Remember Inter's forwards in pes 04 and 05 when Adriano had shot power 99 and Recoba had shot power 94 with swerve 97? And then in pes 06 when Ibrahimovic joined with 97 body balance meaning no defenders could outbody him making them the scariest combo in that game? And oh there was Martins too with speed 99 and then crespo with cruz as well. I remember it so well there were moments it was forbidden to pick Inter when i played with my friends and it was considered cheating because it felt so unfair lol. What good memories..
Unfortunately he was very inconsistent, and also injury prone, which is why he never lived up to his potential or established himself as a great like Messi. But in terms of natural talent with his passing, technique, striking ability from distance, and ability to bend the ball on target with pace and accuracy from free kicks, he had the potential to be a superstar, and did some incredible things on the pitch throughout his career.
@@jackpuccini3143 I respectfully disagree on the consistency argument, he wasn't given enough opportunities despite proving himself time and again off the bench especially with Mancini.
@@j.c.n9718 That is also true; Inter were stacked during that time, but the team environment was a mess and they always underwhelmed. Maybe they had too many good players and some struggled to find space. So many great players who didn't do quite as well at Inter then went on to do well elsewhere after they left after all (Seedorf, Pirlo, Cannavaro...)
@r9fahdr9 6:07 too this just mind boggling He was equipped with more weapon than Messi Like Long range goal very powerful left foot. , crazy curve He can score from corner He can Dribble Play make This guy was a next level one of the most talented footballer I have ever seen until this day Unfortunately never consistent He can play one game very good then 4 games he’s not there
Miss the good old days, When we hangout each other discuss about game and player with megazine and football newspapers on the table... Laugh and debate on the spot...not like now hide behind screens... 😭
Jerome Syed in that time there was Ronaldo. On the debut of Recoba Ronaldo was playing and Recoba overshadowed him with two stunners giving the victory after coming from one goal behind. That’s legend stuff.
He played very well which Baggio, Ronaldo, Adriano, Zanetti, Vieri, and looks like everyone was happy to have him as a friend and a professional. Miss those times, lots of awesome players
i guess u never followed the Serie A when he played. He absolutely sucks , i mean, he's good for highlughts, good left foot but totally inapt to play in a winner team, indeed he played for inter. All Italy world football did jokes about moratti who paying him million and millions to sucks
I was 16 y.old when i saw him for the 1st time , in front of my t.v. waiting a Ronaldo il FENOMENO"S goal... but that day some one else stole my heart . ALVARO "EL CHINO" RECOBA. il suo piede sinistro dovrebbe essere protetto dall UNESCO.... LOVE YOU...20
giorgio gattoni Yo me hice hincha del Inter hasta el dia de hoy gracias al Chino Recoba, que gran equipo tenian con mucho jugador sudamericano.. Recoba, Kily, Pupi Zanetti, Solari, Cuchu Cambiasso, Cordoba, Julio Cruz, Pizarro, Carini, d3spues vino Adriano..
..te olvidas del PRINCIPE, milito! y ahora icardi y lautaro. este año pinta bien! y para mi el chino pura poesia, pura magia. pero, como veía y veo todos los partidos y no sólo cuando marcaba, hay que decir que a veces desaparecía y que por su propia amisión no le encantaba entrenar. eso no le quita nada a su valor de futbolista, eso depende mas bien de la ambición y autodisciplina que tenga el jugador. en eso era deficitario
Era un giocatore brillante con dei piedi che fanno ancora invidia al 90% dei calciatori tutt'ora. Peccato per la poca continuità, ma era veramente un giocatore strepitoso. È stata una fortuna essere nato in tempo per vederlo giocare!
@@thewolverine7516 Messi? Jajajaja Messi tuvo que entrenar su pie izquierdo por años para tener la pegada que tiene, Recoba nació con ese talento innato. Recoba con 18/19 años ya ejecutaba tiros libres con la potencia y precisión que se ve en el video. Rivaldo buen ejecutor de tiros libres, pero ni por asomo tenía la violencia, el efecto y la colocación del disparo que tenía Recoba que era un ejecutor de tiros libres de corta, mediana y larga distancia. Rivaldo era ejecutor de corta distancia.
@jeremiah jayaseelan he's not overhyping, serie A was the league with the most money, players and success back then. Late 90s inter was indeed a forever to be reckoned.
@jeremiah jayaseelan years going by don't always mean progress.. that people somehow automatically become superhuman or better than they were 20 years ago is wrong.. look those fields and compare them to current pristine ones.. and then think about what they did with the ball..
90s was also when seria a was the best league in the world but it wasn't peak inter even with all that talent. It was 2010 inter who won not only the champions league but the treble.
@jeremiah jayaseelan mate what are you saying? am lucky to have seen that era play and this current generation play. this era can't compare themselves to the recoba etc etc era. Different kind of ballers. Real Ballers.
I watched Recoba during his time. His free kick is the best even if compared to Messi and CR7. His dribble is fast and amazing. His body balance is also great. He stood as a distinctive player among many legends then such as Batigoal, Bagio, Ronaldo, Del Piero, Totti, and many more. Serie A was the best league at that time. Watching even underdog teams playing was still interesting.
@@joewheeler2131 bollocks. Serie A was the best in early mid 90s. But around 99/00. It became the most boring league in the world. Constant defending and cattanachio. La Liga meanwhile ushered in the galacticos. Barca and Real were scintillating to watch. Premier League was awesome too. Italian league prime was when Diego and baggio and signori etc was there.
@@sugs1191 yeah, I agree that by the turn of the century, as you say, it became boring. But this is a video about Alvaro Ricoba. During his first spell at Inter he played alongside the likes of Zanetti, Djorkaeff, Diego Simeone, Zamorano, and, ahem, a certain Ronaldo. Not to mention other greats of the era: Nesta, Nedved, Mancini...etc. By hey, yeah, I guess they weren't all that good...🤷🏼♂️
Alvarito great player , con un talento incomparable, con una garra charrua que hoy en día hace tanta falta en estas nuevas generaciones . Saludos a Uruguay un gran país hermano.
omar omar And everyday of it is a lesser physically challenged day from any day from the pure and normal 80s 90s previous footballing era which most of you kids yet come to understand of its difference and significance to a player's performance and longevity.
omar omar Then name me the best national team of 1982 and best players of the 80s, 90s and early 2000. Yah sure you are which surely you aren't then there's no need to reexplain further. It's self understood. You 4-6' ft kid !
@@MisterPartner.not as composed? Look at the goal at 1:47 that’s pure composure. Recoba’s issue was not taking football seriously, he didn’t train well enough which resulted in him not being able to play every game.
Chino Recoba, grandisimo jugador, estrella Mundial del Inter de Italia, una zurda celestial, que brillo entre Ronaldo, Zamorano, Zanetti, Vieri, Seedorf, goles para la Historia, retornando a llevar a Nacional de Uruguay a lo mas alto.
Wow...!!! Only just discovered this gem. Appears the only thing separating him from widely recognised greats is injury and being rom Uruguay. Clearly an incredible technical talent with speed to go with it! Inter Milan had so many monster players!!🔥🔥🔥
0:37 Gol Maradoneano 0:53 Gol Roberto Carlos 1:09 Gol Zidane 1:39 Gol Zlatan 1:45 Gol Neymar 2:16 movimiento Ronaldinho 2:45 Gol Messi 2:53 Gol Messi 3:27 Gol Riquelme 6 Goles de corner, ÚNICAMENTE RECOBA
are you crazy????????? he is the player most discontinuos ever.. Moratti waited him for 10 years and he didnt play a season as starting player. potentially he could a great player but he is only a monster talent never expressed
Don’t get fooled by the highlights, if you watch this video you can think this is the best player ever. He was the most discontinuous player ever, he play well half a match and then bad for 10 game straight.
football is all about strategies these days... we may never see flair again in any player... Messi is the best player of all time... but he is finished... Cristiano is one of the bests... but he is a different player now... Neymar is the last player with natural flair... I can't see anyone after him... Brazil and Argentina has been the supplier of free style footballers... but they are following european model nowadays...
@Leonardo Russo youre absolutely correct about the evolution of football. But i think what they mean is that football has become less expressive then it once was. Systems have become more rigid and so the individual genius some people often conjured is less often seen. Footballs still as beautiful as ever but i the expressiveness once present. Also the pressure has become more then ever on players which also may cause a player to refrain from taking too many risks.
@Netaji-The British Slayer Not even Messi even though he's a genius in own way Messi isn't as skillful as people perceived him his dribbling is very simple he just mastered his art. Recoba would make players look silly similar to what Ronaldinho would do
@shaquillethomas1544 If you grew up playing street football, you would know what makes the game so beautiful is the skills the magic, etc Of course, Messi can dribble players. I never said the opposite. I'm just saying players like Recoba, Ronaldinho, or Bergkamp, etc they were just classy and extremely skillful and memorizing to watch Messi used to watch Ronaldinho and Deco during practice and try to mimic what they did that says a lot
I think a lot of you don't understand that Recoba was amongst the best, if not the best player in the world. His issue was the lack of passion and discipline that he had with the game the his body. There is no question about it, Recoba's talent and skill is in the conversation for one of the greatest to ever live. The only reason his career numbers don't back it up is because of the things I mentioned earlier, lack of passion and discipline.
Mauricio Longton which in turn makes him useless in comparison to the others. Both Ronaldos, Messi, Maradona, Ronaldinho and Zidane are all better talents.
Mauricio Longton I've seen way better close control and dribbling in players like Maradona, Messi, R9, Ronaldinho and Zidane who also had more consistent finishing capabilities. CR7 is also a far better shooter than Recoba, and this is evidenced in how Ronaldo has scored far more long range goals from farther ranges. Look I know you are a big fan of Recoba, but let's face it he was a tier below those guys when it came to talent. R9 had already won a FIFA world player of the year award in 1996 aged 19 and had scored 47 goals in 49 games. Was it really all about discipline with Recoba or was he actually just an inconsistent player? It was probably a bit of both but guys like R9, Messi, CR7 and Maradona especially wowed the audience almost very game. Maradona had some terrible personal issues and he still managed to be far greater than Recoba. You want to know why? It's because Maradona was far kris gifted. R9 suffered from a metabolic disorder and devastating injuries yet he still achieved far more than Recoba could ever dream of. That's again due to R9 being the more talented player. Stop making excuses for a guy like Recoba because there have been players that lived a similar lifestyle or overcame difficult obstacles yet were far better than him. The final example would be Ronaldinho. He was a frequent partier and couldn't keep his weight under control right in the middle of his prime. And again, he still achieved far more than Recoba. This is all irrelevant anyway, I don't care about how technically gifted Recoba was, you may overrate him to the godly status that the others I mentioned are in. But it's all meaningless in the end because he couldn't apply his skills as great as the others could nor as consistently.
Mauricio Longton I wouldn’t say the guy had a lack of passion, but definitely injuries played a part. But please let’s not compare him to Messi. No one that really knows about soccer has ever even compare the two. So all of a sudden because one person makes a highlight reel we going to compare him with one of the greatest players ever, please.......
Jairo He was injured all the time because he didn't take care of his body. Too many muscular injuries show lack training discipline and bad food habits. Comitted players don't usually get injured (Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez, just to name top examples, they don't get injured a lot because they are very strict about their diet and training)
Es verdad que a los Uruguayos nos infravalorar pero realmente no fue muy "profesional" que se diga. Cómo Ronaldo, Ronaldinho y tantos jugadores sudamericanos... No podría juzgarlo, disfruto de la vida como le parecía y cuando estás ahí arriba es fácil tener de todo. Con lo que dio igual dejo un legado magistral, único
Fabián O'neill uruguayo no mesmo nivel do recoba, prometeu deixar de jogar se nao fazia 3 canetas no gatusso. Procurem no RUclips. il mago rossonero. Infelizmente faleceu pelo alcoholismo de toda una vida.
Its the truth. Only fans of cr7 and messi cant deal with it. From 80s to early 2000s there were much more top level players than today. And defenders were much better.. I just cant imagine cristiano tryin to pass monsters like montero ferrara thuram and edgar davids in front of them.
Emerson Lemus of course bro, for examples: 1. In era 80 - early 2000 most of clubs had an iconic player in the club. 2. In era 80 - early 2000 most of clubs had a charismatic captain 3. Most players had loyality for his club because he had ambition to be a legends not just for money. Its a litle examples.....
In my opinion south america have produce the best footballers of all time and maradona Pele messi this man recoba forlan Suarez zanetti neymar(rolling star) Rene higuita riquelme ronaldinho Ronaldo fenomeno rivaldo Roberto Carlos cafu etc also other huge star players so i like south american players very much and keep in mind that I m cr7 fan but still south america is where football is
gran jugador con una calidad que pocos han tenido, pero el mismo reconocio no ser nada ambicioso y siempre se conformo con poco, lo unico que hizo fue disfrutar de su futbol sin exigirse como profesional, un grande!
Que se iba a exigir? Tenía todo lo que cualquier futbolista querría tener,esa cualidades,todo un 10, lo malo su contrato millonario con el Inter y también que cuando vino a jugar a España ,fue expulsado en 5 minutos y a los 12 años volvió y lo lesionaron,hubiera jugado en el Barcelona o Madrid y mínimo tendría 2 o 3 balones de oro,pero aquí tenemos sus golazos no todo es títulos ,que los tiene
One of my favority players :))) when I was a Chilldren i played wining eleven 6 with internacionale de milão... my ataque was Recoba, Adriano Imperador and Ibrahimovic 😉😉😉😉
Recoba como varios jugadores de la epoca pasada demostrando que si hubieran tenido un minimo de profesionalismo como Messi o Cristiano nadie hablaria de estos dos, un talento descomunal....
One of my favourite player when i was a kid. Played for the "wrong" club but i fell in love with his skill and always tried to play like him. To this day he is one of the craziest magicians with the ball and sadly often overlooked. Rhapsody in motion, Chino was a beast.
Chino, da quando non giochi più, sebbene il calcio sia ancora lo sport più bello del mondo, c'è meno poesia in campo. Eri il lato romantico di questo sport. Ti voglio bene fratello mio, felice di averti visto giocare fin dalla mia prima partita al meazza, quando avevo 4 anni, nel 1999, il primo goal che ho visto a San Siro lo hai segnato tu, mi hai fatto innamorare dell'inter e del calcio. Grazie
Hola querido, un saludo desde Montevideo, el jugador que siempre me gusto de ustedes por su tecnica y manejo de la pelota es Fernando Redondo, alguien que nunca brilló con su seleccion pero tenia una clase de otro mundo, muy querido y respetado aqui, igual que Ortega, Aimar, Riquelme, Capria, Gallardo, "Matute" Morales, Romagnoli.
Great player with a great left foot but with no continuity! He played a great match and the next, when you expected the same level.....he missed the opportunity to be a GREAT player for this reason.
bajaloo pato bajaalooo!!!! If Messi is shit Who the fuck are you then ? What you did in your life besides making stupid comments on RUclips Fucking asshole
I remember watching him play numerous times for inter and uruguay but for some reason he just never received the praise globally same with stephan dalmat he was also brilliant but never received the recognition he deserved...
Un talento naturale enorme, purtroppo, ammesso anche da lui, non aveva molta voglia di allenarsi (come tanti altri fenomeni tipo Maradona e Ronaldo). Un giocatore votato all'attacco con uno dei sinistri migliori di sempre. Per il suo scarso impegno in allenamento gli allenatori passati in quegli anni all'Inter non lo consideravano un titolare. Pensate se Recoba e Adriano avessero avuto la testa e la professionalità di Zanetti che Inter sarebbe stata per anni.
Si jugará en la actualidad sería el mejor jugador del mundo. Pero jugo en una era que solo depende de que continente y País provenga es la importancia ,marketing y grandeza que le darán. Alvaro Recoba made in Uruguay !
It's the BLACK in them. Recoba I'm not sure because his great uncle played for Uruguay in the 1930s and he was fairly caucasoid but Ghiggia, Fonseca and Suarez are/were partially black.
Ron P - We mostly have european origins here. Almost no indian blood remains here. There's a interesting exceptions this days and it's Edinson Cavani, who shows clear signs of indigenous Charrua ancestors.
I'm so lucky that my generation grew up watching him and so many others football players that the humanity will never ever see again! Respect to this legend. Definitely a legend
Exactly..... that’s why to compare him with Messi makes absolutely no sense at all. Messi has been ridiculously consistent at an extremely high level. But none the less I really admired Reccoba
If he would've play in this generation he must be the most exciting left-footed player in the world. Technically gifted and a extraordinary left-foot .
Players were soo good back then because there were no online computer and mobile games like today. Young boys in the early era of 80's dedicated their life for football
the only thing recoba better than messi is his shot power.. he can hit the ball with power and even curling from long distance to the goal.. and he did it so often while messi i think never did it (he can curl the ball amazingly but never from a long distance).. but overall messi sure he is the best maybe of all time.. dribbling, agility, precision, goalscoring ability, vision, and the most important thing is durability and consistency.. we all know recoba's injury list..
Siempre tuve devoción por El Chino Recoba, en un mundo sin Internet y sin apenas contenido que llegaba a España de otras ligas, un simple vistazo del Chino servía para crear ésa devoción. Uno de esos jugadores con mucho más talento que reconocimiento o títulos. Se que cada uno venera su época y su tiempo pero no puedo de dejar de sentir un cosquilleo de satisfacción cuando veo un football que todavía era analógico...
![Álvaro Recoba, El Chino [Goals & Skills]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/oJiWkZ_bBSs/mqdefault.jpg)
Remember Inter's forwards in pes 04 and 05 when Adriano had shot power 99 and Recoba had shot power 94 with swerve 97? And then in pes 06 when Ibrahimovic joined with 97 body balance meaning no defenders could outbody him making them the scariest combo in that game? And oh there was Martins too with speed 99 and then crespo with cruz as well. I remember it so well there were moments it was forbidden to pick Inter when i played with my friends and it was considered cheating because it felt so unfair lol. What good memories..
Yes Inter are fabulous
In pes 6 it wasnt el clasico it was inter vs milan
then their midfield had cambiasso and Vieira. LOL. beast mode
@@Veri7a and stankoviç ;-)
Used to always play with inter Milan.. good old days!!
5 goals from corner kick in his career!!!! Unbelievable talented player 👍🏻
6
7 olimpic goals
Its a pitty he was injury prone
Che has only that crazy shot by the way
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
One of the most outrageously gifted players of all time. I don't know how he didn't go down as one of the greats.
Unfortunately he was very inconsistent, and also injury prone, which is why he never lived up to his potential or established himself as a great like Messi. But in terms of natural talent with his passing, technique, striking ability from distance, and ability to bend the ball on target with pace and accuracy from free kicks, he had the potential to be a superstar, and did some incredible things on the pitch throughout his career.
@@jackpuccini3143 don’t forget he was fucking greedy as well
Him and emre is massive talent, and karagounis
@@jackpuccini3143 I respectfully disagree on the consistency argument, he wasn't given enough opportunities despite proving himself time and again off the bench especially with Mancini.
@@j.c.n9718 That is also true; Inter were stacked during that time, but the team environment was a mess and they always underwhelmed. Maybe they had too many good players and some struggled to find space. So many great players who didn't do quite as well at Inter then went on to do well elsewhere after they left after all (Seedorf, Pirlo, Cannavaro...)
0:25 Zanetti, he looks same even after 20 years. Probably he looked same 500 years ago.
lol and some players look 500 years old at 30
spot on mate
maybe he is a highlander
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@nadim5276 who are you referring to?
One of the most underrated player of his generation! I'm not a fan of Inter, but I really loved this guy!
Yeah look at 4:02 in the video that shows his class. Messi has got his style of play except messi tool his talent to the maximum extent unlike recoba
@r9fahdr9
6:07 too this just mind boggling
He was equipped with more weapon than Messi
Like Long range goal very powerful left foot. , crazy curve
He can score from corner
He can Dribble
Play make
This guy was a next level one of the most talented footballer I have ever seen until this day
Unfortunately never consistent
He can play one game very good then 4 games he’s not there
Era when Seria A was way better than EPL and la liga....
Yup even if PL and Spanish league combine together Serie A was still the beast
Miss the good old days,
When we hangout each other discuss about game and player with megazine and football newspapers on the table...
Laugh and debate on the spot...not like now hide behind screens...
😭
Jerome Syed in that time there was Ronaldo. On the debut of Recoba Ronaldo was playing and Recoba overshadowed him with two stunners giving the victory after coming from one goal behind. That’s legend stuff.
Good times 😢
i miss this period of serie a, best players everywhere even in mid table clubs
He played very well which Baggio, Ronaldo, Adriano, Zanetti, Vieri, and looks like everyone was happy to have him as a friend and a professional. Miss those times, lots of awesome players
This guy was absolutely fantastic
And remember he played in the time when there were great defenders
Agree he was simply awesome, I think so underated.. 02:52
What u expected!...FIFA only give awards to those they liked!and a keep saying that they were more greater players then than now!
ESPECIALLY IN PES 4,5 &6!!!
i guess u never followed the Serie A when he played. He absolutely sucks , i mean, he's good for highlughts, good left foot but totally inapt to play in a winner team, indeed he played for inter. All Italy world football did jokes about moratti who paying him million and millions to sucks
I was 16 y.old when i saw him for the 1st time , in front of my t.v. waiting a Ronaldo il FENOMENO"S goal... but that day some one else stole my heart . ALVARO "EL CHINO" RECOBA. il suo piede sinistro dovrebbe essere protetto dall UNESCO.... LOVE YOU...20
How could I ever forget about recoba... Man this guy was a beast back in the day. Him and andriano was on a next level
I loved him. But injuries destroyed his career. He was really great.
he was my favorite, they used to call him "el chino", what a fantastic player!!! Injuries ruined his career
i'm an inter de milan supporter, milan citizen. he was a genius, but basically quite lazy. no big injuries in his career
Vadi Vehlan nah, he admitted he never liked training . just playing.
giorgio gattoni Yo me hice hincha del Inter hasta el dia de hoy gracias al Chino Recoba, que gran equipo tenian con mucho jugador sudamericano.. Recoba, Kily, Pupi Zanetti, Solari, Cuchu Cambiasso, Cordoba, Julio Cruz, Pizarro, Carini, d3spues vino Adriano..
..te olvidas del PRINCIPE, milito! y ahora icardi y lautaro. este año pinta bien! y para mi el chino pura poesia, pura magia. pero, como veía y veo todos los partidos y no sólo cuando marcaba, hay que decir que a veces desaparecía y que por su propia amisión no le encantaba entrenar. eso no le quita nada a su valor de futbolista, eso depende mas bien de la ambición y autodisciplina que tenga el jugador. en eso era deficitario
The Inter I fell in love with. El Chino was always their to bright
Era un giocatore brillante con dei piedi che fanno ancora invidia al 90% dei calciatori tutt'ora.
Peccato per la poca continuità, ma era veramente un giocatore strepitoso. È stata una fortuna essere nato in tempo per vederlo giocare!
Alzerei quella percentuale... Aveva tutto per dominare tranne la voglia e la testa
io vedo il calcio dagli anni '80, ma devo ancora trovare un piede sinistro del livello di recoba.
semplicemente perfetto.
Recoba Ronaldo Adriano 3 grandi campioni finiti tutti in carriola con l'Inter
@@fantabona messi and rivaldo have a better left foot
@@thewolverine7516 Messi? Jajajaja Messi tuvo que entrenar su pie izquierdo por años para tener la pegada que tiene, Recoba nació con ese talento innato. Recoba con 18/19 años ya ejecutaba tiros libres con la potencia y precisión que se ve en el video. Rivaldo buen ejecutor de tiros libres, pero ni por asomo tenía la violencia, el efecto y la colocación del disparo que tenía Recoba que era un ejecutor de tiros libres de corta, mediana y larga distancia. Rivaldo era ejecutor de corta distancia.
I remember him. He was immense. And I'm a Rossoneri fan 😆
Rossonero
@@learnitalianwithsongstrans348 bruh its rossoneri, plural because there are more than one player in a team lol
Remember the late 90S inter.....Ronaldo, Baggio, zamorano, recoba.....
Look at right now.....the current rosters even not eligible to play in B team.
Even seedorf, pirlo, vieri and simeone
@jeremiah jayaseelan he's not overhyping, serie A was the league with the most money, players and success back then. Late 90s inter was indeed a forever to be reckoned.
@jeremiah jayaseelan years going by don't always mean progress.. that people somehow automatically become superhuman or better than they were 20 years ago is wrong.. look those fields and compare them to current pristine ones.. and then think about what they did with the ball..
90s was also when seria a was the best league in the world but it wasn't peak inter even with all that talent.
It was 2010 inter who won not only the champions league but the treble.
@jeremiah jayaseelan mate what are you saying? am lucky to have seen that era play and this current generation play. this era can't compare themselves to the recoba etc etc era. Different kind of ballers. Real Ballers.
I watched Recoba during his time. His free kick is the best even if compared to Messi and CR7. His dribble is fast and amazing. His body balance is also great. He stood as a distinctive player among many legends then such as Batigoal, Bagio, Ronaldo, Del Piero, Totti, and many more. Serie A was the best league at that time. Watching even underdog teams playing was still interesting.
Genio el chino, uno de mis jugadores favoritos de todos los tiempos.
Amazing player. Those were the days when the best players were mostly in Serie A. Great memories..
Not true. Most of them played in la Liga. Most of this footage is post 2000
@@sugs1191 I think you've been watching a different video, mate 😉
@@joewheeler2131 bollocks. Serie A was the best in early mid 90s. But around 99/00. It became the most boring league in the world. Constant defending and cattanachio. La Liga meanwhile ushered in the galacticos. Barca and Real were scintillating to watch. Premier League was awesome too. Italian league prime was when Diego and baggio and signori etc was there.
@@sugs1191 yeah, I agree that by the turn of the century, as you say, it became boring. But this is a video about Alvaro Ricoba. During his first spell at Inter he played alongside the likes of Zanetti, Djorkaeff, Diego Simeone, Zamorano, and, ahem, a certain Ronaldo. Not to mention other greats of the era: Nesta, Nedved, Mancini...etc. By hey, yeah, I guess they weren't all that good...🤷🏼♂️
Alvarito great
player , con un talento incomparable, con una garra charrua que hoy en día hace tanta falta en estas nuevas generaciones .
Saludos a Uruguay un gran país hermano.
TODAYS STARS ARE JUST TOO OVERRATED !
ALVARO RECOBA A GENIUS IN HIS OWN RIGHT.
U have no idea about footall, Messi is Messi everyday and about 15 years, do you understand?
omar omar
And everyday of it is a lesser physically challenged day from any day from the pure and normal 80s 90s previous footballing era which most of you kids yet come to understand of its difference and significance to a player's performance and longevity.
@@amenstal123 im 46 years old man! Hhhhhhh
omar omar
Then name me the best national team of 1982 and best players of the 80s, 90s and early 2000.
Yah sure you are which surely you aren't then there's no need to reexplain further. It's self understood.
You 4-6' ft kid !
@@omaromar-tt9yg Recoba was Recoba one day every 15 days..the other days was a fisherman...so who is the real genius?😂
Great player, should be Icon on FIFA games. 🇧🇷🇺🇾
Most underrated player in football history from a Juve fan
@Lionel the goat adriano wasted talent never reached his potential
Alvaro Recoba messi comparable for in attacking skils. But not composed so well like Messi.
@@MisterPartner.not as composed? Look at the goal at 1:47 that’s pure composure. Recoba’s issue was not taking football seriously, he didn’t train well enough which resulted in him not being able to play every game.
Chino Recoba, grandisimo jugador, estrella Mundial del Inter de Italia, una zurda celestial, que brillo entre Ronaldo, Zamorano, Zanetti, Vieri, Seedorf, goles para la Historia, retornando a llevar a Nacional de Uruguay a lo mas alto.
Brillo entre los grandes sin la necesidad de que los demás jugarán todos para el.. Una zurda celestial como dijo el señor.
Llevó a Nacional a perder 5 a 0
Wow...!!! Only just discovered this gem. Appears the only thing separating him from widely recognised greats is injury and being rom Uruguay. Clearly an incredible technical talent with speed to go with it! Inter Milan had so many monster players!!🔥🔥🔥
What an underrated genius
Remember watching him in Italian footie in my teens on channel 4 ...serie A had all the best players then
He's not underrated. Stop drooling over highlights. If you watch Okocha's highlights, you'll say he was better than Maradona, Pelé, and Messi.
This is the most insane highlight video I ever watched
Lmao ONG it’s
0:37 Gol Maradoneano
0:53 Gol Roberto Carlos
1:09 Gol Zidane
1:39 Gol Zlatan
1:45 Gol Neymar
2:16 movimiento Ronaldinho
2:45 Gol Messi
2:53 Gol Messi
3:27 Gol Riquelme
6 Goles de corner, ÚNICAMENTE RECOBA
Oh my god… that’s insanely true 😰😰😰 all those styles in one player
📌
Recoba and R9🔥✊💪
Saw him in 2002 world cup playing for Uruguay...i became a fan. Serie A was the best during those times..every ballon d or played in serie A!
He's one of the most underrated players in the world. He deserve at least one golden ball
are you crazy????????? he is the player most discontinuos ever.. Moratti waited him for 10 years and he didnt play a season as starting player. potentially he could a great player but he is only a monster talent never expressed
Don’t get fooled by the highlights, if you watch this video you can think this is the best player ever. He was the most discontinuous player ever, he play well half a match and then bad for 10 game straight.
@@tencatogaming1927 Haha you are the one who is fooling
Did you mean the most lazy? He was crazy talented, unfortunately very discontinuous and lazy, he could have been one of the greatest
When the football was full of art, football nowdays is full of fart!
lmao why is this so apt
football is all about strategies these days... we may never see flair again in any player...
Messi is the best player of all time... but he is finished... Cristiano is one of the bests... but he is a different player now...
Neymar is the last player with natural flair... I can't see anyone after him...
Brazil and Argentina has been the supplier of free style footballers... but they are following european model nowadays...
@Leonardo Gabriel tactics wise sure. Footballing individual talent wise? no
Ho`oh .. Benerrrrr .. 😁😁😁😁😁 ..
@Leonardo Russo youre absolutely correct about the evolution of football. But i think what they mean is that football has become less expressive then it once was. Systems have become more rigid and so the individual genius some people often conjured is less often seen. Footballs still as beautiful as ever but i the expressiveness once present. Also the pressure has become more then ever on players which also may cause a player to refrain from taking too many risks.
There are no players like this anymore.... So nostalgic...
The players of today they just fall down as you touch them and ask for penalty.
@Netaji-The British Slayer
Not even Messi even though he's a genius in own way Messi isn't as skillful as people perceived him his dribbling is very simple he just mastered his art. Recoba would make players look silly similar to what Ronaldinho would do
@@ricardo82carvalhomessi does that has well,messi doesnt have to use skill to pass a player
@shaquillethomas1544
If you grew up playing street football, you would know what makes the game so beautiful is the skills the magic, etc
Of course, Messi can dribble players. I never said the opposite. I'm just saying players like Recoba, Ronaldinho, or Bergkamp, etc they were just classy and extremely skillful and memorizing to watch
Messi used to watch Ronaldinho and Deco during practice and try to mimic what they did that says a lot
@@ricardo82carvalho Ronaldinho is the by far skillest player in the game,no one comes close,and messi didnt try to mimic those players stop tell lies
Recoba and Adriano on a red in PES 4 were unstoppable
Alvaro, the GOAT that Never was. These days we are forced to watch basic midfielders😢
I think a lot of you don't understand that Recoba was amongst the best, if not the best player in the world. His issue was the lack of passion and discipline that he had with the game the his body.
There is no question about it, Recoba's talent and skill is in the conversation for one of the greatest to ever live.
The only reason his career numbers don't back it up is because of the things I mentioned earlier, lack of passion and discipline.
Mauricio Longton which in turn makes him useless in comparison to the others. Both Ronaldos, Messi, Maradona, Ronaldinho and Zidane are all better talents.
Laz Maroulis no... his talent and skill was up there with the best of them regardless of what the numbers say.
Mauricio Longton I've seen way better close control and dribbling in players like Maradona, Messi, R9, Ronaldinho and Zidane who also had more consistent finishing capabilities. CR7 is also a far better shooter than Recoba, and this is evidenced in how Ronaldo has scored far more long range goals from farther ranges. Look I know you are a big fan of Recoba, but let's face it he was a tier below those guys when it came to talent. R9 had already won a FIFA world player of the year award in 1996 aged 19 and had scored 47 goals in 49 games. Was it really all about discipline with Recoba or was he actually just an inconsistent player? It was probably a bit of both but guys like R9, Messi, CR7 and Maradona especially wowed the audience almost very game. Maradona had some terrible personal issues and he still managed to be far greater than Recoba. You want to know why? It's because Maradona was far kris gifted. R9 suffered from a metabolic disorder and devastating injuries yet he still achieved far more than Recoba could ever dream of. That's again due to R9 being the more talented player. Stop making excuses for a guy like Recoba because there have been players that lived a similar lifestyle or overcame difficult obstacles yet were far better than him. The final example would be Ronaldinho. He was a frequent partier and couldn't keep his weight under control right in the middle of his prime. And again, he still achieved far more than Recoba. This is all irrelevant anyway, I don't care about how technically gifted Recoba was, you may overrate him to the godly status that the others I mentioned are in. But it's all meaningless in the end because he couldn't apply his skills as great as the others could nor as consistently.
Mauricio Longton I wouldn’t say the guy had a lack of passion, but definitely injuries played a part. But please let’s not compare him to Messi. No one that really knows about soccer has ever even compare the two. So all of a sudden because one person makes a highlight reel we going to compare him with one of the greatest players ever, please.......
Jairo He was injured all the time because he didn't take care of his body. Too many muscular injuries show lack training discipline and bad food habits. Comitted players don't usually get injured (Messi, Ronaldo, Suarez, just to name top examples, they don't get injured a lot because they are very strict about their diet and training)
accuraccy + power + ellegance = el chino
Agility
*+ laziness
Great video man. Recoba was a pure talent. Back in those when players played to please fans.
Que jogador fantástico ! Como ele não foi o melhor do mundo ? Na minha opinião ele tem o melhor chute da história do futebol !
Lo infravaloran por ser uruguayo.
Es verdad que a los Uruguayos nos infravalorar pero realmente no fue muy "profesional" que se diga. Cómo Ronaldo, Ronaldinho y tantos jugadores sudamericanos... No podría juzgarlo, disfruto de la vida como le parecía y cuando estás ahí arriba es fácil tener de todo. Con lo que dio igual dejo un legado magistral, único
Fabián O'neill uruguayo no mesmo nivel do recoba, prometeu deixar de jogar se nao fazia 3 canetas no gatusso. Procurem no RUclips. il mago rossonero. Infelizmente faleceu pelo alcoholismo de toda una vida.
Nobody knows that Recoba only played with 30% of his abilities
Recoba é pouco lembrado da época de ouro da internazionale mas oque esse canhoto jogava era brincadeira e além de td era muito simpático e hulmide ❤⚫🔵
Por que ele jogou com apenas 30% ?? Qual foi o motivo disso ??
I Think players in era 1980 - early 2000 better than now...
Its the truth. Only fans of cr7 and messi cant deal with it. From 80s to early 2000s there were much more top level players than today. And defenders were much better.. I just cant imagine cristiano tryin to pass monsters like montero ferrara thuram and edgar davids in front of them.
chandra darmawan you hit it right on the nail my friend, if it wasnt for Messi and other few good players of this era, soccer wouldnt be too bright.
Agreed
Emerson Lemus of course bro, for examples:
1. In era 80 - early 2000 most of clubs had an iconic player in the club.
2. In era 80 - early 2000 most of clubs had a charismatic captain
3. Most players had loyality for his club because he had ambition to be a legends not just for money.
Its a litle examples.....
Recoba Is from 1996-2014.
In my opinion south america have produce the best footballers of all time and maradona Pele messi this man recoba forlan Suarez zanetti neymar(rolling star) Rene higuita riquelme ronaldinho Ronaldo fenomeno rivaldo Roberto Carlos cafu etc also other huge star players so i like south american players very much and keep in mind that I m cr7 fan but still south america is where football is
Yes.
South america players have so much passion and love for football so thats why so much talent is made here.
@@kaylobrok3272 exactly
Di estefano
@@eliasjosue9611 agreed
The proof that you are right lies on the fact that Germany, one of the greatest powerhouses doens't produce great players
judging from this compilation, there is nothing messi could do that recoba couldnt. but messi was able to do it for an entire, unique football career.
Handsome, polite,honest,golden boy and insane Player alvaro Recoba football wiiL never get A Golden boy like u😢❤❤
2:46 those two goals are amazing.
Ho 60 anni e non ho mai visto uno meglio del chino ..
gran jugador con una calidad que pocos han tenido, pero el mismo reconocio no ser nada ambicioso y siempre se conformo con poco, lo unico que hizo fue disfrutar de su futbol sin exigirse como profesional, un grande!
Que se iba a exigir? Tenía todo lo que cualquier futbolista querría tener,esa cualidades,todo un 10, lo malo su contrato millonario con el Inter y también que cuando vino a jugar a España ,fue expulsado en 5 minutos y a los 12 años volvió y lo lesionaron,hubiera jugado en el Barcelona o Madrid y mínimo tendría 2 o 3 balones de oro,pero aquí tenemos sus golazos no todo es títulos ,que los tiene
Fabuloso , que baita jogador era Recoba ! Só golasso ! Obrigado por esse vídeo !
Chino he is my legend when i was a kid ..
Best stronger left foot after adriano and roberto carlos
Si hubiera estado en el mismo tiempo que forlan cavani y suarez, ese Uruguay hubiera sido infernal!!! Goleaban fijo
Lo fue igual en su tiempo
Lucia Gonzalez cuando?
Otro ejemplo sería Paolo Montero y Godin
@@erikaceron5303 un gran jugador Darío Silva
En la seleccion no servia para nada
He is one of my favourite players 😢
One of my favority players :))) when I was a Chilldren i played wining eleven 6 with internacionale de milão... my ataque was Recoba, Adriano Imperador and Ibrahimovic 😉😉😉😉
Recoba como varios jugadores de la epoca pasada demostrando que si hubieran tenido un minimo de profesionalismo como Messi o Cristiano nadie hablaria de estos dos, un talento descomunal....
One of my favourite player when i was a kid. Played for the "wrong" club but i fell in love with his skill and always tried to play like him. To this day he is one of the craziest magicians with the ball and sadly often overlooked. Rhapsody in motion, Chino was a beast.
One of the best Uruguayan players of all the time.
Um dos melhores meias que vô jogar, inteligente, habilidoso,quase nunca lembrado.Jogou numa época que dava gosto e prazer ver a Inter
One of my favorite players! Much respect for El Chino
Chino, da quando non giochi più, sebbene il calcio sia ancora lo sport più bello del mondo, c'è meno poesia in campo. Eri il lato romantico di questo sport. Ti voglio bene fratello mio, felice di averti visto giocare fin dalla mia prima partita al meazza, quando avevo 4 anni, nel 1999, il primo goal che ho visto a San Siro lo hai segnato tu, mi hai fatto innamorare dell'inter e del calcio. Grazie
bruh ... this guy is a masterpiece
The first reason...why i love Inter ...the great player in his era...and He is my favorite player until now...
Cuando el calcio era la.cuna de los mejores del mundo.. 🙌⚽🔥 solo jugabas ahí si era un crack.
3:43 am , cuarentena total en Argentina 🇦🇷, pero viendo videos de la pegada del chino
Ignacio cerra el culo
gonzalo jimenez priori jajaja y este de donde salio?
@@ignacio9822 es chileno q querés no le hagas caso
URUGUAYO CON TODAS LAS LETRAS
Hola querido, un saludo desde Montevideo, el jugador que siempre me gusto de ustedes por su tecnica y manejo de la pelota es Fernando Redondo, alguien que nunca brilló con su seleccion pero tenia una clase de otro mundo, muy querido y respetado aqui, igual que Ortega, Aimar, Riquelme, Capria, Gallardo, "Matute" Morales, Romagnoli.
Favorite player growing up, so incredibly talented it’s insane … legend ❤
Da Juventino : che bestia che era il Chino Recoba , che ricordi
Great player with a great left foot but with no continuity! He played a great match and the next, when you expected the same level.....he missed the opportunity to be a GREAT player for this reason.
True.. But in terms of natural talent and ability..He was from another planet
Just like dinho
Always in our ❤✨
As Inter fan I'm proud of my team that had has many classic player's that all the world knows
as a chelsea fan inter my favorite Italian team
“El Chino” one of the most fantastic players you could ever see ..
but come on guys, it’s Messi
Waqit H habibi Messi is Messi
Recoba would certainly have been one of the players Messi would have been watching and trying to emulate
Simon forest wat
bajaloo pato bajaalooo!!!!
If Messi is shit
Who the fuck are you then ?
What you did in your life besides making stupid comments on RUclips
Fucking asshole
@@abdelnasseromar2729 Messi it's nobody
One of the best left footed footballers of all time
😳 I dont believe , I have never seen more beautiful goals like this
This is real football, no rolling on ground.
In PES 2008
AC Milan and Inter Milan players was lit 🔥
I remember watching him play numerous times for inter and uruguay but for some reason he just never received the praise globally same with stephan dalmat he was also brilliant but never received the recognition he deserved...
Un talento naturale enorme, purtroppo, ammesso anche da lui, non aveva molta voglia di allenarsi (come tanti altri fenomeni tipo Maradona e Ronaldo). Un giocatore votato all'attacco con uno dei sinistri migliori di sempre. Per il suo scarso impegno in allenamento gli allenatori passati in quegli anni all'Inter non lo consideravano un titolare.
Pensate se Recoba e Adriano avessero avuto la testa e la professionalità di Zanetti che Inter sarebbe stata per anni.
Once upon a time , when Serie A was the maestro's league .
Player with natural talents. These days most of them are trained product and have similar style of playing. #Goldan era of unique players 90s.
0:57 that curve
Grande Recoba jogo muito excelentíssimo
Si jugará en la actualidad sería el mejor jugador del mundo. Pero jugo en una era que solo depende de que continente y País provenga es la importancia ,marketing y grandeza que le darán. Alvaro Recoba made in Uruguay !
Dynamics,flow,agility and oh that composure 100 cent messi class😍
And now have started saying "Messi who". Keep it up
If he would have realized the talent he got and the importance of hard training could have been one of the best ever...
Rediculus...uruguay had 3 rabbit tooth striker back to back...danuel fonseca...alv recoba and luis suarez
Diego Forlan?
And El Diente Lopez...its common seeing rabbit tooth people in Uruguay
There's WAAAAAAY more. The most famous one would probably be Alcides Ghiggia.
It's the BLACK in them. Recoba I'm not sure because his great uncle played for Uruguay in the 1930s and he was fairly caucasoid but Ghiggia, Fonseca and Suarez are/were partially black.
Ron P - We mostly have european origins here. Almost no indian blood remains here. There's a interesting exceptions this days and it's Edinson Cavani, who shows clear signs of indigenous Charrua ancestors.
This guy was slim but he had bazookas in his feet. The Most underrated under appreciated ever. He was a true prodigy.
I'm so lucky that my generation grew up watching him and so many others football players that the humanity will never ever see again! Respect to this legend. Definitely a legend
O URUGUAY é fenomenal um pais de 3milhões de habitantes ter tanto crack em sua história!!!, esse sim é o pais del fubol!!!🇺🇾👏👏👏
Fenomenal player, I loved him at inter, it's a total shame his consistency was pretty poor or he would have passed ad an all time great
Alex Ostin true he had great ability. But his form was inconsistent. It even his lineup.
The Injury destroy his career.
Exactly..... that’s why to compare him with Messi makes absolutely no sense at all. Messi has been ridiculously consistent at an extremely high level. But none the less I really admired Reccoba
@@john851231 and passport issue
Tá desgraça, nunca canso de me surpreender com esses malucos canhotos jogando futebol. Simplesmente incrível.
Igual ao Robben e ao Rivaldo
3:05 most beautiful 1 vs 1 ever!!
Alvaro Recoba is one of greatest sportsmen who have ever lived
Can t believe I ve just seen recoba seedorf and baggio celebrating together,baggio omg.....❤❤❤❤😂
Antes tinha muito mais jogadores de nome e genialidade...
Made in uruguay!!!
Argentina
Uruguay no existe
@@abraham3841 siempre te tomaste la leche con Uruguay! (Por las q duelen!!)
Jaja y de local jaja muerto!
@@abraham3841 Argentina dice jajajaja? porque solo somos 3 millones? jajaja no sabes ni tu historia bobo
El chiiiiiiiiiiinoooooo....
First time i heard of Uruguay was from him!😏
Another great video. Keep up the good work! No one else is doing what ur doing. Valderrama or prosinecki maybe pls??
Thank you very much:D Yes, i can do it in the future:)
Would you share the name of the song used for video? Thanks for video, kids nowadays should see the legacy of 90s players
Davor Šuker
If he would've play in this generation he must be the most exciting left-footed player in the world. Technically gifted and a extraordinary left-foot .
Na re bhai se to robben r o video clip e erom lagbe
Recoba the best player
Players were soo good back then because there were no online computer and mobile games like today.
Young boys in the early era of 80's dedicated their life for football
I remember when I was I kid this guy, he was a beast.
the only thing recoba better than messi is his shot power.. he can hit the ball with power and even curling from long distance to the goal.. and he did it so often while messi i think never did it (he can curl the ball amazingly but never from a long distance).. but overall messi sure he is the best maybe of all time.. dribbling, agility, precision, goalscoring ability, vision, and the most important thing is durability and consistency.. we all know recoba's injury list..
I'd say he can like any other player but it's not his favourite or often try on..
Differrent era.. different rules to defending.. its easier for strikers atm, harder to defend..
..By the talent,they are equal..Recoba was faster,better free kicks,corners..one of the most talented player ever..
@@alone2break yup true on that, player this day dives alot, asking for penalty n free kicks alot. Break their bones alot a.k.a fragile.
Siempre tuve devoción por El Chino Recoba, en un mundo sin Internet y sin apenas contenido que llegaba a España de otras ligas, un simple vistazo del Chino servía para crear ésa devoción. Uno de esos jugadores con mucho más talento que reconocimiento o títulos. Se que cada uno venera su época y su tiempo pero no puedo de dejar de sentir un cosquilleo de satisfacción cuando veo un football que todavía era analógico...
Never heard or seen this guy before. But this video made me realise what a great player he is/was
He was