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- Rio Ferdinand picks his Current England v Golden Generation XI.
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Rio makes me laugh. "I don't know why because we didn't win anything" 😂
The 'Golden Generation' thing was ridiculous from the start. Calling the team 'the Three Lions' is equally cringe. It's a badge; just a piece of embroidery.FFS.
Didn't win only quarter final
2002, 2004, 2006 that all
@@jbuk4369calm down
Golden turd
Like he wasn’t calling himself it on nights out 😂😂 bell ends the lot of them
Garry Neville going to be hurting inside 😂😂
Walker is way better
lol
Hahaha yeah. It's pretty much the old team minus Gary Neville.
Ferdinand is a lop sided muppet
Walker is bang average. Pace is his only elite attribute
How that group of players actually didn't win anything is absolute madness
Capello
The managers didn't know how to get the best out of that team.
All this sounds like de ja vu…
Teams like Italy, Brazil, Germany and France existed lolll that’s why
We ended up playing a midfield 4 and a front two that ALL wanted to drop into that 10 position.
Fantastic players, terrible team. Missing a left wing and a DM, and can realistically only play 3 or at absolute most 4 of Scholes, Lampard, Gerard, Rooney and Owen
Who’s here after 2-1 Spain Vs. England 💀
Me
Scholes forced out to the wing was blasphemous
Nobody thought he was the best at the time of playing. Then after he retired everyone suddenly started putting the no.1 spot on his head.
Scholes was never played out left...Gerrard always done it because nobody else was capable...
Another reason Gerrard wins the Gerrard.scholes.Lampad debate
@@Yamamashouse247 so the ex-pros who said he was one of the best are wrong?
@Trickbop He played out left a number of times and wrote in his book he didn't mind playing there.
He found certain England players were out for personal glory n quit.
@TheDevilsAccountant Ex pros also say Gerrard is the best, difference is people said that about Gerrard while he was playing. Everyone knew Gerrard was the best when they were playing, it was only 10 years after they all retired when people suddenly started talking about Scholes.
Gerrard was the only one to get in world XI's, UEFA all time XI's and got the most ballon d'or nominations, Scholes couldn't even get in the England team over him simple as that.
Even if they win it doesn't matter. Rio generation of opposition was better too. Spain, Brazil, Germany, Italy where also massively strong compared to what they are now
Portugal as well who beat them in World Cup and euros lol, few great players and a very young Ronaldo
It was less the opposition and more that group of players fitting into a cohesive way of playing. As individuals they were amongst the best in the world at that time.
Egotistical nonsense. The current generation is the greatest generation of England players. Even Sven said the current generation is better than the golden generation he managed. Yes people know the legendary names of the golden generation, but forget that golden generation lack major depth in quality and outside of 14 players the rest of the England players were 2nd division level talent by today’s standards. They also don’t mention that teams like France, Italy, Brazil, Netherlands, Portugal, Argentina and Spain had much better players.
The current generation are the second most successful England generation outside of the 1966 team with 2 semifinals and 1 final in senior football. Had unprecedented success for any nation at youth level with 2 youth World Cup and 4 youth euros wins in just 6 years. The current generation are closer to the best teams in talent than the golden generation was and in terms of depth of talent the current generation is far superior with 60 players who can play at international football level. Not only are England’s back up players are in massive European clubs like Tomori, Smalling, Abraham, Sancho and Dier, but big nations are stealing English kids because they England have so much talent. Musiala, the Nmecha brothers in Germany, Frimpong in Holland, Robinson, Musah and Balogun in the USA, Broja for Albania, Fabio Carvalho for Portugal, half the Nigeria team is English kids and Michael Olise who was born and raised in England playing France. Rio can’t handle that England pride better generation of players after his generation.
Teams today are outstanding too. Spain dominance came towards the end of the Golden Generation (Beckham and Owens weren’t at their prime in 2008); Portugal’s current team is better than back then; Italy yes back then was better; France had a stacked team during the golden generation but their current team may be more successful and in terms of talent the teams are not far off each other; Brazil doesn’t have the players that they once had but they might still be the most talented national team currently; Germany may have a better team now then back then. Now add to that teams like Belgium and Croatia which back then didn’t make much noise, plus teams from around the world being better too whether it be the big teams with Argentina’s Messi, or even smaller footballing nations like South Korea with Son, Egypt with Salah or Senegal with Mane; football is more global now and the competition is higher now than ever before. Of course it was difficult to win during the Golden Generation, but it surely isn’t easy to win now.
@@Delboy0no
Press and fans slagged Rooney off from 2005-2016. Now he’s appreciated. Same will happen to Kane in 10 years and to Southgate
Rooney was way more influential than Kane for sure.
@@wstew see you in 10 years. Kane scored more tournament goals that Wayne could dream of
Well he became an alcoholic and his ability died off. He’s slagged off the same way Dele Alli is slagged off. What do you expect, people sucking him off because he had glory days like Ronaldo?
He was great when he was great, and we can love him for his peaks in retrospect, but he was an absolute donkey for a good long while there and when people are living through that, of course they’re gonna look at him for what he was at that present time and not the past.
Everybody acknowledges Kane to be a better striker than the majority that came before him, but at the same time, for all the goals he has, Kane unfortunately has no trophy to show for it
@@kijjamburodney3086 it’s not tennis though, it’s a team sport that opportunities come only ever 2 years and requires a team
Rio mentioning carrick 👏🏻
"Golden generation" 😂😂😂😂😂
Won everything at club level, so you're 😂😂😂😂😂 is a bit silly.
@@Ricky-yf1ruthe man said himself they didn’t win anything for England . Bringing up club level achievements was irrelevant.
@@nathanwel8660still was a golden generation, Gerrard, lampard, scholes, rio Ferdinand, beckham, owen, campbell
still was a golden generation, Gerrard, lampard, scholes, rio Ferdinand, beckham, owen, campbell
It was a brilliant team and squad,that unfortunately was mis managed,but the reality was all the other nations had even better players was a era of legends,now football is Mickey Mouse and easy,so your seeing England do well because there is no opposition,played Serbia Slovenia Denmark Slovakia Switzerland and Holland to reach a final ???,and they have been poor in all of them,
Great to see Rio hasn't changed still talking shit
@danh555 of course. 100 percent
Rooney all day long- much better all round player and a proven winner!!!
@danh555 Are you laughing at yourself? 🤷
@danh555Harry Kane is a talented striker. Rooney is a talented footballer. There’s a massive difference
@@robnewman2143 🤡
I cant help but love this man from the bottom of my heart. Rio, you are such a class act and a gentleman. Im also glad you said Rooney over Kane. Im sure Kane got where he is due to family or being so easily led. He just isnt anywhere near the likes of Rooney and Henry yet people talk like hes a god. I know sunday league lads with more skill and strength. So what he can hold the ball up well. Every player in this age can.
😂😂😂 I will have what you've been smoking. England's top goal scorer. Top 5 premier league goals in history. Fine if you want to have Rooney ahead of him but the lack of even acknowledging him as a GREAT footballer blows my mind
he cheated on his dying wife
@@AryyH__ At least he doesn't go around spitting at children
@@reddevil6166 so spitting at children who are being cunts is worse than committing adulterous acts when the woman you vowed to spend the rest of your life is in her last few months alive and dying a painful death of cancer?
@@reddevil6166 who spits at children lol
Hargreaves is massively underrated. Shame he couldn’t avoid getting injured so much
Avg
NICKY BUTT
Rio....Sold his soul to the WEF
@JesusIsLord560He gains power, shelter, security, luxury, a lot of things to be honest
@JesusIsLord560 No one can confirm if hell is real. And in this world what better would a soul do for him, if he's suffering?
@@prinka2096and what if you find out hell is real? You think you’ll get a second chance? Maybe don’t place your faith in a human, but follow the One God
@@Hadi.Hussein If hell is real then why would that matter, if I lived a moral life without worshipping any God?
@JesusIsLord560
Hell is an state of mind.
Gnostic teachings, so "Ur Christianity" , do claim that we live in a world which is a prison.
You will reincarnate into this world again except you have reached Understanding and Truth.
There is no verse in the bible which talks about hell. Mainly because this earth is hell.
Gotta love Rio.
Id still take Neville, he seriously underrated and its probably to do with his own self depreciation. Great tackler, fast, very good crossing ability and knew exactly when to overlap or when to tuck in and he would run all day for you.
I like Kyle walker dont get me wrong, I would just prefer Neville slightly more
Neville was not fast compared to Walker. Also an average dribbler and poor in attack. Crossing and defending yeah. If you could combine both players you would have a near perfect Right Back.
@damiena341 ah he was faster than you would think, he just had a awkward looking run, nowhere near as fast as Walker, Walker is rapid. I can't even remember Neville trying to dribble, thought he kept it nice and simple with a quick pass or a cross. Yes, I'd agree a combination of both would be quite the player.
But what I always say in defence of Neville is, most people consider Denis Irwin as one of the best LB's in prem history (though I think Ashley Cole edges it for me) but Denis was a RB, he only played on the left because Neville was on the right
@@IIDynamoDuckII Literally not true Dennis Irwin wasn't a left back or a right back he was a full back he could play on the left and right equally as good the reason he played on the left was because United had Phil and Gary phil was a left back gary a right back gary was better than phil so Irwin played on the left if Phil was better than Gary Irwin would have played on the right neither of them was better than Irwin not even close.
@nathanconnolly395 yes, I know all that, but Denis's preferred side was the right, and as good as he was on the left, he was better on his right, if Gary was no where near his level then Denis would have just played there and the would have got someone else for the left. I think Denis is overall the better player no doubt but Gary was good too, there wasn't a million miles between them
Exactly. Except his speed Walker is below the average Right backs in every parameter. He can't play football, his decisions are very funny, he can't defend players who hold the ball and can dribble but not run. The fact Walker played for City & the fact that he achieved everything with them eventhough he is the least contributor has tricked everyone to consider Walker as a good right back. Even Arnold is a much better RB than Walker. Walker can't defend well and can't attack almost at all. He only can hold fast forwards just because of his running. He is a runner than a footballer. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Sorry Kyle🙌
Harry Kane won the Golden Boot in his first ever tournament with England. Wayne Rooney scored a total of 4 goals in international tournaments throughout his career. Qualifiers don't count as anyone can score a hat trick against Gibraltar and San Marino in a qualifier. Absolutely mad to not put Kane there.
using that logic, when harry won the golden boot he didn't score against top teams
@@keithzengeya5604 Harry Kane might not have scored against many world class teams in that tournament minus Colombia but 1 he scored in tournaments something Rooney never did. And has continued to score in tournaments. He recently scored against a world class team about a week ago called the Netherlands in the semi finals maybe you've heard of them
From one of the dodgiest penalty calls ever
@@JDL97 they aren't a world class team anymore, was just showing you how your logic is flawed
Lane has 0 trophies and is absolutely trash in big games. He poached easy teams to act big
That “golden generation” failed to qualify for the euros. This England team got to a World Cup Semi-Final, Euros Final and World Cup Quarter Final. Much further than they ever achieved
Yes but they played no decent teams in getting there - yet almost beaten by Colombia so needed pens.
Also, almost all the big nations had incredible teams when the golden generation played. Hardly any of our current England team would get into European teams then, let alone the likes of Brazil.
Germany now, Italy, Spain, Brazil, France - all nowhere near as good as they were 15 years ago.
@@sx200n1 7 knockout wins since 2016
6 knockout wins 1968-2016
@@adama-k2710I mean England has been super lucky with the draws the past 3 tourneys, you can see Lady Luck continuing to smile at them in this Euro too, they have a free path to Finals. They are still weaker than the golden generation imo.
@@gamma9141 England of before would still have been knocked out. They didn't even qualify for the euros with the likes of Beckham, Rooney, Gerrard, Lampard, Terry, Cole
So? Would you pick Greece’s winning team over this? Obviously not.
Great players sometimes don’t win things, that’s football.
We have actually got further in tournaments under this generation perhaps the question is how many of you would get in this team
Scholes on the wing is outrageous.
Hello from argentina 🇦🇷
This was the best england ive seen 🏴
Kyle walker got exposed..bro was literally walking
He's getting on tbf, 34 now. I'm surprised we didn't see his decline earlier considering pace has always been his #1 asset
@davidstephenson164 Yh but tbh it's not really about his age tbh his age is what makes it even worse with the experience he has getting caught napping the way he did it was terrible should've been back watching Williams all the way was mindless play from him
@@davidstephenson164 jai palistne
@@VincentCurry888 no
Honestly is always your next name. Rio❤
Imagine goal hanging, penalty taking Kane against the likes of 2002 Brazil, he can only show up to teams like Panama.
VAR - That! is why we're doing so much better, yes we've improved in players and manager but there are so many times a decision went against us in crucial moments in previous tournaments before VAR
This generation is already ahead of yours. This generation has a Euros final. Something you didnt get at all.
Against easier opposition...
Lol@@Etch-on4oi
No. Seen this BS being spouted in quotes stated over the last 100 years.
@@tariqomer4678 yup...
Also remember the generation which the opposition teams had… this England team wouldn’t make it out of the groups if they ever played the best European and ROW teams in the past. I mean look at Italy… just goes to show how shit they are compared to their World Cup winning team
Rios golden generation would of won something if they had southgates ez draws
David Seaman was one of our greatest keepers
Right.... and he wasnt part of either generation.
@@samm3916he was the only player in that England team that didnt play in the team that lost to brazil in was it 2002 when ronaldinio lobbed him it was all that team apart from rooney, he played his last england match in 2004 theres a few players in that team that retired from rngland within a few years of that
@@imemine8605 so thanks for confirming my point...
He wouldn't get in the Premier league now.
@@samm3916 i kinda misput what i meant i mesnt rooney was the only one in that so called golden generstion that didnt play with seaman seaman was our keeper in 96,98,2000 that was the middle of the so called golden grneration rooney arguably wasn't part of the golden generstion seaman was definitely a bigger part of it than rooney.
How the game is played right now older Legendary players especially like Scholes would have schooled(orchestrated) the game of football in absolutely brilliant ways. Also we have to take in account players don't need to foul or make fouls like in that eras and many other niches . For me football has evolved a lot I think one aspect players should focus on is following all the structures/ plans / tactics etc a team plays with they also should think and create or challenge the meta and do something new.
Owen over Kane lmao? Owen started to regress over that period & wasn't the same.
Owen way better than Kane. Levels above Kane
@@kieranperry9685absolute nonsense, especially by 2004/2006.
@@kb5509which version? Pre injury Owen over Kane all day. Post injury. He doesn’t even make the flight.
@@RevealedFilms👍
Michael Owen was electric pre injury, quicker than anyone in the game today… and was natural finisher
People are now missing the point
It wasn't about Brand Name players anymore. It really is about teamwork now
Ever since the increase of substitution from 3 to 5 a game. It's about the fresh legs that move the ball around efficiently
And that's exactly what the Spanish manager did.
Footballers are playing the whole year. No rests and thrown into a major tournament.
I would utilise all 5 substitutes every game.
That would teach all players a lesson as well to give their best to their ability
Just a quick reminder that saka now has the same number of goals as beckham at major tournaments
Beckham wasn't a goal scorer, he played right hand side of a midfield 4. Saka is a goalscoring winger. What is the point of your comment?
@@maryhinge4815
Saka actually started as defender. Later converted to Right Wing. So a defender bested Beckham.
@@saidhashi2856 no he didn't, he's always been a forward.
Why lie?
@@maryhinge4815
It seems you don't know his history. It was just recently that Arteta converted him to forward. He was wing back actually.
@@saidhashi2856 No. He has played there on occasion, but as I said - has always been a forward
That midfield was insane !!!
Respect. Humility from rio, golden gen is a misnomer. Great players though
How can you say they weren't a golden generation when player for player they were the best rivalled only by spain 2010?
Everyone always says Gary,
Kyle walker cannot cross or defend as well as him and i am a leeds fan
Firstly, you being a Leeds fan means absolutely nothing. Secondly, Neville has said himself Kyle is far better than he was. Infact every pundit says this, despite Gary being their good friend. Maybe you just know nothing about modern football, seeing as you are a Leeds fan 💀
Depends if you base it off club performance vs national performance. Rio and Terry are miles ahead of Stones and Maguire but based off England performances Stones and Maguire are the better picks
I mean club performances is now closer with Stones to Rio and Terry since all three have the same trophies and all three were important in really big seasons Rio for the double and 3peat in 08, Terry for the Prem in 04 and Stones for the treble/3peat and historic 4peat just last season, Magiure however 😅
England has as much chance of winning the euros Joe biden has of finishing a sentence 😂
Well then...
I’m coming back to this comment on Sunday
You forgot your full stop. Don't forget to finish your sentence 😉.
@@MikeRaymond91 you got it didn't...you didn't for forget to put your daughters lingerie on did you 😭🤡
Why are you laughing at your own joke
Iconic Players Absolutely Fantastic ❤
They did nothing
@@JP-nb7tm😢❤ But Still Remain Better Than Gareth Southgate LOL
@@Covtrixy hes got a better record than any England coach since Alf Ramsey 🤷
@@JP-nb7tmyh becos england are dead they all won stuff with united tho cos united actually win trophies
Beckham, Gerrard, Rooney, scholes, Lampard, Owen, holy crap why weren't we unstoppable with all those? All we have now is Kane.
Bad managers and player egos let us down.
Um bellingham?
@@TequilaToothpickthe managers were perfectly fine. England were just never the best team, and the players didn't naturally fit together.
Brazil had Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Kaka, Roberto Carlos, Cafu, Lucio, Dida, etc.
France had Zidane, Henry, Trezeguet, Makalele, Vieira, Petit, Pirez, Thuram, Bartez, etc.
Italy had Totti, Del Piero, Pirlo, Gattuso, Cannavaro, Maldini, Nesta, Zambrotta, Buffon, etc.
England had special generation for a nation that hasnt gone to a final since 1966, but perrenial winners were still better...
@@kb5509Eh? Sven tried to shoe horn scholes as a left mid and persisted in trying to get Gerrard and Lampard in the same team despite it never working.
Neither generation has gotten ahead with so much brilliant talent
Gary neville over that pace merchant every day.
Almost all the great players today have said Kyle is a nightmare to play against.
Gary neville was a top quality right back. I feel neville was slightly ahead on every department apart from pace. I feel people in england are obsessed with speedsters so that blinds there judgement when analysing other attributes. Gary nevilles footballing intelligence is higher than walkers. Gary neville was a top quality centre back too.
@@johnbergin1082 Neymar and Mbappe are not from England, and they have all acknowledged their worst nightmare is to go through Kyle Walker. Neville has no where near such feats.
@gamma9141 didn't say walker wasn't a good defender I was saying neville was slightly ahead in attributes apart from pace. If neville had pace like walker then everyone would be saying neville was a better defender. Your forgetting he played in an era when man utd was a top team in england and Europe with alex ferguson as manager. If gary neville was getting roasted by wingers I'm pretty sure he would have just been a squad player or sold by fergie.
@@johnbergin1082 facts, let me be clear Gary Neville is a WorldClass player. But Kyle is better pickup than Gary just because of his speed and ability to lock down the ace in his opponent team. Fergie would trade Gary like fish if he got a chance to sign Kyle, knowing Fergie
Kyle Walker would be playing in the national league south if he wasn’t one the quickest players in world football. He is a shocking footballer his pace gets him out so much trouble.
But he is quick so why does it matter, that's like saying if Ronaldo or kane couldn't finish he would be playing in the championship
Kyle walker is so underrated man.
How so, he is pretty well known as one of the best RB in the world
Kyle Walker is not underrated, everyone is always banging on about how good he is.
He isn't at all clown
Underrated by who?
Rio just said the best right back of the prem all time, underrated though!
Really clever Rio..great logic
Pickford is criminally overrated, but the point still stands that this England team is winning nothing
Overrated? You mean underrated? He's by far the best English GK in the Prem.. you're on spice you bro
@@GanjaGremlin-1994 I don’t disagree, but, I also think this highlights the low standard we produce in England
@@GanjaGremlin-1994no defo overated. Calm down.
@user-kq9vv5tj1u Nah, you're deffo full of shit mate
@@GanjaGremlin-1994 there's a reason he playa for a bang average midtable side
On paper Rio is absolutely spot on, very hard to justify replacing any of those players.
The problem is the balance of the team was completely wrong. We could have done with a Saka back then rather than four guys who all wanted to play central midfield.
We could do with a Scholes or Gerrard right now.
Spot on. Your suggestions actually balances things out evenly. 👍
What if England win ? Lol England have zero chance of winning.
0 chance? Someone is talking Scottish
They have a chance cause France, Portugal, Germany and Spain are on the same side while England have an easier path like last time
In the final....
@@tagg8233 good luck beating Spain lmao
haha now its a 50:50 chance you absolute spanner.
Rio back on the smoke, Pickford is a liability. The guy makes horrible decisions all the time.
Called Calamity James for a reason
Name one.
@@efcdk92 Swatting the ball on to Origis head in the final minutes of the derby.
I don't think pickford is great but England's never had a great keeper, well not in my life time
@@JJudeasd6 years ago
Kudos..he's right
Walker ahead of Neville is honestly mad. Walker dines out on his pace, but with all that speed he genuinely offers less attacking threat than Neville.
is he a fullback or a winger
You clearly never watched him at spurs or first season at city when he bombed up that line and created chances. Pep moved him to cover the back so he could play a high line.
@Caolan-b6r and he was defensively awful
Micheal Carrick & Owen Hargreaves. so underated.
That era should have lined up as such;
Ashley Cole acting as a kind of attacking wing back who would drop back into a 4 man back line out of possession but push up and play as a wide player to balance the right side of Beckham in attack.
The rest is self explanatory.
James
Neville Campbell Ferdinand
Gerrard Lampard
Beckham Cole
Scholes
Rooney
Owen
If things change, it shows the standard of European football has dropped
Not really mate the standard of football is constantly improving. If someone like Phil Foden was playing in the late 90s early 2000s hed be considered one of the greatest english players to ever play.
@@Amilf_Titlercringe lool you’re clearly a kid, Paul Gascoigne is better than foden, so is Rooney
@@daryoushz1 Im not a kid but judging by your language of “cringe lool” you cant be older than 18
@@daryoushz1 im saying alot of footballers would not survive in the modern day game because of the athleticism demands and the way the game has changed, thats not debatable its a fact. So saying European football standards have dropped isn’t true at all
@@Amilf_Titler cringe is a normal word mate lmao
Yes but you have to remember the calibre of players during rio's time opposition wise was a level above anything you see today.
They can win all the tournaments but they winning in an Era where football skill level has gone down. Is not as competitive as before. Where you had powerhouses after powerhouses.
Yes other teams were stacked with great players. Italy, Brazil, Argentina, France , maybe England was on par with The Netherlands at that particular time.
We'll if this team wins it will be the diamond team!!
Pickford over James lol bro James had the most PL clean sheets and he played for some bang average sides.
James is incredibly underrated. For me his shit stopping was superb, and totally agree he is well beyond Pickford.
Never looked great in an England shirt
Nobody seems to remember that that golden generation team had players who were past and pre-prime. Rooney was 18, Michael Owen was in his recurring hamstring era, and scholes was never a left winger. The team was crying out for a different profile midfielder too.
Golden Generation 😂 won nothing 😂
Paul Robinson, Ashley Cole, Joe Cole on the left, Steven Gerrard, Terry, Ferdinand all start and then lots on the bench
Shut up Rio . Go have a line
He would sniff you up in one u gremlin
Ahhh the classic you can’t have an opinion but I can.. tit.
😂😂
Brazil 2002 with Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Carlos, Cafu..etc. France with Zidane, Henry, Deschamps and many more, Spain TikiTaka, Portugal with young Ronaldo, Figo, Rui Costa ... All are better teams, that's why England could not win anything. Actually they even lost to team like Rumani and got eliminated from Euro 2008 qualification.
Bellingham is gonna be one of the best players England has ever seen
19 years old. And this guy from the "Golden generation"(😂😂😂😂😂😂), put him down.
Jude couldn't be at that team 😂😂😂
Reading this after his screamer against Slovakia 😅
The golden generation of England players didn't win anything but they were a great team. Rio, Gerrard & Scholes was good enough to play in any England squad. Stuart Pearce is an absolute legend of the game.
Owen Hargreaves, you lost me there 😂
Owen Hargreaves was a great player in his day, he's also won England POTY before...
@@Ramirez_477 playing for England ?
You wouldn’t replace him for anyone in the current team?
Hargreaves was one of the most consistent performers. He did well for England
@@ZolaMagic25 a ‘consistent performer’ doesn’t sound like someone who was irreplaceable.
I remember him playing for England very well, and he was average, starting about 14 games for England. I am not saying he was a bad player, but was he someone who wouldn’t be replaced with ‘any’ of the current team?
@@nekosahara yh 2 time Bayern player of the year when Bayern were gd and the DM England needed.
Considering Southgate is crying about Kalvin Philips, Owen would definitely get in
Rio is really poor these days. His heart isn’t in it.
I agree, maybe the bench is better now than the golden generation.
Harry kane is crap!
Pickford finally getting the praise he deserves
Anyone saying that Rio is talking waffle here simply does not understand how good that England team was. Owen over Kane is dodgy but other than that he’s pretty much spot on
Still dining out on 1966,never done anything since
@@trevorleggett1777 what a weird thing to say when this comment or post has nothing to do with 1966, strange old man
Kane has never got close to Owen in his early years. Kane *NEVER* scoredls in Big KO games for club or country.
@@microfarming8583 you know what, I agree actually. If this a one off, “on their day” team then I’d take prime Owen over Kane any day
@@trevorleggett1777what nation do you hail from
We are absolutely rubbish ? Punters', football players just wtf internationally have they ever won !! Nish 🤔
The problem is that’s based on their skill as an individual player and the results are that the team won nothing during that time, so if all those players can’t win anything together shouldn’t the reply be how many of those players would be in the current England squad?
Kyle Walker over Neville??? and Owen Hargreaves is undroppable apparently? I wish Rio would stop man
Walkers better 😂
@@Woody-UA-cam112 you don’t have a clue , stick to fifa
Could arguably do with an Owen Hargreaves in our team right now tbh
@@Woody-UA-cam112walker cannot defend in his own box. He's only good in today's game where he can use his pace. 20 years ago walker would not be a starter at a top team.
Walker all day
2004 England squad was scary but Thierry, Zizou, Trezguet, in their prime was a scarier match up
You would never have walker over Neville
Everybody would, Gary probably would.
yes you would Neville would get turned inside out by these modern pace merchants like mbappe
@@shanky1751 don’t be stupid Neville was a proper defender, walker can’t defend he is just fast.
@@kb5509no they wouldnt lol thats just cos they hate united and cant bear to pick a united player. In any poll of 11 neville is in over walker cry more
@@shanky1751hahahaha he played against henry and anelka you clown you know absolutely nothing do you little child poor you, Neville is better than any player at your dead club
Carrick and Owen Hargreaves? 😂
Kane over rooney
😂😂😂
😂Classic
You must be joking. Not even in a parallel universe does this happen.
Ur on wizz
100% Kane can’t run with the ball he’s too slow and the only reason he’s scored more England goals than Rooney is because they’ve been penalties. He’s scored 64 goals and 21 of them are penalties. Rooney 53 goals and 7 of them penalties. Take the penalties away and Rooney has more goals.
The main difference is we now have players on the bench that can make a huge difference all over the park. The old team struggled after the first team.
What semi final or final did the golden generation get to?
They already have. This team has no ego.
It would have been Nicky Butt in there for one of the midfielders and Lamps and Gerrard rarely played together in 442.
Cor this was a difficult one for him with JT in there. Tip toe round that one lol
He had the balls to say Owen Hargreaves
One of the only ones in that era who had the balls to go abroad and hold a first team place with one of the top 4 clubs in European football at the time.
yh 2 time Bayern player of the year when Bayern were gd and the DM England needed
Are you joking they have constantly scored goals all through the competition this is the best England football team ever long live England
Interesting that this video didn't include Rio in the line up. It had Sol Campbell and John Terry.
The thing is though that back then the other nations like France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and others had ridiculous sides too. The England team from back then would take the piss with this side we have today and there’s not a doubt in my mind. Even if this England side now were to somehow win the euros then I still wouldn’t put them above that team from back then because every nation has gotten so much worse including us
They were 100% better on paper but this England team under Southgate has been much more cohesive. We keep possession, press, run between the lines. (This tournament not so much).
David James 🔥🔥🔥
The problem with the golden generation was the midfield
It was a case of squeezing the most talented big name players we had onto the pitch based entirely on club form irrespective of their consistent under achievement and lack of balance in an England shirt
Gerrard and Lampard was a 9/10 combo *on paper* but in reality it worked more like a 7/10.
After that became obvious (pretty quickly) we should’ve been looking for alternative combinations that could get us an 8/10 or better (for example gerrard and scholes as one example to try). Instead every new manager that came just picked the same team and zero lessons were learnt that the best team is the one with the most balance and chemistry, not the team with the most individually good players
I love rio❤😂
Wait until young Adam starts playing regularly for England in Midfield. He’ll be an England great.
The golden generation was pretty much applicable to most giant footballing countries. Even if they weren’t good at the beginning of englands golden generation then they picked it up towards the end, for example Germany.
How can you say the likes of Owen Hargreaves & Michael Carrick that you wouldn’t put Jude Bellingham in the England squad before them two, Steven Gerrard, Paul Scholes & Frank Lampard MAYBE BUT I always thought Owen Hargreaves was overrated!!!
The real question should be how many of the golden generation would be in the team now. I think scholes, Rooney, Ferdinand and Cole
Owen Hargreaves was the last high Quality midfieder we had since paul scholes
The current team are already way ahead of the golden gen...we should be asking who from Rio's team gets in the current squad.
He’s right. We had a poor system in 2004 with Scholes on the left. Then Rooneys ridiculous sending off and Sol Campbells disallowed goal. We would have won that game against Portugal who went on to lose in the final
Literally all of them can be put in they've got a lot further than them consistently
Back in the golden gerneration the competition from other teams was a hell of a lot higher standard than todays teams!
but man that midfield was crazy
I don’t actually think you can compare them though tbh because of the time and the difference of players
They already are ahead of the golden generation, 2 finals in 3 years
Shining example of why everyone laughs at your punditry, Rio.