@Ronaldinho10 and your name is the greatest disappointment in football ever wich is ronaldinho Same age as Ibrahimovic But preferred party&money than football exactly what could ruin neymar Ronaldinho was class only for a few season
what made the quarter final vs brazil in 2006 so memorable and so impressive was all the other world class players on the pitch....viera, henry, ronaldo, ronaldinho, carlos, cafu, kaka etc and zidane stood head and shoulders above all of them, he showed that he was the best of the best.
Dont make things up barcelona vs madrid between 03-07 was more star sudden. Zidane played 3 season in a row bad suddenly played great at quarter finale. But he didnt school them or dominated them.. Thats made up. Watch the whole match. brazil had 5 chances just as brazil.. Brazil kaka dinho were playing whole tounrament bad
I agree with you. With similar reason, we can say Ronaldinho GOAT because he dominated vs Real Madrid game, or even Riquelme, who lead Boca Juniors to beat Real (with Zidane, Figo, Raul...) @@noname52768
I do love videos like this, you do have a way of telling a story. After this weekend I'd love to see a video like this about Sergio Aguero and the impact he's made in the premiership but that might just be me
My fave thing about Zidane was how effortless he made everything look. Also his volley technique and first touch were sublime remember trying to emulate them as a kid.
Klose goals were mostly a matter of pure determination, resulting in less spectacular goals. Plus he was nowhere near as good in other parts of the game. Still, one of the best strikers ever and an absolutely great personality to go with that.
@@TechEvolution781 what's ridiculous? I personally agree with you, but I'm just saying why he's rarely mentioned alongside messi, ronaldo and others, which is obviously because he didn't play as "beautifully" as them
@@teergeret Everyone judges Messi, cruyff, Ronaldo for not having a WC Trophy. It's not fair. If world cup is the only place to show greatness, then klose is better than R9 in that sense. (Example : shaka hoslop)
This debate about Zidane's abilities (or performances) shows something about his very own way of playing. Lots of rational arguments tend to put him away from the very top of the football pyramid, yet at the same time he definitely comes to mind when we talk about the greatest. I think it is because of his way of moving on the pitch, he had a very distinctive grace that made his greatest moments even more beautiful and noteworthy. His playstyle magnified what was one of the most excellent player of his generation and makes us judge him on other notions than we would tend to use on other players.
@@simonthomsen8578 Exactly in term of performance, that's what I was trying to communicate. But in term of show (because that is what pro football is), it puts him in a special noteworthy place. Don't you agree my friend?
The stats in the video are simply wrong. He had 154 assists. You also didn't count his assists for France and AS Cannes. He also had 156 goals! You have talked about his performance against Bayern Munich in the Champions League but the match before he orchestrated a comeback against the reigning Champions, AC Milan; he assisted twice in that second leg! Also, he did get sent off in the 2006 World Cup but he is the one who got that team qualified for the tournament. Without him, France was going fourth in qualification. He took them to the World Cup and carried them all the way to the Final. He scored the last goal against Spain, assisted the winning goal and orchestrated a masterpiece of a performance against Brazil, scoring the winning penalty against Portugal. Against Italy, he scored that Panenka kick which was completely insane!!! He created a few great chances for Ribéry and Henry and Malouda but those of course went unnoticed! Also, in extra time, he almost scored with a header which was deflected by Buffon. It's completely wrong to just look at where he has gone wrong for his club and country. He had
Undoubtely a legend but you also have to consider that despite being surrounded by the best players in the world, the last 3 seasons of his career went trophyless with the exception of a spanish super cup. And contrary to popular belief he wasn't even the best for his country in the 1998 WC, he went almost the whole tournament missing. He was red carded and could only return for the quarter finals against Italy where he couldn't do much against the italian defense as the game ended 0-0 and went to penalties. Against Croatia, a game I had the chance to see, he played very well and created chances but the best of that match undoubtely was Thuram who scored the 2 goals that sent them to the final. In fact, it was Thuram who was awarded the bronze ball as the 3rd best player of that tournament and consecuently the best player from that team.
I think Ronaldinho also deserves a video like this since for some reason many football fans have a much higher opinion of him than what I believe he deserves. Also, make a video comparing Pelé and Messi since you consider them the 2 GoAT candidates.
@@asakhexulu4101 Pele was the first global star long before Ronaldinho was born. Heck had football been telecast globally in his era, Di Stefano would've been as well. Where do y'all get these insane ideas?
Zidane is highly regarded because he was a big game player. His best performances were in the latter stages of World Cups and in finals. In standard league games, he wasn't much of a feature.
Arguments from statistics about human performance always lack perspective on the individual. Zizou was not a great footballer because of goals, or assists or whatever folderol he did or did not collect in various farmer's leagues - he was a great footballer because he was one of the last, big, hairy-balled strutters who took the game by the scruff of the neck, terrified the opposition and made games run purely to his will, before the sanitization, wimpification and genericization of football became complete. And, as in most things in life where they are trying to extinguish every aspect the reflects masculinity, the media is terrified of dealing with a legacy "tainted" by Zizou's unapologetic asskickingness. So maybe he wasnt great in statistics, but when players are all stage trained zombies and over coddled man-children, as they are becoming, he'll be one of the few dim an receding lights we'll look back on and say "Football used to be better'' And yes, I do miss Norman Hunter.
@@shanewright2772 for me zizou is top 5 ever, he’s like scholes he dominates games but isn’t a stat padder, he’s never going to rival cr7 or Messi for stats because of the way he played, he’s the best maestro the games ever seen, his ability to control games is unrivalled in my opinion.
He was an amazing player at Juve, just pretty mediocre with Italy (only 2 goals at wc, 1 goal at euro, missed many chances in the euro 2000 final and was never included in a Team of the Tournament in any euro or wc meaning he was never that important for Italy) still an absolute legend
Maybe he was rather more joyous than Xavi, but the duo's influence, consistency, and sustained brilliance at the highest level make them footballing titans worthy of more recognition.
@@Ivanmaradonaaa Look at the manner in which they dominated games continuously...have you ever seen something like that? Zidane did not have the consistency to match his talent, so you cannot rank him above players who were not only similar to him, but were far more consistent.
Although ur speaking facts. It is However an unpopular opinion unfortunately. Xavi & iniesta were more consistent & efficient but people only rate zizou higher bcoz he was dominant in big matches
Players from the late 90’s and early 2000’s seem the quite overrated in general. I’m guessing it’s because that generation of fans was the first one to be able to watch all leagues on TV and therefore they look back on those players very fondly.
He was basically the ultimate prime time player, when everybody is watching then he would play he's best game in the champions league, world cups, euros and great derbys, not against relegation threaten teams, newly promoted, average team or lower league teams in cup competitions.
He literally addresses this issue In Zidane's 5 seasons at Real he only won the league once, its these matches against weak teams where he has to show his 100% for Real to get all 3 points and challenge for the league. if Zidane was consistent then Real would have probably won 2 or 3 more and Zidane wouldn't be dubbed inconsistent and might be considered an all-time great
Internationally, yes? But at club level, hard to say. Considering he bottled 2 UCL finals among other club competitions he could have won despite having great teams. But what HITC is saying is, all great players did that too and still played well on a normal day. Delima, Pele, Ronaldo, Messi etc.
@@WinWall3227 He would be decent? Think about it this way kid, if he had all the technology and all the knowledge that we have today he would have been an.absolute monster. He already was, but Ronaldo and Messi levels for sure.
Zidane is the GOAT. He who always appears in the most relevant matches. He has scored crucial goals both in the Champions League final and the World up final, something Mradona, Pele, Messi, Crisiano or Ronaldo can't say.
I’m glad to to see a big account like yours finally say this. Zidane, although an absolute legend, is rated ridiculously high by people who don’t really look too deep into the history of football and seriously factor in things like consistency. I don’t see him as a top 20 player at all. great video
I get that he wasn't as consistent at scoring/assisting as some other greats, but Zizou just made other great players look like kids at times. Nobody could deal with him when he was on form. I think in terms of absolute peak form, I'd take him over almost anyone. He was definitely my favourite player ever to watch.
@Digggyyyyy This is my problem with football today. You have to score goals to be considered a GOAT how many defenders would be considered GOAT who never score or assist. For me saying Zidane isn't a GOAT for me means that I should just start following other sports.
@@michaeltrumph121 lightyears you say? With all the goals he's scored, how many goals has he scored in the 4 World Cups he's played in? How many times did he score in a WC final? How many national trophies has he singlehandedly won for Argentina? How many times has he won the Champions league without Iniesta or Xavi playing along side him? Don't worry I'll wait.
@@thatt-shirtguy9669 I mentioned 7 players. I assume you are referring to Messi. Well, in his case, it's quite simple. In terms of club career, ZZ is a joke compared to him. And even in terms of international career, he has contributed more to his team than ZZ to France. Messi has scored and assisted far more for his country than ZZ for France. Messi's main problem is that he's mentally weak and chockes on the big occasions. But ZZ is no better, since he also has a dreadful record in major finals. With the exception of Euro 2000, where he played well, ZZ was not instrumental for the success of France in any other major events. And btw, I'm no fan of Messi and to me he's nowhere near the top 3 all time. However, hes definitely top 10 all time and far superior to ZZ. ZZ is not even top 20 all time.
@@michaeltrumph121 Messi has never been a world champion, never even been considered a South American champion, and yet according to your logic Messi has contributed more to Argentina than Zizou has to France. LMFAO!!! Zizou has scored in 2 WC finals. Messi has scored 6 in FOUR world cups, Zizou has 5 in THREE world Cups, three of 'em being in finals. Remember when Messi helped Argentina to victory against Germany in the WC Finals? Oh wait! Sorry, how about the two times against Chile? Oh wait! Sorry again. Rumor has it NASA is still tracking one of his penalty kicks. LMFAO!!
I'm 27, and growing up I absolutely idolized Zidane, copied his style(even looks), collected his merchandise, crazily consumed all videos of him, etc. Only a few years back did I actually come out of the Zizou trance and rationalized the picture of him. I can still safely say that he is still in my top 5.
@@jasonoppong4874 No, I'm just pointing out the truth. He's somehow credited as a "big game player" even though he only showed up for 2 finals in his whole career, and went invisible in most of the others: 1996 UEFA cup final - invisible, gets destroyed at home, team loses 1997 CL final - invisible, his team loss (the same team that had won it in 1996 without him) 1998 CL final - invisible, his team loses 1998 WC final - clutch, scores 2 headers from set pieces after being average the entire tournament, team wins 2000 Euro final - invisible, team wins because he's bailed out by Wiltord and Trezeguet (Zidane not involved in their goals) 2002 CL final - clutch, team wins 2002 CdR final - invisible, team loses 2004 CdR final - invisible, team loses against a lower mid table side 2006 WC final - chokes and gets sent off, team loses
His goal return was shockingly low at Juventus. It does help that watching Juventus were difficult to watch and most just remember those France performances and love him for that
Nonsense. For one, Zidane was never responsible for goals. He had people like Del Piero, Boksic, Inzaghi, Trezeguet, etc.. who did that while he was at Juve. Secondly, back then, in Serie A, scoring a lot of goals just didn't happen. It was an insanely difficult league with some of the best players to ever play the game. Put Messi and Cristiano there and they would struggle to bag 20 goals a season...
More research needs to be done prior to making such a video. For instance, 1) Consistency - European Sports Media comes out with monthly player XIs for club football games and Zidane has the highest appearances for an attacking player from his era in those. To compare, Messi and CRonaldo are the players with the most appearances in this era. 2) Real Madrid - Zidane had great players surrounding him but all were past their primes by the time he had finished a couple of seasons for the team. When this was followed by Real Madrid sacking Del Bosque and selling their best CB and DM, Zidane alone couldn't turn the team around. 3) Juve and Madrid fan perception - Zidane was never the man around which these teams built their squads for various off-field reasons, so he would never have the same level of admiration as players like Del Piero/Raul who were effectively homegrown and thus the focus of the team 4) Big game player - Zidane has in 23 International tournament Final and Semifinal appearances for club and country, around 20 goal participations including 10 goals, 5 assists and 5 pre-assists/pks won as a midfielder. That's a ratio that guys like CRonaldo, Messi, etc. have. 5) Big game performances - Zidane's performances in his team's major tournament exits are typically underrated while his opponent's are overrated. For instance, in the 99 CL SF Zidane had an assist in the 2nd leg and was not bothered much by Keane yet the narrative is the opposite. 6) Zidane Assists - Your assist stats are off. Zidane has over 175 assists for both club and country. His assist numbers are not recorded correctly, due to those numbers not being considered important by statisticians during most of his playing career. 7) Zidane Goals - Zidane was not a primary pk or fk taker for his clubs apart from his time at Bordeaux (when he was the primary fk taker) and his country prior to 2000, otherwise his goal numbers would be significantly higher since in 4 seasons he had Platini's Juventus fk nos for Bordeaux.
Kids who play FIFA and watch highlight reels overhype him so much, he isn’t the greatest French player and he isn’t close to being the greatest midfielder.
How many world cup finals did Platini play in? How many champions league finals did he play in? How many world cup player of the tournaments does he have?
You know what you convinced me . I’ve always admired Zidane and till recently as of 2014 maybe I thought Ronaldo and Messi have overtaken him as the all time greatest but I’d put him third . Now that I’ve seen this video I think you made multiple good points and successfully changed my mind . Zidane was a great player but he doesn’t make it to top 5 players of all times
Muneer AL.Shiabani he’s top 5 in my book. But I’ll put Ronaldo phenomeno ahead of him. My top 3 for GOAT Ronaldo phenomeno Messi & Maradona (not in order) then Cruyff then Zidane in 5th with Ronaldinho 6th.
Sergio Aguero rise would be good vid , I remember watching him on channel 5 when they showed Argentine football he was ripping defences apart at 15/16 for Indepndite (I think their called) and always wanted him in Europe, I remember I sent Wenger an email to sign him 😂 if only
I enjoyed the composition of this video in terms of your narrative. Only a true fan can write a critique so damning and spot on. Consider expanding this into an article if you haven't already. Great job!
@@bjehulk name me another manager who has a 100 percent success rate in all the major finals he played in, which are: 3x UCL, 2x uefa super cup and club world cup, and the recent Spanish super cup.
The Voice of Reason Zidane is a good manager but he has to prove himself in a tougher situation to be considered a GOAT. He’s done great at Real Madrid but he’s benefited from a favorable situation. Also he isn’t a master tactician like Pep or Simeone
Totally agreed as a France and Real Madrid fan. He disappeared a lot in games it was insane even for the NT. In 98 he wasn't his best and even got reds but shows up against Brazil with x2 headers to win the WC. In 2006 disciplinary issues again in group stages and final. He made a career off 3 things. Elegance in style of play, few big game goals and NT exploits. He could easily be replaced by many other CAMs of his generation to the same effect. This is why Madrid did ok with Sneijder and Guti after and Juve with Nedved after his sale.
Alfie, what would you consider to be an all time great in football terms, the top 100 to 150 of all time and who would say is the last player to make the cut of point as an all time great? I've always found it a hard term to define and what would you say is the difference between a football legend and an all time great?
Olayinka Amara a legend is someone with acclaim who has high esteem amongst ‘fans’. An all time great may not be regarded in this same manner but has the skill set and accolades to validate their status.
True that I still remember his aura and how he affected the opposing players unfortunately I just saw highlights of their most remarkable moments and yes you are right we will have this bias towards zizou because we remember his aura also something all fifa games can't capture the aura of the great players
Thanks that's actually a really brave opinion to share these days. Young people now seem to overrate a lot of retired footballers just because they watched youtube videos of him or because they heard people talking about them. Zidane is one of those guys who regularly gets over praised by kids who have never even watched a single game of him. And he's not the only one. Players like Kaká and Drogba are seen as some of the best footballers of all time just because the young community thinks it's cool to hate on current players and say that they will never reach the feats of those so called legends. I'm not hating on Kaká or Drogba or Zidane or other players that feature on this category but I just think it's super disrespectful for people who have never seen those "untouchable legends" play to say that they are miles ahead of certain other players. Sure these 3 that I mentioned were world class but they aren't even near Ronaldo or Messi and other greats of the game. One example of this is a pole that I saw in the other day about who was the best striker of this decade. Some of the nominees were Suarez, Lewandowski, Aguero and also... Drogba. A guy who in 10 years only played 3 seasons in a top 5 league (not to mention that he didn't do that great since he was already old). And who do you think won the poll? Of course fucking Didier won it with like 65% of the votes. It's actually insane to kids these days to think that he was better than some of the top strikers of this generation. Sure he had that amazing final and he was an outstanding player but I don't think he would even make a top 30 list of best strikers of all time. Nowadays we can all watch those youtube videos and think that those retired players were perfect since there aren't any videos showing their flaws. With current players we can all watch them live on TV and see an occasional bad game or mistakes that they make and thing to ourselves: "These guys aren't even near the level of the goats of the past". And it's super annoying to argue with someone about this since they will call you a kid that knows nothing about football.
I'm old enough to have watched Pele play in person while in high school. To me Zidane is the greatest midfielder of his generation and definitely an all-time great.
Growing up in the late 90's early 00's, Zidane, R9, Henry & Ronaldinho made me fall in love with the game. Iniesta maybe have won more, Ozil maybe assisted more, Ronaldinho maybe had 2 outstanding seasons in barca outperforming in numbers for a season, Totti had outstanding loyalty and goalscoring ability, Wesley Sneijder had a Fantastic 10/11 season, Juninho had the outstanding freekicks and riquelme what can i say El Ultimo 10. But even with all these great number 10's to play the beautiful game in my life time, i can only say that Zizou is by far the best number 10 i ever watched.
km cherian unless van djiyk can perform like that for 10 seasons straight or thiago silva was at a club who won trophies then its hard for defenders and goal keepers
Efficently among 10 best Players ever . Technicaly among 5 best players ever . Elegantly the best player ever. I think other opinions would be' useless .
I guess we can now judge Messi as well since he walked in most of his games. Took PKs in World Cup to win the Ballon Dor. There are so many ways to judge a player. At the end, Zindane will remain as of the greats regardless of some of low performance games.
HITC has put more thought into his opinion than i bet most fanboys have. i always saw zidane as one of those players who shines for country but not as much for club. one of the all-time greats, but not the all-time greatest.
Quite an absurd video that reeks of pseudo-intellectual bs that does not hold up to scrutiny. Forget watching him play, there are very few players in history with his trophy cabinet, having one every major trophy and individual award (except scoring awards) and beyond that, he was the central protagonist for all these major trophies. A 3x player of the year, 1x Ballon D'Or, 4x European player of the year, best european player of the last 50 years, UEFA Champions League Best Player of the Past 20 Years: 2011. He is also the midfielder with the most ESM Team of the Season appearances, the most Fifa Player of the Year awards in history - which speaks to his consistency. You spoke about inconsistency but presented no evidence. Let us not talk about actually watching him play - he was above his contemporaries as a footballer. So somehow Zidane not only has concrete achievements as a footballer, but he seems to have fooled the entire world except you. Very bizarre video.
@@aleksandrmikhailovic4141 People are spoiled by the 0.7/game of Lewa and 1 of Ronaldo and Messi. Though I do think it's worth highlighting that ignoring those 2...freaks...like seriously, world class players don't touch these 2. It's baffling. The past had more offensive partnerships which often resulted in goals being split between the 2. The current Inter Milan partnership is an excellent example. Neither Lukaku or Lautero are breaking records but combined they have been impressive.
Zidane is the GOAT. He who always appears in the most relevant matches. He has scored crucial goals both in the Champions League final and the World Cup final, something Mradona, Pele, Messi, Crisiano or Ronaldo can't say.
@@jameswalker6864 pele scored crucial goals in the two world cup finals he played. And before the final are the 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2, where zidane didnt do shit in 1998
I could not agree more.Zidane is not a G.O.A.T.I also happened to watch Zidane as a player,even though it was from the 1998 World cup.Definitely not consistent,definitely missing at times especially during his Real Madrid days.The reason people rate him so highly is because of the important goals in major trophies he won,just like Messi.
Everybody has their own GOAT but compare to the likes of Messi and Ronaldo dominance and performance for such a long period of time, Zidame is one more.
@@augustfelix2951 what makes a player best ever? Goals? Clean sheets? Trophies? For me, Maradona is a bigger player than Messi because he won trophies with Napoli instead of say Milan or Juventus, AND won the World Cup singlehandedly. But if you go by the goal metric, Messi is worlds better than Maradona... For me, Zidane is in the top 10. No doubt. Best ever? Not sure.
@@milosilic23 performance in the regular season and turning up consistently in big games. Zidane did not perform well enough in across seasons, he was a very big game player. It could be argued that Zidane made other players better, but so does Messi, and so does CR7. Zidane was a great player but not an all-time great, a poor mans Platini.
I don't even know where to start. First of all you criticize ZZ on his consticency at club level, arguing he never scored more than 12 goals in a campaign. I'm sure you know this but ZZ was a Midfielder, offensively minded it is true, but he was a true midfielder that would have to cover all the pitch in all the teams in which he played (a part for France, which is why he was so prolific). In Juventus and in Real Madrid, he never played as an actual number 10. He created goals for his attacking team mates which were spectacular at the time so he wasn't asked from his coaches to dribble the last defender 1 on 1 or -to make runs in the back of the defense to create space as midfielders would do nowadays. Now I can't argue he would be the GOAT, considering Messi and Ronaldo brought the game to a whole new level. But Zizou would EASILY be in the top 10 players of all time. He did win the Champions League, the Euro, the World Cup almost twice !! (being 36 years old and achieving some of the best perfomances ever seen in football) Oh and yes, ZZ would have won 3 ballon d'ors, in 2000 and in 2006 if it wasn't for stupid red cards that made journalists vote for Figo and Cannavaro.
He wasn't consistently great like Ronaldo or Messi but when it came to the big moments in the big games he showed up every time and he was close to winning a second World Cup if it wasn't for his infamous headbutt.
I think the problem is that unlike other attacking midfielders his primary role was not to finish or to assist but to create attacks meaning he was not the one that scored (ridiculous by the way to criticise that he hasn´t scored too often) but the one who initiated attacks by overcoming the defensive midfielders of the opposite teams. (Not a good comparison but I´d say the role of an 8 instead of a 10 in modern teams) Knowing that his tactical role was a significant other than the one of let´s say Cruyff or Maradona and of course despite his abilities with the ball less spectacular what you say in the vid is just not right. Of course you can argue if he his among the top 10 of greatest players of all times but you can not compare apples with pears and in order to fairly judge him you have to take his tactical role especially in the Real years into consideration.
BS. The great Platini, actually the true best French player of all times, used to assist and score a lot. He was a number 10 too. It has nothing to do with the pitch's position. Zidane was good, but not that good (as the likes of Pele, Maradona, R9, CR7, Messi, Cruyff, Zico, Platini...)
When I saw him play he was better then any player I have ever saw when he had the movement that I’ve never seen only Messi he was able to turn the France team into his own team
Be honest Lionel Messi himself is inconsistent with Argentina national football team. Yes he gets them to international tournament final matches. But he has ended up on the losing side four out of five of those final matches in major international tournaments he appeared in. And whilst he has played well in some of these final matches it in the end wasn't good enough from him. Argentina national football team suffered four successive losing, major international tournament final match losses.Before they actually ended up winning their fifth final, all with Lionel Messi in their national football team. And the fact that during this run even when they finally won at the fifth time of asking in a major international tournament final match. Lionel Messi did not produce when it matters either a single goal or a single goal assist during all five of those major international tournament finals matches. Maybe if Lionel Messi had actually scored a goal or maybe provided a goal assist the Argentina national football team would have actually won several of those final matches they ended up losing. They even lost in two successive Copa America tournament final matches to Chile. A Chile national football team who could not score a goal in either of those two final matches themselves. For all Lionel Messi achievements at club level he is definitely overrated at international level football. No way am I calling a player who has an 80% loss ratio to just a meager 20% win ratio in their five major international tournament final matches the best football player ever. Because he definitely isn't at international level. Lionel Messi failed too many times in major international tournament final matches simple as that. Even at Barcelona he Lionel Messi has never been able to retain the UEFA Champions League in two successive years not even once. And yet he was apparently playing in the greatest club team ever according to some people. By comparison Real Madrid from the mid 1950s won the European Champions Club Cup as it was, a still an outstanding and record five successive finals in a row as the dominant force in European club football. And let's not forget Lionel Messi has as yet not won the most prestigious prize in Association Football bar none the FIFA World Cup Finals. So yes Lionel Messi perhaps the greatest footballer ever in club level football, but at international level football certainly he is not. And what a player does at club level is irrelevant as as an international football player. He has never been dominant with Argentina national football team at international level. He has failed more times than won when it matters most at international level. We all know that to be true.
A: You must list the requirements, and conditions you going to measure in order to conclude someone is the GOAT. B: You must provide how you are going to measure them. C: All players must be measure by the same set of conditions. As those things stand, you just rambled around numbers without have a definition for what would make a footballer GOAT. My main measurement for example is: What have they won? (And yes i understand this is a team game, and so is basketball, and if someone says Jordan is the GOAT is cuz he won more, and was the most complete player) In this case there is only 1 footballer that has won it ALL in football history. ZINEDINE ZIDANE. And also the most complete, talent wise. Goals stats can't be measured equally in different eras. For the following reasons. 1- Zidane's times where harder, as most ppl got marked really hard. Go watch a video of zidane's goals, he would get kicked 3 times before shooting. Today, Messi and Ronaldo get wind in their face, and thats a yellow card for the other team. 2- Physical conditions were not the same. Both, for the player, and the environment in which they played. 3- Amount of games, and how in those times La Liga was more balanced, these days you know RM and Barcelona are the only 2 candidates for La Liga. Since getting A, B, and C correct is kind of hard. I guess everyone can speculate which player is the GOAT, depending on what they like. In my opinion ZZ was the most complete player in talent, and the most complete in results.
Zidane is the GOAT. He who always appears in the most relevant matches (this is my criterion). Zidane has scored crucial goals both in the Champions League final and the World Cup final, something Mradona, Pele, Messi, Crisiano or Ronaldo can't say.
@@jameswalker6864 Good joke. Zidane is somehow credited as a "big game player" even though he only showed up for 2 finals in his whole career, and went invisible in most of the others: 1996 UEFA cup final - invisible, gets destroyed at home, team loses 1997 CL final - invisible, his team loss (the same team that had won it in 1996 without him) 1998 CL final - invisible, his team loses 1998 WC final - clutch, scores 2 headers from set pieces after being average the entire tournament, team wins 2000 Euro final - invisible, team wins because he's bailed out by Wiltord and Trezeguet (Zidane not involved in their goals) 2002 CL final - clutch, team wins 2002 CdR final - invisible, team loses 2004 CdR final - invisible, team loses against a lower mid table side 2006 WC final - chokes and gets sent off, team loses
I just started this video but Im hoping Dennis Bergkamp will get a mention ( not saying he's better than Zidane or Ronaldo, the biggest stars of that time)
Zidane played in the Uber Eats Ligue 1 till he was 24. He was never the best player at Juventus, it was Del Piero and even got knocked out in the group stages once. In 6 years at Madrid, he won 1 league and 1 UCL in the then most expensive squad in club football. He's only overrated due to his sharp facial features and iconic status developed by his cult-like followers influenced through UA-cam highlight reels. Iniesta is a far far better and more consistent player than Zidane, btw. He's been UCL man of the match twice, EURO player of the tournament once, World Cup M.O.M once and the best player in at least 10 El Clasicos without making the headlines cause of his schoolboy image. Those who truly watch the game, like away crowds in Spain who always applaud his genius know what I'm talking about.
Finally someone saying the truth. The same goes with ronaldinho though he was great for only 3 years and havent been a top 10 player since 2007. Considering he was the same age as zlatan yeah he might have won the ballon dor but ibra have been a top 10 top 5 player since the start yet peoples call ronaldinho the best ever better then the likes of messi, maradona etc...... Both Zidane and ronaldinho are the most overrated players i have ever seen.
@@footballnotsooccer600 Fully agreed. Zlatan's longevity is severely underrated. I'd rank players like Zico, Baggio, Laudrup, Lothar Mattheus, Rijkard, Iniesta, Xavi above Zidane so he surely doesn't make the shortlist for the greatest players of all time.
Majestic! Honestly don't care about him being included in that or this list. All I know is he won the WC for France, and the CL for Real Madrid. Didn't have the greatest ending of playing careers, but definitely started his coaching one with a bang!
I think people sometimes confuse the words "greatest" and "best". The word "great" literally means "big" and someones "greatness" has as much to do with how big a deal they are as it does with how skillful they are/were. In the 80s George Best went on record speaking about how he believes Ruud Gullit is a better footballer than Diego Maradona, a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with, and even though hearing you mention Maradona as one of the top five greatest players of all time makes me as sick to my stomach as hearing Cristiano mentioned ahead of less prolific but more intelligent and naturally gifted attackers like Eusebio and Original Ronaldo, I have to remind myself that "greatness" is a narrative that does not always accurately reflect quality. Muhammad Ali is undoubtedly the "greatest of all time" in the boxing world, but the argument about who is the best pound-for-pound is still being waged to this day. Some insist it's Ali, while others are adamant that it's Sugar Ray Robinson or Floyd Mayweather Jr, but Ali practically personifies boxing the way Pele personifies football. This is why I think GOAT lists are silly, being second on the list is completely irrelevant. Messi isn't on my GOAT list because there is only Pele, Ali, Michael Jordan, Bruce Lee. I still think Messi might possibly be the best football player to ever walk upon the earth, but he can't be GOAT unless he and Pele do a Freaky Friday. So basically, I agree, there is no solid GOAT argument for Zidane. There isn't one for Maradona either though. You just pick your one guy based on how big a deal he was to the sport and then move on because it's usually a fairly objective decision when you realise that "greatness" measures fame and reputation better than it measures talent.
What makes you think Pele is greater then Maradona or Messi? Pele got his reputation when he won 3 World Cups and because of the impact of television those years. That established him as the GOAT but when you actually inspect his career and quality further you can absolutly find flaws when comparing him to these two. Brazil was definitely good enough to win without him just like they did 1962 when he got injured. Maradona litterly carried his club and nation like no one has ever done before or after. Just by watching and comparing them it is kinda obvious who had most talent especially considered Maradona played in a tougher era 20 years later. Main reasons why Pele is still considered the GOAT to many is because they were told as children, he is the undisputed GOAT even without watching him play. The other reason is that Maradona was a far more complex person, taking drugs and obviously cheating in different ways. I can agree that Ali and Jordan still personifies their sport but Pele is not ahead of Maradona, Messi & C.Ronaldo anymore.
Could you do one of these types of videos for football in the 90s I think it had so many gr8t players that just seem to be overlooked like Baggio, Laudrup, Figo, Hagi, Romario, Rui Costa, Davids,Del Piero amongst many many others
HITC is one of the best UA-cam channels out there and I enjoy the content very much but I wholly disagree with this view on Zidane. He deserves to be considered one of the best because he out perform all others in the apex competition of football. Whether it be the Champions League, the Euros, the World Cup, La Liga or Serie A, Zidane's impact was there for all to see. He, alongside Ronaldo Nazario were the best players of their generation. At club level he didn't win a glut of trophies like Messi and Ronaldo because these two players are simply freaks of nature and they have achieved feats unthought of previously. Zidane is definitely not the GOAT but he cannot be denied his rightful place in the discussion of all time greats. Remember he was one headbutt away from winning a second World Cup in a tournament where he was definitely the best player.
Best player of the year 3 times. Top 5 player in the world for 9 years (FIFA best player in the world ranking). No player of his generation did that. And yet, some people have the audacity to call him inconsistent.
Not only that, those 9 years were considered by some as the peak of football. Just look at the 1998 Ballon D'Or list/rankings that Zizou came out on top on it would make today's players look like they were still in the academy
i would rather have a big game player in my team who actually shows up at the moment whenever it matters, then a player who makes good stats but chokes at the crucial moment because then it means nothing, you win nothing 0
Zizou deserves the spot in top 10 or top 15 atleast but definitely not top 5 as people consider. On his day, he could outshine any of the players above him in GOAT list but the lack of consistency is a thing..
What is the evidence for the lack of consistency. The man is the oldest player to win a world cup and he actually was the best player of the tournament. Insane longevity. Only player to surpass him in this regard is Cr7 and probably Messi soon.
His brace against Barcelona in the 1998 World Cup? Did I hear wrong?
I'm guessing he meant to say Brazil
Nope. You heard right
Brazilona
I thought What Barca were doing in the world cup
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He was class but just wasn’t consistent at club level. Still an absolute legend.
@Anthony Suarez did you see him play week in week out?
@Ronaldinho10 and your name is the greatest disappointment in football ever wich is ronaldinho
Same age as Ibrahimovic
But preferred party&money than football exactly what could ruin neymar
Ronaldinho was class only for a few season
@Ronaldinho10 agree could still be world class in the 2010s but unfortunately didn't happen
BAngelZ 09 Still had a better career than Ibra. You just proved how great he was but sadly, he preferred nightclubs instead of training.
@@cloudj232 debatable if you look on consistency ibra is better
Consistency is what most people see in players (like Messi & Cristiano)
what made the quarter final vs brazil in 2006 so memorable and so impressive was all the other world class players on the pitch....viera, henry, ronaldo, ronaldinho, carlos, cafu, kaka etc and zidane stood head and shoulders above all of them, he showed that he was the best of the best.
Dont make things up barcelona vs madrid between 03-07 was more star sudden. Zidane played 3 season in a row bad suddenly played great at quarter finale. But he didnt school them or dominated them.. Thats made up. Watch the whole match. brazil had 5 chances just as brazil.. Brazil kaka dinho were playing whole tounrament bad
You are so right. Even his legendary teammates looked to him for inspiration.
So he’s a goat because he had one good game? He wasn’t consistent at all.
@@noname52768 one good game lol
I agree with you. With similar reason, we can say Ronaldinho GOAT because he dominated vs Real Madrid game, or even Riquelme, who lead Boca Juniors to beat Real (with Zidane, Figo, Raul...)
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I do love videos like this, you do have a way of telling a story. After this weekend I'd love to see a video like this about Sergio Aguero and the impact he's made in the premiership but that might just be me
not a hater
did he ever had an impact in cup competitions
ie world cup and ucl
still top 5 striker 2010s
That's why I said Premiership
@@reecequirk5211 well played
v cxv cxvxcv he’s one of the best strikers ever never mind 2010’s
Premier league
My fave thing about Zidane was how effortless he made everything look. Also his volley technique and first touch were sublime remember trying to emulate them as a kid.
To much adore about nothing. The guy was just a calmer version of Paul Pogba who was hyped by the press. A fraud to be specific
You ever thought about doing Podcasts? Id love a weekly podcast where you just talk about football
I'd love to, I'm just not sure where I'd find the time right now unfortunately!
Same I watch these while I’m playing Fifa lol
TwoSync Fan lol same
@@billygates5982 ong 😂
@@HITCSevens can I do the podcast as well with you
If player is judged by performance when it matters most, then why nobody is talking about Miroslav Klose. Record WC goal scorer of all time
One of my favorite players back in the day. No one ever talks about him.
Klose goals were mostly a matter of pure determination, resulting in less spectacular goals. Plus he was nowhere near as good in other parts of the game. Still, one of the best strikers ever and an absolutely great personality to go with that.
@@teergeret that's ridiculous. Goals are goals. It's worldcup not italian/French Cup
@@TechEvolution781 what's ridiculous? I personally agree with you, but I'm just saying why he's rarely mentioned alongside messi, ronaldo and others, which is obviously because he didn't play as "beautifully" as them
@@teergeret Everyone judges Messi, cruyff, Ronaldo for not having a WC Trophy. It's not fair. If world cup is the only place to show greatness, then klose is better than R9 in that sense. (Example : shaka hoslop)
This debate about Zidane's abilities (or performances) shows something about his very own way of playing. Lots of rational arguments tend to put him away from the very top of the football pyramid, yet at the same time he definitely comes to mind when we talk about the greatest. I think it is because of his way of moving on the pitch, he had a very distinctive grace that made his greatest moments even more beautiful and noteworthy. His playstyle magnified what was one of the most excellent player of his generation and makes us judge him on other notions than we would tend to use on other players.
Exactly. Elegance does not equate a great footballer. Platini wasn't nearly as elegant as Zidane, but way more efficient.
@@simonthomsen8578 Exactly in term of performance, that's what I was trying to communicate. But in term of show (because that is what pro football is), it puts him in a special noteworthy place. Don't you agree my friend?
@@justanotherrandomguy7328 Yes yes, there was no disagreement in the first place hehe
@@simonthomsen8578 Thank you sir. I wish you all the best and a happy new year 😉
@@justanotherrandomguy7328 you too, sir🤩
His brace against Barcelona in the 1998 World Cup Final. I didnt know Barcelona was a country.
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kent kariuki yeah I heard him saying “Barcelona” but I thought he meant Brazil. Whatever 😂🤦🤷♂️🤣 Zizou destroyed both 😉
Rafi David no zizou didn't destroy Barca. Barca's rise coincided with zizous decline
You should do this more often, looks like a good idea for future videos.
All the fanboys are disliking because you spoke the truth.
Sad...
isnt the truty
The stats in the video are simply wrong. He had 154 assists. You also didn't count his assists for France and AS Cannes. He also had 156 goals!
You have talked about his performance against Bayern Munich in the Champions League but the match before he orchestrated a comeback against the reigning Champions, AC Milan; he assisted twice in that second leg!
Also, he did get sent off in the 2006 World Cup but he is the one who got that team qualified for the tournament. Without him, France was going fourth in qualification. He took them to the World Cup and carried them all the way to the Final. He scored the last goal against Spain, assisted the winning goal and orchestrated a masterpiece of a performance against Brazil, scoring the winning penalty against Portugal. Against Italy, he scored that Panenka kick which was completely insane!!! He created a few great chances for Ribéry and Henry and Malouda but those of course went unnoticed! Also, in extra time, he almost scored with a header which was deflected by Buffon.
It's completely wrong to just look at where he has gone wrong for his club and country. He had
Undoubtely a legend but you also have to consider that despite being surrounded by the best players in the world, the last 3 seasons of his career went trophyless with the exception of a spanish super cup. And contrary to popular belief he wasn't even the best for his country in the 1998 WC, he went almost the whole tournament missing. He was red carded and could only return for the quarter finals against Italy where he couldn't do much against the italian defense as the game ended 0-0 and went to penalties. Against Croatia, a game I had the chance to see, he played very well and created chances but the best of that match undoubtely was Thuram who scored the 2 goals that sent them to the final. In fact, it was Thuram who was awarded the bronze ball as the 3rd best player of that tournament and consecuently the best player from that team.
People need to look at the pre assist stat thats real playmaking
I think Ronaldinho also deserves a video like this since for some reason many football fans have a much higher opinion of him than what I believe he deserves.
Also, make a video comparing Pelé and Messi since you consider them the 2 GoAT candidates.
The reason why is because ronaldinho was the first genuine global star in football
@@asakhexulu4101 LMFAO
@@hellowalkman4506 its true
@@asakhexulu4101 ua-cam.com/video/7RSDG_40AmA/v-deo.html
@@asakhexulu4101 Pele was the first global star long before Ronaldinho was born. Heck had football been telecast globally in his era, Di Stefano would've been as well. Where do y'all get these insane ideas?
Zidane is highly regarded because he was a big game player. His best performances were in the latter stages of World Cups and in finals. In standard league games, he wasn't much of a feature.
What about Gerd Müller...his record in big games is insane
Arguments from statistics about human performance always lack perspective on the individual. Zizou was not a great footballer because of goals, or assists or whatever folderol he did or did not collect in various farmer's leagues - he was a great footballer because he was one of the last, big, hairy-balled strutters who took the game by the scruff of the neck, terrified the opposition and made games run purely to his will, before the sanitization, wimpification and genericization of football became complete. And, as in most things in life where they are trying to extinguish every aspect the reflects masculinity, the media is terrified of dealing with a legacy "tainted" by Zizou's unapologetic asskickingness. So maybe he wasnt great in statistics, but when players are all stage trained zombies and over coddled man-children, as they are becoming, he'll be one of the few dim an receding lights we'll look back on and say "Football used to be better''
And yes, I do miss Norman Hunter.
@@shanewright2772 for me zizou is top 5 ever, he’s like scholes he dominates games but isn’t a stat padder, he’s never going to rival cr7 or Messi for stats because of the way he played, he’s the best maestro the games ever seen, his ability to control games is unrivalled in my opinion.
@@hhhfggg2969 zidane is one of the greatest player of all time. Zidane is more of a artist and clutch player
@@middlewayers he is one of the greatest players of all time most of them never rated him highly coz he never had a technical ability of zidane
Form is temporary, class is permanent
I’m a few days or weeks older than you and Zidane was a joy to watch growing up especially his performance at the 2006 FIFA World Cup
Do a video on Del Piero. Criminally underrated.
DivMuzza for sure he carried juventus not zidane
He was an amazing player at Juve, just pretty mediocre with Italy (only 2 goals at wc, 1 goal at euro, missed many chances in the euro 2000 final and was never included in a Team of the Tournament in any euro or wc meaning he was never that important for Italy) still an absolute legend
@ my apologies mate, maybe not mediocre with Italy but not as impressive as he was with Juventus
Calcio poli
I don't even agree that Zidane was greater than Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta.
You're wrong then hahaha. Not better than Xavi and Iniesta Damn
Maybe he was rather more joyous than Xavi, but the duo's influence, consistency, and sustained brilliance at the highest level make them footballing titans worthy of more recognition.
@@Ivanmaradonaaa Look at the manner in which they dominated games continuously...have you ever seen something like that? Zidane did not have the consistency to match his talent, so you cannot rank him above players who were not only similar to him, but were far more consistent.
Although ur speaking facts. It is However an unpopular opinion unfortunately. Xavi & iniesta were more consistent & efficient but people only rate zizou higher bcoz he was dominant in big matches
@@yankeewz8377 True.
Players from the late 90’s and early 2000’s seem the quite overrated in general. I’m guessing it’s because that generation of fans was the first one to be able to watch all leagues on TV and therefore they look back on those players very fondly.
If you think Zidane is overrated imagine Beckham
Luca Giacometti Don’t even start me on Becks son...
@@lucagiacometti27 nah. Unlike Zidane you don't see people ranking Beckham among goat lists.
Imagine Michael Owen winning a Ballon d’Or... oh wait
Also known as:People from the 80s are quite stupid
you should do a "how good was _________ actually" series.
I agree, if not, please pull down the video
He was basically the ultimate prime time player, when everybody is watching then he would play he's best game in the champions league, world cups, euros and great derbys, not against relegation threaten teams, newly promoted, average team or lower league teams in cup competitions.
He literally addresses this issue
In Zidane's 5 seasons at Real he only won the league once, its these matches against weak teams where he has to show his 100% for Real to get all 3 points and challenge for the league. if Zidane was consistent then Real would have probably won 2 or 3 more and Zidane wouldn't be dubbed inconsistent and might be considered an all-time great
If you want Alfie's explanation then go to 6:45-9:18
Internationally, yes? But at club level, hard to say. Considering he bottled 2 UCL finals among other club competitions he could have won despite having great teams.
But what HITC is saying is, all great players did that too and still played well on a normal day. Delima, Pele, Ronaldo, Messi etc.
Make a video about Di Stefano
@@WinWall3227 so is every player who played before 1990. Charlie Adam would be a beast in the fiftys and pele would be lower prem team at most
@@PossiblyGenii Charlie Adam is a beast?
@@WinWall3227 He would be decent? Think about it this way kid, if he had all the technology and all the knowledge that we have today he would have been an.absolute monster. He already was, but Ronaldo and Messi levels for sure.
@@PossiblyGenii Yeah than my grandchildren would be a beast around 2010s
Zizou was the one who made me fall in love woth football!! ⚽️❤
Zidane is the GOAT. He who always appears in the most relevant matches. He has scored crucial goals both in the Champions League final and the World up final, something Mradona, Pele, Messi, Crisiano or Ronaldo can't say.
James walker cope
@@jameswalker6864 WC maybe not. But scoring crucial UCL goals is practically in Ronaldo’s job description at this point.
@@jameswalker6864 also Zidane isn’t even in the goat conversation, it’s the truth. He isn’t even the best French midfielder of all time.
@@behindyou6146 who is then?
I really like these kind of longer essay like videos. Loved to see more
I'm Brazilian : Zidane made us cry twice while beating our Selecao twice in World Cups.
(And I can't recall any other player doing that).
Mottahead Toni Kroos made Brazilians cry twice in 5 Minutes😂
@@phelbefa I count that as 1 match, dude - yet, okay. Maybe you got me on that one.
@@mottahead6464 I'm french and i feel sorry, " désolé " like we say.
Philip Greif You beat me to it
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I’m glad to to see a big account like yours finally say this. Zidane, although an absolute legend, is rated ridiculously high by people who don’t really look too deep into the history of football and seriously factor in things like consistency. I don’t see him as a top 20 player at all. great video
I get that he wasn't as consistent at scoring/assisting as some other greats, but Zizou just made other great players look like kids at times. Nobody could deal with him when he was on form. I think in terms of absolute peak form, I'd take him over almost anyone. He was definitely my favourite player ever to watch.
In terms of absolute peak form, the likes of R9, R10, Pele, Zico, Maradona, Best, Messi - they all are lightyears in front of Zidane.
@Digggyyyyy This is my problem with football today. You have to score goals to be considered a GOAT how many defenders would be considered GOAT who never score or assist. For me saying Zidane isn't a GOAT for me means that I should just start following other sports.
@@michaeltrumph121 lightyears you say? With all the goals he's scored, how many goals has he scored in the 4 World Cups he's played in? How many times did he score in a WC final? How many national trophies has he singlehandedly won for Argentina? How many times has he won the Champions league without Iniesta or Xavi playing along side him?
Don't worry I'll wait.
@@thatt-shirtguy9669
I mentioned 7 players. I assume you are referring to Messi. Well, in his case, it's quite simple. In terms of club career, ZZ is a joke compared to him. And even in terms of international career, he has contributed more to his team than ZZ to France. Messi has scored and assisted far more for his country than ZZ for France. Messi's main problem is that he's mentally weak and chockes on the big occasions. But ZZ is no better, since he also has a dreadful record in major finals.
With the exception of Euro 2000, where he played well, ZZ was not instrumental for the success of France in any other major events.
And btw, I'm no fan of Messi and to me he's nowhere near the top 3 all time. However, hes definitely top 10 all time and far superior to ZZ.
ZZ is not even top 20 all time.
@@michaeltrumph121 Messi has never been a world champion, never even been considered a South American champion, and yet according to your logic Messi has contributed more to Argentina than Zizou has to France. LMFAO!!!
Zizou has scored in 2 WC finals. Messi has scored 6 in FOUR world cups, Zizou has 5 in THREE world Cups, three of 'em being in finals. Remember when Messi helped Argentina to victory against Germany in the WC Finals? Oh wait! Sorry, how about the two times against Chile? Oh wait! Sorry again. Rumor has it NASA is still tracking one of his penalty kicks. LMFAO!!
“World Cup final against Barcelona”
I'm 27, and growing up I absolutely idolized Zidane, copied his style(even looks), collected his merchandise, crazily consumed all videos of him, etc. Only a few years back did I actually come out of the Zizou trance and rationalized the picture of him. I can still safely say that he is still in my top 5.
He barely makes top 20 all time.
Why are you gae?
u shaved your top hair too? lol
@@TheMaulam12345 That hasn't been necessary for me because nature and genetics itself removed it for me lol
@@michaeltrumph121 HAhahahahahaha
I came here 8 monthes ago and am back again, just shows how the quality of your content is magnifying
Imagine putting Zidane above Di Stefano and CR7. 5 UCL top scorer in literally any competition but somehow an inconsistent CAM is better
zidane is a legend because he played well in big games
Actually Zidane faltered in most big games and only showed up in very few of them.
@@michaeltrumph121 You are just categorically a Zidane hater
@@jasonoppong4874
No, I'm just pointing out the truth.
He's somehow credited as a "big game player" even though he only showed up for 2 finals in his whole career, and went invisible in most of the others:
1996 UEFA cup final - invisible, gets destroyed at home, team loses
1997 CL final - invisible, his team loss (the same team that had won it in 1996 without him)
1998 CL final - invisible, his team loses
1998 WC final - clutch, scores 2 headers from set pieces after being average the entire tournament, team wins
2000 Euro final - invisible, team wins because he's bailed out by Wiltord and Trezeguet (Zidane not involved in their goals)
2002 CL final - clutch, team wins
2002 CdR final - invisible, team loses
2004 CdR final - invisible, team loses against a lower mid table side
2006 WC final - chokes and gets sent off, team loses
Michael Trumph the 98 final was also shadey
@@fabriziogarreta7160
I know.
IMO Brazil threw the match away.
For so many legends 2006 was their last World Cup
His goal return was shockingly low at Juventus. It does help that watching Juventus were difficult to watch and most just remember those France performances and love him for that
bullhit. zidane juventus was the best juventus. its more than just goals
Nonsense. For one, Zidane was never responsible for goals. He had people like Del Piero, Boksic, Inzaghi, Trezeguet, etc.. who did that while he was at Juve. Secondly, back then, in Serie A, scoring a lot of goals just didn't happen. It was an insanely difficult league with some of the best players to ever play the game. Put Messi and Cristiano there and they would struggle to bag 20 goals a season...
0 ball knowledge
All time lists are always difficult because comparing players from different eras is basically impossible.
More research needs to be done prior to making such a video. For instance,
1) Consistency - European Sports Media comes out with monthly player XIs for club football games and Zidane has the highest appearances for an attacking player from his era in those. To compare, Messi and CRonaldo are the players with the most appearances in this era.
2) Real Madrid - Zidane had great players surrounding him but all were past their primes by the time he had finished a couple of seasons for the team. When this was followed by Real Madrid sacking Del Bosque and selling their best CB and DM, Zidane alone couldn't turn the team around.
3) Juve and Madrid fan perception - Zidane was never the man around which these teams built their squads for various off-field reasons, so he would never have the same level of admiration as players like Del Piero/Raul who were effectively homegrown and thus the focus of the team
4) Big game player - Zidane has in 23 International tournament Final and Semifinal appearances for club and country, around 20 goal participations including 10 goals, 5 assists and 5 pre-assists/pks won as a midfielder. That's a ratio that guys like CRonaldo, Messi, etc. have.
5) Big game performances - Zidane's performances in his team's major tournament exits are typically underrated while his opponent's are overrated. For instance, in the 99 CL SF Zidane had an assist in the 2nd leg and was not bothered much by Keane yet the narrative is the opposite.
6) Zidane Assists - Your assist stats are off. Zidane has over 175 assists for both club and country. His assist numbers are not recorded correctly, due to those numbers not being considered important by statisticians during most of his playing career.
7) Zidane Goals - Zidane was not a primary pk or fk taker for his clubs apart from his time at Bordeaux (when he was the primary fk taker) and his country prior to 2000, otherwise his goal numbers would be significantly higher since in 4 seasons he had Platini's Juventus fk nos for Bordeaux.
Thank you.
This video proves why Barcelona is the greatest club ever. They played in the world cup final while other clubs can't even qualify for wc.
XD
Kids who play FIFA and watch highlight reels overhype him so much, he isn’t the greatest French player and he isn’t close to being the greatest midfielder.
Platini is the best french player
EPC-DRACO-
Exactly.
What did Platini do for France that makes him so great? One European Championship?
How many world cup finals did Platini play in? How many champions league finals did he play in? How many world cup player of the tournaments does he have?
Siyabonga Kunene
Team sport.
9:50 didn't know Barca played in the 1998 WC final
You know what you convinced me . I’ve always admired Zidane and till recently as of 2014 maybe I thought Ronaldo and Messi have overtaken him as the all time greatest but I’d put him third . Now that I’ve seen this video I think you made multiple good points and successfully changed my mind . Zidane was a great player but he doesn’t make it to top 5 players of all times
Muneer AL.Shiabani he’s top 5 in my book. But I’ll put Ronaldo phenomeno ahead of him. My top 3 for GOAT Ronaldo phenomeno Messi & Maradona (not in order) then Cruyff then Zidane in 5th with Ronaldinho 6th.
My picks would be..
1. Messi
2. Maradona
3. Pele
4. Cruyff
5. Di Stefano
6. R9
7. Cr7
8. Beckenbauer
9. Puskas
10. Platini
@@vb2388 Stephano at 4,Cr7 at 5 and cruyff at 6. otherwise i agree
Vachan Cristiano is at least top 5 don’t be biased...
Vachan why do you rate cr7 that low?
Sergio Aguero rise would be good vid , I remember watching him on channel 5 when they showed Argentine football he was ripping defences apart at 15/16 for Indepndite (I think their called) and always wanted him in Europe, I remember I sent Wenger an email to sign him 😂 if only
I enjoyed the composition of this video in terms of your narrative. Only a true fan can write a critique so damning and spot on. Consider expanding this into an article if you haven't already. Great job!
Can you do a video on Fernando Redondo? Thanks
Brilliant and perhaps the best holding midfielder of his generation and say this as a Barca fan
One of the best Argentine players ever
I'm a major Zizou fan but this video just had to be made and i agree entirely even though it feels strange to me as he was such a genius
Hes not only a GOAT candidate as a player, he is already a GOAT candidate as a manager.
Idk bout that bro.
@@bjehulk name me another manager who has a 100 percent success rate in all the major finals he played in, which are: 3x UCL, 2x uefa super cup and club world cup, and the recent Spanish super cup.
The Voice of Reason
Zidane is a good manager but he has to prove himself in a tougher situation to be considered a GOAT. He’s done great at Real Madrid but he’s benefited from a favorable situation. Also he isn’t a master tactician like Pep or Simeone
@@bjehulk He needs to prove himself in a tougher situation? Tougher than 3 Champions League finals in a row? 😂😂 get out of here kid!
Oso Bear
He benefited from a favorable situation at Real. If he can do well in another team then he can be considered the GOAT
So in short:
Zidane was a fancy jay-jay Okacha
When you started talking about the volley Vs Leverkusen I had to pause the video to go and appreciate it again
1 goal does not change how overrated he is
Totally agreed as a France and Real Madrid fan. He disappeared a lot in games it was insane even for the NT. In 98 he wasn't his best and even got reds but shows up against Brazil with x2 headers to win the WC. In 2006 disciplinary issues again in group stages and final. He made a career off 3 things. Elegance in style of play, few big game goals and NT exploits. He could easily be replaced by many other CAMs of his generation to the same effect. This is why Madrid did ok with Sneijder and Guti after and Juve with Nedved after his sale.
Alfie, what would you consider to be an all time great in football terms, the top 100 to 150 of all time and who would say is the last player to make the cut of point as an all time great? I've always found it a hard term to define and what would you say is the difference between a football legend and an all time great?
Olayinka Amara a legend is someone with acclaim who has high esteem amongst ‘fans’. An all time great may not be regarded in this same manner but has the skill set and accolades to validate their status.
True that I still remember his aura and how he affected the opposing players unfortunately I just saw highlights of their most remarkable moments and yes you are right we will have this bias towards zizou because we remember his aura also something all fifa games can't capture the aura of the great players
Thanks that's actually a really brave opinion to share these days. Young people now seem to overrate a lot of retired footballers just because they watched youtube videos of him or because they heard people talking about them. Zidane is one of those guys who regularly gets over praised by kids who have never even watched a single game of him. And he's not the only one. Players like Kaká and Drogba are seen as some of the best footballers of all time just because the young community thinks it's cool to hate on current players and say that they will never reach the feats of those so called legends. I'm not hating on Kaká or Drogba or Zidane or other players that feature on this category but I just think it's super disrespectful for people who have never seen those "untouchable legends" play to say that they are miles ahead of certain other players. Sure these 3 that I mentioned were world class but they aren't even near Ronaldo or Messi and other greats of the game.
One example of this is a pole that I saw in the other day about who was the best striker of this decade. Some of the nominees were Suarez, Lewandowski, Aguero and also... Drogba. A guy who in 10 years only played 3 seasons in a top 5 league (not to mention that he didn't do that great since he was already old). And who do you think won the poll? Of course fucking Didier won it with like 65% of the votes. It's actually insane to kids these days to think that he was better than some of the top strikers of this generation. Sure he had that amazing final and he was an outstanding player but I don't think he would even make a top 30 list of best strikers of all time.
Nowadays we can all watch those youtube videos and think that those retired players were perfect since there aren't any videos showing their flaws. With current players we can all watch them live on TV and see an occasional bad game or mistakes that they make and thing to ourselves: "These guys aren't even near the level of the goats of the past". And it's super annoying to argue with someone about this since they will call you a kid that knows nothing about football.
I'm old enough to have watched Pele play in person while in high school. To me Zidane is the greatest midfielder of his generation and definitely an all-time great.
You had me till you said he should be more in the conversation for someone like Iniesta
Growing up in the late 90's early 00's, Zidane, R9, Henry & Ronaldinho made me fall in love with the game.
Iniesta maybe have won more, Ozil maybe assisted more, Ronaldinho maybe had 2 outstanding seasons in barca outperforming in numbers for a season, Totti had outstanding loyalty and goalscoring ability, Wesley Sneijder had a Fantastic 10/11 season, Juninho had the outstanding freekicks and riquelme what can i say El Ultimo 10. But even with all these great number 10's to play the beautiful game in my life time, i can only say that Zizou is by far the best number 10 i ever watched.
Rating the best players by decade would an educational video.
Totally agree with but I still don't think that only attacking players can be considered a GOAT
km cherian unless van djiyk can perform like that for 10 seasons straight or thiago silva was at a club who won trophies then its hard for defenders and goal keepers
Maldini, Beckenbauer, Cafu, Yashin, and Buffon are GOAT candidates in my opinion
Efficently among 10 best Players ever .
Technicaly among 5 best players ever .
Elegantly the best player ever.
I think other opinions would be' useless .
Your kinda dumb tbh
Never heard anyone call Zidane the GOAT he always seems to get rated where he should be as Top 15 player.
Top 15 for him, it's still too much.
@09thespecialone now you just chatting shit
I guess we can now judge Messi as well since he walked in most of his games. Took PKs in World Cup to win the Ballon Dor. There are so many ways to judge a player.
At the end, Zindane will remain as of the greats regardless of some of low performance games.
Bro, I cant even bother answering seriously
7:45 -7:51 that sounds like an assessment of Zidane's current Real Madrid team
Yeah that might be a reflection of Zidane. They tear apart the CL but don't do the same in La Liga, at least compared to Barca.
HITC has put more thought into his opinion than i bet most fanboys have. i always saw zidane as one of those players who shines for country but not as much for club. one of the all-time greats, but not the all-time greatest.
Quite an absurd video that reeks of pseudo-intellectual bs that does not hold up to scrutiny. Forget watching him play, there are very few players in history with his trophy cabinet, having one every major trophy and individual award (except scoring awards) and beyond that, he was the central protagonist for all these major trophies. A 3x player of the year, 1x Ballon D'Or, 4x European player of the year, best european player of the last 50 years, UEFA Champions League Best Player of the Past 20 Years: 2011. He is also the midfielder with the most ESM Team of the Season appearances, the most Fifa Player of the Year awards in history - which speaks to his consistency. You spoke about inconsistency but presented no evidence. Let us not talk about actually watching him play - he was above his contemporaries as a footballer. So somehow Zidane not only has concrete achievements as a footballer, but he seems to have fooled the entire world except you. Very bizarre video.
Having a trophy does not make you great. Plenty have won the World Cup or the Champions League, it does not make them great players.
Goals and Assist ratio arent stand-out for primarily an attacking midfielder.
Dominant Persona In Zizous times great forwards had 0,5 goals per game
@@aleksandrmikhailovic4141 People are spoiled by the 0.7/game of Lewa and 1 of Ronaldo and Messi.
Though I do think it's worth highlighting that ignoring those 2...freaks...like seriously, world class players don't touch these 2. It's baffling.
The past had more offensive partnerships which often resulted in goals being split between the 2.
The current Inter Milan partnership is an excellent example.
Neither Lukaku or Lautero are breaking records but combined they have been impressive.
@@Londronable
Yeah like just because messi and Ronaldo achieved the 1 goal ratio doesn't mean anyone under it is trash
Zidane is the GOAT. He who always appears in the most relevant matches. He has scored crucial goals both in the Champions League final and the World Cup final, something Mradona, Pele, Messi, Crisiano or Ronaldo can't say.
@@jameswalker6864 pele scored crucial goals in the two world cup finals he played. And before the final are the 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2, where zidane didnt do shit in 1998
I could not agree more.Zidane is not a G.O.A.T.I also happened to watch Zidane as a player,even though it was from the 1998 World cup.Definitely not consistent,definitely missing at times especially during his Real Madrid days.The reason people rate him so highly is because of the important goals in major trophies he won,just like Messi.
Just like Messi? You think Messi won Ballon'Dor 2019 because he scored in the CL-final 2011 or what?
I think Platini is the best French player ever
Why do say that? What did he do that Zidane didn't - better?
Lol the first 6 minutes is just compliments to Zidane
Everybody has their own GOAT but compare to the likes of Messi and Ronaldo dominance and performance for such a long period of time, Zidame is one more.
Whoever says Zidane is not a goat contender has to hook me up with their weed dealer.
Nope, you do. He's not even top 20 of all time.
@@michaeltrumph121 no he is definitely top 20/10. Id put him 8th after messi c.ronaldo pele maradona cruyff beckenbauer ronaldo.
He wasn't even the best player in real Madrid at the time, Figo, Raul, Ronaldo were more consistent and could really hurt the opposition ......
@@augustfelix2951 what makes a player best ever? Goals? Clean sheets? Trophies?
For me, Maradona is a bigger player than Messi because he won trophies with Napoli instead of say Milan or Juventus, AND won the World Cup singlehandedly. But if you go by the goal metric, Messi is worlds better than Maradona...
For me, Zidane is in the top 10. No doubt. Best ever? Not sure.
@@milosilic23 performance in the regular season and turning up consistently in big games. Zidane did not perform well enough in across seasons, he was a very big game player. It could be argued that Zidane made other players better, but so does Messi, and so does CR7. Zidane was a great player but not an all-time great, a poor mans Platini.
Know this has no relevance but ea have prime icon zidane 96 cruyff 94.😑😑😑At d most should be 93...sorry for putting fifa into this conversation 😅😅
Your right tho this shows how much everyone overrates him
I know how is his baby icon the same as pele and maradona
Cruyff should be 97
Cruyff wasnt that good.
MSG Games Cruyff’s prime should be 96, and Zidane’s 95.
I don't even know where to start.
First of all you criticize ZZ on his consticency at club level, arguing he never scored more than 12 goals in a campaign. I'm sure you know this but ZZ was a Midfielder, offensively minded it is true, but he was a true midfielder that would have to cover all the pitch in all the teams in which he played (a part for France, which is why he was so prolific). In Juventus and in Real Madrid, he never played as an actual number 10.
He created goals for his attacking team mates which were spectacular at the time so he wasn't asked from his coaches to dribble the last defender 1 on 1 or -to make runs in the back of the defense to create space as midfielders would do nowadays.
Now I can't argue he would be the GOAT, considering Messi and Ronaldo brought the game to a whole new level. But Zizou would EASILY be in the top 10 players of all time. He did win the Champions League, the Euro, the World Cup almost twice !! (being 36 years old and achieving some of the best perfomances ever seen in football)
Oh and yes, ZZ would have won 3 ballon d'ors, in 2000 and in 2006 if it wasn't for stupid red cards that made journalists vote for Figo and Cannavaro.
Melville Le Tellier boss
He would be one of my top picks and I would not question it for a second.
9:50 His Brace against Barcelona in the World Cup Final XD
He wasn't consistently great like Ronaldo or Messi but when it came to the big moments in the big games he showed up every time and he was close to winning a second World Cup if it wasn't for his infamous headbutt.
Insightful video! I learned a lot
Great video!! Never understood how people could compare him to likes of Messi, Cruyff etc
I think the problem is that unlike other attacking midfielders his primary role was not to finish or to assist but to create attacks meaning he was not the one that scored (ridiculous by the way to criticise that he hasn´t scored too often) but the one who initiated attacks by overcoming the defensive midfielders of the opposite teams. (Not a good comparison but I´d say the role of an 8 instead of a 10 in modern teams) Knowing that his tactical role was a significant other than the one of let´s say Cruyff or Maradona and of course despite his abilities with the ball less spectacular what you say in the vid is just not right. Of course you can argue if he his among the top 10 of greatest players of all times but you can not compare apples with pears and in order to fairly judge him you have to take his tactical role especially in the Real years into consideration.
BS. The great Platini, actually the true best French player of all times, used to assist and score a lot. He was a number 10 too. It has nothing to do with the pitch's position. Zidane was good, but not that good (as the likes of Pele, Maradona, R9, CR7, Messi, Cruyff, Zico, Platini...)
When I saw him play he was better then any player I have ever saw when he had the movement that I’ve never seen only Messi he was able to turn the France team into his own team
Messi may be a better player individually but he does not manage to make Argentina look as good as France with Zidane
I dont wanna start a debate im just tryna say the truth Baggio> Zidane.
Football not sooccer What????
Be honest Lionel Messi himself is inconsistent with Argentina national football team. Yes he gets them to international tournament final matches. But he has ended up on the losing side four out of five of those final matches in major international tournaments he appeared in. And whilst he has played well in some of these final matches it in the end wasn't good enough from him. Argentina national football team suffered four successive losing, major international tournament final match losses.Before they actually ended up winning their fifth final, all with Lionel Messi in their national football team. And the fact that during this run even when they finally won at the fifth time of asking in a major international tournament final match. Lionel Messi did not produce when it matters either a single goal or a single goal assist during all five of those major international tournament finals matches. Maybe if Lionel Messi had actually scored a goal or maybe provided a goal assist the Argentina national football team would have actually won several of those final matches they ended up losing. They even lost in two successive Copa America tournament final matches to Chile. A Chile national football team who could not score a goal in either of those two final matches themselves. For all Lionel Messi achievements at club level he is definitely overrated at international level football. No way am I calling a player who has an 80% loss ratio to just a meager 20% win ratio in their five major international tournament final matches the best football player ever. Because he definitely isn't at international level. Lionel Messi failed too many times in major international tournament final matches simple as that. Even at Barcelona he Lionel Messi has never been able to retain the UEFA Champions League in two successive years not even once. And yet he was apparently playing in the greatest club team ever according to some people. By comparison Real Madrid from the mid 1950s won the European Champions Club Cup as it was, a still an outstanding and record five successive finals in a row as the dominant force in European club football. And let's not forget Lionel Messi has as yet not won the most prestigious prize in Association Football bar none the FIFA World Cup Finals.
So yes Lionel Messi perhaps the greatest footballer ever in club level football, but at international level football certainly he is not. And what a player does at club level is irrelevant as as an international football player. He has never been dominant with Argentina national football team at international level. He has failed more times than won when it matters most at international level. We all know that to be true.
Zidane was world class but he wouldn't even come close to being considered among the top 15 G.O.A.Ts in football
Rubbish
Antony Kuria I agree with you.
Best attacker over 22 that has never scored a hat trick.
Ps. I finally have a like, but why it is blue?
Dybala?
Jamie's Loveshack he has
Zidane scored a hat trick against Sevilla
Hi Alfie could you do a similar video on maradonna and why you consider him to be a goat as I’m not yet convinced
Laurence Jefford I’ve never seen him play not denying he’s a great player just feel Alfie would give a good opinion
David Corcoran or how messhit is considered the goat
Edgar el takuache who is the goat
@@honestpenaldo are u by any chance a cr7 fanboy coz I've seen 2 stupid comment by u
David Corcoran obviously mustafi
A: You must list the requirements, and conditions you going to measure in order to conclude someone is the GOAT.
B: You must provide how you are going to measure them.
C: All players must be measure by the same set of conditions.
As those things stand, you just rambled around numbers without have a definition for what would make a footballer GOAT.
My main measurement for example is: What have they won? (And yes i understand this is a team game, and so is basketball, and if someone says Jordan is the GOAT is cuz he won more, and was the most complete player) In this case there is only 1 footballer that has won it ALL in football history. ZINEDINE ZIDANE. And also the most complete, talent wise.
Goals stats can't be measured equally in different eras. For the following reasons.
1- Zidane's times where harder, as most ppl got marked really hard. Go watch a video of zidane's goals, he would get kicked 3 times before shooting. Today, Messi and Ronaldo get wind in their face, and thats a yellow card for the other team.
2- Physical conditions were not the same. Both, for the player, and the environment in which they played.
3- Amount of games, and how in those times La Liga was more balanced, these days you know RM and Barcelona are the only 2 candidates for La Liga.
Since getting A, B, and C correct is kind of hard. I guess everyone can speculate which player is the GOAT, depending on what they like. In my opinion ZZ was the most complete player in talent, and the most complete in results.
You deserve an award, leave them Zidane probably hurt their feelings
Finally someone with some sense
Zidane is the GOAT. He who always appears in the most relevant matches (this is my criterion). Zidane has scored crucial goals both in the Champions League final and the World Cup final, something Mradona, Pele, Messi, Crisiano or Ronaldo can't say.
@@jameswalker6864
Good joke.
Zidane is somehow credited as a "big game player" even though he only showed up for 2 finals in his whole career, and went invisible in most of the others:
1996 UEFA cup final - invisible, gets destroyed at home, team loses
1997 CL final - invisible, his team loss (the same team that had won it in 1996 without him)
1998 CL final - invisible, his team loses
1998 WC final - clutch, scores 2 headers from set pieces after being average the entire tournament, team wins
2000 Euro final - invisible, team wins because he's bailed out by Wiltord and Trezeguet (Zidane not involved in their goals)
2002 CL final - clutch, team wins
2002 CdR final - invisible, team loses
2004 CdR final - invisible, team loses against a lower mid table side
2006 WC final - chokes and gets sent off, team loses
Great video and I agree. But its the way he plays...its pure poetry
I just started this video but Im hoping Dennis Bergkamp will get a mention ( not saying he's better than Zidane or Ronaldo, the biggest stars of that time)
This is true but he has to be one of the greatest players at international level
Zidane is the most overrated footballer of all time, he's not even top 20 all time.
Zidane played in the Uber Eats Ligue 1 till he was 24. He was never the best player at Juventus, it was Del Piero and even got knocked out in the group stages once. In 6 years at Madrid, he won 1 league and 1 UCL in the then most expensive squad in club football. He's only overrated due to his sharp facial features and iconic status developed by his cult-like followers influenced through UA-cam highlight reels.
Iniesta is a far far better and more consistent player than Zidane, btw. He's been UCL man of the match twice, EURO player of the tournament once, World Cup M.O.M once and the best player in at least 10 El Clasicos without making the headlines cause of his schoolboy image.
Those who truly watch the game, like away crowds in Spain who always applaud his genius know what I'm talking about.
Finally someone saying the truth. The same goes with ronaldinho though he was great for only 3 years and havent been a top 10 player since 2007. Considering he was the same age as zlatan yeah he might have won the ballon dor but ibra have been a top 10 top 5 player since the start yet peoples call ronaldinho the best ever better then the likes of messi, maradona etc...... Both Zidane and ronaldinho are the most overrated players i have ever seen.
@@footballnotsooccer600 Fully agreed. Zlatan's longevity is severely underrated. I'd rank players like Zico, Baggio, Laudrup, Lothar Mattheus, Rijkard, Iniesta, Xavi above Zidane so he surely doesn't make the shortlist for the greatest players of all time.
Majestic! Honestly don't care about him being included in that or this list. All I know is he won the WC for France, and the CL for Real Madrid. Didn't have the greatest ending of playing careers, but definitely started his coaching one with a bang!
I think people sometimes confuse the words "greatest" and "best". The word "great" literally means "big" and someones "greatness" has as much to do with how big a deal they are as it does with how skillful they are/were. In the 80s George Best went on record speaking about how he believes Ruud Gullit is a better footballer than Diego Maradona, a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with, and even though hearing you mention Maradona as one of the top five greatest players of all time makes me as sick to my stomach as hearing Cristiano mentioned ahead of less prolific but more intelligent and naturally gifted attackers like Eusebio and Original Ronaldo, I have to remind myself that "greatness" is a narrative that does not always accurately reflect quality. Muhammad Ali is undoubtedly the "greatest of all time" in the boxing world, but the argument about who is the best pound-for-pound is still being waged to this day. Some insist it's Ali, while others are adamant that it's Sugar Ray Robinson or Floyd Mayweather Jr, but Ali practically personifies boxing the way Pele personifies football. This is why I think GOAT lists are silly, being second on the list is completely irrelevant. Messi isn't on my GOAT list because there is only Pele, Ali, Michael Jordan, Bruce Lee. I still think Messi might possibly be the best football player to ever walk upon the earth, but he can't be GOAT unless he and Pele do a Freaky Friday.
So basically, I agree, there is no solid GOAT argument for Zidane. There isn't one for Maradona either though. You just pick your one guy based on how big a deal he was to the sport and then move on because it's usually a fairly objective decision when you realise that "greatness" measures fame and reputation better than it measures talent.
What makes you think Pele is greater then Maradona or Messi? Pele got his reputation when he won 3 World Cups and because of the impact of television those years. That established him as the GOAT but when you actually inspect his career and quality further you can absolutly find flaws when comparing him to these two. Brazil was definitely good enough to win without him just like they did 1962 when he got injured. Maradona litterly carried his club and nation like no one has ever done before or after. Just by watching and comparing them it is kinda obvious who had most talent especially considered Maradona played in a tougher era 20 years later. Main reasons why Pele is still considered the GOAT to many is because they were told as children, he is the undisputed GOAT even without watching him play. The other reason is that Maradona was a far more complex person, taking drugs and obviously cheating in different ways. I can agree that Ali and Jordan still personifies their sport but Pele is not ahead of Maradona, Messi & C.Ronaldo anymore.
He is better than any english player to have ever played football, that's for sure.
jesse lingard
Not Northern Ireland though
@@timgantumur5750 Danny Mills
@@timgantumur5750 Jlingz not only excels at football, but also in the fashion world. What an absolute lad.
Could you do one of these types of videos for football in the 90s I think it had so many gr8t players that just seem to be overlooked like Baggio, Laudrup, Figo, Hagi, Romario, Rui Costa, Davids,Del Piero amongst many many others
Roberto baggio> zidane sad that he was so underrated.
PLATINI
Ima Baggio and Hagi fan tooo!
I had the opinion that he was an all time great but after I have to agree he wasn't consistent enough to make him top 10
Can people please talk about the criminally underrated George best? He’s in my top 10 all time
He's not criminally underrated. He was a great footballer but quite inconsistent. He was the Ronaldinho of the 70s.
hello walkman these days people don’t remember him though,
HITC is one of the best UA-cam channels out there and I enjoy the content very much but I wholly disagree with this view on Zidane. He deserves to be considered one of the best because he out perform all others in the apex competition of football. Whether it be the Champions League, the Euros, the World Cup, La Liga or Serie A, Zidane's impact was there for all to see. He, alongside Ronaldo Nazario were the best players of their generation. At club level he didn't win a glut of trophies like Messi and Ronaldo because these two players are simply freaks of nature and they have achieved feats unthought of previously. Zidane is definitely not the GOAT but he cannot be denied his rightful place in the discussion of all time greats. Remember he was one headbutt away from winning a second World Cup in a tournament where he was definitely the best player.
Unpopular opinion: Baggio>zidane.
Didn’t baggio a striker ?
Not unpopular at all. Baggio was far superior to Zidane
Ah yes, 1998, that classic tournament that allowed Barcelona to enter the world of international competition
Best player of the year 3 times. Top 5 player in the world for 9 years (FIFA best player in the world ranking). No player of his generation did that. And yet, some people have the audacity to call him inconsistent.
Not only that, those 9 years were considered by some as the peak of football. Just look at the 1998 Ballon D'Or list/rankings that Zizou came out on top on it would make today's players look like they were still in the academy
i would rather have a big game player in my team who actually shows up at the moment whenever it matters, then a player who makes good stats but chokes at the crucial moment because then it means nothing, you win nothing 0
This means you are gonna lose the League title...all clubs want the League title
Who will get you to the finals, Zidane won’t do shit and those games matter. You can’t skip them and jump to the finals
3:50 Alfie did a Vsauce here and my day has been made xD
Barcelona did very well to reach the 1998 World Cup Final
Zizou deserves the spot in top 10 or top 15 atleast but definitely not top 5 as people consider. On his day, he could outshine any of the players above him in GOAT list but the lack of consistency is a thing..
Probably not even top 20
What is the evidence for the lack of consistency. The man is the oldest player to win a world cup and he actually was the best player of the tournament. Insane longevity. Only player to surpass him in this regard is Cr7 and probably Messi soon.
@@gianluigitrebek3082 Cruijf , Pele , Romario , Maldini were all among the orld best player past 35 . Football haven't start in 2002 Dude