Milan: Berlusconi's Revolution
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2023
- There are a few men who've succeeded in changing the course of an entire club, and Silvio Berlsuconi is one of these men. Under the controversial Italian, the Rossoneri was able to write their own successful history in the world of Italian, European, and international football. He brought in talents, stars, titles, geniuses, joy and sadness. This is the story of AC Milan in the era of Silvio Berlsuconi.
This episode will cover where Milan was prior to Berlusconi’s acquistion of the club which will cover a brief on Milan’s status in the 60’s and 70’s, the Totonero Scandal, and their trips to Serie B. Then will start with Silvio’s early decisions, Sacchi’s arrival and the Dutch trio. The European cup success. The battle with Napoli and the dissension internally with Sacchi. Capello’s undertaking and domestic history. Silvio’s focus on politics and Galliani’s management and the fall before the rise in the early 2000’s which coincided with Ancelotti’s arrival and huge investment in the team which brought domestic and European success. The 2005 final and how they managed to get one last season out of their old guard to deliver one last Champions League trophy in 2007.
Written, Directed, and Voiced by:
Fahad Al-Thekair
Instagram: / balonmedia
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A video about Parma's great success in the 90s would be great. 🤔
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As a Milanista who grew up during the early Berlusconi era this was a true masterpiece. Well done you never fail to deliver, this took me on a massive trip of nostalgia.
The first UCL final I ever watched was Milan vs Barcelona in 1994, I remember everyone talking about Barca's Dream Team and how they were heavy favorites to win. Naturally, I wanted the underdog to win and Milan certainly didn't disappoint. They won 4-0 and I've been a faithful fan ever since. Let's hope our beloved Milan can get back to those glory days soon!
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What do you think about the current Ac Milan team?
@@imranlion1996 they're a good young core, with some experience sprinkled in, they are still a bit naïve, but that disappears with time. Can't wait to have Bennacer back as he will bring what we are currently missing
This guy is just fantastic in what he does
What I like the most is his professional approach, based on facts and not on tiny lies and sensationalism, like “Daily dose of football” channel is doing. You can see his objectivity the best in case if you’re old enough to witness all these events. Huge respect!
As a fan of football, history, and film, I can truly say that there is no entity on this planet that can compete with the masterpieces you create! The quality of your videos FAR surpasses the content of multibillion dollar media outlets. The level of detail down to the tactical analysis, the storytelling ability to immersively follow a team's timeline, the way you interweave the plots of different videos with each other, even the visuals like including newspaper headlines, quotes, and formations... And when it comes to setting up the moment? The grand finale? No one does it better. I always feel as if I'm reliving the moment, even for moments I wasn't alive for/never even witnessed. I simply cannot get enough of how special you are at making these videos, and you deliver EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. You are in a world of your own, and I hope we as fans can continue to enjoy your art for years to come!
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"The media expected Sacchis sacking, but he had Berlusconi's backing." Pure poetry haha.
Absolutely briliant stuff, can't wrap my head around the fact that this is done by one person.
He working with some guys
@@yohan9633It is not true that he works alone
Lies again? Nashville Dallas Black Red
Lol what would even make you think that
Wow, 2024 and people still thinks that youTube channels is one person who talks and shows his/her face.
Filippo Inzaghi was a sensational striker. Ancelotti made good decision to start him that final. Pippo had always had that look of the special moments.
Criminal that he was removed from fifa
I never understood why people rated Pippo. To me he looked small and slow and I couldn’t see what his talent was, he was just lucky always in the right place at the right place. The more I watched him I began to realise that it wasn’t luck that was his talent
@@sargonsblackgrandfather2072yes
@@sargonsblackgrandfather2072thats it! He knew where he has to be. He was a pure striker! He scored with every single part of his body
@@sargonsblackgrandfather2072 thomas muller is another version of him. this guy just always is in the right spot at the right time. muller is underrated.
Channels like this are why I hate the word "content". Our guy here isn't a UA-camr creating content. He's a documentary filmmaker creating art.
Damn, this video pulled my heartstrings... I started supporting Milan in 2001 when I was 7. The 2003 UCL final was the nail that stuck my heart to the red-black side of Milano forever.
Even though his reign ended in a less ideal way, nobody can deny the historic supremacy of Berlusconi's Milan.
May you rest in peace, Presidente. There will always be a special place reserved for you in every single Milanisti's hearts.
As a Milan fan, i could not have hoped for a better video release than this 😍🥳
Their demolition of a very good Barcelona team in the 1994 Champions League final, 4-0, was one of the best performances I've ever seen. They nearly won it 5 times from 1989 to 1995. They still won the European Cup/CL 3 times in that period. One of the best teams ever.
Though the final of 07 still stings as a Liverpool fan, fair play to Milan. They showed that Italian football can and was still dominant and wasn't regressing at all while English football was still rising to be dominant. This video has showed me that Milan even while winning European and continental championships, were still struggling a lot domestically. Thank you Balon for showing us everything up until 07 of Berlusconi's Milan era. ❤
Then after that Italian football started regressing.
Italian football was definitely regressing at that point. Milan were no longer the best, Juve were relegated, etc..
@@Al-ji4gd sure, but Italian football wasn't regressing fast tho, just slowly, but you could notice it a little, but Milan still showed that they could compete with the other big clubs though their defense and team in general was ageing.
@@Al-ji4gd Inter 2010
@@WillyWonkaII Inter 2010
I’m not even a hardcore football fan but I watch every single one of your videos. The production values are amazing and you are able to tell compelling stories that even someone with only basic football knowledge like me can appreciate. This is genuinely one of the best and most unique UA-cam channels I’ve ever encountered.
This channel is still the only Patreon that I've contributed to, even then it still feels like a steal. The narration, archives, editing, and going through timelines of these teams is simply incredible. Amazing work. It's also the first time, I heard that Berlusconi really modernized football in all aspects not just the money. He also brought in the nutrition. I always thought Wenger was the first to do it, perhaps the first in England.
Gotta love Sacchi. In his 40s he looked 70
I was at the stadium when Napoli played against Atalanta and Alemao was "injured" by the coin.
If you watch the TV images you can clearly hear Salvatore Carmando, Napoli massage therapist, saying "buttati in terra" (get on the ground, get on the ground!) to Alemao who wanted to keep playing and didn't look injured at all.
That's what made Berlusconi furious when Napoli was awarded the 2-0 win.
One thing I remember about those years was the amount of coins thrown by entire stadium when Napoli came to Bergamo, at the end of the games coins were everywhere, "paving" the area below the stands and some fans rushed to collect them back with full hands.
Anyway, my compliments, great video and great knowledge of Serie A!
Italy's serie A during the 90s was something else.
as a kid i couldn't understand why english teams were so far behind.
i feared every italian team in european competition
Time to watch this 100 times until you come out with your next video. Keep it up
We have to wait 100 years again lol. But cant blame him
Beautifully done, I feel not a lot of attention is often given to Milan's difficulties before Berlusconi took over, so it's awesome that you covered them, as well as the origins of Sacchi, Capello, Baresi etc.
I'd love to see a 'Context' episode on the "Aguero!!" goal, for example exploring City's years outside of the Premier League e.g. the '99 playoff final, before their ownership change
City doesnt have a interesting history to make a video of a hour about.
Good Suggestion
@@Eric-hu2dwas a united fan even though it pains they are quite interesting to study they were ridiculed by many teams and were considered pretty much shit and now they're treble winners and you might say it's only cuz of oil money then what about psg,malaga and more
I watched that Milan team in real time 35 years ago, still the best club side in football history
This is the best historical reference on the most interesting, controversial, dramatic club I’ve known. It wonderfully narrates the best historical facts I’ve lived at an early age in the beginning of the 90s. That shift between Sacchi and the good old Capello is regarded one of the greatest periods in football modern history at clubs level. I expected at least a part that sheds light at Gianluigi Lentini’s rise to stardom as well as his end of football career in the beginning of the 90s, since it has always meant a lot to AC Milan fans. Beautiful documentary.
Lentini was unfortunately omitted just because there is a lot to cover and something had to give. Although I usually like to cover these types of characters (like how I covered Juve's Fortunato).
We are seated for this Masterclass. amazing work❤
I'm glad that this piece of art is available to watch on UA-cam, you have dropped another masterpiece balon. I only hope for you to be widely recognized all over the world. Thank you.
I have the utmost respect for Italian football (Serie A) so many great teams. Juventus, Inter , AC Milan, Lazio, Roma, Napoli, Fiorentina and company. Thanks for posting this gem
There cheaters
Dont forget Parma and Sampdoria
20:43 best backline of all time in club football. I dont think we have seen a better collection of players to marshall a backline since the Milan team of the late 80s and early 90s. Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta, Mauro Tassotti and Paolo Maldini.
Whats ironic is that Milan was never considered a "defensive" side even though they had an all time great backline. Thats how great Milan was as a team.
You’re right about the best backline ever but I don’t agree that ACM was never considered as defensive side, especially by the legend of (ultra-attacking minded) Johan Cruyff. He spoke pretty arrogant and ugly about Milan before UCL final in 1994. His words motivated the Rossoneri even more and they’ve kicked Barca’s ass like no one before (caused him an incurable scars on his soul). The signs of this serious trauma were so hard that he spoke bad things, not just about ACM but Italian football in general, most notoriously during the all Italian UCL final in 2003, when he said: “UEFA should not award the prize, this is not football!”, like it was the first ugly final ever (which is not true).
One more Dutch legend (Ruud van Nisterlooy) was completely shocked by the Milan’s defense, and he said: Well, Italian defenses are known for their defending, you know. They are horrible to play against, honestly. It’s like they don’t even wanna go forward because it’s a risk of scoring for the other team. They all stay behind… You can’t score. That’s the most important thing.”
@andjelkozlotvor533 I meant during those times, AC Milan were against the norm of the whole Catenaccio style of playing. Even though they were an all time great defensive team, their attacking prowess got more attention due to how different they were from the league
@@tashrif46 Yeah, Sacchi’s Milan was pretty offensive and innovative.
bloody hell
too much class in this club
Van Basten Sheva Maldini Baresi Kaka Rijkard Guillet and many many many others
Sacchi Capello Ancelotti
and bloody hell, what a channel
keep the unbelievable highly valuable work up
The two constant Berslusconi and Maldini who saw the ups and downs but never gave on up AC Milan, They say LOYALTY I hear MALDINI , this is what we fans love the history the passion the love that this game give to us FORZA ITALIA FORZA MILAN.
And Baresi too given he's never left the boat when they got relegated to Serie B 2 times despite being desperate
@@princessrosalina8079Yeah sorry i forgot to mention Franco Baresi he was the loyal servant too the MALDINI AND BARESI duo The Italian Wall is still by far the best defensive duo i have ever seen in football history
Another masterpiece Fahad. A gripping documentary helped by you narration, editing and research. I love how you also end the narration before the climatic end that plays out with raw emotion. Greatest football channel on this platform ! Thank you.
You know it’s a good day when balón uploads. The GOAT of football documentaries
I was 16 when I first started watching him now I’m 19 best channel ever
Let's goooo! He is back with another masterpiece 😀
Thank you for doing this video brother. As a ROSSONERO🔴⚫🔴⚫, he was Perez before Perez. A true hero who loved the club with everything that he had with him, not just with money but having a true vision of turning this CLUB into a true FOOTBALL institution especially WORLDWIDE.
Yeah, that's why he was unique and charismatic
I’m an American trying to learn more on the clubs in Europe and this channel is great. Love seeing that it’s getting great reviews too.
A masterpiece in the form of a documentary, it is surprising that it is still free on UA-cam. This Milan and Inter 2010 made me a fan of the Italian league. Greetings from Brazil, Fahad.
This guy is UA-cam underrated legend
I am crying. Thanks for this, so many memories up and down.
We as Milanisti still waiting for the next moment of glory in the Champions League. #ForzaMilan
I wish you luck 🤝🏻
By far the best football documentaries on the internet, never stop making them!
An absolute masterpiece once again. Dare I say turned the fire up more on my love for Milan. Didn't know that could happen. Became a die hard football fan and AC Milan fan in 2002, so when this story got around that time, it made me reminisce.
Thank you again for this wonderful video and your masterclass of a channel ♥️🖤
My friend,
You are a GENIUS!
I absolutely love every single one of your videos
Thank you for these brilliant pieces of art
He can make a video in any topic and turn it to masterpiece...best thing ever..worth a wait
I have been a witness of these wonderful Milan years that will surely be hard to repeat . A fantastic feeling going again through these legendary wins and unfortunately those only 2 non deserved loses against OM and Liverpool in those champions league finals.Great narrative that made me even cry watching the great players that have worn the Rossoneri shirt through these years. Very accurate , very professional and with a very emotional and retro atmosphere and voice that gave me the goosebumps during the whole time watching. It gives such an indescribable emotion that is hard to see elsewhere except in this channel . Thanks for this great documentary.
I've been waiting a long time for another content since MESSI's one ..Your voice, the editing, the background, content and themes are so top notch 🤩
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Your work is breathtakingly good, there's really no other way for me to describe it anymore. The never ending appreciation from your subscribers under every vid speaks for itself.
As always phenomenal work! Your style and quality of documentary is unmatched on UA-cam!
Bro the editing of your vids are just stunning. Fair play brother I can understand the amount of time you spend on it.
Amazing, as usual. Best football content on UA-cam, bar none. Always worth the wait!
This is one of the best documentaries I’ve ever watched. It’s gripping, nostalgic, well researched, full of quality, well presented, carefully paced but never slow and extremely informative. Thank you for producing something at this high level. This reflects the football I fell in love with as a child during the Maradona years: art, philosophy, drama and history all perfectly balanced.
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This man is incredible at telling real life stories and making documentaries
I've been hooked to this channel for a few years now, since watching the barca video, and I can honestly conclude this is the best and heartfelt video released. My joy and love for football started at the age of 9 in the Liverpool and Milan final and I have a huge craving for football heritage. Such videos give a proper insight and understanding to the rich history of Milan and its talented players, understanding how dominant Capello was in the football world, realizing that invincible seasons have been done before, realizing Berlusconi was as positively-influential as the likes of Perez and that Milan was as dominant as barca 08-12 and the current man city side.
Fantastic!
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Thank you for this video, beautiful and sad. Can you do a video on Real Madrid's three peat? You already did one on La Decima. But for this video, I think this time it needs to be longer, to cover the 2022 win as an ending chapter for that squad.
Thank you for posting all this documentaries🙏
Watching the last 10 minutes with tears in my eyes. I miss the 2005 - 2007 Milan team so much
Me too, but I guess they look okay now
Incredible documentary as always. The amount of work and effort put in is above big football documentary makers. I look forward to the next one!
15:25 what great build up play and interchange between Rijkaard and Van Basten. Just goes to show that the principles of football that are so revered today, has been going on for a long time and now that media spotlight has heightened, especially in the English game, now all of a sudden it is being treated as a revolution, while countries like Italy and Spain have been revolutionizing European football for a long time
As a milanista for the past 20 years, this is the video I was waiting for. You’re the best in the business my brother, the music, the editing, the cohesiveness. Everything is 10/10.
Kaka in 07 was damn near flawless.
Absolutely Amazing. The details and the research is incredible. Throughly enjoyed it and will probably watch it again in 2-3 months. Hope the next video comes out before the end of the year Fahad. ♾️🐐
13:33 we need a Napoli video as well. But in all seriousness, Serie A was so strong during that time. There were incredible teams like Maradona's Napoli, Juventus, Inter and of course Milan
Wow... just wow, im so happy you are back and give us more of these amazing content... a blessing
AC Milan...my first love
You deserve far more views and subsciptions for your content. very interesting topics, high quality and well researched!
There is no better football history channel than yours. Thank you for posting.
Long time, glad to have you back...
Amazing work as always.
First off all, what a best video you made, but it's so sad that Berlusconi had passed away 4 months earlier (several days after Manchester City won the Treble at Istanbul).
There are important things you mentioned here regarding this video:
1.The Bosman system also changed an European football a lot. Although bigger clubs in Europe had a better performance with the presence of best foreign players, it also reduced chances of several clubs outside England, Spain, Italy, or Germany to have a full potential of becoming the greatest. Had this system didn't implemented, it might be exciting to see clubs from France, Portugal, and Netherlands to win the Champions League. Even Lyon in 2000s were destined to have more success.
2.The Calciopoli also destroyed the Italian Football. Inter Milan's 2010 Treble proved to be the last time a Serie A club managed to win the Champions League, although in the last season, there are 3 Italian clubs playing in the 3 different European Finals. National team of Italy also affected. Even though the European Championship was still good, reaching the 2012 Final and even winning it in 2020, the World Cup was a different story. They failed to play in the last 2 editions after losing the playoffs (2018 and 2022).
3.You also mention the English dominance in the Champions League, when 3 PL clubs did progressed to the semifinals of 2006/07. Between 2005 and 2009, England had at least 1 clubs featuring in the Final, but they only won twice. The 2007/08 was the best campaign of the Premier League in the Champions League, with 4 PL clubs reaching the quarterfinal and Manchester United and Chelsea produced the first all-English Final at Moscow. Both sides had almost made the rematch in Rome 2009, if not a Stamford Bridge Scandal was truly happened. Chelsea's 2012 triumph at Munich marked the end of the dominance, and PL clubs didn't dominate again until 2019. Between 2019 and 2023, PL won three times in the Champions League and there were 2 all-English Finals in 2019 and 2021. I hope this dominance will continue again when Wembley hosted the penultimate stage of this season on June 1, 2024.
Fabulous👍
When Italy dominates in CL it's usually with a lot of Italian player and coach's, when English teams dominate its always with 11 foreigners and a foreign coach, but their media and fans brag as it it's their local talents, example Pep and De Bruyne or Klopp and Salah. These are all exported talents, Milan and Inter had enough Italians to be proud of their achievements locally
@@blaquenguni9249 I think this is the main reason why England had always been a great underachievers when it comes to success in clubs and national team. The lack of playing experience for the local players in Premier League also contributed to their national team's underachieving performances in major tournaments (Euro and World Cup).
Bundesliga and La Liga also achieved big success in Europe with a lot of local players and coaches, which also controbuted to the national team's performances. When Spain had dominated the world football in 2008-2012, they had some players from Barcelona that also dominated the world football under Pep Guardiola. When Germany achieved success in world football stage, most of the local players were from two successful clubs in the country, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. The 2014 World Cup squad in Brazil that won the tournament had some players from Bayern and BVB, who were featured in the 2013 Champions League Final at Wembley.
This is my 3rd video and I am amazed of the quality and detail. Definitely some of the best videos I’ve had the pleasure of watching. Keep up your amazing content.
Bro, your videos are absolutely incredible man. Keep up the good work.
I've been a Bayern München Fan since 1993....but been following football since 1990 when Germany won the World Cup...but I've ALWAYS had a "love affair" with Seria A.... especially with Inter Milan due to Trapattoni, Matthäus, Klinsmann & Brehme. But AC Milan....what a Team under Sacci....what an incredible defense they had with Baresi, Maldini, Costacurta etc....
This team was tactically just incredibly hard to beat.....their offside trap and incredible will to win.
Absolutely love your stuff man. Well researched and so so interesting.
Every video this guy makes is a piece of cinematic art and its unbelieveble he doesnt have more subscribers and get more support. All his videos give me goosebumps and make me feel like the biggest fan of the team/player hes talking about. Especially since pretty much most of these things ive witnessed as a child. Its just fantastic. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for this beautiful piece of work. I enjoyed every part of it.
You're very compact and detailed with your work, thank you so much- this is top notch narration
Thank you very much for doing this video. From my point of view as a still ‚young‘ Milan fan from 2011 I always knew about the story, about the coaches, the players, the matches, the results etc. But I never got such a deep sight in the history of my club like in this video and I also learned some new stuff I didn’t know before, so I only want to say thank you very much for doing this video, thank you, thank you, thank you…. It was one of the fastest 1 hour videos I’ve ever experienced.
You're the Best.
Nothing else to say.
Your talent to tell a story needs to be spread EVERYWHERE on this planet, for all true football fans !
B-R-A-V-O !
Amazing amazing editing, and story telling. The quality is so much higher than any other football documentarian
The best AC Milan video I’ve seen on UA-cam. Keep up the brilliant work👏🏽
I'm glat you come back!)
Your videos always top class!
Keep on!)
I watched this 3 times. Really great work. Gives Me Shivers.
These videos are incredibly well put together 👏
Thank god this channel still posts videos!
Awesome work!
This guy should be acting as a narrator...in web series....he is one of the best narrators I have ever seen and heard... BALON LEGENDA
Another masterpiece 👏 Looking forward for the next one!
It’s been a while, I’ve been checking your channel every now and then for a few months now, awesome to have you back on UA-cam ❤️
You produce the most incredible football documentaries on UA-cam. It's actually mind-blowing what you've achieved here. 👏
you should post more often! this is brilliant as usual🤘🏼
Thank you for this incredible video for the most iconic team in the world. Oh my god . I couldn't remember how many legendary players played for this enormous club. The Berlusconi era changed completely for me Italian and the European football. Grazie Presidente for all this unforgettable years . Forza Milan ❤️🖤
Oh I’m a happy person today 😁😁 this is by far the best footballing channel on UA-cam. The research and work put into the videos are absolutely first class 😎
such quality videos, my heart warms when i watch ur videos. U deserve alot of subs!
The legend is back! We missed u so so much man! Welcome back!
Incredible videeo thhank youv for making it!
Thank you ❤️🖤
Great quality 👊🔥
Watching all of these videos. Great stuff man 👍✌️
Long time...glad youve come back with another great video!
Thank you for this video!
Forza Milan!
Balon, Thank you. I have been stuck for a few minutes trying to find the best words to say just in appreciation of your work. You are the best narrator I have listened to kn this channel snd despite my good attention span you just make it easy and leaves me craving for more
Van Basten has always stressed how well things were organised at Milanello. I think AC Milan at the time was ahead of all other teams in professionalism.
This vid so good almost turned me into a Milan fan. Great work can’t wait for the next one.
Absolutely phenomenal 👏🏼 FORZA MILAN!! 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️
My favorite football documentary channel on UA-cam period.
I’d love to see you make a documentary on Aston Villa or Valencia’s history in football
Much love as always Balon👑