Beautiful one Sam, he is always brushed off as a squad player by all this people. Because he remains humble, shared it around even tagged Gary into it!
Thanks for sharing this. I felt it, but couldn’t point what was going on. Gary is a hero and honestly he’s also a funny pundit, he’s exceptional at everything he does!
@@joseph20yearsago61 I can never understand how Sam can be this "OBJECTIVE" in looking at Gary Neville's career to show why Gary SHOULD BE RESPECTED but can't see the mediocrity that is Erik Ten Hag?? I CANNOT UNDERSTAND THIS.
Most of the fans who spend time on social media weren’t old enough to watch him play. Neville was an excellent player; extremely consistent, almost always fit knew the standards. Absolutely in with a shout for best RB in PL history
All those 75 point getting United players in the 90's are overrated 😂 GNev was nothing worth writing about , those team titles got people recreating history
I'm a Liverpool fan, and I have to agree: Fergie wouldn't have picked him week after week, year after year, if he wasn't keen on him. The guy was Mr. Consistency.
Yeah if that's the case Anderson and Wesley Brown were Balon D'or level😂 ...Man United had many average players and many top players too and that era they had , they will never see one like that in this lifetime
@@joshuakithyoma9575 nonsense, and if you go back when Anderson came in and watch him he was a tremendous player until he got injured, dominated some of the supposed best players in the league.
And an annoying little raging lion in the RB position. I used to think "rival fans must hate him" because even I disliked him a bit. But boy, was he consistent? Much better than he first appeared.
Neville spent his entire career in an elite, trophy hoarding team, during which time many players who were world class in their own right were either sold on, or just didn't make the cut. Gary Neville was not just an average player in a great team. He was a player stood the test of time in an elite team. That can't just be dismissed.
Nailed it. The fact that his spot was never in danger his whole career, while playing for arguably the best team in the world for that whole career says everything. If there was a better RB, he wouldn't have had a spot. Or the captaincy. Or the England spot. Lol He was elite and world class his entire career.
Agree- although one could argue Gary was a key player in two of fergies 'the great teams'. And was already knocking about in the first. Which is quite something. I can only think of giggs or maybe Scholes who can say the same
As a lifelong Liverpool supporter now at the age of 50 I cannot believe the amount of crap people put about Gary Neville the guy played at the top for 15 years won every club trophy going the type of lad any one would want in their team. Utterly ridiculous
@@itdontmeannothingnotathing3385 good to have some elder fans around on the internet. I'm myself 22, but I'm fed up watching 12 year olds making crappy football reels here and there
@@mnd7381 well you know what to do buddy start up your own channel sounds like you got a great passion for football and not just for what passes as football now but the way the game used to be played have a think about it and if you decide to give it a go let me know and I will be your first subscriber☘️
I’m glad someone has made this video, I’ve always thought Neville is too quick to put himself down! He was a Top player I’m a Liverpool fan & one of the reasons we hated him is because he was so good
Neville was a good player who fitted perfectly into the United teams and how they like to play. He was a very IMPORTANT cog in the Ferguson system. As for the pundits, let them laugh, their trophy cabinets would need extensions to fit Gary's awards in. Gary did his talking on the pitch
Completely agree and that "Gary did his talking on the pitch". Well, I just wished he'd kept it that way and now kept his ridiculous political opions too himself. Stick to football Gary, you know what you've talking about there -whereas you know nothing about politics.
Liverpool fan here. Neville was a great player and I’ve been going to Anfield since 1985. Hated him as a fan but respected him for his skill, tenacity and professionalism. Top player. You don’t play for the best team in the league (at the time) if you’re bad!
You hit the nail on the head, he didn't have a stand out attribute. People like players to be cartoon characters with one amazing thing.. Neville was a fantastically well rounded player and the best right back United ever had!
He did have stand out attributes tho. Didn’t stop running. Had a great cross and was great attacking in general. Neville was world class and still had more assists than Walker. Which is mind boggling
im a liverpool fan and there is no arguement there. He was so fundamentally sound people could not complain about him. He is the definition of what just pure grit gives you.
Liverpool fan here... What a fantastic video! I love my club but regardless of who we support we should strive to be objective and appreciate great talent, and Neville certainly was a great talent. Thank you for making this, I hate to see great players be miss remembered.
I think what it comes down to is that Gary just didn't hog the spotlight for his performances, and RB isn't a 'sexy' position like a winger or a forward. That, and the fact that Gary is just so humble.
Nah, he just wasn't naturally gifted or ultra fast. He says it himself. He was surprised to be in the team and decided not to let his chance go. No way. So he did all he could and always gave 100%.
Well said. He was exceptional. First choice for 5 England managers over 10 years, the most capped right back in English history. Won everything with his club, and yes he was of course part of a great team - but he was part of the reason it was a great team! Definitely belonged in that group of players. We could do with him now that’s for sure!
Nevile panders too much to the other biased pundits on sky, he doesnt like to blow his own trumpet. Neville never needed his right sided midfielder to drop back to help him.
@@frasierfreak92 Total and Utter Nonsense, UTD were camped in the opposition half for 50% of the season with the back 4 patrolling the halfway line, saying Neville couldn't do it when history tells you otherwise is just fantasy
Even if one didn't grow up watching United through that era of dominance; it should still be fairly obvious he was very good at his position from the fact that Fergie never really looked for a right back that might better him and the 85 caps for England. Similar to what Rio was saying; watching Utd, you never really felt 'they're/we're a bit of a liability at right back'.
On a wider note there is a real issue with how non challenged biased commentary is being allowed to shape opinion. It's not just Gary Neville, or even Man Utd, but in all walks of life. So a big thumbs up for pointing out the crap that's been allowed to permeate through as if it's fact, rather than what it really is. Bigotry and jealousy.
Gary Neville’s biased commentary has shaped thinking of Trent because he had one bad game against Rashford 7 years ago. You’ve now got gobshites like Keane and this idiot saying he can’t defend despite being part of the defence with the least conceded in two years running and winning multiple trophies.
I think Rashford as well. You don’t go from a 30 goal season to being a bad player next season. And you don’t do it on your own. Often players has fluctuations in their outputs: Giggs goes 13 goals to 1 early on. Scholes had a run 14, 9, 2 in the Premier League. And these guys were in a team overflowing in goal-scorers. They were a team, not just loading it all up on the shoulders of one bloke.
As a villa fan who remembers my club nearly going bankrupt and got relegated having Micah Richards refuse to leave the club even though he was finished and thousands of villa fans begging him to go for the sake of our club writting a petition begging him to cancel his contract (he continued being paid 3 years after his last game for villa ) something united loving Gary I very much doubt would do to his club in the same position....that alone plus obvious ability (I remember seeing Gary play ) makes Neville the far better player
Gary jacked it in as soon as he knew his legs were done, in fact he stayed one season too many because SAF begged him to stay. Half way through that last season Gary jacked it in and cancelled his contract.
As a liverpool fan, people take the piss out of him because of what he says about the glazers and the fact that he flopped as a manager. Additionally, he allows these jokes. He takes it like a man, and props to him. He doesn't let his ego speak for himself. The man is in control of his emotionals when he gets mocked by the likes of micha richards. As for the fans... it's almost as people either never seen him play or they somehow relate the fact that because he flopped as a manager, he is also a flop player. Gary neville is a true legend of the game. Didn't set the world alight... football isn’t about that for me anyways. It's consistency that takes you to the top. And he had it in abundance. What. A. Player.
They need to put him in the centre of the shows and interview The G and world will see how just real he is Roy Keane ready to scrap before the game in the tunnel when big bully Viera picked on him, that story alone shows his character 👏🤩
Garry is the kind of a player that makes the years of achievements and style of play feel like the standard level for our club ! No other RB could give you that feeling no matter which club we talk about !
I'm a Spurs fan (I know, I know). I'm also old (54) lived in London 90-97, then Ireland till 07 (now in US), Neville was brilliant. Consistent, never sent off, (rarely) a real pro. Keano stood up for him then and now. He teases him, but that's just us Irish and our banter. Great video, new sub.
I must admit I had fallen into this way of thinking about Neville too. Even though I watched most of his career and saw how good he was for us and England. Thanks for snapping me out of it.
He was very good consistent player. I don’t like to use FIFA ratings as a an example, but I like to because it helps visualize how good players are. Gary Neville was a 85 rated right back, with all his important fullback stats at or above 80, and his form never hits inconsistent. Always at normal or in form.
well done! Gary was excellent. that stat of only 3 RBs bought during his time is actually insane. people think because you are not the flashiest player in a great team that you aren't top level (makelele suffered from this but then got his flowers thanks to Zidane and Mourinho). football is such a team game that you cannot have a top level team with a weak link...
And now his intelligence shows after his career in him building his business empire and one of the biggest UA-cam football shows, while alot of the older generations footballers struggled to move on
Agreed. When Gnev walked down the tunnel injured on St Patrick's Day the entire Old Trafford held its Breath. He was our most important player at that time and more than held the position of Keane. An absolutely brilliant, important player for United and England. It says everything about JC, MR, etc that they try to diminish him ... and it says everything about him that he can sit with his medals and history and just laugh it off. One of the greatest united players ever.
Absolute banger of a video, brother! You should make this every month. I can see the likes of Ole, Carrick, Vidic etc. We'd love to tune in and get a wider perspective of things.
Nice! He was a fantastic player. Outstanding as a fullback. Man Utd looked poorer when he was out the team. Huge respect for what he achieved with club and country.
The production quality of this video is quality sam along with many if your recent ones, especially the omar berrada video, keep it up pal really enjoying the content 🙌🔥
I remember being around 9-10 years old watching a United game with my dad and Gary Nev scuffed while almost falling over a ballooned shot which saw him miss an easy open goal. I couldn't believe it, 'shocking! how did he miss that?' I said and my dad looked back and replied 'Son, every player has his limitations'. Those words have stuck with me until this day. this day I'll never forget what he said
I think Neville playing down his ability and career doesn't help. He was functional and lacked flair but he was reliable and solid. I wouldn't mind him in our team right now, would play him ahead of AWB and Dalot.
Bloody good vid, needed to be said. Many of today's younger fans never saw him play, and many of the older ones can't see past their own bias and tribalism (ABU) to admit he was a great player. As a United fan of similar age to Gary, I followed his career closely for many years, and while I played right wing for much of my own playing career, it was when I finally got my chance at right back that I felt most comfortable on the field - and I think it had a lot to do with having watched Gary play. He remains one of my all-time favourites, and in my books, one of the all-time greats!
Great video Sam - totally agree. He essentially started the overlapping attacking full back trait in English football. Was also a phenomenal crosser, particularly when heading towards the byline. Crosses were never too high or too low - always (mostly) perfect. Criminally underrated but he only has himself to blame for playing himself down.
Video is 2 months old now but I just stumbled across it 😂 really enjoyed this. When I’m ever asked about the best premier league team ever Gary is always picked at right back for me. Brilliant loyal player. Hated watching him as a kid being a Liverpool fan. But the man was class
The greatest manger and the greatest club…never ever replaced Gary Neville. They barely even bought a back up. That tells you everything you need to know about how good Gary Neville was.
He made me think of the old Filet-O-Fish with Platt. He was a rock that the rest could use to cover and supply them, while they did the glorious bit and got the back page picture.
He was my favourite player when I was just 13-14, never showboaty, always wore his heart on his sleeves, played for the badge, he was the reason i loved united, him and rooney. Not the beckhams or ronaldos.
I'm 61. Having supported followed and watched United for all those years through the Fergie era GN would be the first name on my teamsheet !!! Legend of the game in so many ways !!! ❤❤❤
He was a bit of a Djokovic of Football, he didn't do anything flashy or remarkable, but he absolutely nailed all the basics and had no weaknesses, that is what made him a great player, and is also what makes him overlooked and forgotten vs his flashier contemporaries. He never scored an overhead, or from half way, the women gravitated to the supermodel he played next to etc, but Mr consistent he was, thorn in every team's side.
I'm a huge Federer fan, but suggesting Djokovic has nailed the basics/consistency but doesn't do anything flashy or remarkable is the opinion of an utter casual imo
@yesdcotchin utter casual... well that's a comment of an utter bell. If you had some nous, you'd see that it was a huge compliment I was paying, and it was in the context of other players that took the plaudits more often, yet you focused on one word I used while quickly typing out a post. That's just weird I'd say.
@roronoalaw7772 well done for missing the point. You do know you can compare attributes of two humans without meaning all attributes are identical? I have legs and arms, and so does Messi, doesn't mean I'm saying I'm the best to ever play football.
I think a better comparison would have been David Coffin. No notable standout features yet a strong work ethic and never say die attitude going up against often stronger and more talented players. There is no Djokovic in football. Messi is Federer and Cristiano is Nadal.
Love this blokes humility, same with Scholes’. Two blokes that won everything multiple times and don’t need to prove themselves to anyone. They let folks like the bloke behind this channel say it for them. Great video.
"Just Failed.. haha" despite the fact you won all there was to win? Despite the fact year on year you performed consistently at a high level? Cmon Gary... You were a DAMN good player who I watched for years and years. Stop downplaying how good you actually were because of clowns like Carragher and Richards.... Micah Richards thinks he is better than Gary Neville? Jesus....
Richards was so good at City they replaced him and sent him packing first choice they got. He retired because nobody wanted him while Nevile only left Sir Alex Fergusons United team because age and injuries caught up with him.
Garry is too good as a person, thats why he undermine himself just to make those clowns Carra and Micah laugh. but we all know both of them nowhere near Garry's level.
Always thought of him as a substandard 2nd class player and whenever i used man utd in fifa 07-12, i never ever thought highly of him. This video has completely changed my image of him. Very well said.
I’m 59 so watched Neville his entire Man U career. You are correct in everything you’ve said about his ability and the reasons for the relatively recent disrespect for him.
100% Truth!! Neville was an absolute rock for United, understated, not flashy, utter workhorse and allowed the players around him shine because he did all of the groundwork for them to be able to go forward.
As a neutral fan of football for 30 odd years, I’m glad someone finally addressed this. But to get straight to it, I feel like the knocks Gary gets is because he was a one-club man. Never “challenged” himself to play abroad. Great Premier League RB of all time definitely but nowhere else.
Gary has the adoration and respect from his peers. Shows his character. He is confident of this ability - not just achievement in the game, but also current achievements. Look at him now. His business and media portfolio is impressive. Btw great video. Thanks for reminding all of us (and future football fans) of his greatness.
Thank you for making this ❤ I've been a United fan since 1985 and it infuriates me when people dont rate G Nev. United's best right back and, by extension, probably the best EPL right back ever.
Loved Keano’s simple “nah you were not better than Gary” - just after that clip - said with such certainty. Still being the captain, still backing his man, but you could tell he meant it too.
Gary Neville was an amazingly consistent professional. Much like Denis Irwin he did the basics to perfection 99 times out of 100. I am so blessed to have watched both play in their prime. I think many people tend to look for flashiness and value that far more than simplicity and performing the basics correctly. Gary Neville is a study in professionalism and a model to younger players.
Am a Liverpool fan but i generally like to see things objectively cause i care about good football first , people tend to 1 - follow the narrative of a player more than what actually happens or happened when they play/played and 2 - people get stuck on the flashy things in the wrong way , take Suarez and Zlatan for example they were flashy but they were that all the time diffrence is most players that people think were better than someone like Neville had only a few glimpses of that flashyness and then an empty unimportant void of mediocre play where as Neville was by default a better than average player playing week in week out better than average without the doing or needing to do anything more cause what he already did by default worked like charm , even Suarez and Zlatan that i mentioned were for the most part of their careers in non-perfect teams and sometimes they had to pull out the extra flashy stuff to compansate for their teams overall lacking play as attackers , Neville didnt need to do that yes but also no one else that ever played football would also need to do that in that United team , now show me which players could do what was actually needed in that squad and that could do it just aswell as Neville , spoiler there arent a lot of names and arguably they could be more liabilities than assets in this case .
Thank you for this video. People need to see indeed how good he was and not just bash him.... he has more trophies than most of these washed up ex players wanna be pundits.
Gary Neville is a legend. Pure and simple. Could David Beckham or Ronaldo in his first stint at United have been the creative forces they were, without the security they had behind them? It’s quite true that today, the position in front of the RB is a very different animal, but Gary Neville can’t be judged harshly based on an era of football he hasn’t taken part in. The class of the man was shown when he chose to retire when he knew he couldn’t perform any longer for United. No step down. Retired. You can call that no ego or all ego, but he knew that the team was more important than his cheque book or his feelings. He takes the banter from his fellow hosts on TV with more grace than they deserve, considering they have about a tenth of the winners medals he has. There’s a reason that he has a good reputation in analysing the matches now for Sky, and it’s not because he was fortunate to be in a good team, I’ll tell you that much. He watched, listened and learned. The only luck you can accuse Gary Neville of is that he got to do something he loved for a living. But he worked for that, never took it for granted. What’s funnier as a United fan is that it’s an argument if he is the best RB of the Ferguson era, and that’s only because Denis Irwin had a wand at the end of both legs.
Couldn’t agree more with this! The bloke is a force. Even now after retiring from the game…he is more successful in business then all his fellow pundits!
I agree with this video a lot. Neville defo needs to stops the self deprecation and put some respect on his own name. Only 3 other RB’s signed over 20 years just shows how good he was.
Spot on - It grates me the way people talk about this legend, Put some respect on is name - well earned and thoroughly deserves plaudits for his career AND ability
Very well said.. I actually like how humble he is about how good he was.. self praise is no praise and alot of people should take note.. he's the one who is laughing like you said.. and that's all that matters
Great vid, his biggest fault is his self deprecation, speaking from experience I've realised in old age it serves no purpose, if you are young and have this stop right now, there are enough people out there willing to cut you down without doing it to yourself
8 minutes of perfection. Thank you for this, as a UTD fan who grew up watching Neville during those prime years, it's so cringy watching him get disrespected every so now and then by players who have not had the career he has had, dare I say lesser players...
Well said. Gary Neville is a legend when United was a team of legends. I have supported the greatest football team for over fifty years and Gary is hands down the best right back we have had in that time. I`m used to as all United fans are, the unhinged hatred and pure jealousy towards our glorious club and their attempts to rewrite history and constantly put us down. An idiot in his twenties told me the other day that Roy Keane was over rated and only looked good because of his team mates ! I was going to kick off and go full Scottish on him but instead I shook my head and quietly told him if you believe that you are delusional and know nothing about the great game and should never speak again. I hated Stevie G. As all United fans do. That's our job but I respected him as a player because second to being a Red Devil I`m a football fan. People that don`t respect are not worth listening to or talking to.
Neville was brilliant. I'm not a United fan but always had huge respect for him. He was a dogged performer. Laser focused, hard tackling, a willing runner and a reliable team player. Probably the most underrated player in his position of his generation. Cara making Neville the butt of his jokes is ridiculous and Micah is smoking his own hype to think he was a better player.
Awesome and eye opening video. I'll admit I was one who disrespected him too because everyone else was doing it. But your points are 100% true. He wouldn't have survived that long in United if he wasn't that good
It's just Gary Neville's personality, understated, humble, quiet, that cultivates this image, whether conscious or not, he's from a bygone era in that respect unfortunately.
G Nev is probably the most reliable right back we have ever seen. Last couple of years he wasn’t at his best but for many years he was solid and consistent.
There's something about how people talk about Gary Neville that I want to discuss...
You're not that good in analysing games and skills but you excel in making short documentary and man utd news
Only one persons opinion matters. The man who picked him every week.
Beautiful one Sam, he is always brushed off as a squad player by all this people. Because he remains humble, shared it around even tagged Gary into it!
Thanks for sharing this. I felt it, but couldn’t point what was going on. Gary is a hero and honestly he’s also a funny pundit, he’s exceptional at everything he does!
@@joseph20yearsago61 I can never understand how Sam can be this "OBJECTIVE" in looking at Gary Neville's career to show why Gary SHOULD BE RESPECTED but can't see the mediocrity that is Erik Ten Hag?? I CANNOT UNDERSTAND THIS.
Most of the fans who spend time on social media weren’t old enough to watch him play. Neville was an excellent player; extremely consistent, almost always fit knew the standards. Absolutely in with a shout for best RB in PL history
anyone can see his performance against vasco da gama and judge about that
Yeah, judging him on one game over a very long career at the highest level. What a smart thing to do. @whiteguardist
@@whiteguardist
Why not judge him on his champions league final performance if your going by one game?
To quote keane 'You were our only right back we were stuck with you'.
All those 75 point getting United players in the 90's are overrated 😂 GNev was nothing worth writing about , those team titles got people recreating history
I'm a Liverpool fan, and I have to agree: Fergie wouldn't have picked him week after week, year after year, if he wasn't keen on him. The guy was Mr. Consistency.
Yeah if that's the case Anderson and Wesley Brown were Balon D'or level😂 ...Man United had many average players and many top players too and that era they had , they will never see one like that in this lifetime
@@joshuakithyoma9575 nonsense, and if you go back when Anderson came in and watch him he was a tremendous player until he got injured, dominated some of the supposed best players in the league.
And an annoying little raging lion in the RB position.
I used to think "rival fans must hate him" because even I disliked him a bit.
But boy, was he consistent?
Much better than he first appeared.
Neville spent his entire career in an elite, trophy hoarding team, during which time many players who were world class in their own right were either sold on, or just didn't make the cut.
Gary Neville was not just an average player in a great team. He was a player stood the test of time in an elite team. That can't just be dismissed.
Nailed it. The fact that his spot was never in danger his whole career, while playing for arguably the best team in the world for that whole career says everything. If there was a better RB, he wouldn't have had a spot. Or the captaincy. Or the England spot. Lol
He was elite and world class his entire career.
Agree- although one could argue Gary was a key player in two of fergies 'the great teams'. And was already knocking about in the first. Which is quite something. I can only think of giggs or maybe Scholes who can say the same
More like extremely lucky… he is like that one colleague who is in the company because they are the owners kid…
@@warrioroffpeace3673stfu, he was incredible
@@warrioroffpeace3673name one other player who “gets away with it”? No one take off the hate, grow up a bit, maybe watch some actual football.
As a lifelong Liverpool supporter now at the age of 50 I cannot believe the amount of crap people put about Gary Neville the guy played at the top for 15 years won every club trophy going the type of lad any one would want in their team. Utterly ridiculous
@@itdontmeannothingnotathing3385 good to have some elder fans around on the internet. I'm myself 22, but I'm fed up watching 12 year olds making crappy football reels here and there
@@mnd7381 well you know what to do buddy start up your own channel sounds like you got a great passion for football and not just for what passes as football now but the way the game used to be played have a think about it and if you decide to give it a go let me know and I will be your first subscriber☘️
Neville always downplayed his ability, yet he was one of our best. Great production again Sam, keep up your excellent efforts
Downplayed his ability? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭😭...Real Madrid and Barcelona wanted him but he refused because he didn't want people to know how good he was.
@@Gorilla8 UTD was better than Barca for most of the time Gary was a player. Heck they knocked Barca out a few times in the CL
@BOZ_11 True...I agree. This was because of all other ManU players except for him.
@@Gorilla8woah forgot he almost lobbed one of the all time greatest goalkeepers in Champions League 🤩
@mumar7867 Alomost doesn't count. Netherlands almost won the world cup many times
I’m glad someone has made this video, I’ve always thought Neville is too quick to put himself down! He was a Top player
I’m a Liverpool fan & one of the reasons we hated him is because he was so good
Neville was a good player who fitted perfectly into the United teams and how they like to play. He was a very IMPORTANT cog in the Ferguson system. As for the pundits, let them laugh, their trophy cabinets would need extensions to fit Gary's awards in. Gary did his talking on the pitch
You couldnt have said it better !!!
Completely agree and that "Gary did his talking on the pitch". Well, I just wished he'd kept it that way and now kept his ridiculous political opions too himself.
Stick to football Gary, you know what you've talking about there -whereas you know nothing about politics.
@@sunnyjim1355 Whereas you _do_ know what you're talking about, yeah?
@@sunnyjim1355 Bollocks. Gary's a fine human being and an even better footballer
As for the pundits? But he now IS a pundit and I wish he'd just sod off. He would do much better to be remembered rather than still here.
Liverpool fan here. Neville was a great player and I’ve been going to Anfield since 1985. Hated him as a fan but respected him for his skill, tenacity and professionalism. Top player. You don’t play for the best team in the league (at the time) if you’re bad!
You hit the nail on the head, he didn't have a stand out attribute. People like players to be cartoon characters with one amazing thing.. Neville was a fantastically well rounded player and the best right back United ever had!
excellently put
He did have stand out attributes tho.
Didn’t stop running. Had a great cross and was great attacking in general.
Neville was world class and still had more assists than Walker. Which is mind boggling
@@24sumonot just Walker but a few right backs combined 🤯
im a liverpool fan and there is no arguement there. He was so fundamentally sound people could not complain about him. He is the definition of what just pure grit gives you.
May be the best RB that ENGLAND ever had tbf👍🔥
Liverpool fan here... What a fantastic video! I love my club but regardless of who we support we should strive to be objective and appreciate great talent, and Neville certainly was a great talent. Thank you for making this, I hate to see great players be miss remembered.
I think what it comes down to is that Gary just didn't hog the spotlight for his performances, and RB isn't a 'sexy' position like a winger or a forward. That, and the fact that Gary is just so humble.
too humble 😅
Nah, he just wasn't naturally gifted or ultra fast. He says it himself. He was surprised to be in the team and decided not to let his chance go. No way. So he did all he could and always gave 100%.
Humble about his playing career but humble generally absolutely not
And yet, it has become a sexy position.
That is a notable difference
@@yt.personal.identification not really. Aside from Trent and Kyle Walker, how many other RBs really get any kind of attention, compared to say, LWs?
Well said. He was exceptional. First choice for 5 England managers over 10 years, the most capped right back in English history.
Won everything with his club, and yes he was of course part of a great team - but he was part of the reason it was a great team! Definitely belonged in that group of players.
We could do with him now that’s for sure!
Nevile panders too much to the other biased pundits on sky, he doesnt like to blow his own trumpet. Neville never needed his right sided midfielder to drop back to help him.
He spent 3 years behind Ronaldo (04-07) so i think that fact illustrates your point nicely!
@@CarlinConnollydon’t forget that before that he had beckham
@@Deathmare235 becks ran back tho lol
Yeah and Neville would be killed in a modern high line system.
@@frasierfreak92 Total and Utter Nonsense, UTD were camped in the opposition half for 50% of the season with the back 4 patrolling the halfway line, saying Neville couldn't do it when history tells you otherwise is just fantasy
Even if one didn't grow up watching United through that era of dominance; it should still be fairly obvious he was very good at his position from the fact that Fergie never really looked for a right back that might better him and the 85 caps for England.
Similar to what Rio was saying; watching Utd, you never really felt 'they're/we're a bit of a liability at right back'.
What an absolute eye opener. Gary will always be a legend. Time to fight back as soon as we hear something said about our legend !!
“Our legend”??….Speak for yourself,most people have always thought he’s just a bit of a div.
Time to fight back… sm1 preferring Kyle Walker isn’t a war declaration lol pattern up
As a liverpool fan, I can completely agree with everything stated in this video.
Fantastic fullback.
On a wider note there is a real issue with how non challenged biased commentary is being allowed to shape opinion. It's not just Gary Neville, or even Man Utd, but in all walks of life. So a big thumbs up for pointing out the crap that's been allowed to permeate through as if it's fact, rather than what it really is. Bigotry and jealousy.
100% facts
Gary Neville’s biased commentary has shaped thinking of Trent because he had one bad game against Rashford 7 years ago. You’ve now got gobshites like Keane and this idiot saying he can’t defend despite being part of the defence with the least conceded in two years running and winning multiple trophies.
I think Rashford as well. You don’t go from a 30 goal season to being a bad player next season. And you don’t do it on your own. Often players has fluctuations in their outputs: Giggs goes 13 goals to 1 early on. Scholes had a run 14, 9, 2 in the Premier League. And these guys were in a team overflowing in goal-scorers. They were a team, not just loading it all up on the shoulders of one bloke.
As a villa fan who remembers my club nearly going bankrupt and got relegated having Micah Richards refuse to leave the club even though he was finished and thousands of villa fans begging him to go for the sake of our club writting a petition begging him to cancel his contract (he continued being paid 3 years after his last game for villa ) something united loving Gary I very much doubt would do to his club in the same position....that alone plus obvious ability (I remember seeing Gary play ) makes Neville the far better player
Gary jacked it in as soon as he knew his legs were done, in fact he stayed one season too many because SAF begged him to stay. Half way through that last season Gary jacked it in and cancelled his contract.
@@Salacious-Crumb didn't know that about Micah, must be bitter seeing him everywhere now
As a liverpool fan, people take the piss out of him because of what he says about the glazers and the fact that he flopped as a manager. Additionally, he allows these jokes. He takes it like a man, and props to him. He doesn't let his ego speak for himself. The man is in control of his emotionals when he gets mocked by the likes of micha
richards. As for the fans... it's almost as people either never seen him play or they somehow relate the fact that because he flopped as a manager, he is also a flop player. Gary neville is a true legend of the game. Didn't set the world alight... football isn’t about that for me anyways. It's consistency that takes you to the top. And he had it in abundance. What. A. Player.
Good man Sam. Sick of telling people that he was a good player. I wish hed stop downplaying his career.
They need to put him in the centre of the shows and interview The G and world will see how just real he is
Roy Keane ready to scrap before the game in the tunnel when big bully Viera picked on him, that story alone shows his character 👏🤩
Carragh and Micah couldn't get in front of him in the English team when he was still in his prime. Says it all really.
Garry is the kind of a player that makes the years of achievements and style of play feel like the standard level for our club ! No other RB could give you that feeling no matter which club we talk about !
I'm a Spurs fan (I know, I know). I'm also old (54) lived in London 90-97, then Ireland till 07 (now in US), Neville was brilliant. Consistent, never sent off, (rarely) a real pro. Keano stood up for him then and now. He teases him, but that's just us Irish and our banter. Great video, new sub.
I must admit I had fallen into this way of thinking about Neville too. Even though I watched most of his career and saw how good he was for us and England. Thanks for snapping me out of it.
I was just thinking the same thing I was imagining we'd never watched him and this was the first time seeing him 😂😂
Durrr brains 😂👀
@@danmancmufc 🤣🤣🤣
This is such a good video. No one has been able to put it like this. It’s criminal how underrated he is
He was very good consistent player. I don’t like to use FIFA ratings as a an example, but I like to because it helps visualize how good players are. Gary Neville was a 85 rated right back, with all his important fullback stats at or above 80, and his form never hits inconsistent. Always at normal or in form.
What year did neville have an 85 rated card?
@@leefswgoh7558 fifa ultimate team didn't exist back when neville was playing but neville would have most likely been an 85 or 86 rated played
well done! Gary was excellent. that stat of only 3 RBs bought during his time is actually insane. people think because you are not the flashiest player in a great team that you aren't top level (makelele suffered from this but then got his flowers thanks to Zidane and Mourinho). football is such a team game that you cannot have a top level team with a weak link...
And now his intelligence shows after his career in him building his business empire and one of the biggest UA-cam football shows, while alot of the older generations footballers struggled to move on
Agreed. When Gnev walked down the tunnel injured on St Patrick's Day the entire Old Trafford held its Breath. He was our most important player at that time and more than held the position of Keane. An absolutely brilliant, important player for United and England. It says everything about JC, MR, etc that they try to diminish him ... and it says everything about him that he can sit with his medals and history and just laugh it off. One of the greatest united players ever.
Absolute banger of a video, brother! You should make this every month. I can see the likes of Ole, Carrick, Vidic etc. We'd love to tune in and get a wider perspective of things.
Spot on Sam, the record needs to be set straight. I hope you're doing well and on the road to recovery following your surgery. Take good care bro.
Thank U,
Mr. Gary Neville for showing us that we don't need to be egotistical maniacs to be successful.
Gary Neville, are you sure?
Amazing content again... Blessed to be a part of your community. 👍
Nice! He was a fantastic player. Outstanding as a fullback. Man Utd looked poorer when he was out the team. Huge respect for what he achieved with club and country.
The production quality of this video is quality sam along with many if your recent ones, especially the omar berrada video, keep it up pal really enjoying the content 🙌🔥
It felt like the whole time Gary was in the squad we only ever had one RB which was hm, and I was completely fine with that
I remember being around 9-10 years old watching a United game with my dad and Gary Nev scuffed while almost falling over a ballooned shot which saw him miss an easy open goal.
I couldn't believe it, 'shocking! how did he miss that?' I said and my dad looked back and replied 'Son, every player has his limitations'. Those words have stuck with me until this day.
this day I'll never forget what he said
I think Neville playing down his ability and career doesn't help. He was functional and lacked flair but he was reliable and solid. I wouldn't mind him in our team right now, would play him ahead of AWB and Dalot.
Bloody good vid, needed to be said. Many of today's younger fans never saw him play, and many of the older ones can't see past their own bias and tribalism (ABU) to admit he was a great player. As a United fan of similar age to Gary, I followed his career closely for many years, and while I played right wing for much of my own playing career, it was when I finally got my chance at right back that I felt most comfortable on the field - and I think it had a lot to do with having watched Gary play. He remains one of my all-time favourites, and in my books, one of the all-time greats!
Great video Sam - totally agree. He essentially started the overlapping attacking full back trait in English football. Was also a phenomenal crosser, particularly when heading towards the byline. Crosses were never too high or too low - always (mostly) perfect. Criminally underrated but he only has himself to blame for playing himself down.
Great player, one of the best in his era. An utter professional for club and country! From a NUFC fan.
What are an accurate description. Sam, you make me proud 🎉❤
As a new age Liverpool fan.. THANK YOU !
Fair play Sam , great video and needed to be said . Gary is a person who should be admired
Video is 2 months old now but I just stumbled across it 😂 really enjoyed this. When I’m ever asked about the best premier league team ever Gary is always picked at right back for me. Brilliant loyal player. Hated watching him as a kid being a Liverpool fan. But the man was class
He was a class act
Loved this vid. Neville was an amazing player and idk how he isn't being recognized as one.
One of your best videos yet lad we'll done
I think Gary should have a watch of this...... Best right-back of a generation.
Keep up the good work 👍🏻
The greatest manger and the greatest club…never ever replaced Gary Neville. They barely even bought a back up. That tells you everything you need to know about how good Gary Neville was.
Neville never played for Barcelona 😁
Absolutely loving these videos, More content about United like this makes you stand out!
He made me think of the old Filet-O-Fish with Platt. He was a rock that the rest could use to cover and supply them, while they did the glorious bit and got the back page picture.
He was my favourite player when I was just 13-14, never showboaty, always wore his heart on his sleeves, played for the badge, he was the reason i loved united, him and rooney. Not the beckhams or ronaldos.
Long overdue! Well said!
I'm 61. Having supported followed and watched United for all those years through the Fergie era GN would be the first name on my teamsheet !!! Legend of the game in so many ways !!! ❤❤❤
He was a bit of a Djokovic of Football, he didn't do anything flashy or remarkable, but he absolutely nailed all the basics and had no weaknesses, that is what made him a great player, and is also what makes him overlooked and forgotten vs his flashier contemporaries. He never scored an overhead, or from half way, the women gravitated to the supermodel he played next to etc, but Mr consistent he was, thorn in every team's side.
I'm a huge Federer fan, but suggesting Djokovic has nailed the basics/consistency but doesn't do anything flashy or remarkable is the opinion of an utter casual imo
@yesdcotchin utter casual... well that's a comment of an utter bell. If you had some nous, you'd see that it was a huge compliment I was paying, and it was in the context of other players that took the plaudits more often, yet you focused on one word I used while quickly typing out a post. That's just weird I'd say.
Kind of a terrible comparison since Djokovic is the GOAT
@roronoalaw7772 well done for missing the point. You do know you can compare attributes of two humans without meaning all attributes are identical? I have legs and arms, and so does Messi, doesn't mean I'm saying I'm the best to ever play football.
I think a better comparison would have been David Coffin. No notable standout features yet a strong work ethic and never say die attitude going up against often stronger and more talented players. There is no Djokovic in football. Messi is Federer and Cristiano is Nadal.
Love this blokes humility, same with Scholes’. Two blokes that won everything multiple times and don’t need to prove themselves to anyone. They let folks like the bloke behind this channel say it for them. Great video.
Gary Neville the Irreplaceable Right FullBack: Setting the Records Straight by Sam. I'll gladly do the Forward for you please
Absolutely brilliant video and tribute to one of the best RBs ever!! Top marks 👏 👏
"Just Failed.. haha" despite the fact you won all there was to win? Despite the fact year on year you performed consistently at a high level? Cmon Gary... You were a DAMN good player who I watched for years and years. Stop downplaying how good you actually were because of clowns like Carragher and Richards....
Micah Richards thinks he is better than Gary Neville? Jesus....
Richards was so good at City they replaced him and sent him packing first choice they got. He retired because nobody wanted him while Nevile only left Sir Alex Fergusons United team because age and injuries caught up with him.
Garry is too good as a person, thats why he undermine himself just to make those clowns Carra and Micah laugh. but we all know both of them nowhere near Garry's level.
Always thought of him as a substandard 2nd class player and whenever i used man utd in fifa 07-12, i never ever thought highly of him. This video has completely changed my image of him. Very well said.
Jesus Christ, Carragher's annoying!
I’m 59 so watched Neville his entire Man U career. You are correct in everything you’ve said about his ability and the reasons for the relatively recent disrespect for him.
Højlund is fit W
Well said. I’m a Newcastle fan and I totally agree with you.
He was an absolute beast , I grew up watching him and you never worried about our backline, they where allways dominant.
100% Truth!! Neville was an absolute rock for United, understated, not flashy, utter workhorse and allowed the players around him shine because he did all of the groundwork for them to be able to go forward.
Really underrated player, can't think of a time i've agreed more on a football video 🤝🏻
Absolutely golden!! Another banger Sam! You're definitely setting yourself apart from your competitors. This was so good bro
As a neutral fan of football for 30 odd years, I’m glad someone finally addressed this. But to get straight to it, I feel like the knocks Gary gets is because he was a one-club man. Never “challenged” himself to play abroad. Great Premier League RB of all time definitely but nowhere else.
Gary has the adoration and respect from his peers. Shows his character.
He is confident of this ability - not just achievement in the game, but also current achievements. Look at him now. His business and media portfolio is impressive.
Btw great video. Thanks for reminding all of us (and future football fans) of his greatness.
Thank you for making this ❤
I've been a United fan since 1985 and it infuriates me when people dont rate G Nev. United's best right back and, by extension, probably the best EPL right back ever.
Loved Keano’s simple “nah you were not better than Gary” - just after that clip - said with such certainty. Still being the captain, still backing his man, but you could tell he meant it too.
Always knew of him, never seen him play though. Thanks for the video, now I gotta watch some of his games and do my research. But great video 👏🏼
Gary Neville was an amazingly consistent professional. Much like Denis Irwin he did the basics to perfection 99 times out of 100. I am so blessed to have watched both play in their prime. I think many people tend to look for flashiness and value that far more than simplicity and performing the basics correctly. Gary Neville is a study in professionalism and a model to younger players.
Am a Liverpool fan but i generally like to see things objectively cause i care about good football first , people tend to 1 - follow the narrative of a player more than what actually happens or happened when they play/played and 2 - people get stuck on the flashy things in the wrong way , take Suarez and Zlatan for example they were flashy but they were that all the time diffrence is most players that people think were better than someone like Neville had only a few glimpses of that flashyness and then an empty unimportant void of mediocre play where as Neville was by default a better than average player playing week in week out better than average without the doing or needing to do anything more cause what he already did by default worked like charm , even Suarez and Zlatan that i mentioned were for the most part of their careers in non-perfect teams and sometimes they had to pull out the extra flashy stuff to compansate for their teams overall lacking play as attackers , Neville didnt need to do that yes but also no one else that ever played football would also need to do that in that United team , now show me which players could do what was actually needed in that squad and that could do it just aswell as Neville , spoiler there arent a lot of names and arguably they could be more liabilities than assets in this case .
Thank you for this video. People need to see indeed how good he was and not just bash him.... he has more trophies than most of these washed up ex players wanna be pundits.
Gary Neville is a legend. Pure and simple. Could David Beckham or Ronaldo in his first stint at United have been the creative forces they were, without the security they had behind them? It’s quite true that today, the position in front of the RB is a very different animal, but Gary Neville can’t be judged harshly based on an era of football he hasn’t taken part in. The class of the man was shown when he chose to retire when he knew he couldn’t perform any longer for United. No step down. Retired. You can call that no ego or all ego, but he knew that the team was more important than his cheque book or his feelings. He takes the banter from his fellow hosts on TV with more grace than they deserve, considering they have about a tenth of the winners medals he has. There’s a reason that he has a good reputation in analysing the matches now for Sky, and it’s not because he was fortunate to be in a good team, I’ll tell you that much. He watched, listened and learned. The only luck you can accuse Gary Neville of is that he got to do something he loved for a living. But he worked for that, never took it for granted.
What’s funnier as a United fan is that it’s an argument if he is the best RB of the Ferguson era, and that’s only because Denis Irwin had a wand at the end of both legs.
Been saying exactly this for a while now. Nice to see it articulated very well. Great video.
Couldn’t agree more with this! The bloke is a force. Even now after retiring from the game…he is more successful in business then all his fellow pundits!
I agree with this video a lot. Neville defo needs to stops the self deprecation and put some respect on his own name. Only 3 other RB’s signed over 20 years just shows how good he was.
Spot on - It grates me the way people talk about this legend, Put some respect on is name - well earned and thoroughly deserves plaudits for his career AND ability
we should get united to share this video and label it as "Gary appreciation post"
Very well said.. I actually like how humble he is about how good he was.. self praise is no praise and alot of people should take note.. he's the one who is laughing like you said.. and that's all that matters
Great vid, his biggest fault is his self deprecation, speaking from experience I've realised in old age it serves no purpose, if you are young and have this stop right now, there are enough people out there willing to cut you down without doing it to yourself
8 minutes of perfection. Thank you for this, as a UTD fan who grew up watching Neville during those prime years, it's so cringy watching him get disrespected every so now and then by players who have not had the career he has had, dare I say lesser players...
I agree with everything said. Neville was an excellent player for MUFC and England.
Well said. Gary Neville is a legend when United was a team of legends. I have supported the greatest football team for over fifty years and Gary is hands down the best right back we have had in that time. I`m used to as all United fans are, the unhinged hatred and pure jealousy towards our glorious club and their attempts to rewrite history and constantly put us down. An idiot in his twenties told me the other day that Roy Keane was over rated and only looked good because of his team mates ! I was going to kick off and go full Scottish on him but instead I shook my head and quietly told him if you believe that you are delusional and know nothing about the great game and should never speak again. I hated Stevie G. As all United fans do. That's our job but I respected him as a player because second to being a Red Devil I`m a football fan. People that don`t respect are not worth listening to or talking to.
Gary Neville is a legend and an inspiration to any young player with his attitude and ability .
Gary was a jack of all trades but master of none, he was a consistent 7-8/10 week in week out and stayed consistent throughout his whole career.
Says a lot that Sir Alex never tried to/was able to find anybody better 🤘 G Nev was world class.
Neville was brilliant. I'm not a United fan but always had huge respect for him. He was a dogged performer. Laser focused, hard tackling, a willing runner and a reliable team player.
Probably the most underrated player in his position of his generation.
Cara making Neville the butt of his jokes is ridiculous and Micah is smoking his own hype to think he was a better player.
I f@&king hate Manchester United BUT Gary Neville was BRILLIANT!!!!!!! An all time football legend.
He deserves respect!!!!
Us non-UTD fans didn't like him at the time but nearly all of us put him in our England side every single time. We knew how good he was.
Awesome and eye opening video. I'll admit I was one who disrespected him too because everyone else was doing it. But your points are 100% true. He wouldn't have survived that long in United if he wasn't that good
It's just Gary Neville's personality, understated, humble, quiet, that cultivates this image, whether conscious or not, he's from a bygone era in that respect unfortunately.
G Nev is probably the most reliable right back we have ever seen. Last couple of years he wasn’t at his best but for many years he was solid and consistent.
Easily one of the best football related videos on the tube.
Well said. He is a great of the game. Good to hear Rio defend him Rio goes up in my estimation for that. YNWA