I saw R9 live in Milan when he was in his prime at Inter. I’ve never seen anybody like him (and I saw live also Messi and Cristiano). He was called phenomenon for a reason. Unreal
He answered that question on the Vieri podcast, and he himself felt that his first season at Inter was better because Serie A was much better defensively than La Liga, and you can go and watch him play in Serie A, and as soon as he got the ball, a group of defenders kicked him in the leg, and in the semi-final of the 1998 World Cup, he was kicked by the Dutch defenders a lot of times, but his character on the pitch was great, No matter how hurt he was, he didn't lose his temper, he earned the respect of all his opponents, you know
Prime Ronaldo from 1996-1999 was the greatest footballer i ever saw play the game. He was frightening. Then his knee exploded and was never the same player.
@@Ghost-tx4ft Indeed, his peak lasted up until the back end of 99, he then struggled with injuries and came back a different player - the Ronaldo who won the Ballon d'Or in 2002 was a very different player to the one who won it in 97. All round talent he was a superior player to Cristiano, but it's a case of what could have been.
@@Ghost-tx4fthe never reached his prime kid.. And 95-98 he was 80% of his prime.. This is 50% more than cr7 prime.. In 2002 r9 was 50 % of what he used be in 90’s And kid am not talking about no of goals scored its about quality difficulty...
Three different but overlapping generations make for a great dynamic. Alan Shearer is the most pleasant surprise on UA-cam. Expected him to be rigid but he's an absolute delight in this environment. They genuinely all are.
I completely agree. Although I have a deep admiration for english football, I am not english; I am spanish, hailing from Barcelona, for instance (warm regards to our legend Gary Lineker, by the way). The thing is, I wasn't acquainted with Shearer's personality beyond the pitch. Naturally, I held him in high regard as a player, but it's been a pleasure to observe his rather easy-going, if not somewhat laid-back, demeanor. I found it quite appealing. I also thoroughly enjoy Micah. The guy is an absolute delight and can light up a room with his presence. In summary, I love this podcast 🙌
R9 is by far the best player I've ever seen, the things he was doing were unthinkable at the time. He had every single attribute of a striker to the highest level there was. The fact he gets included in best player of all time debates despite having his 3 and half year practically career ending injury shows truly what a gift he was to football and his mentality to come back and do what he did in 2002. Blessed to have been able to witness him
@@lelethumnisi4478 None of them have, Ronaldo's become a myth, like Maradona 'single handedly' winning Argentina the 1986 World Cup. He was a phenomenal footballer, but like Gary pointed out, he scored a lot of poachers goals too. If you look at a 10 year gap either side of Ronaldo's peak, so between 1986 - 2006, you had Romario, Zidane, Van Basten, Platini and Maradona, then Henry and Ronaldinho - Ronaldo wasn't a clear cut above all of them, he was on course to be, no one will ever truely know though. Messi on the other hand legitimately was, was doing things by the time he was 21/22 we'd never seen before. Maradona-esque number 10 with Gerd Muller's scoring prowess, absolute freak.
@@BluesFanUK_Tbh though, we don’t have the level of competition that we used to have. Every excellent player from Ronaldo’s time would all take the top spots for best players in the world currently and it’s not even close. R9 dominated his competition in the past, he was levels above everyone else.
Ronaldo was injured for a total of 1,324 days in his career he missed nearly 5 years of football in total and considering that imagine if he never got injured still to this day one of the best strikers ever
He’s the best talent in football history Gary: He was still one of the best even with his injuries Alan: equal to if not better than Messi and CR7 without his injuries Micah: Undisputed greatest of all time without the injuries And that’s just these 3. Many other great players managers and pundits would say the same. And if you watched him play, you’d say the same too.
Yes. But he DID get injured. That’s what makes CR7 so incredible. His dedication to maintaining his fitness is unparalleled. If R9 committed half as much he would have stayed healthy. Just look at him now. 🤔
Big up guys 💥 Another fantastic episode 🙂 The Scottish accent was hilarious 😆 Nice to hear you guys talk about R9 🔥 Fun fact - I use to have a blogspot/forum about 13 yrs ago where I use to highlight different players each week from legends to unappreciated players from all around the world & I named it Prime R9. It was a joke/play on the kids at the time, when they started to use their favourite players names on their display names/usernames so I named the site & my username Prime R9 a nod to my favourite player from my younger years. So now when people say Prime "insert players name" that comes from me. Over the years my slang has caught on 😉 no one really says "in his prime" it's always "prime" then the players name.
💯 Good times! It's much more than that bro you're being too humble! All these UA-camrs who now exist from big to small it doesn't matter who they support they all try to talk like you and they all use your quotes and lines when they talk. You influenced a whole generation they wouldn't exist without you.
Greetings you are a legend in your own right amigo your impact and influence is unparalleled. You are one of the only person from England that is well versed on players from all over the world and not just from England. I miss the in-depth conversations and player comparisons on your forum.
R9 supposedly scored around 80 goals where he rounds the keeper. You hardly see that today, he was something else. I went 98 opening game in Paris against Scotland and he was incredible to watch, what a talent.
There's a video available here that is 6 minutes long of nothing but R9 dribbling around goalkeepers, with no repeats. It's called Ronaldo Phenomenon Vs Goalkeepers, go watch it.
Ronaldo Phenomenon is the greatest attacking player I've ever seen. There's no question 'R9' is far better than CR7, which sounds crazy, and Christiano of course isn't simply a striker, and I'd regard him as the best wide player in his position, but Brazilian Ronaldo is truly the greatest from the 90's to today (at his peak). He played like a computer game on amateur mode; strength, speed, agility, touch, dribbling, and even vision were all perfect. The way he thought so quickly to get out of positional problems, or tackles was just electrifying. People talk about his injuries, but I think it's almost as though a human body containing his ability and speed could never have maintained it for more than 5 years. Lightning.
I've seen MADNESS from CR7. Some real amazing goals. But with all that said I still think R9 would have been the better player. And quite easily. R9 is the most amazing player I've ever seen with the ball at his feet.
@mohamedkhider6998 Given the fact that you can't structure a sentence properly, I doubt you could win *ANY* debate. Certainly not one regarding a footballer you were probably too young to watch. Cr7 is the most overhyped footballer in history.
@@jpgduff “ CR7 is overhyped “ Forget Cristiano You can’t even get R9 past Luis Suarez lmaoooooo the former pales in comparison in almost every department possible except for maybe dribbling and that’s it The fact that you GENUINELY think R9 is remotely close to a freak of nature like Cristiano is absurd NOSTALGIA is a hell of a thing lmao
@mohamedkhider6998 It's not nostalgia. For what it's worth I think that Suarez should have won a Balon D'Or when he was at Barca. R9 is the greatest striker of all.time in terms of ability. In terms of his gifts. He was bigger, stronger, faster, a better dribbler, more skillfull, better balance, finisher...th3 list goes on. It's why the players who played against and with him all say the same thing - he was like an alien. He was a different species. NO ONE comes close terms of ability as a centre forward. Van Basten runs him close, but it's R9 all day, every day. And if we were talking about physique then your crush, Cristiano, would win. But we're not. We're talking ability. An injury ravaged R9 scored the goals that won a World Cup. Went on to be utterly brilliant while overweight, with no knees at Madrid. It's not nostalgia. It's a statement of fact. Prime R9 was Messi combined with Cristiano. Lol those who played with and against him know. You? You do not.
I was watching an old Tottenham cup game from the early 80s the other day, and whilst it's hard to tell due to the nature of the game back then, it's clear to see he's head and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch in terms of technical ability. Steve Archibald looked good too
@@TheGregcellent He genuinely played in the wrong era or in the wrong country. He was so technically brilliant, but the press and various managers never knew how to utilise him. They wanted 100mph battling players. He was French, Italian, BraIlian, etc he would have had 200 caps.
In my time, I've had the honour of seeing some of the greatest play the game. And to this day, including Messi and CR7, nothing still compares to watching R9 in his prime. For me, he is the GOAT.
First time listening. Just wanted to say this reminded me of an old radio show I used to listen to through my alarm clock at night when I had anxiety. It was the only way I used to fall asleep. This reminds me of it, but about something I love. So thank you.
Love micah you have to admit, i know hes only talking and having a laugh on all these shows but hes got some work ethic. I see him on every broadcaster for any game i watch
I think what sums up r9 is that he had a big injury, potentially career ending. Came back, won the 2002 world cup, and the ballondor. He was clearly affected by the injury, not as explosive as before, but still so so good. Unreal player.
It is wonderful to hear you mention Hoddle Gary. I think he gets overlooked sometimes and it tends to be only Spurs fans who remember how good he actually was. He is still one of the most gifted English players to have ever put boots on.
I’m a Chelsea fan and to me, he modernised the club and started to change the English game by bringing in continental players and attitudes. Shame he couldn’t keep his beliefs to himself.
Top players gary in day the best with Alan shearer Harry kane in my book top ten best great goalscorer love mica special being city fan aah so friendly great porgas keep good show . Keep good work up guys thanks all goals
Got goosebumps listening to you talk about Ronaldo, what a player. He was playing against 90s Serie A defenders, Christiano was playing (for the most part) against 2010's La Liga defenders. Ronaldo would have scored even more goals in that league.
@@anirudhmenon9099 really? Several players got close to or over 1 goal per game in that league and for the likes of Suarez and Christiano they never got near that in other leagues before or after. Even Neymar had a better record and he went to France after.
What? La Liga centre halves who coincided with Spanish football domination? A league with many of the best in the world who won multiple European and world level honours? 😅 Clueless and again just trying to push a narrative that R9s career was anywhere near CR7s.
@@Dailojazz when someone resorts to insults, you know you're right. You're comparing Serie A in the 90s, a league where Shevchenko, Zamorano, Trezeguet, Crespo, Batistuta, Inzaghi, Del Piero (list is endless) never got anywhere near a goal a game. The league as a whole was notoriously defensive, that's without mentioning the colossal defenders throughout the league. Were you alive in the 90s? Because that is baffling to me, how you can call someone clueless is frankly outrageous.
Ronaldo got around 0.67 goals per game at Real Madrid, this was whilst being 3 stone overweight, 3 & 1/2 years out injured and most of his pace and explosiveness a distant memory. Clueless LOOOOL!
I don't listen to or watch podcasts really, never got into them other than maybe DOAC, but this is brilliant. Proper mates taking the piss out of each other and great stories. You really feel part of it, great podcast. 😂
Kids today cant imagine the difference in goals scored by strikers today due to high defensive lines and teams defending the oppositon box instead of their own. R9 would thrive today even more than he did back then.. and injuries would have been treated better
As a Milan fan, I sweated bullets when R9 had the ball at his feet, when he had the ball at his feet , I just knew that this guy was going to do something crazy with the ball. I still remember the goal he scored against Inter when he was with us at Milan in 2007-08 season. My only wish was that he had his prime with us.
I saw a video where Marcel Desailly, Lilian Thuram and Frank Lebouf discuss ways to stop Ronaldo before the '98 world cup final. A back line like that being even the tiniest bit worried about a player is the highest form of respect they could afford to an opponent. Damn those glass knees of his, he would've been an alien if not for them. Long live El fenomeno!!
The difference is we getting from former players view. Which is the difference. Players who have gone the distance, much respect. Gary and Alan and Micah. Regardless of what MIcah when you burst on the scene you fifa stats were high. You were always my right back in FIFA that time. Unlucky on the injuries. You had the potential to be great bro. Keep going. Great podcast.
Even after his knee injury when he went to Madrid he was stellar. Truely World Class. Some of the goals he scored at Madrid are sublime. Effortless Genius.
Great podcast!. I am super looking forward to seeing Henry on the show!. It would be fun having other legends on the podcast too from all those different era’s.
Gary, I love you being a Spurs fan, but me and my boy love these. I wasn't convinced in Micah, but he's great and doing a wonderful job in this format. You cover Pre Premier League, start of the premier league and modern day, well done! I love that Micah is respecting you finally as a baller!! Long may this podcast continue, I see Sky is copying it now. All the best to the three of you
How is R9's English? Would love to see him on the podcast to learn how he views his career and what he achieved. If his English isn't great, maybe he could speak in Spanish and Gary could translate for us?
I had a look. Couldn't find the one with him speaking Portugese but found this documentary Gary did in Brazil which R9 spoke in English (pretty well to be fair). It was on football in Brazil though so would love to hear a more personal interview about his career ua-cam.com/video/2uuKm7LgzZQ/v-deo.htmlsi=58rIzJ1NRRssiI2j
Love this podcast. Much as I love CR7 and think he's an amazing footballer and machine, R9 was nothing more than tremendous! Even with all those injuries he was still a phenomenal footballer. By the way, trophies outside of football, the Masters and the Ashes I can understand but the Ryder Cup is something really special!
Micah needs to start commentating during games. R9 shone in a Brazilian team with Ronaldinho (Ballon d'Or winner), Kaka (Ballon d'Or winner), Rivaldo (Ballan d'Or winner), Carlos (Madrid GOAT), and Cafu. For context, R9 played 98 times for Brazil with knee injuries throughout his career, which resulted in multiple clubs. He also was diagnosed with a thyroid condition which resulted in weight gain. Had he been playing in the modern game today, he would average 40-50 goals per season when you look at Haaland and Mbappe and what they are doing with a fraction of his talent.
@@adamdavies1922 yes unbelievable wasn't it I'm a Man United fan but I was looking forward to Newcastle's first home game for quite a while, I watched them 20 years ago when I was a bit younger lol, I used to watch almost every game of football on tv but the past few years I've only watched Man United, wasn't going to miss that last night it was absolutely electric Newcastle fans must of been over the moon last night with the performance and result and well deserved too.
@@mattsmith5421 honestly Matt what a night. I’m still not sure it happened! I was only 10 when you boys beat us in fa cup final and my best mate is a Utd fan. So I have had a lot of stick and ‘we are champions’ played a lot when I would go round his haha
It’s so unfortunate we never really saw R9 at his best because of injuries. He’s still the best combination of strength, speed and skill I’ve ever seen in a player.
Everything is relative, if you are on 5k you’re the poorest in that dressing room. Compared to the normal working man you are doing well except you don’t work or socialise with you average working man.
Ronaldo is the best player I’ve seen, definitely. Cristiano is great and achieved far more at club level but club football changed so much in that time. It’s such a small amount of clubs that can win things now, 20 years ago clubs were far closer in ability as money gap wasn’t so vast.
Speaking on halftime entertainment. A few seasons ago West Ham would have a girl called Harper sing at every game at halftime. She was signed to West Ham Records. No idea what happened with it all
Totally agree that Hoddle has to be in the convo on the best English midfielder, alongside with Stevie, Scholes (I didn't hear Lamps name but I'm assuming he was mentioned) and Gazza. 😊
R9 would have been the best player of all time if it wasn't for the injuries. I have no doubt about that. The 90s was a golden era of amazing footballing talent, and Ronaldo was on top of them all.
I was a young boy when I watched him before his injuries. Had absolutely everything. The goal against Valencia when they formed a wall against him and he just broke through the defenders like they weren’t there and scored Luis Aragones was the manager at that time and just said to his staff, what can you do to stop him?
I saw R9 live in Milan when he was in his prime at Inter. I’ve never seen anybody like him (and I saw live also Messi and Cristiano). He was called phenomenon for a reason. Unreal
Prime was Barcelona
@@miamitten1123tougher competition in serie A
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He answered that question on the Vieri podcast, and he himself felt that his first season at Inter was better because Serie A was much better defensively than La Liga, and you can go and watch him play in Serie A, and as soon as he got the ball, a group of defenders kicked him in the leg, and in the semi-final of the 1998 World Cup, he was kicked by the Dutch defenders a lot of times, but his character on the pitch was great, No matter how hurt he was, he didn't lose his temper, he earned the respect of all his opponents, you know
You didn't see him
The speed at which both of them said R9 gave me chills. R9 was just unbelievable.
Prime Ronaldo from 1996-1999 was the greatest footballer i ever saw play the game. He was frightening. Then his knee exploded and was never the same player.
At his peak, Brazilian Ronaldo was frighteningly unplayable. I absolutely love him. The footballing equivalent of peak Iron Mike Tyson.
his prime was like 10 games bro.
💯 r9 the best ever
@@Ghost-tx4ft Indeed, his peak lasted up until the back end of 99, he then struggled with injuries and came back a different player - the Ronaldo who won the Ballon d'Or in 2002 was a very different player to the one who won it in 97. All round talent he was a superior player to Cristiano, but it's a case of what could have been.
@@Ghost-tx4fthe never reached his prime kid.. And 95-98 he was 80% of his prime.. This is 50% more than cr7 prime.. In 2002 r9 was 50 % of what he used be in 90’s
And kid am not talking about no of goals scored its about quality difficulty...
@@Ghost-tx4fthis prime was more like 100 games but ce7 fanboys liken you just don't get it lol
Three different but overlapping generations make for a great dynamic. Alan Shearer is the most pleasant surprise on UA-cam. Expected him to be rigid but he's an absolute delight in this environment. They genuinely all are.
I completely agree. Although I have a deep admiration for english football, I am not english; I am spanish, hailing from Barcelona, for instance (warm regards to our legend Gary Lineker, by the way).
The thing is, I wasn't acquainted with Shearer's personality beyond the pitch. Naturally, I held him in high regard as a player, but it's been a pleasure to observe his rather easy-going, if not somewhat laid-back, demeanor. I found it quite appealing. I also thoroughly enjoy Micah. The guy is an absolute delight and can light up a room with his presence. In summary, I love this podcast 🙌
R9 is by far the best player I've ever seen, the things he was doing were unthinkable at the time. He had every single attribute of a striker to the highest level there was. The fact he gets included in best player of all time debates despite having his 3 and half year practically career ending injury shows truly what a gift he was to football and his mentality to come back and do what he did in 2002. Blessed to have been able to witness him
I echo your words. Brazilian Ronaldo was an unstoppable force. A joy to have lived through his young years and watched him at PSV and Barca.
At his best, comfortably top 3 players I've ever seen. The most complete striker I've ever seen.
By far? Have you watched Messi?
@@lelethumnisi4478 None of them have, Ronaldo's become a myth, like Maradona 'single handedly' winning Argentina the 1986 World Cup. He was a phenomenal footballer, but like Gary pointed out, he scored a lot of poachers goals too. If you look at a 10 year gap either side of Ronaldo's peak, so between 1986 - 2006, you had Romario, Zidane, Van Basten, Platini and Maradona, then Henry and Ronaldinho - Ronaldo wasn't a clear cut above all of them, he was on course to be, no one will ever truely know though. Messi on the other hand legitimately was, was doing things by the time he was 21/22 we'd never seen before. Maradona-esque number 10 with Gerd Muller's scoring prowess, absolute freak.
@@BluesFanUK_Tbh though, we don’t have the level of competition that we used to have. Every excellent player from Ronaldo’s time would all take the top spots for best players in the world currently and it’s not even close. R9 dominated his competition in the past, he was levels above everyone else.
Ronaldo was injured for a total of 1,324 days in his career he missed nearly 5 years of football in total and considering that imagine if he never got injured still to this day one of the best strikers ever
THE best Striker ever
He’s the best talent in football history
Gary: He was still one of the best even with his injuries
Alan: equal to if not better than Messi and CR7 without his injuries
Micah: Undisputed greatest of all time without the injuries
And that’s just these 3. Many other great players managers and pundits would say the same. And if you watched him play, you’d say the same too.
Messi, R9, Ronaldinho, Zidane.. Top 4, 5th can be debated.
Just how it is.. R9 Best Stiker Ever.
Yes. But he DID get injured. That’s what makes CR7 so incredible. His dedication to maintaining his fitness is unparalleled. If R9 committed half as much he would have stayed healthy. Just look at him now. 🤔
Not to mention his seizure before the World Cup final in 1998.
Big up guys 💥
Another fantastic episode 🙂
The Scottish accent was hilarious 😆
Nice to hear you guys talk about R9 🔥
Fun fact - I use to have a blogspot/forum about 13 yrs ago where I use to highlight different players each week from legends to unappreciated players from all around the world & I named it Prime R9.
It was a joke/play on the kids at the time, when they started to use their favourite players names on their display names/usernames so I named the site & my username Prime R9 a nod to my favourite player from my younger years.
So now when people say Prime "insert players name" that comes from me. Over the years my slang has caught on 😉 no one really says "in his prime" it's always "prime" then the players name.
💯 Good times! It's much more than that bro you're being too humble! All these UA-camrs who now exist from big to small it doesn't matter who they support they all try to talk like you and they all use your quotes and lines when they talk. You influenced a whole generation they wouldn't exist without you.
Greetings you are a legend in your own right amigo your impact and influence is unparalleled. You are one of the only person from England that is well versed on players from all over the world and not just from England. I miss the in-depth conversations and player comparisons on your forum.
Cheeky Henry teaser, can’t wait for the episode lads. Enjoying the podcast!
Micah is gold. He would improve anything you put him in-his laugh is incredible
R9 supposedly scored around 80 goals where he rounds the keeper. You hardly see that today, he was something else. I went 98 opening game in Paris against Scotland and he was incredible to watch, what a talent.
88!
That was his trademark unstoppable in his prime definitely one of the goats
There's a video available here that is 6 minutes long of nothing but R9 dribbling around goalkeepers, with no repeats.
It's called Ronaldo Phenomenon Vs Goalkeepers, go watch it.
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Best football podcast around, haven’t missed an episode. Please keep it going!
Ronaldo Phenomenon is the greatest attacking player I've ever seen. There's no question 'R9' is far better than CR7, which sounds crazy, and Christiano of course isn't simply a striker, and I'd regard him as the best wide player in his position, but Brazilian Ronaldo is truly the greatest from the 90's to today (at his peak). He played like a computer game on amateur mode; strength, speed, agility, touch, dribbling, and even vision were all perfect. The way he thought so quickly to get out of positional problems, or tackles was just electrifying.
People talk about his injuries, but I think it's almost as though a human body containing his ability and speed could never have maintained it for more than 5 years. Lightning.
I've seen MADNESS from CR7. Some real amazing goals. But with all that said I still think R9 would have been the better player. And quite easily.
R9 is the most amazing player I've ever seen with the ball at his feet.
Great comment.... Nice to see others put there with a brain, all these kids annoy me such much, cr 7 cr7 cr7 bla bla bla clueless R9 different gravy
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The fact that i could wash both of you in a debate
These nostalgic old heads lmao
Blinded to the core
@mohamedkhider6998 Given the fact that you can't structure a sentence properly, I doubt you could win *ANY* debate.
Certainly not one regarding a footballer you were probably too young to watch. Cr7 is the most overhyped footballer in history.
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“ CR7 is overhyped “
Forget Cristiano
You can’t even get R9 past Luis Suarez lmaoooooo the former pales in comparison in almost every department possible except for maybe dribbling and that’s it
The fact that you GENUINELY think R9 is remotely close to a freak of nature like Cristiano is absurd
NOSTALGIA is a hell of a thing lmao
@mohamedkhider6998 It's not nostalgia. For what it's worth I think that Suarez should have won a Balon D'Or when he was at Barca.
R9 is the greatest striker of all.time in terms of ability. In terms of his gifts. He was bigger, stronger, faster, a better dribbler, more skillfull, better balance, finisher...th3 list goes on.
It's why the players who played against and with him all say the same thing - he was like an alien. He was a different species. NO ONE comes close terms of ability as a centre forward. Van Basten runs him close, but it's R9 all day, every day.
And if we were talking about physique then your crush, Cristiano, would win. But we're not. We're talking ability.
An injury ravaged R9 scored the goals that won a World Cup. Went on to be utterly brilliant while overweight, with no knees at Madrid.
It's not nostalgia. It's a statement of fact. Prime R9 was Messi combined with Cristiano. Lol those who played with and against him know. You? You do not.
Love hearing Lineker and Shearer talk about players from past generations. I need to go and check out highlights of Glen Hoddle now😂
Please let me know what you think. I promise you that the highlights will not do him justice.
@@Leon-NoirI second that the highlights will not do him justice
I was watching an old Tottenham cup game from the early 80s the other day, and whilst it's hard to tell due to the nature of the game back then, it's clear to see he's head and shoulders above everyone else on the pitch in terms of technical ability. Steve Archibald looked good too
@@TheGregcellent He genuinely played in the wrong era or in the wrong country. He was so technically brilliant, but the press and various managers never knew how to utilise him. They wanted 100mph battling players. He was French, Italian, BraIlian, etc he would have had 200 caps.
Hope you can find his goal vs Watford or his volley vs Liverpool. He was a wonderfully gifted player.
In my time, I've had the honour of seeing some of the greatest play the game. And to this day, including Messi and CR7, nothing still compares to watching R9 in his prime. For me, he is the GOAT.
100%
That's your opinion
@@notaspeck6104that’s why he said “for me” 🤦🏻♂️
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First time listening. Just wanted to say this reminded me of an old radio show I used to listen to through my alarm clock at night when I had anxiety. It was the only way I used to fall asleep. This reminds me of it, but about something I love. So thank you.
After a long day /week at work nothing better than sitting down with a beer and listening to you guys. Amazing as ever guys.
Love micah you have to admit, i know hes only talking and having a laugh on all these shows but hes got some work ethic. I see him on every broadcaster for any game i watch
I’m officially addicted to how much joy this podcast brings me.
I think what sums up r9 is that he had a big injury, potentially career ending. Came back, won the 2002 world cup, and the ballondor. He was clearly affected by the injury, not as explosive as before, but still so so good. Unreal player.
Loving this podcast. The three of you are brilliant and I always look forward to watching it. Great shout, Micah, about the Superbowl
It is wonderful to hear you mention Hoddle Gary. I think he gets overlooked sometimes and it tends to be only Spurs fans who remember how good he actually was. He is still one of the most gifted English players to have ever put boots on.
I’m a Chelsea fan and to me, he modernised the club and started to change the English game by bringing in continental players and attitudes. Shame he couldn’t keep his beliefs to himself.
Top players gary in day the best with Alan shearer Harry kane in my book top ten best great goalscorer love mica special being city fan aah so friendly great porgas keep good show . Keep good work up guys thanks all goals
Got goosebumps listening to you talk about Ronaldo, what a player.
He was playing against 90s Serie A defenders, Christiano was playing (for the most part) against 2010's La Liga defenders. Ronaldo would have scored even more goals in that league.
2010s la liga had great defenders too?
@@anirudhmenon9099 really? Several players got close to or over 1 goal per game in that league and for the likes of Suarez and Christiano they never got near that in other leagues before or after. Even Neymar had a better record and he went to France after.
What? La Liga centre halves who coincided with Spanish football domination? A league with many of the best in the world who won multiple European and world level honours? 😅 Clueless and again just trying to push a narrative that R9s career was anywhere near CR7s.
@@Dailojazz when someone resorts to insults, you know you're right.
You're comparing Serie A in the 90s, a league where Shevchenko, Zamorano, Trezeguet, Crespo, Batistuta, Inzaghi, Del Piero (list is endless) never got anywhere near a goal a game. The league as a whole was notoriously defensive, that's without mentioning the colossal defenders throughout the league.
Were you alive in the 90s? Because that is baffling to me, how you can call someone clueless is frankly outrageous.
Ronaldo got around 0.67 goals per game at Real Madrid, this was whilst being 3 stone overweight, 3 & 1/2 years out injured and most of his pace and explosiveness a distant memory.
Clueless LOOOOL!
This podcast should be massive subscribers wise in 5 months very good entertainment. Id definitely get a guest on once a week. Good effort lads
These 3 are fantastic on the Top 10 and now these podcasts a great to listen to.
You can't help but smile listening to these three brilliant podcast 👍
You guys help so much , please do this once a week for 2 hours just for the comedy , it helps
R9 genuinely lived up to his Phenomeno nickname!
Fenomeno the Brazilian media creates to different atlethes, there’s the phenomenon of MMA Vitor Belfort and many others.
I don't listen to or watch podcasts really, never got into them other than maybe DOAC, but this is brilliant. Proper mates taking the piss out of each other and great stories. You really feel part of it, great podcast.
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Most crazy stat about R9 he scored 88 goals after taking it round the goalkeeper
The banter and chemistry between you three is S tier. (That means totally elite for you oldies😂😂)
Thank you for the translation young un,👊
good choice, my 3 favourite pundits, love listening and watching you guys
I love Micah but what he said while comparing R9 and CR7 was nonsense. Thanks to Garry for correcting
Oh my gosh, it just gets better by the week!! Micah’s smile and belly laughs are the best!
Can we get R9 on the podcast😅? Loving the stories!
Kids today cant imagine the difference in goals scored by strikers today due to high defensive lines and teams defending the oppositon box instead of their own.
R9 would thrive today even more than he did back then.. and injuries would have been treated better
As a Milan fan, I sweated bullets when R9 had the ball at his feet, when he had the ball at his feet , I just knew that this guy was going to do something crazy with the ball. I still remember the goal he scored against Inter when he was with us at Milan in 2007-08 season. My only wish was that he had his prime with us.
"yes, I think that's clearly the question, Micah" killed me 😂
If R9 never had them career ending injuries he would be THE greatest.
This podcast is elite....no more words needed
I saw a video where Marcel Desailly, Lilian Thuram and Frank Lebouf discuss ways to stop Ronaldo before the '98 world cup final. A back line like that being even the tiniest bit worried about a player is the highest form of respect they could afford to an opponent. Damn those glass knees of his, he would've been an alien if not for them. Long live El fenomeno!!
Mourinho managed C. Ronaldo in his prime and even dissed him saying the real Ronaldo was R9. 😂
Alan: “By the lugs!” Especially with the room acoustics 😂😂
Never knew Leicester was managed by a pirate! 😂😂😂 great podcast gents and loved the story Gary!
This is certainly becoming a monster pod. It's the best one currently, every episode is fantastic and look forward to more.
these guys are so mainstream yet so funny and interesting not boring at all best footy pod
This podcast really helps my day go by at work, thanks lads what a great show.
This show is brilliant guys . Keep it up
The difference is we getting from former players view. Which is the difference. Players who have gone the distance, much respect. Gary and Alan and Micah. Regardless of what MIcah when you burst on the scene you fifa stats were high. You were always my right back in FIFA that time. Unlucky on the injuries. You had the potential to be great bro. Keep going. Great podcast.
Great podcast! Micah is really funny.
This has become my favourite podcast, keep up the good work boys fantastic
3 different generations …. Legends of the game and Micah 😉
Even after his knee injury when he went to Madrid he was stellar. Truely World Class. Some of the goals he scored at Madrid are sublime. Effortless Genius.
R9 is the goat for me
R9 is the greatest CF in history and no one's has matched his level since
Love this podcast one of my favourites. Takes my mind off the crap happening in the world
I love this pod. Watching Micah laugh is medicine
I could listen to Gary tell old football stories all day! Love his energy and clear passion
CR7 In his prime I would prefer! people forget that Ronaldo between 2010 - and 2015
Nah thats very recent. We all remember that. 1998 r9 is easier to forget
Thierry is my footballing hero, so I'm very excited to see the man and the legend on the podcast very soon!
I'm sorry I took so long to subscribe, I've been a viewer for a while now. Great show ❤
Great podcast!. I am super looking forward to seeing Henry on the show!. It would be fun having other legends on the podcast too from all those different era’s.
Gary, I love you being a Spurs fan, but me and my boy love these. I wasn't convinced in Micah, but he's great and doing a wonderful job in this format. You cover Pre Premier League, start of the premier league and modern day, well done! I love that Micah is respecting you finally as a baller!! Long may this podcast continue, I see Sky is copying it now. All the best to the three of you
World Cup and international stories are the best from Gary
R9.he was beast in his prime.esp 2002 WC.
He wasn’t even top of his prime in 2002. Incredible.
How is R9's English? Would love to see him on the podcast to learn how he views his career and what he achieved. If his English isn't great, maybe he could speak in Spanish and Gary could translate for us?
The man speaks good English. He’d be a great guest, I think.
I remember him interviewed at the Brazilian Grand Prix. His English is basic but good
Lineker interviewed him in Spanish and R9 responded in Portuguese. The BBC broadcast had subs in English
I had a look. Couldn't find the one with him speaking Portugese but found this documentary Gary did in Brazil which R9 spoke in English (pretty well to be fair). It was on football in Brazil though so would love to hear a more personal interview about his career
ua-cam.com/video/2uuKm7LgzZQ/v-deo.htmlsi=58rIzJ1NRRssiI2j
"Pablo Zabeletta" made me laugh out loud - well done chaps.
Lineker was a savage for that one. It was hilarious.
Another awesome episode lads.
Lineker last question was gold 🤣🤣🤣🤣. He was smiling before asking the question 🙂.
Acer it once again, brilliant show.
Love this podcast. Much as I love CR7 and think he's an amazing footballer and machine, R9 was nothing more than tremendous! Even with all those injuries he was still a phenomenal footballer.
By the way, trophies outside of football, the Masters and the Ashes I can understand but the Ryder Cup is something really special!
Love every video! I can't wait for the ep with Thierry! ❤️
Micah needs to start commentating during games.
R9 shone in a Brazilian team with Ronaldinho (Ballon d'Or winner), Kaka (Ballon d'Or winner), Rivaldo (Ballan d'Or winner), Carlos (Madrid GOAT), and Cafu.
For context, R9 played 98 times for Brazil with knee injuries throughout his career, which resulted in multiple clubs. He also was diagnosed with a thyroid condition which resulted in weight gain.
Had he been playing in the modern game today, he would average 40-50 goals per season when you look at Haaland and Mbappe and what they are doing with a fraction of his talent.
Will Alan be fit to record the next episode after last nights game
You mean the game where Newcastle united football club thrashed psg 4-1!!! I repeat 4-1!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊
@@adamdavies1922 yes unbelievable wasn't it I'm a Man United fan but I was looking forward to Newcastle's first home game for quite a while, I watched them 20 years ago when I was a bit younger lol, I used to watch almost every game of football on tv but the past few years I've only watched Man United, wasn't going to miss that last night it was absolutely electric Newcastle fans must of been over the moon last night with the performance and result and well deserved too.
@@mattsmith5421 honestly Matt what a night. I’m still not sure it happened! I was only 10 when you boys beat us in fa cup final and my best mate is a Utd fan. So I have had a lot of stick and ‘we are champions’ played a lot when I would go round his haha
Earth has a new satellite which won't be back down till the weekend!
I'm obsessed with this podcast. Incredible
Of course a football podcast with 2 football legends (and Micah) is going to do well
16:05 when Gary says "recently" it could be anything between yesterday and 2004.
R9 is no doubt the better of the two a phenomenal talent
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It’s obviously the original, and best Ronaldo
Ronaldo always be my idol, my GOAT. I just love when he playing
Cristiano Ronaldo has actually become somehow underrated.
14:07 Just to add a little bit, he was flying in the 2002 WC. What a player!
Micah is a positivity and good vibes GOAT ❤
It’s so unfortunate we never really saw R9 at his best because of injuries. He’s still the best combination of strength, speed and skill I’ve ever seen in a player.
Under the cosh is another great podcast
How evil of John Terry to ask Micah, a broke ass rookie on just 20k a month, to give his bonus away :p Love the podcast lads. Love all three of you.
Everything is relative, if you are on 5k you’re the poorest in that dressing room. Compared to the normal working man you are doing well except you don’t work or socialise with you average working man.
@@Goldenchild9304 i know i know. i was just teasing.
Brilliant love this podcast
Ronaldo is the best player I’ve seen, definitely. Cristiano is great and achieved far more at club level but club football changed so much in that time. It’s such a small amount of clubs that can win things now, 20 years ago clubs were far closer in ability as money gap wasn’t so vast.
Can we buy Alan a tripod for his phone at least? 😆
Thanks very much for the content and stay safe 👊
Speaking on halftime entertainment. A few seasons ago West Ham would have a girl called Harper sing at every game at halftime. She was signed to West Ham Records. No idea what happened with it all
Great podcast guys
That zabaleta bit never get old lmao
Links zaboletta payout to Micah was timed To perfection
Question as well for you and Alan. Could Gazza have been as good as Zidane?
Totally agree that Hoddle has to be in the convo on the best English midfielder, alongside with Stevie, Scholes (I didn't hear Lamps name but I'm assuming he was mentioned) and Gazza. 😊
Ronaldo (the one and only, the other is Cristiano) without injuries would be the absolute GOAT
But he’s not d Goat y’all gotta stop with d iffssss😂😂😂😂
In a shitty world, this brightens it up.
R9 would have been the best player of all time if it wasn't for the injuries. I have no doubt about that. The 90s was a golden era of amazing footballing talent, and Ronaldo was on top of them all.
Greatest of all time regardless.
I was a young boy when I watched him before his injuries. Had absolutely everything. The goal against Valencia when they formed a wall against him and he just broke through the defenders like they weren’t there and scored
Luis Aragones was the manager at that time and just said to his staff, what can you do to stop him?