Final, and Xabi Alonso was just such a man. He took so many tackles inside and outside the box, but didnt complain. Even the commentators noticed it..........what a guy. what a role model
***** Nah Costa is hard considering that he does kickboxing and played street football in Brazil. He plays on edge but isn't stupid like other players to get himself sent off. You might see him go down or act soft when the opponent gets mad at him, but that's cos he knows how to play on the edge and he knows how to rile up opposition players. He's not scared of anyone on the pitch.
He also wears pink boots and gloves, so the hardman tag which is rightly attributed to Vinnie Jones, Stuart pearce, Roy Keane, Dave Batty etc shouldnt be compared with Costa
yh Dave Mackay, Billy Bremner etc etc although to be fair those days you had every team that had a so called hardman, these days there are people that actually call Costa hardman, please if he came up against the players pre 2000's he would look like a little bitch
Jaap Stam, Mark van Bommel, Steffan Effenberg and the hardest of them all Gattuso...a list of hard men without those people is like PSG without Zlatan, Barca without Messi, Arsenal without Sánchez, City without Aguero (could name dozens of other One-man clubs, but I guess you get the Point ;)
BPL, BPL, BPL and... More BPL. Biased? Missing many hard players such as Gattuso and Staam, hell even Zlatan. You need to expand to more international footballers and leagues not just England.
Adam Hodgkiss Yeah,maybe today but 20/25 years ago Bpl was shit compared to Serie A.There's was players like Baresi and Scirea and was know for the most physical football and in this list there's no today's players.
No. 1 should be me, cuz i never go to the ground! I never go down, the only time i do is when a meteor attacks me from behind other than that i stay on my feet. (sometimes i go to the ground because i get attacked by things that can not be seen by the normal eye.)
I've been looking for a "best of" compilation of his tackles for ages. Particularly this one incident during a game between Denmark and Senegal. I think it was in the 2002 WC. He was a true warrior on the pitch.
Dave Mackay look him up [George Best (1946-2005), of Manchester United, one of Tottenham's fiercest rivals in the 1960s, described Mackay as "the hardest man I have ever played against - and certainly the bravest"]
The hard man role is still alive. They use they're physical stature to dominate they're areas eg fellaini and Diego Costa. They just don't break the rules as much these days
Chic Charnley - Dundee, Hibs, Partick Thistle. Holds British record for most red cards. Two men with Samauri swords tried to confront him in a Glasgow park - after a a few choice words from Chic, they both ran off scared sh*tless.
I broke a guys leg and put the boot I done it with on the wall , then I found out goicotzhea (allow the spelling) did the same thing so I like the butcher now 😂
Hold on now a minute... Soccer/Football players have a spot of blood and they come off and everyone thinks they're tough, While in rugby you could get a broken nose or dislocated finger no-one gives a shit and they play on... Like WTF!!!
Curtis Woodhouse is the hardest footballer who ever lived. He would knock the shit out of anyone in this list in a fight. He might not have been aggressive like these guys but still.
Why always put way too many bpl/english players on these lists?? How can you not include Jaap Stam and Gatusso? Have copa90 seen some tackles of Pepe? C'mon copa90 decrease the number of english and bpl players on your lists....
I heard "ended his career" more time in this video than on the whole copa90 channel, or any media platform, and people still say players are overprotected. Yes, diving game is on a rampage, but when you have players not using common sense and intelligence rather then just brute force, what can you do?
Terry is quite "hard" if he sees your wife
true story bro
TERRY THUG LIFE
he's "hard" when time is "right", always keep wife on your sight
should've been number one in hard men
Coutinho, Januzaj and oscar, true hard men of the game.
They're all still young though, give it a few years
You forgot hazard and neymar
and sterling
Bernard as well
+Elijah u talking about me?
Puyol, the man was a rock and wasn't afraid to go in for a tackle.
Good list, only name you probably missed out is Gattuso. Maybe next time have some honourable mentions before the number 1 spot like WatchMojo do.
Fuck sake nearly half of them played with Rangers haha
Gattuso should be in it he played with them haha
U could have a whole team of ex Rangers players that would kick fuck out of any team they played haha
nick mcranger especially Celtic scum
Well said mate
nick mcranger shame we can't do that now because were in the league below
Jaap Stam perhaps? Fair player but do not mess with him. For example in his Lazio days, where his opponent tries to stomp him and Jaap stood up, confronted the man and grabbed him by his throat.
The heart this man had was impeccable, strong holding defender at Ajax, Man Utd, Milan, Lazio just to name a few
Mark van Bommel? Joey Barton? Stefan Effenberg?
Of course Van Bommel. One of the dirtiest players out there, without getting caught in the act. Disgusting
..and I am Dutch LOL :-)
Jaap stam..
Seriously Joey Barton haha, he's a cocky prick who can't throw a proper punch.
Jaap Staam
Thought that Stam guy would be there
jaap stam? that dutch guy
Yeah that's the one
"That Stam guy" smh
That "Stam Guy" jheez that makes me feel old and im 19!
Hey I couldn't remember his name sorry but not detract from they subject that he probably should be in there
Duncan Ferguson is an absolute legend
He is an idiot
Germinator 1 your right he’s nothing on Keane🇮🇪🇮🇪
i remember the 2010 WC Final, and Xabi Alonso was just such a man. He took so many tackles inside and outside the box, but didnt complain. Even the commentators noticed it..........what a guy. what a role model
Gattuso, Stam, Zlatan, Costa, Kahn, Effenberg, Barton, Cantona. you forgot these
Costa? Kompany and Pepe made him a bitch
Costa??? LOOOL
***** Nah Costa is hard considering that he does kickboxing and played street football in Brazil. He plays on edge but isn't stupid like other players to get himself sent off. You might see him go down or act soft when the opponent gets mad at him, but that's cos he knows how to play on the edge and he knows how to rile up opposition players. He's not scared of anyone on the pitch.
He also wears pink boots and gloves, so the hardman tag which is rightly attributed to Vinnie Jones, Stuart pearce, Roy Keane, Dave Batty etc shouldnt be compared with Costa
yh Dave Mackay, Billy Bremner etc etc although to be fair those days you had every team that had a so called hardman, these days there are people that actually call Costa hardman, please if he came up against the players pre 2000's he would look like a little bitch
Jaap Stam, Mark van Bommel, Steffan Effenberg and the hardest of them all Gattuso...a list of hard men without those people is like PSG without Zlatan, Barca without Messi, Arsenal without Sánchez, City without Aguero (could name dozens of other One-man clubs, but I guess you get the Point ;)
Looking at teams from the late 90s compared to now it also seems like the average weight of a player has gone from around 85kg down to 70kg.
BPL, BPL, BPL and... More BPL. Biased? Missing many hard players such as Gattuso and Staam, hell even Zlatan. You need to expand to more international footballers and leagues not just England.
Loool Zlatan is nowhere near hard enough for this list.
england was know for the most physical football there is, no surprise it's makes up most of this list
agree, the guys at this channel doesn't really know anything about other leagues. Oliver Kahn should be on that list
Adam Hodgkiss Yeah,maybe today but 20/25 years ago Bpl was shit compared to Serie A.There's was players like Baresi and Scirea and was know for the most physical football and in this list there's no today's players.
oiurehj actually the english league was more physical back then, you're wrong.
Are you aware there's a whole world beyond the Isles where football is also played?!?
Thank you! I think that all the time
I'm named after Stuart Pearce as my dad was a Forest fan, fantastic player
Skrtel, I remember when he got his head stapled or summit like that against Bournemouth the other season
Where is Edgar Davis, Gattuso, Viera, Makalele, Ballack
No. 1 should be me, cuz i never go to the ground!
I never go down, the only time i do is when a meteor attacks me from behind other than that i stay on my feet.
(sometimes i go to the ground because i get attacked by things that can not be seen by the normal eye.)
Or you dive
YOU FORGOT GATTUSO.
k-2-4 and Diego Simeone
Gentile is such an ironic name for a person that tackled
gentile is actually nice in french
Randomguy0008679 Guy00000864 Oh the Irony
+Randomguy0008679 Guy00000864
I. French nice is gentil not gentile
MJ22115 you get the point
Stig Tøfting !!!
I've been looking for a "best of" compilation of his tackles for ages. Particularly this one incident during a game between Denmark and Senegal. I think it was in the 2002 WC. He was a true warrior on the pitch.
What about Ashley Young?
He's rock solid
Don't forget Fab, Cahil and Costa... Never seen them go to ground.
Say what you like we're top of the league
Rhys Davies Dont change the subject
+Rhys Davies not anymore bahahaha
Kevin Muscat!! You legends :')
Lee Cattermole should be up there, complete nutter in midfield
hasnt done anything so stupid for a while though
100% agree with u there m8 no nosense tackler almost like a enforcner
Jack Charlton was a hard guy, he used to keep a black book of players that he intended to injure on the field.
I'm sick of people who know nothing about football commenting the names of big players
Imagine having a team of these players, and then Oliver Kahn in goal :O
Might as well have the ambulance on speed dial!
Congrats on 9 hundred k subs
Tony Adams, gattuso even Normal hunter when he played for leeds. He were nick named Norman 'bite ur legs' hunter!
Where is Gatusso
Κώστας Ματσαρίδης wannabe hardman
Willie Woodburn, Billie Bremner, Norman Hunter?
Dave Mackay look him up
[George Best (1946-2005), of Manchester United, one of Tottenham's fiercest rivals in the 1960s, described Mackay as "the hardest man I have ever played against - and certainly the bravest"]
Oliver Khan definitely deserves a place on this list. The man was a German monster to be feared.
Finally a good hard man list! And one that actually put Big Dunc in too
Dave Mackay- Spurs captain in the 60's hard as nails- and im a Gooner
My dad was telling me about vinnie a min ago I looked at my sub box then bang top ten hard men
Another great vid
Keep going:)
Where is Bert Trautman? He broke his neck in the FA cup final and carried on for the whole game and lifted the FA trophy at the end!
The hard man role is still alive. They use they're physical stature to dominate they're areas eg fellaini and Diego Costa. They just don't break the rules as much these days
This list is an absolute disgrace. It didn't include any of Neymar, Cristiano, Young, and Bosquets.
We will never find another player like Roy Keane, the man was a fucking enforcer, absolute tank on the pitch.
you missed out genero gattuso of italy and ac millan.. he is the right up there in my list
Gatusso ??? He is hard
Stam, gatuso? Maybe di canio and cantona but I consider them to be slightly tapped rather than hard men
Patrick Vieira
Materazzi,Montero and Staam surely deserve a place in this list.
The first 11 men team of Stoke City..nuff said. Its a freaking wrestling match no football play in sight
Joey Barton, Lauren (Arsenal RB)
Pepe
Barton aint hard. He's just dirty.
same with Pepe, just dirty not tough
ryan snailham dude have you seen how hard Pepe tackles sometimes? Hes definitely a physical player... he is dirty too though.
The German Eagle
but he dives and play acts alot, would you class him as tough? idk if i would
Kevin Muscat is still the same as a coach, extremely fiery on the touch line.
C'mon man, how did Shaun Wright-Phillips not make the list?
MUSCY!!! so glad hes getting a metion
Needs more Gennaro Gattuso, Patrick Vieira, Oliver Kahn and Peter Schmeichel.
0:07 the shops to his right and left just made me hungry
Lorik Cana he was a beast at his prime in The French league
hahaha kev muscat! come on melbourne!
Chic Charnley - Dundee, Hibs, Partick Thistle. Holds British record for most red cards. Two men with Samauri swords tried to confront him in a Glasgow park - after a a few choice words from Chic, they both ran off scared sh*tless.
Stam ?
Fenerbahçe fans will never forget Souness.
What a King.
I broke a guys leg and put the boot I done it with on the wall , then I found out goicotzhea (allow the spelling) did the same thing so I like the butcher now 😂
Very strange that Billy Bremner is not on this list. He should be right up there.
Hold on now a minute... Soccer/Football players have a spot of blood and they come off and everyone thinks they're tough, While in rugby you could get a broken nose or dislocated finger no-one gives a shit and they play on...
Like WTF!!!
Curtis Woodhouse is the hardest footballer who ever lived. He would knock the shit out of anyone in this list in a fight. He might not have been aggressive like these guys but still.
viera, edmundo, gattuso, chilavert, pepe, lehmann, de jong, henize
Graeme Jones played for Wigan athletic striker
over half the list have played for the old firm brilliant
Why always put way too many bpl/english players on these lists?? How can you not include Jaap Stam and Gatusso? Have copa90 seen some tackles of Pepe? C'mon copa90 decrease the number of english and bpl players on your lists....
your telling me you'd want to fuck with pearce of fergurson?
2:36 That's what anyone wants to do to Keown after hearing him commentate/analyse a game
Where are viera and JAAP STAM????
Dear COPA90, football is not only played in England!!!
Mick McCarthy is a pretty decent shout.
Dave Mackay, Billy Bremner, Jaap Stam
Casemiro and Matic are probably the Hardest Men of todays football.
I heard "ended his career" more time in this video than on the whole copa90 channel, or any media platform, and people still say players are overprotected. Yes, diving game is on a rampage, but when you have players not using common sense and intelligence rather then just brute force, what can you do?
"Many meant was a revenge tackle". Roy Keane himself has said it was a revenge tackle...
Celtics Scott Brown definitely has to be on that list somewhere.
Gentile is a hard man. HAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAH never heard a more ironic statement than that!
goetze is the hardest footballer ever, if u know what I mean
Viera and Gattuso maybe even nigel de Jong and Steve Bruce.
How in the world has pepe not made the list?????
how many times in this video does he say "no nonsense style of play"
...and Stam, ibrahimovic, gravesen,materazzi ...GATTUSO.
Basically all Rangers players being featured in the video 😂
Hurlock & Muscat, Millwall legends!
KEVIN MUSCAT!!! CAPTAIN!!!!
Damn sad Gattuso, pepe, thomas gravesen, Marco Materazzi, aint on this list.
and forgotten the most hard player ... PAULINHO SANTOS....FC Porto
Bremner?
And Norman hunter! Quality players
Joey Barton
Should Ibrahimovic should be on here? I don't know many of these players but surely he's one of the hardest...
Joey Barton, was caught on cctv attacking a man in the street and his numerous fights with city players
Jaap stam..
The comment section got a bunch good names that didn't get a mention, but what about Graversen?
Diego peres? He had to change his t shirt because it was red of blood but he continued playing if that isn't hard...
Pasquale Bruno!
Barton
you missed Genaro Gattuso, Nigel De jong, and Fellaini
No lee cattermole?
go on Roy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 💪💪💪
Lee Catermole
The fuckin ENTIRE Honduras world cup squad!