To ask Nesta that question is like ur disrespecting him and the rest of defenders of his time, those guys where monsters back then and would be very devastating now .
Back in the days there are so many small CB but hard as rock and crazy jumping power. Baresi, Beckenbauer, Ivan Cordoba, Fabio Cannavaro, Roberto Ayala, Costacurta, Bergomi, walter Samuel, Lilian Thuram are not the biggest CB around but these guys are hard no nonsense type of CB that would eat Haaland for breakfast and Zlatan for lunch.
No, he didn't. He acknowledged Haaland's talent & ability but at the same time is confident that he could've defended against him. Only a nobody like you would think like that.
its probably because maldini is hailed so much and Nesta not so much people forget how good he was.....Nesta, Backenbaur and Maldini are literally the epitome of defenders....probably Baressi as well
Imagine, nowaday people mentioning Haaland against this BEAST. Ridiculous 😂 Holy shittt I dont think Haaland can ever beat this guy. Either with ball at feet, pace or physically. Nah i dont think so 😂 NESTA doesn't even have to be in his Prime, any day Nesta could take on him plus any player nowaday. Bro not even Lionel Messi can get past him, who tf is Haaland 😂
@@Djdkdkdndkzn1 too far brother, Ronaldo Brazil world cup Champions 2002, the best player, ballon D'or 3 Times, halland impossible world cup Champions winner 😁 euro too impossible,, Ronaldo de lima winner world cup, Copa America, Champions league winner he's too part squad Milan 2006/2007 evenhough only played Seri-A Italia, in athena Ronaldo photo with tropi and celebrate and got medal
Noooope I’m inter Milan fan for over 40 years he was his own limit as he loved to party, fuck girls and most of all he loved to eat!!!! ( in Brazil they call him Gordo /fat for a reason )and hated to train Don’t get carried with the Ronaldo fairytale The greatest was Marco van basten
He said that he watched the tape back after that infamous game against R9, trying to work out what he had done wrong. Nesta said he watched it a few times until he realised there just nothing he could do.
@user-yr7ey1gw9javerage stats paddler 🤡 Neymar,Zidane, Ronaldinho are more better footballer than Ronaldo the only thing that give edge to messi and Ronaldo is their fitness and dedication
@user-yr7ey1gw9jBro, R9 play at the peak of football defensive tactic, without technology and protection to the player like nowadays. Not every great striker is rated by how much goals they scored, the fact that top defender in serie A afraid of R9 is enough to confirm how scary he was
On another video he says he played against Christiano and Messi in their primes when he wasnt in his prime and he could comfortably deal with them but he played against R9 in his prime but he couldn't handle him at all. R9 was the only player that he had no idea how to deal with.
Well no Barca won 4-1 messi had two assists and one key pass. Destroying doesn't just mean going past the defender destroying may involve playing an incredible pass too
@@Swastik142sjjwajznnesta didnt play with teammates from his era so the newer Generation was used to carefully tackle and holding back. Nesta held back in regard of aggressivness but he rather took the foul than letting Messi pass. Thats why Messi couldnt get pass Nesta but the other defender
@@mahzarX Which 2 seasons was this? Let's ignore his 2 first seasons in the Brasileiro, when he scored 44 off 47 as a teenager. Are you talking about his 2 seasons with PSV when he scored 54 in 57 apps? His season with Barca where he scored 47 off 49 apps? His one and a half pre-injury seasons with Inter when he scored 39 off 51 in the toughest league against the toughest defenders in the world? Or are you talking about the season when he won the WC with Brazil in 02 winning the Golden boot, or his 3 first Real Madrid seasons when an overweight, recuperating, slowed version of him still managed to score at a rate of a goal in less than 2 games. So which seasons do you mean here?
@@njldst2007 don't bring up seasons he was playing in weak, inconsequential leagues like the Brazilian and dutch leagues. I'm talking about his time in Barcelona. As for real Madrid and the Brazil national team. He was above average but wasn't peak Ronaldo and Messi good.
@@mahzarX Weak inconsequential league like the Dutch League? The first season R9 was in the Eredivisie, Ajax were the CL winners. The Dutch League was a Top 5 league at worst in the 90s, with several teams doing well in Europe as well as quite a few number of superstars and great players to have played in it then. No one mentioned Cristiano or Messi here, but neither had a goalscoring tournament as good as Ronaldo's 2002 WC, and that was his first major tournament right after the horrendous injury that cut him short at Inter. And as much as you want to poo-poo his Brasilerao goals, it doesn't change the fact he was doing it as a 17-18 year old, something Cristiano Ronaldo never came close to doing when he was playing in an arguably weaker Portuguese league (at their respective eras) at the same age. His time in the Brazil NT and the other club teams in the 90s is DEFINITELY era defining, heck, he's unquestionably the best player in the world of the late 90s and arguably the best player of the 90s as a whole because of his performances for both club and country. Beyond this, he was more than above average for a good 3-4 seasons in the 2000s, he was World Class, just in a completely different style than from his 90s form
@@ronaldbibi209more like haaland strength, ronaldinho skills, CR7 finishing, Messi ball control. Super quick, super strong and COLD. That’s why his body could not do it for so long. Plus he is brazilian they never go over 30
Best players ever*** its quite easy to score goals but defending like the "old" italians is incredible. Maldini nevee tackled his positioning was to good.
@@mohamedabdullahi3914 yea obviously games dont usually end in a 5-0 battering where just the striker scores. U cant tell me with a straight face that defending is easier than attacking.
@@Annihilation99 On a very general level, attacking requires someone to be more composed and technical with the ball than a defender. Not to mention, that you standing in your own half, contribute a lot to your teams defense, whereas attackers actively need to make themselves useful to the attack.
This is pure facts! R9 was maxed out on every stat aside from headers. The guy's highlight reel from Barcelona or Inter Milan is enough to win a Ballon D'Or
not the injury stat 💀really sad tbh, this dude literally the first person who bring me interest to love this sport since i watch him in 2002 wc when i was kid, he's one of my top 11 fav of all time
People have no idea how beastly Ronaldo Fenomeno was at his prime...his drinbles when he is accelerating...if Nesta can go head on without flinching then know that they were cut from the same cloth.Respect Sir Alessandro Nesta
because R9 is absolutely a beast, you know what he gonna do but you can't stop him or it's way to hard to stop him, R9 was a nightmare with a lot of Goal keepers and Defenders back then
He should’ve walked out when he said “I played against Ronaldo el fenómeno” bye ✌🏼 He’s one of the best defenders ever and he asked him this question lol
@@owensdagoatr9 destroy nesta in final even destroy marchegiani..that prime r9 before 98 fail bcz sick and 99 tendon injuries until 01 back again but with big body with vieri and recoba shave hair to bald for welcome from injured
Nesta is an incredible human being just listen and notice how respectful he was to all of the players he mentioned while he answered that. I believe Nesta would have been very fine against Haaland.
Those defenders were a different breed. They had to be. They were up against the like so of Ronaldo, Ronadinho, Henry, Pires, Berkamp. You had to be a 10/10 defender back then, and it still wasn't enough.
Nesta is actually very humbled with that answer. In his prime, Haaland would likely to score less. Don’t even try to disrespect Italian defenders, they were role models for decades
I don't think Haaland would've scored a goal against the Milan team when they had Nesta and Maldini. His biggest achievement would be to touch the d line at max.
I'll never forget R9 dominating at Old Trafford and receiving a standing ovation from both sets of fans as he exited I couldn't believe what I was seeing I dunno if I'll ever see that again 😂😂
At that time, if I am not wrong, he just had 1 and half legs because of injuries he suffered when he played in Serie A. He was such an amazing phenomenon.
Bro people really dont understand what kind of monsters those defenders back in the day were. The likes of Maldini, Nesta, Cannavaro, Puyol, Thuram, Stam, Vidic, etc.
That's false. Check your stats. Nesta played 4 times against Messi (all in the 2011-12 season) and Messi scored 3 times in those 4 games (+ 3 assists). And Nesta received a yellow in every single one of those 4 games. So no, he did not "tackle" Messi. He just couldn't stop him. Facts are facts. Check them.
@@lucasfootball637so messi average goal against 35 years old nesta are below one goal a match.. And you say he can't handle messi.. And just remember messi was in his prime.. And play with the best team in the world.. And nesta was 35 years old. Back then
I think y'all didn't watch live prime messi or his old days 2007-2012 to stop the man you need to foul on him, just watch the classico 2009 just 15min of game and you see own many fouls he took they wanted to break his ankle but no succes, the classico 2010 when mourinho consigns were to tackle him and nothing else even chelsea 2006 and the classico same year back then they were breaking ankles and knees😅
Seria A in the 90s was the next level it was all about defence, but the strikers you had were next level. Ronaldo Boksich Ravinelli Vialli Salas Batistuta Weah Signori Crespo
Do not underestimate Cannavaro for his size, they tend to hit the hardest in tackle or physical challenge, even Maldini said that Franco Baresi is the hardest tackler he ever saw. Ivan Cordoba even managed to out strength Ibrahimovic during his early day in serie A, even Cannavaro manage to win a header against Mertesacker that leading to italy 2nd goal against Germany(2006 wc semi final)
You ask the real CB who played against top top strikers R9, Terry henry, ibrahimovic, batistuta, rooney, CR7, Sheva, Crespo, Etoo,Adriano, Drogba, Raul, weah, vialli, Makkay, van nistelrooy, inzaghi,.......
@@caspeansea9619 Nesta vs Roy Makaay 2002/2003 Deportivo vs Milan 0-4 and the last Nesta winner Champions league 2003 ,, 2007 Roy makaay vs Nesta , Bayern vs Milan 0-2 and the last Nesta winner Champions league 2007😅🤣🎊 Nesta: Roy makaay easy
@@erwinkaka996 Yeah I remember that match watching as a 13 year old kid watching European football for the first time because I just watched EPL before that. UCL matches were in the early morning in my place that were my sleeping time as a school kid. The first UCL match I watched was Deportivo vs Bayern group stage where Deportivo won 3-2 with Makaay scoring hatrick. Now in my opinion Deportivo were the strongest. And like one month after that I watched Deportivo vs AC Milan from the same group with a pre set mind that Deportivo were the strongest club just to witnessed they got routed by Milan 4-0 lol. Since then I became a football fanatic.
Crazy thing is tho what he says about staying close not giving space and stuff against haaland is exactly what rudiger has been doing lol and it fucking works
He's the beast guys back there. He's against top attackers in their prime. Ronaldinho, Ribery, Trezeguet, R9, Young Messi etc. Hes defending the best midfielders: Nedved, Del Piero, Gerrard, Lampard, Xavi. He's facing best shooter: R. Carlos, Henry, Juninho, Ronaldinho, and more. Only Halland?
If R9 didn't get plagued by injuries, he'd be the most dominant striker ever. The killer instinct to finish and score goals are just out of this world.
I was in Korea in the 90s before the age of smartphones and social media hyping up players. R9's reputation was phenomenal even amongst school kids. Man struck a special kind of fear in everybody at the time. It was different kind of sensation-- sure, Messi and Cristiano may have achieved more, but R9 was such a phenomenon at the time
Nesta’s response is perfect lol XD “I’ve played against the Brazilian Ronaldo” was literally all he needed to say 😭
Greatest striker ever
Jesus Loves you
Ask Guardiola. Ask Mourinho. You will have the same answer.
@@RetroFootballFCBest skilled footballer. He had everything, that's why Diego gave him one of his precious watches.
Thanks you
To ask Nesta that question is like ur disrespecting him and the rest of defenders of his time, those guys where monsters back then and would be very devastating now .
Yes
Back in the days there are so many small CB but hard as rock and crazy jumping power. Baresi, Beckenbauer, Ivan Cordoba, Fabio Cannavaro, Roberto Ayala, Costacurta, Bergomi, walter Samuel, Lilian Thuram are not the biggest CB around but these guys are hard no nonsense type of CB that would eat Haaland for breakfast and Zlatan for lunch.
@@gabrielstanley5348 Ivan Cordoba 🇨🇴🇨🇴🇨🇴
@@gabrielstanley5348 umm sorry but Thuram, Costacurta and Ayala not small at all. They almost as same size as Desailly
@@gabrielstanley5348 All of them, except Beckenbauer, played in the Serie A. Defense is dead compared with today. It’s a bit like in the NBA.
Nesta literally said- “ I have played against R9..who the fuck is Haaland”
exactly
I love haaland but Ronaldo was on a different level
Nothing but facts here
"literally" 👀
No, he didn't. He acknowledged Haaland's talent & ability but at the same time is confident that he could've defended against him. Only a nobody like you would think like that.
Nesta was actually being very nice with that response
😂😂😂, literally
Yeah nesta got nothing to prove
Haaland would body him 🤣
@@IgnorantWeedno one said he did
@@fifty-five6929In your dreams my guy. Nesta or maldini would pocket haaland anyday
To any younguns Nesta was seriously a 10/10 defender
Nesta and Maldini best pair of all time
Baresi is slightly better because he can play across back four and mid
@@eddiemac-637baressi is too slow, maldini is better
its probably because maldini is hailed so much and Nesta not so much people forget how good he was.....Nesta, Backenbaur and Maldini are literally the epitome of defenders....probably Baressi as well
Imagine, nowaday people mentioning Haaland against this BEAST. Ridiculous 😂 Holy shittt I dont think Haaland can ever beat this guy. Either with ball at feet, pace or physically. Nah i dont think so 😂 NESTA doesn't even have to be in his Prime, any day Nesta could take on him plus any player nowaday. Bro not even Lionel Messi can get past him, who tf is Haaland 😂
Maldini: Best players ive played against was R9 and Maradona.
I wonder what he would say if he had played against Pelé.
@@TeaCup1940Maldini's grandfather played against Pelé.
@@TeaCup1940Pele is overrated. There were so many brazilian players better than pele.
@@hmm8397forgot to take your meds?😂
@hmm8397 yeah, that's the reason Pele scorer so many goals . 😂 Pele was to football what m.ali was to boxing
Haaland can’t even get through Rudiger yet he asked NESTA if he could deal with haaland 😂
Rudiger isn't nothing to sneeze at you, fool 😂
Japanese beat rudiger
@@martinwashington1007 bruh rudiger got destroyed by a bunch of Japs in the World Cup🤣🤣🤣 he’s mediocre
@@martinwashington1007think that’s the point he’s trying to make, clown
In terms of power vs power, I'd say thats a good match up
Italian defenders were something else back then in the early 2000s.
Panucci, Nesta, Cannavaro, Maldini. Great wall of Italy 🇮🇹
I was about to say “balotelli” but then I realized he’s a striker 💀😭
Colosal wall actually
Forgot baresi bro
@@Abhishek91377he wrote early 2000 bro, old man Franco retired in 97
And if something dared to go trough they had buffon behind
Finally R9 getting the recognition he deserves, and from a legendary defender.
Recognition as how?
He's a 2-time Ballon d'or winner fgs
@@lukmanaliyu7386 He's a two time Ballondor winner R9 going to get some well needed shuteye
I mean he doeesnt need more recognition... evryone know he is the best player to have played....
1* R9
2* Messi-R7
3*?????
Recognition he is the most overrated player
@@deserableoverrated
I’m closing RUclips for 5 mins as protest for asking NESTA that question
Absolutely worth it
Fuck moi aussi
Give the interviewer he’s English all they know how to do is cheer, they don’t know shit about the game 😂
😂 i will join you
😂😂😂😂
Nesta played against prime R9, Zidane, Batistuta, Trezeguet, Henry, Raul, Van Nistelrooy etc, so why he cannot stop Haaland ?
Nesta: halland easy😅,, class different,Nesta the best defender in the world
He also played against prime CR and Messi so his words does hold a lot of weight
Ruud van Nistelrooy told a story about these guys 😂. Needless to say he hated playing against em.
Haaland had more Champions League goals when he was 20 than R9 had his entire career
@@Djdkdkdndkzn1 too far brother, Ronaldo Brazil world cup Champions 2002, the best player, ballon D'or 3 Times, halland impossible world cup Champions winner 😁 euro too impossible,, Ronaldo de lima winner world cup, Copa America, Champions league winner he's too part squad Milan 2006/2007 evenhough only played Seri-A Italia, in athena Ronaldo photo with tropi and celebrate and got medal
FINALLY, the TRUTH!!! R9 was phenomenal, if it wasn't for the injuries...the sky was the limit.
Noooope I’m inter Milan fan for over 40 years he was his own limit as he loved to party, fuck girls and most of all he loved to eat!!!! ( in Brazil they call him Gordo /fat for a reason )and hated to train
Don’t get carried with the Ronaldo fairytale
The greatest was Marco van basten
Messi, Cristiano, Halland are easy for Azzurri 2000's Defender.
I watch prime R9, he was another level, for me even better than Maradona too
Nesta would make haaland go nuts
Nesta: halland easy😅,, class different,Nesta the best defender in the world
@@erwinkaka996 maldini best defender?
@@UpMelts Nesta and Maldini the best defender duo🥳
@@erwinkaka996 yes
@@UpMeltsMaldini was a left back and Nesta was the real defender.
His respect for R9 is immense. Really cool to see him talk about what playing him was like. A career defining matchup for him.
Of course, Ronaldo destroied him in UEFA final vs Lazio
Every defender's nightmare is R9
it's not respect. it's just FACTS. they tell it as it is. and there's highlights of their battles to shut up the debate.
He said that he watched the tape back after that infamous game against R9, trying to work out what he had done wrong. Nesta said he watched it a few times until he realised there just nothing he could do.
Even after injuries he was still top 5 all time,yet along before injuries
Nesta, hands down is the best center back thats ever played. He would stop ANYONE, his positioning was out of this world.
I can't really argue with that, the guy was pretty much perfect
beast of a player. Huge respect for Nesta
My favourite centre-back but was out a lot with injuries.
Maldini Is little better.
@@Saultoledo-v4w
Maldini was a left back
Kids these days will never understand how legendary R9 was. Arguably the greatest finisher I’ve ever seen
Definitely. No question
@user-yr7ey1gw9javerage stats paddler 🤡 Neymar,Zidane, Ronaldinho are more better footballer than Ronaldo the only thing that give edge to messi and Ronaldo is their fitness and dedication
@user-yr7ey1gw9jBro, R9 play at the peak of football defensive tactic, without technology and protection to the player like nowadays. Not every great striker is rated by how much goals they scored, the fact that top defender in serie A afraid of R9 is enough to confirm how scary he was
finisher? bro the greatest player in the world ever , not only finisher
@@YSL1017icyboyz Exactly
Nesta humbly dismissed the question…lol Haaland??? Bro, I went up against prime R9 😂
In my opinion he answered it in a humble and nice way without offending anybody.
Honesty destroys everyone.
R9 simply the greatest.
Nesta one of the best admits it.
That question was a disrespect to Nesta. But his answer shows how humble he is..
“For me the Brazilian Ronaldo was something different” - Alessandro Nesta.
Literally EVERYONE.
correction "was something different "!!!
Italian defender say that too, imagine catenacio scared to ronaldo
On another video he says he played against Christiano and Messi in their primes when he wasnt in his prime and he could comfortably deal with them but he played against R9 in his prime but he couldn't handle him at all. R9 was the only player that he had no idea how to deal with.
Prime R9 is from another universe...it doesn't look human he can run thru anything in the world
A semi-retired Nesta once pocketed prime Messi💀💀💀
Well no Barca won 4-1 messi had two assists and one key pass. Destroying doesn't just mean going past the defender destroying may involve playing an incredible pass too
@@Swastik142sjjwajzn how is that Nestas fault a pass went through, the guy isn't 5 meters wide to avoid that from happening😅
@@darkdartyt4554 i didnt say its nesta's fault i am saying messi destroyed milan 4-1
@@Swastik142sjjwajznnesta didnt play with teammates from his era so the newer Generation was used to carefully tackle and holding back. Nesta held back in regard of aggressivness but he rather took the foul than letting Messi pass. Thats why Messi couldnt get pass Nesta but the other defender
@@Swastik142sjjwajznMessi couldn’t do shit to nesta 1on 1 nigga had to pass the ball to get through him 😂😂😂
R9 is definitely an era-defining player
For 2 seasons
@@mahzarXlol, r9 play godly from his time in psv to madrid
@@mahzarX Which 2 seasons was this?
Let's ignore his 2 first seasons in the Brasileiro, when he scored 44 off 47 as a teenager.
Are you talking about his 2 seasons with PSV when he scored 54 in 57 apps?
His season with Barca where he scored 47 off 49 apps?
His one and a half pre-injury seasons with Inter when he scored 39 off 51 in the toughest league against the toughest defenders in the world?
Or are you talking about the season when he won the WC with Brazil in 02 winning the Golden boot, or his 3 first Real Madrid seasons when an overweight, recuperating, slowed version of him still managed to score at a rate of a goal in less than 2 games.
So which seasons do you mean here?
@@njldst2007 don't bring up seasons he was playing in weak, inconsequential leagues like the Brazilian and dutch leagues. I'm talking about his time in Barcelona. As for real Madrid and the Brazil national team. He was above average but wasn't peak Ronaldo and Messi good.
@@mahzarX Weak inconsequential league like the Dutch League? The first season R9 was in the Eredivisie, Ajax were the CL winners. The Dutch League was a Top 5 league at worst in the 90s, with several teams doing well in Europe as well as quite a few number of superstars and great players to have played in it then.
No one mentioned Cristiano or Messi here, but neither had a goalscoring tournament as good as Ronaldo's 2002 WC, and that was his first major tournament right after the horrendous injury that cut him short at Inter.
And as much as you want to poo-poo his Brasilerao goals, it doesn't change the fact he was doing it as a 17-18 year old, something Cristiano Ronaldo never came close to doing when he was playing in an arguably weaker Portuguese league (at their respective eras) at the same age.
His time in the Brazil NT and the other club teams in the 90s is DEFINITELY era defining, heck, he's unquestionably the best player in the world of the late 90s and arguably the best player of the 90s as a whole because of his performances for both club and country.
Beyond this, he was more than above average for a good 3-4 seasons in the 2000s, he was World Class, just in a completely different style than from his 90s form
R9 was everyone's nightmare ngl 💀
He is not a Human. He is an alien
He terrorised them all, jheeze
he was like messi with cristiano athleticism
@@ronaldbibi209more like haaland strength, ronaldinho skills, CR7 finishing, Messi ball control. Super quick, super strong and COLD.
That’s why his body could not do it for so long. Plus he is brazilian they never go over 30
Except Maldini and Baresi
All Defenders back days were having nightmares from R9 El Fenomino
This guy is a legend sometimes we forget how great footballers we have had
And he was so elegant. It was a joy to see his solutions on the pitch.
Him and Maldini the best defenders ive ever watched ....
So elegant , no mistakes
Best players ever*** its quite easy to score goals but defending like the "old" italians is incredible. Maldini nevee tackled his positioning was to good.
@@Annihilation99 "It's quite easy to score" yet a goal per game is considered good.
@@mohamedabdullahi3914 yea obviously games dont usually end in a 5-0 battering where just the striker scores. U cant tell me with a straight face that defending is easier than attacking.
@@Annihilation99 On a very general level, attacking requires someone to be more composed and technical with the ball than a defender. Not to mention, that you standing in your own half, contribute a lot to your teams defense, whereas attackers actively need to make themselves useful to the attack.
@@Annihilation99 he tackled many many times go see hes games
Man that was a disrespect to even ask him that. But his reply was absolute spot on. OG Ronaldo was not from this planet.
This is pure facts! R9 was maxed out on every stat aside from headers. The guy's highlight reel from Barcelona or Inter Milan is enough to win a Ballon D'Or
Shame he couldn't upgrade his durability stat. He was a beast as it was, imagine if he added R7 levels of longevity.
@@choughed3072He had hard injuries
not the injury stat 💀really sad tbh, this dude literally the first person who bring me interest to love this sport since i watch him in 2002 wc when i was kid, he's one of my top 11 fav of all time
R9 dribbles goalkeepers as well…Insane 😂😂
Exactly that was his signature move that guy is undisputed goat!
truee lmao i remeer he dribble pass buffon was iconic@@colt2128
I love this so much. "I played against Brazilian Ronaldo" can end so many debates.
Nesta's iq and timing was out of this world
truly underrated CB
Genious of the marking
Very unlucky on national team with injuries in WC 98 and 06
R9 is the goat 🐐
the GROAT
R9 is the most perfect forward and the most completed striker ever, but Diego is the greatest.
@@Varcamelapela lol Ronaldo Brazil GOAT.
@@Varcamelapelabut messi has more? Its not just about trophies
@@Varcamelapela messi has more trophies then cr7. Its not just about trophies its also about skill, and many other factors.
These Italian defenders are artists.. They know what to do..❤
Nesta doesn’t get enough credit. The pairing with Maldini was unbelievable. Such a great defender.
Unfair is what it was 😂
That back 4 Milan had in 2005. I can't believe they let Liverpool score 3. There all legends. Cafu, Nesta, Stam and Maldini
You know who is underrated? Cannavaro.
Maldini is too much for Haaland. Nesta is enough (enough to make Haaland cry) 😂
@@TheTradertraineeunderrated? he won ballon dor dude
R9 is and will always remain The PHENOMENON.
“I played against R9”. Man that’s all he needed to say
People have no idea how beastly Ronaldo Fenomeno was at his prime...his drinbles when he is accelerating...if Nesta can go head on without flinching then know that they were cut from the same cloth.Respect Sir Alessandro Nesta
No consistency
Cr7 better
@@acclimatized8838bc of injury
@@Johndoe-gf7euyo I'm a cr7 fan too, but respectfully shut up.
@@kesenaememere8520 has cr7 finished lacing Messi's boot🤣
Crazy that many of the best ever defenders praise R9 (Nesta, Maldini, Thuram, Ferdinand, etc.)
because R9 is absolutely a beast, you know what he gonna do but you can't stop him or it's way to hard to stop him, R9 was a nightmare with a lot of Goal keepers and Defenders back then
@@sieusaopolo10 or maybe they were no longer playing in era of messi and CR7
@@karsonam7 Messi and CRISTIANO would get destroyed in RONALDO ERA.
@@karsonam7 ronaldo fenomeno is just miles better than cr7, maybe messi can look him eye to eye but cr7 is far below in terms of footballing ability
@@kratostherealgod8564 Sorry Numbers and Records matters
“Too much-ah space-ah… *draws a cross*… you’re dead-ah”
Alessandro “Most Milan man ever” Nesta.
Also one of my GOAT defenders. What a monster.
Haaland is still in Acerbi pocket and they are asking to freaking Nesta
😂 glad you noticed Acerbi ! extremely physically and smart player
Who won the final tho🤔😂
Man city played so bad in that final.. its not acerbi that is good, onana is.. he saved two shots from haaland if not more..
@@alone2break Onana saved just one easy shot by haaland, the only shot by him in the game, for the rest Halaand was a ghost.
@@alone2breakplaying bad is not the same as when other team doesn't allow you to play better
He should’ve walked out when he said “I played against Ronaldo el fenómeno” bye ✌🏼 He’s one of the best defenders ever and he asked him this question lol
🤣🤣 you know how much that would go viral if he did that and debates
Classic comment 😂😂
Haaland will score more goals than "Brazilian" Ronaldo when he's done.
@@rodycaz8984 could of just said Ronaldo 🤣 but I guess so in a easy era of football
@@rodycaz8984 yeah if R9 playing in VAR era, he beat all record easy
Underrated defender!
Once a prince of rome, he was outshoned by maldini, but still, became one of the best defender italy ever had.
Nesta responded diplomatically that only R9 gave him problems the rest mean nothing to him
yeah R9 was a monster back in "02
@@owensdagoatr9 destroy nesta in final even destroy marchegiani..that prime r9 before 98 fail bcz sick and 99 tendon injuries until 01 back again but with big body with vieri and recoba shave hair to bald for welcome from injured
Nesta is an incredible human being just listen and notice how respectful he was to all of the players he mentioned while he answered that. I believe Nesta would have been very fine against Haaland.
HAALAND's dad lucky never face Nesta back in the day
New generation will never understand how good nesta was in his prime, ill bet good money that he can defend alone vs 4 attackers and still win
You can never hear more Italian accent better than this😂
That's a fact. R9 is different. His dribbling and finishing was just top top💯.
Those defenders were a different breed. They had to be. They were up against the like so of Ronaldo, Ronadinho, Henry, Pires, Berkamp. You had to be a 10/10 defender back then, and it still wasn't enough.
Nesta is actually very humbled with that answer. In his prime, Haaland would likely to score less. Don’t even try to disrespect Italian defenders, they were role models for decades
Prime Nesta would've probably limited Haaland to 58 goals in his entire PL career lmao
Nah, Haaland would farm goals against lower-ranked teams in the PL
Like Nesta is allowed to play against him every week 😂
I don't think Haaland would've scored a goal against the Milan team when they had Nesta and Maldini. His biggest achievement would be to touch the d line at max.
I love Italians speaking English
I'll never forget R9 dominating at Old Trafford and receiving a standing ovation from both sets of fans as he exited I couldn't believe what I was seeing I dunno if I'll ever see that again 😂😂
At that time, if I am not wrong, he just had 1 and half legs because of injuries he suffered when he played in Serie A. He was such an amazing phenomenon.
@@sr3821yeah he was nothing near his 100% but still scored a Hattrick..
@@sr3821yeah he was nothing near his 100% but still scored a Hattrick..
Bro people really dont understand what kind of monsters those defenders back in the day were. The likes of Maldini, Nesta, Cannavaro, Puyol, Thuram, Stam, Vidic, etc.
That era was great for defenders this era is great for wingers.
Puyol way too overrated
Yes u are right and John Terry...
Physical defense too , they’ll wear these modern players out
Ask Haaland if he thinks he would handle Nesta
Dude can’t even handle Van Djik lol imagine how locked up he’d be by Nesta
@@CJVP99 Fr
@@CJVP99 he has handled van djik easily before mate. against netherlands so youre wrong there
@@mustplay7212 haaland was struggling against rüdiger💀
Haaland can score many goals cause he's playing in Pep's system. Not because he's great.
Nesta be like "prime me ?? Even Messi can't handle my 36, how could you questioning my prime".
Yup Messi handle him and 4 other AC Milan players in 1 attack and moves. Messi is MOTM also in that match
@@bench9967nesta and maldini will eat messi alive😂
@@wendy4522 lol
@@wendy4522 thats why Messi is MOTM. And Ronaldo never MOTM against Maldini even Nesta.
@@bench9967 bcs they already old.. what i mean is prime nesta and maldini will defeat prime messi😂
My man put the cross up when he said “too much space” hahahahaha
i just noticed that xd
I've seen some hell good CB defenders like Baresi,Cannavaro,Maldini,Puyol,Ferdinand,Thuram...but man Nesta was from another planet.
For me him and prime virgil are the best ever.
Nesta would end Haaland's career. The guy tackled a prime Messi without even getting a warning. Remember that Nesta was 35 when he faced Messi
That's false. Check your stats. Nesta played 4 times against Messi (all in the 2011-12 season) and Messi scored 3 times in those 4 games (+ 3 assists). And Nesta received a yellow in every single one of those 4 games. So no, he did not "tackle" Messi. He just couldn't stop him. Facts are facts. Check them.
@@lucasfootball637so messi average goal against 35 years old nesta are below one goal a match.. And you say he can't handle messi.. And just remember messi was in his prime.. And play with the best team in the world.. And nesta was 35 years old. Back then
@@lucasfootball637 True. He couldn't stop Messi. But tell me the name of another defender who can stop a prime messi without fouling him
@@OlengGerrardnah bro , even prime Nesta cant handle prime Messi , i mean nobody can lmao
I think y'all didn't watch live prime messi or his old days 2007-2012 to stop the man you need to foul on him, just watch the classico 2009 just 15min of game and you see own many fouls he took they wanted to break his ankle but no succes, the classico 2010 when mourinho consigns were to tackle him and nothing else even chelsea 2006 and the classico same year back then they were breaking ankles and knees😅
Nesta was a beast of a defender at Lazio, and Milan
Prime Nesta was monster. Italians had best cms in football history
Nesta made the greatest tackle I have ever seen against Wiltord at euro 2000. Aggressive but got the ball cleanly and he never complained.
Italian defenders like Nesta, Maldini, Baresi, Cannavaro, Costacurta, Tassotti or Scirea are just class and would eat that wannabe-viking for lunch...
Don't forget Baresi, Bergomi
And Zambrotta
Baresi was the best of all of them
Wow, people remember Baresi… he was one helluva defender
Some of these players never got to play at international level because there was such a depth in quality
what a deffencer he was so elegant and hard to cross! i love the italian mindset
Nesta...what can i say....absolute legend!
Now that Vidic and Nesta have said it, if Haaland scores 40+ goals again next season with every CB man marking him, then he truly is a beast.
Lol... against Maguire?? Haaland will not touch ball in 90s
Seria A in the 90s was the next level it was all about defence, but the strikers you had were next level. Ronaldo Boksich Ravinelli Vialli Salas Batistuta Weah Signori Crespo
Some people started watching football in 2022 😂.
Haaland is nowhere near Cristiano, Messi, Ronaldo, Henry or even Mbappe.
No doubt! Cannavaro might have a bit of size problem against Haaland, but Nesta can definitely pocket Haaland.
Do not underestimate Cannavaro for his size, they tend to hit the hardest in tackle or physical challenge, even Maldini said that Franco Baresi is the hardest tackler he ever saw. Ivan Cordoba even managed to out strength Ibrahimovic during his early day in serie A, even Cannavaro manage to win a header against Mertesacker that leading to italy 2nd goal against Germany(2006 wc semi final)
what a gentleman Nesta is
Exactly. No one ever peaked higher than Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima. Goat.
Prime Nesta would be a Trauma for Hallaand
not really
@@adamirfan46hahah man you never watched football
@@adamirfan46pov:started watching football in 2022
R9 had one of the most dominating primes. Haaland is a good player, but he can't dribble. R9 was going trought everyone.
You ask the real CB who played against top top strikers R9, Terry henry, ibrahimovic, batistuta, rooney, CR7, Sheva, Crespo, Etoo,Adriano, Drogba, Raul, weah, vialli, Makkay, van nistelrooy, inzaghi,.......
Nesta: halland easy😅,, class different,Nesta the best defender in the world
Roy Makaay. I almost forgotten that man. He was a beast back then.
@@caspeansea9619 Nesta vs Roy Makaay 2002/2003 Deportivo vs Milan 0-4 and the last Nesta winner Champions league 2003 ,, 2007 Roy makaay vs Nesta , Bayern vs Milan 0-2 and the last Nesta winner Champions league 2007😅🤣🎊 Nesta: Roy makaay easy
@@erwinkaka996 Yeah I remember that match watching as a 13 year old kid watching European football for the first time because I just watched EPL before that. UCL matches were in the early morning in my place that were my sleeping time as a school kid.
The first UCL match I watched was Deportivo vs Bayern group stage where Deportivo won 3-2 with Makaay scoring hatrick.
Now in my opinion Deportivo were the strongest. And like one month after that I watched Deportivo vs AC Milan from the same group with a pre set mind that Deportivo were the strongest club just to witnessed they got routed by Milan 4-0 lol.
Since then I became a football fanatic.
Yo seems old man, know dems 2000 era players. Hahaha
I think the reason why R9 is so difficult to defend because he's a new breed kind of striker at that time.
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Dude did you ever heard what he said?!?!?
He said he play against Messi and CR7 but R9 was another level.
No one was or is like R9
Period.
Go learn
The man is called the phenomenon 😮 pack squarez, Drogba & Henry in one Person to get a hint of his play style then add Firmino
@@chiarafantini6915he played against CR7 not in his prime
That’s smirk after he heard the question
Tells it all 😂😂😂
He probably thinking no way this guy is serious 😂
Vidic said the same. Different pedigree of defenders
Crazy thing is tho what he says about staying close not giving space and stuff against haaland is exactly what rudiger has been doing lol and it fucking works
Nesta was a monster back in the day
Bro this man was the reason when i was a kid and a lot of my generation want to be deffender
Barasi and Maldini were mine
He's the beast guys back there.
He's against top attackers in their prime.
Ronaldinho, Ribery, Trezeguet, R9, Young Messi etc.
Hes defending the best midfielders:
Nedved, Del Piero, Gerrard, Lampard, Xavi.
He's facing best shooter:
R. Carlos, Henry, Juninho, Ronaldinho, and more.
Only Halland?
The best CB of all time. Freakishly athletic for his size let alone as a CB. Unmatched tackling ability. Phenomenal positional awareness too.
Prime Nesta was ridicoulously good
Nesta is one of the GOATS when it comes to defending. Definitely top 5 of all time.
the emphasis on R9 being different says it all. Fenomena!
Nesta was THAT MF GUY ☠️ legend
nesta : marking
maldini : tackling
ramos : MMA
R9 was something else..
Nesta played against the GOAT. Pre Injury R9.
If R9 didn't get plagued by injuries, he'd be the most dominant striker ever. The killer instinct to finish and score goals are just out of this world.
I repeat The most underrated defender ever.
How is he underrated if lot of people think he's literally the greatest defender of all time ?😊
No striker is close to the prime Ronaldo Brazilian level
He was so fast so strong and full of skills how can you stop this all 90 minutes
Nesta was absolute class and underrated probably the best CB to go against diminutive, skilful players when he was on it & focused he got the job done
Where is the full interview
His words can say it all...❤R9 was the deadliest striker of all time
One of my best defenders of all time 💪💪💪. Tough guy and no compromise. I love the way he manage the situation on the pitch.
Such a disrespectful question 😢 i pity the fool
Haaland got bodied by saliba and rudiger, nesta would cook him badly
I was in Korea in the 90s before the age of smartphones and social media hyping up players.
R9's reputation was phenomenal even amongst school kids. Man struck a special kind of fear in everybody at the time. It was different kind of sensation-- sure, Messi and Cristiano may have achieved more, but R9 was such a phenomenon at the time
That itailin accent is just everything