My dad shared an elevator with Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta and Paolo Maldini in a hotel in Milan sometime in the late 90s. He was so starstuck he didn't ask for a picture, but his colleague took one after they left the lift, so there's a family photo in my collection of my dad smiling liking an idiot with three famous Italian football legends walking off in the background.
The Milan defence of Maldini, Baresi, Costacurta and Tassoti is the best defence I have ever seen to date. AND Sacchi’s Milan team was also the most exciting team in Europe.
I’ve spent five years watching football documentaries on RUclips. Most are crap. Some are good. A few are very good. You have absolutely smashed everyone else out of the water though. You are the best maker of football documentaries on RUclips. Trust me I’ve seen them all. Be patient, keep churning out the content and a year from now you’ll be famous and making $$$ from your channel
@@scholesleeds1026 Liverpool allowed 16 goals in a 42 game season (+8 longer than serie A’s 34 games) in the late 70s. In the midst of an era when Brit teams won 7 out of 9 champions leagues - 4 for Liverpool, 2 for forest and 1 for vila.
Coatacurta played in the 80's, 90's and won the champions league twice in the 2000's and retired in 2008...nice work on the Baresi doccie, do Coatacurta next please
IMO the greatest central defender to play the game. Could mark Maradona and Romario at times to oblivion and his ability to read the game was top notch.
A Diego lo marcó en el 1° partido ... En el 2° y 3°< el Gordo le mostraba la bola y Baressi no la veía ... What a " frightened Maradona "??? Baressi ??? Si you have another jog ??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Baresi never ever frightened Diego Maradonna, on the contrary, Baresi was like a playing doll for Diego ... Do a proper research, only one defender in Italy frightened Diedo , and that was Claudio Gentile, and nobody else !!
@@urielnawej7835No lo asustó, lo molestó hasta el hartazgo en el '82 ... Fue el " stopper " de Maradona ... Pero si algo le sobraba a Diego, era coraje 👌👌😎🇦🇷
The greatest defence ever. Maldini, Baresi,Costacurta,Tassotti. All of them(except Tassotti who played his whole career except 2 years in Milan ) were a product of Milan's youth's academy and played for 20+ years for Milan. Forza Milan.
People always make a fuss about Arsenal going undefeated when the Premier League was shit...Milan did it from 91-93 in all competitions in the toughest league in the world at the time which featured the best players in the world...they weren't facing Francis Jeffers and Darius Vassell..Gianfranco Zola was the 8th top scorer in the league with 12 goals back then...top scorer was Van Basten..2nd Roberto Baggio..3rd..Baiano from Foggia...4th Careca from Napoli and Batistuta...Vialli was 9th....Serie A was insane.. And then years later after winning everything Vialli went to England dominated and won Chelsea a trophy as a player/coach... 90's Serie A compared to the Prem was like Sunday league Vs a Champions League winning team
England have had some great defenders over the years, Tony Adams, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Bobby Moore ect. I'm sure you could think of a lot more but yeah there is something about Italian defenders that's unique to them I think, Nesta and Maldini for example was my favourite two
I love the rivalry between England and Italy, it's fun and respectful, I understand totally when you say it's kills you to say, because England hate playing against Italy because Italy nearly always takes the piss.
Im a liverpool fan but i remember growing up seeing the legend baresi on tele he made defending look easy he was a amazing player big respect always to him 👍
Baresi was fantastic, up there with the best ever, and this video superbly does him justice. You don't see him mentioned much nowadays and hopefully this video will have him more remembered in future.
really?? Sweeper and libero is not the same position.. Sweeper plays behind the central defence, while a libero plays in front of the central defence.. In todays football where a flat defence is most commonly seen, the goalkeeper plays the old sweeper role.. And not going to comment on all of the other inaccuracies or down right nonsens, but I will however say that Baresi and Maldini feared Maradona, not the other way around😂
I'm sure the day will come and your content will get the recognition it deserves I've been watching your vids for a week now, and can't get enough Keep it coming man, you are great
Quoting the national team commentator Bruno Pizzul every time Franco recovered the ball: "Imperioso Baresi!" What a player. Smart, strong but humble and fierce. A champion and unforgettable capitano for AC Milan and Nazionale. Legend.
As a Milan fan since 1980, i thank for the great video of a true legend, Franco Baresi. I remember fondly, at minute 6, the english player Ray Colin Wilkins, called "razor" for the throws that cut the field in two, arrived at Milan in the summer of 1984, for two years, who died prematurely in 2018. A player who soon became a favorite of us fans, a true gentleman even off the field.
Didn't know Razor passed away. Sad news. He was a true gentleman and a good player too. He came to AC Milan in an awful period for the club, when it almost went bankrupt. I saw him, Baresi, F. Galli, Verza (if I'm not wrong) at a fan Club Dinner. Ray Colin said Baresi was the best player he saw in his career
Baresi is an absolute legend, and like you addressed he was undersized for a centre back. Just goes to show his knowledge of the game. Another similar Italian is Fabio Cannavaro who was also only 5'9 and considered undersized for a centre back. But his performance at the 2006 WC was nothing short of legendary. I'm from Ireland so I didn't really mind who won that WC but it was hard to pick a side with Cannavaro and Zidane being two of my favourite players. I enjoyed seeing Italy win but it was a heartbreaking way for Zidane to end his career.
Cannavaro! Wow, what an Hero that summer, in an interview for a documentary of that world Cup Me. Lippi in a confident tone started :" i did not Say anythingnto the players prior to the finale game, that year Cannavaro would not allowed in the area not even his own Mother, and behind him Buffon was saving everything" ..a glorious and Golden era. Nowadays italian soccer Is more than dead
I always preferred Baresi, Maldini, Costacurta, Nesta, Thuram, Puyol, Vidić or Thiago Silva over Cannavaro. There was always something deeply chivalrous and honorable about them. They were not just a great players and warriors, but also a true captains and role models, on and off the pitch. Cannavaro was just another (in/glorious) bastard for me, like Chiellini, Bonucci, Ramos, Materazzi, Montero, Mexes, Jorge Costa, Pepe...
Franco Baresi is the greatest ever defender in the history of football, what an incredibly determined player that always gave everything he had to give, which almost every time was enough. That back four line with Maldini on the left, Tassotti on the right and Costacurta and Baresi in the centre is by far the best defence the game has ever seen.
Ive been a Milan fan almost all my live, since 89 when i was 6 and Milan beat Steaua in the final.I grew with Franco and that team and they were my idols.Thank you for this video,really awesome job you've done
Honestly this deserves more views, felt like I was watching a Netflix documentary. Excellent work, not often I spend 5-10 mins watching one RUclips video let alone 30.
Some of the photos and old footage you use in these vids are gems! Seeing Ray Wilkins on the same pitches as a young Paolo Maldini and Maradona is class. Baresi was a king and that Milan defence was impregnable. Check out Paul McGrath's life story buddy. A video on his career would go down well. Thanks for your work and attention to detail!
He was definitely one of the very best. Players like him should be awarded the player of the year not only strikers. Is a shame. I’m a German not an Italian but I have admired him all the time.
He was actually voted by the Italian press and supporters as the greatest Italian player of the 20th century. That's a hell of an achievement for a defender and shows just how great he was.
The name BARESI is a mythical one to the new-age of football fans. As for me, I wished I could have witnessed his defending ability and being a Milan fan, it makes it all the more sweeter knowing that his IMMORTALITY in footballing folklore will NEVER BE RIVALLED.
@@creative_soul-recolo I could name you many but here's the problem; Anyone I name, you're just going to laugh off because you put Baresi on this pedestal. Baresi was a fantastic player in his time, one of the best ever. I just think you went way over board saying he could "never be rivalled". Like, wtf does that even mean? Trophies? Caps? Longevity? All have been bettered since.
@@JaymzZeppelin It's not even about that. We are talking about a player who reinvented the sweeper role and rewrote the position of a defender. I mean to be voted the player of the century at a club where there has been countless legends. Who's been with the club through thick and thin. I mean yes there are players who rival his status or even better both past and present but there's been none like him during a time where Italian football was the benchmark.
@@creative_soul-recolo Okay listen. You clearly worship Baresi and I'm not hating on that, like I said he was a great player. He didn't "reinvent or rewrite" anything though. You are very poetic/romantic with your description of him; but I'm presuming (again, not hating) your first language isn't English, because taken literally, you're not really making any sense.
You smashed this, and what I love is that you have made clear how Barasi career and all the era's of Milan (being the best club teams of all times) being all part of one. The greatest of all times!!! And what a interesting start regarding him and his brother and how they lost both parents early.
Most probably Paolo Maldini is the best defender in the history football so far: highly talented technically, physically and tactically. And I ought to agree. But man, Franco Baresi - who was highly talented as well - was made of iron, totally committed and the most intelligent defender I have ever seen. The final at World Cup in '94 after the knee injury was one of the best performances ever delivered by a defender. I have loved him and he has a special place for me because he was a captain in an old fashioned way: no bullshit, let speak the football field.
I have been saying this for years about franco Baresi and people say what am i talking about. In the 80s i used to watch Italian football and franco was so good on the ball no one could get the ball of him and he was so clever he new where to put the next pass. I am so privileged to have watched him as he was world class. 👍
Radiohed as soundtrack is freakin fantastic, the videos you make are amazing, i am not a soccer fan but i love them you are an anthropologist of football. Thank you so much!
When it comes to USA 94 I still cry with Franco but not because we lost, not because he misses the penalty, but because I'm proud of my captain (rossonero as well) shining class and humanity.
He was the guy strikers did not want to mark them. He was a Maestro, his vision of the game unmatched. He was part of one of the best defences that ever played the game and for a moment in time, one of the best teams that ever played the game. The guy just demanded Respect. Out and out Legend 🙌. 58 game win run 👏👏👏
Man I remember singing the Franco baresi song walking home from school in junior high with my best friend And this was in Johnson county , Kansas in the 80s. That’s how legendary baresi was, American kids in Kansas knew who he was
Great job on this video. Although I’m an Inter fan I have no problem saying that Baresi is THE best defender I’ve ever seen play the game. A true legend ✊️
That moment was heartbreaking - Italy - Brazil shootout and Baresi shooting over - got to know it through this video. Goes on to show how great humans undergo the most flattening of ordeals. Very nice video, overall.
I remember when football Italia started on channel 4 in 92 as a kid. Serie A truly was the pinnacle then and pre internet it was one game usually featuring Gazza at lazio, and James Richardson highlights show with his gelato in some piazza. Would have loved to see him play more in the few years before.
Yes,it was a must for me..This was the top League in the World..I used to have so many debates with work colleagues constantly bumming up the PL..But they were wrong,that was just about SKy Tv and DOSH!. The Italians had the Dosh,Glamour,players and the quality &,that's just an fact!
Ah, Gazzetta Football Italia. The best football show to ever grace the screens. Knowledge, insights, great interviews and highlights with a large dose of wit. What a fantastic programme and a great presenter. At the time, the best league in the world.
From an Englishman Italy have and will always produce the best defenders! They love the art of football and all aspects of the game which includes defending
Not so lately, unfortunately. Did you know that Serie A has the highest scoring rate per match among the top 5 leagues in 20/21 season, and the 2nd highest in 19/20 and 21/22? Except overrated Bonucci, they got no CB superstars anymore. Just look at those recent calls in national squad: Bonucci (CB, 35) Tolói (CB, 32 years old, Brazilian born) Acerbi (CB, 35) Romagnoli (CB, 28) Scalvini (CB, 19) Bastoni (CB, 23) Mancini (CB, 26) Luiz Felipe (CB, 26, Brazilian born) Gatti (CB, 24) Not so promising, bro. Plus these "Italians": Emerson (LB, 28, Brazilian born) Jorginho (MF, 31, Brazilian born) Grifo (RW, 30, German born, never played in Serie A) Retegui (CF, 23, Argentine born, never played in Serie A) João Pedro (AMF/CF, 31, Brazilian born) Not so promising, bro.
Si,in Ktyora non siamo in una bella situazione. Rinascerà la squadra ma sono anni difficili questi,dove i tifosi pagano tutti gli errori di una gestione nazionale errata degli ultimi 20anni,una bolla che è scoppiata. Non può che andare meglio in futuro.
He isn’t underrated if you have a half decent understanding of football or at least if your older than the messi/ronaldo fanboy generation Edit: just checked you’re channel after seeing that profile pic and it peeking my interest, wow your a hell of a artist with portraits
Just so you know, "[surname] 2nd, 3rd, etc", was a common way to call brothers, not a way to diminish anyone. They did even record them like that on old annuals.
Thanks for this. Really enjoyed the memories. Baresi was one of those players that seemed to be around forever. Maldini too. I suppose they actually were.
No one can match Franco. He had it all. Vision, predicting things before it happend, he could drive with the ball forward at his feet, he rarely kicked the ball away when under pressure like 99.99% of todays defenders, every pass hade a tought behind it, he could pass it, dribble, tackle, trick his opponents, stress free. Im a Milan fan since childhood. Maldini is in the top. One of my favourites, but Baresi is watching them all from above, he was that good. 🤘🏻👹🤙🏻
My Favourite Defender of all time and i probably saw him play less than 25 times as i'm british and so could only watch him at international tournaments and when he played against a UK team or a british club. The epitome of Brains, Bravery and a phenomenal mental capacity that combined Will to Win & Game Intelligence in equal measure. Literally the player i judge every central defender against. I wanted Gary Neville to play CB for Man Utd because he was a clever, sneaky, dirty defender before he was 21 and i thought those qualities were quite rare both in the United team and the british game in general. The True Captain Leader Legend.
Great to see this video. Maldini is the one that always receives the plaudits and Baresi gets forgotten, but Baresi was the best defender I've ever seen.
Thank you, sir, for this fantastic video. Such a wonderful tribute to Francos career ! You are very talented ,and also your calm yet ssoothing voice is giving it a nice touch. I crawe for more :) ! GOOD JOB, my friend! Such a shame I can only subsribe once to your channel. Thanks again, man, and cheers from Prague.
Best football ⚽️ Documentary I've seen in a long time ⌛ Brilliant information and a very Unbiased opinion 👍 Baresi wow the Wall what a player 👏...Superb 👏 Got 2 b up there as the greatest centre half ever. With Maldini, Beckenbauer ⚽️
After Napoli smashed Milan 3 nil... Reporter asked Maradona about his performance... Maradona Said something like the game is over and I have got Baresis shirt which I will treasure forever.... That's the respect baresi had
As a young Dutch guy I got interested in AC Milan when Gullit, Rijkaard and Van Basten went there from ‘87 onwards. But I soon discovered that the real leader of the team was Franco Baresi. Always defending forward in a dynamic style, great appearance. He was the Boss of one of the greatest club teams ever to step on a pitch.
Baresi was a defending legend. AC Milan in the 80s, they virtually had the Italian International defense on their side. Baresi, Maldini, Costacurta. One of the best teams I have ever seen. Lets not forget other great defenders like Cabrini, Passarella, Kaiser and a defender who is not well know because his national team was weak at the time. I am talking of Elias Figueroa (Chile), he was awarded best player in Sth America 3 times, Brazil wanted him to play for their national team. He was also awarded best defender in 1974 WC where Beckenbauer also played, captained and won WC. He was outstanding. There are no such defenders anymore, they cannot read the game, cannot dribble under extreme pressure and have no timing in tackles. Ie Ramos, sent off 28 times and a liability.
Thank you for this. I am from England and watched Bobby Moore play. Franco Baresi is the only player I would rate alongside Bobby. Baresi was my favourite player.
Well-researched with some great photos and video footage. That was a very interesting documentary about one of the greatest defenders the game has ever seen.
Sacchi's milan changed football more than any team in history. without sacchi there'd been no guardiola, and that Ac milan team remains the best club side of all time
Guardiola learned from cruyff , so there’d still be pep without sacci. Also, the greatest club side is Barca of 2008-12. They conceded few goals, were dominant in possession and - unlike Milan - never struggled to score goals. unlike most people commenting, i was around to watch this Milan side of ‘87-94. Sacci was a visionary and a legend. But let’s not exaggerate.
@@SKa-tt9nm ah, the same cruyff who was humiliated by sacchi's understudy, capello? ok, I rest my case, I will be here if you want to learn more about football
@@SKa-tt9nm AC Milan of 90's was team complet : defense, midfield and forward. Barcelona was only on attack. Wasn't big money involved in that time and it was very hard to get all the trophies in 1 year. The recovery of the injury wasn't that quick and you couldn't afford a big squad. I have to say, seria A was very competitive, with a lot of good quality teams. Never, Spain or England had a league like Italia 80's-90's.
Narration was top notch, Baresi was a Class act, this level of quality at milan is unmatched in football history, i mean the italian league at that time itself is unmatched in quality even today across europe.
Dont think we will see a legend defender like him again wish he would have played for Liverpool he is the best ive seen in my lifetime he HAD everything.
been watching football for over 50 years and this fella was not far away from bobby moore who was the best defender in the world in his day but franco was a rock glad i was around to watch him at work *☆
wonderful video. thanks for this. I agree, Baresi simply the best at center although Beckenbauer is right there too. But it's scary to think how good Scirea was as well. Baresi couldn't get play time on national team until Scirea retired. I was at the 94 final, what a beast to control that star studded Brazil line up. So sad he missed the penalty because he deserved better for his legacy.
The late 80’s through till the early 00’s was footballs golden age. This was the period of legends, who played with fire and passion for the game. How much would Baresi/Maldini/Baggio/Weah/Gullit et al be worth in todays game? This golden period of football and all the legends it gave birth to will never happen again. Messi/Ronaldo are the last of them.
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My dad shared an elevator with Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta and Paolo Maldini in a hotel in Milan sometime in the late 90s. He was so starstuck he didn't ask for a picture, but his colleague took one after they left the lift, so there's a family photo in my collection of my dad smiling liking an idiot with three famous Italian football legends walking off in the background.
Do you stil have that picture?
Doubt it
Brilliant,ur Dad brushed shoulder's with some true greats!👍
@@richarda3514 Why,were u there?
maldini was better... maldini is top 10 players in history
The Milan defence of Maldini, Baresi, Costacurta and Tassoti is the best defence I have ever seen to date.
AND Sacchi’s Milan team was also the most exciting team in Europe.
@@iJACK1056 Not only on paper bro but to watch them also.
And Costacurta played just because Filippo Galli ( the world class second center back ) was constantly injured and his career came to an end
@@luislizard2626 finally someone mentioned galli..
That man were almost level with franco, too bad his injuries stop him..
That's the best team I've ever seen in my life.
Best u will ever see
I’ve spent five years watching football documentaries on RUclips. Most are crap. Some are good. A few are very good. You have absolutely smashed everyone else out of the water though. You are the best maker of football documentaries on RUclips. Trust me I’ve seen them all.
Be patient, keep churning out the content and a year from now you’ll be famous and making $$$ from your channel
Thanks! More coming every week
Pneh
The retro route and Balon are two of my favorite football documentary channels.
Calm, clever, physical, cunning, totally committed and a genuine legend ❤
Referee friendly
Conceding 15 goals for a season in a league that was regarded the best in the world at the time. That is amazing.
Also best of all time.
@@scholesleeds1026definitely mate
@@scholesleeds1026 Liverpool allowed 16 goals in a 42 game season (+8 longer than serie A’s 34 games) in the late 70s. In the midst of an era when Brit teams won 7 out of 9 champions leagues - 4 for Liverpool, 2 for forest and 1 for vila.
Balde, Christensen, Araujo, Kounde>>>>>>
@@bryanp5843 hahahahahhaha
Coatacurta played in the 80's, 90's and won the champions league twice in the 2000's and retired in 2008...nice work on the Baresi doccie, do Coatacurta next please
IMO the greatest central defender to play the game. Could mark Maradona and Romario at times to oblivion and his ability to read the game was top notch.
A Diego lo marcó en el 1° partido ... En el 2° y 3°< el Gordo le mostraba la bola y Baressi no la veía ...
What a " frightened Maradona "??? Baressi ???
Si you have another jog ??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@donramonramirez5141 Verdad!
@@brentward3082 Pero por supuesto : el partido está en RUclips ... Ni bien agarraba la pelota el Gordo, al Milán le corría un sudor HELADO ... 🤷🤷🇦🇷
Baresi never ever frightened Diego Maradonna, on the contrary, Baresi was like a playing doll for Diego ... Do a proper research, only one defender in Italy frightened Diedo , and that was Claudio Gentile, and nobody else !!
@@urielnawej7835No lo asustó, lo molestó hasta el hartazgo en el '82 ...
Fue el " stopper " de Maradona ... Pero si algo le sobraba a Diego, era coraje 👌👌😎🇦🇷
The greatest defence ever.
Maldini, Baresi,Costacurta,Tassotti. All of them(except Tassotti who played his whole career except 2 years in Milan ) were a product of Milan's youth's academy and played for 20+ years for Milan. Forza Milan.
The same defense as Italy at USA 94 that lost the final against Brazil, but without conceding a goal in the 90 minutes..0-0 :-)
AC Milan will always be my favourite Italian Club. Their side of the late 80s/early 90s was glorious. Amazing Content 👏🏼
Gullit and van basten are as good a duo as any to ever play the game. That high press was just astounding at the time
Maldini and Baresi's record still boggles the mind
Aswear 198 games and conceeded just 26goals
196 games paired as centre backs they only conceded 23 goals
Don't tell anyone about Andy Townsend in the quarter final of the world cup,1990.
@beatonthedonis47 accurate buddy
People always make a fuss about Arsenal going undefeated when the Premier League was shit...Milan did it from 91-93 in all competitions in the toughest league in the world at the time which featured the best players in the world...they weren't facing Francis Jeffers and Darius Vassell..Gianfranco Zola was the 8th top scorer in the league with 12 goals back then...top scorer was Van Basten..2nd Roberto Baggio..3rd..Baiano from Foggia...4th Careca from Napoli and Batistuta...Vialli was 9th....Serie A was insane..
And then years later after winning everything Vialli went to England dominated and won Chelsea a trophy as a player/coach... 90's Serie A compared to the Prem was like Sunday league Vs a Champions League winning team
It kills me to say this as an Englishman, but Baresi is the best defender I've ever seen. What a fantastic player.
England have had some great defenders over the years, Tony Adams, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Bobby Moore ect. I'm sure you could think of a lot more but yeah there is something about Italian defenders that's unique to them I think, Nesta and Maldini for example was my favourite two
Why it should kill you?
No, Harry Maguire is Cleary goat
@@votewaldo9876 I forgot about Maguire. I change my statement. Baresi is the second best defender I've ever seen.
I love the rivalry between England and Italy, it's fun and respectful, I understand totally when you say it's kills you to say, because England hate playing against Italy because Italy nearly always takes the piss.
Baresi "this is my box"
Legendary defender!
Im a liverpool fan but i remember growing up seeing the legend baresi on tele he made defending look easy he was a amazing player big respect always to him 👍
Baresi was fantastic, up there with the best ever, and this video superbly does him justice. You don't see him mentioned much nowadays and hopefully this video will have him more remembered in future.
Top3 defenders ever imo
@@timsmith1323 Beckenbauer, Baresi, Maldini?
Although Scirea deserves a shout as well.
@@Metalton95 for me personally maldini baresi and Moore but that’s because I’m a old English guy who got to watch him play so I’m biased lol
Forget it. There's only Paul Mc Grath
Townsend made Baresi look like a kid, quarter final, world cup,Roma,1990.
mate your page is unbelievable, keep it up
Thanks! Will do.
I can't imagine how much work you put into these. Great stuff, keep it up!
really?? Sweeper and libero is not the same position.. Sweeper plays behind the central defence, while a libero plays in front of the central defence.. In todays football where a flat defence is most commonly seen, the goalkeeper plays the old sweeper role..
And not going to comment on all of the other inaccuracies or down right nonsens, but I will however say that Baresi and Maldini feared Maradona, not the other way around😂
I'm sure the day will come and your content will get the recognition it deserves
I've been watching your vids for a week now, and can't get enough
Keep it coming man, you are great
Quoting the national team commentator Bruno Pizzul every time Franco recovered the ball: "Imperioso Baresi!" What a player. Smart, strong but humble and fierce. A champion and unforgettable capitano for AC Milan and Nazionale. Legend.
As a Milan fan since 1980, i thank for the great video of a true legend, Franco Baresi. I remember fondly, at minute 6, the english player Ray Colin Wilkins, called "razor" for the throws that cut the field in two, arrived at Milan in the summer of 1984, for two years, who died prematurely in 2018. A player who soon became a favorite of us fans, a true gentleman even off the field.
The great Ray Wilkins of Chelsea and Milan. May his soul RIP
Grande video
Didn't know Razor passed away. Sad news. He was a true gentleman and a good player too. He came to AC Milan in an awful period for the club, when it almost went bankrupt.
I saw him, Baresi, F. Galli, Verza (if I'm not wrong) at a fan Club Dinner.
Ray Colin said Baresi was the best player he saw in his career
Baresi is an absolute legend, and like you addressed he was undersized for a centre back. Just goes to show his knowledge of the game. Another similar Italian is Fabio Cannavaro who was also only 5'9 and considered undersized for a centre back. But his performance at the 2006 WC was nothing short of legendary. I'm from Ireland so I didn't really mind who won that WC but it was hard to pick a side with Cannavaro and Zidane being two of my favourite players. I enjoyed seeing Italy win but it was a heartbreaking way for Zidane to end his career.
Cannavaro! Wow, what an Hero that summer, in an interview for a documentary of that world Cup Me. Lippi in a confident tone started :" i did not Say anythingnto the players prior to the finale game, that year Cannavaro would not allowed in the area not even his own Mother, and behind him Buffon was saving everything" ..a glorious and Golden era. Nowadays italian soccer Is more than dead
I always preferred Baresi, Maldini, Costacurta, Nesta, Thuram, Puyol, Vidić or Thiago Silva over Cannavaro. There was always something deeply chivalrous and honorable about them. They were not just a great players and warriors, but also a true captains and role models, on and off the pitch. Cannavaro was just another (in/glorious) bastard for me, like Chiellini, Bonucci, Ramos, Materazzi, Montero, Mexes, Jorge Costa, Pepe...
Cannavaro, as great as he was, could clean Baresi's boots, no offense.
@@robertomoccia8305serie A is dead long before calciopoli
Vidic silva and costacurta above cannavaro? Laughable
Franco Baresi is the greatest ever defender in the history of football, what an incredibly determined player that always gave everything he had to give, which almost every time was enough.
That back four line with Maldini on the left, Tassotti on the right and Costacurta and Baresi in the centre is by far the best defence the game has ever seen.
Best Baresi Documentary EVER !!! Couldn't blink my eye the entire time even after watching so many of them.
Ive been a Milan fan almost all my live, since 89 when i was 6 and Milan beat Steaua in the final.I grew with Franco and that team and they were my idols.Thank you for this video,really awesome job you've done
Honestly this deserves more views, felt like I was watching a Netflix documentary. Excellent work, not often I spend 5-10 mins watching one RUclips video let alone 30.
Truth.w Baresi
Thank you for spreading the Word... Baresi bless you!
Some of the photos and old footage you use in these vids are gems! Seeing Ray Wilkins on the same pitches as a young Paolo Maldini and Maradona is class. Baresi was a king and that Milan defence was impregnable. Check out Paul McGrath's life story buddy. A video on his career would go down well. Thanks for your work and attention to detail!
Lies again? Facial Botox
He was definitely one of the very best. Players like him should be awarded the player of the year not only strikers. Is a shame. I’m a German not an Italian but I have admired him all the time.
He was actually voted by the Italian press and supporters as the greatest Italian player of the 20th century. That's a hell of an achievement for a defender and shows just how great he was.
The name BARESI is a mythical one to the new-age of football fans. As for me, I wished I could have witnessed his defending ability and being a Milan fan, it makes it all the more sweeter knowing that his IMMORTALITY in footballing folklore will NEVER BE RIVALLED.
It's already been rivalled plenty and will be again in the future don't be so silly.
@@JaymzZeppelin Name me one player in todays era that can be matched with BARESI?
@@creative_soul-recolo I could name you many but here's the problem; Anyone I name, you're just going to laugh off because you put Baresi on this pedestal. Baresi was a fantastic player in his time, one of the best ever. I just think you went way over board saying he could "never be rivalled". Like, wtf does that even mean? Trophies? Caps? Longevity? All have been bettered since.
@@JaymzZeppelin It's not even about that. We are talking about a player who reinvented the sweeper role and rewrote the position of a defender. I mean to be voted the player of the century at a club where there has been countless legends. Who's been with the club through thick and thin. I mean yes there are players who rival his status or even better both past and present but there's been none like him during a time where Italian football was the benchmark.
@@creative_soul-recolo Okay listen. You clearly worship Baresi and I'm not hating on that, like I said he was a great player. He didn't "reinvent or rewrite" anything though. You are very poetic/romantic with your description of him; but I'm presuming (again, not hating) your first language isn't English, because taken literally, you're not really making any sense.
You smashed this, and what I love is that you have made clear how Barasi career and all the era's of Milan (being the best club teams of all times) being all part of one. The greatest of all times!!! And what a interesting start regarding him and his brother and how they lost both parents early.
Most probably Paolo Maldini is the best defender in the history football so far: highly talented technically, physically and tactically. And I ought to agree. But man, Franco Baresi - who was highly talented as well - was made of iron, totally committed and the most intelligent defender I have ever seen.
The final at World Cup in '94 after the knee injury was one of the best performances ever delivered by a defender. I have loved him and he has a special place for me because he was a captain in an old fashioned way: no bullshit, let speak the football field.
I have been saying this for years about franco Baresi and people say what am i talking about. In the 80s i used to watch Italian football and franco was so good on the ball no one could get the ball of him and he was so clever he new where to put the next pass. I am so privileged to have watched him as he was world class. 👍
Radiohed as soundtrack is freakin fantastic, the videos you make are amazing, i am not a soccer fan but i love them you are an anthropologist of football. Thank you so much!
When it comes to USA 94 I still cry with Franco but not because we lost, not because he misses the penalty, but because I'm proud of my captain (rossonero as well) shining class and humanity.
Controlled by those that despise out humanty
Yea Ireland beat yeas in first match
Tale a look at Paul mc grath , he was way better than any Italian defender. Fu
Thanks for the nostalgic trip down memory lane. Baresi was pure class.
Thank you for this amazing tribute to my favourite footballer of all time.
Watching his farewell still moves me 25 years after.
What a well put together mini doc. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into it.
He was the guy strikers did not want to mark them. He was a Maestro, his vision of the game unmatched. He was part of one of the best defences that ever played the game and for a moment in time, one of the best teams that ever played the game. The guy just demanded Respect. Out and out Legend 🙌. 58 game win run 👏👏👏
Man I remember singing the Franco baresi song walking home from school in junior high with my best friend
And this was in Johnson county , Kansas in the 80s. That’s how legendary baresi was, American kids in Kansas knew who he was
just want to say i love your content. great script, great music
Great job on this video. Although I’m an Inter fan I have no problem saying that Baresi is THE best defender I’ve ever seen play the game. A true legend ✊️
That moment was heartbreaking - Italy - Brazil shootout and Baresi shooting over - got to know it through this video. Goes on to show how great humans undergo the most flattening of ordeals. Very nice video, overall.
This bio is a treasure
Legends. C4 brought Italian football to UK television and Baresi was such a legend to watch.
Watching football italia in the 80s milans franco baresi made being a defender exciting to me ! What a player
Baresi was one of the best defenders I have ever seen. His timing and reading of the game as superb
Great video mate.
What a legend Baresi!!!
To be so imposing a figure in a time when Serie A had several monster forwards.
This is an amazing mini doc befiting such a legend as
Don Franco
I remember when football Italia started on channel 4 in 92 as a kid. Serie A truly was the pinnacle then and pre internet it was one game usually featuring Gazza at lazio, and James Richardson highlights show with his gelato in some piazza. Would have loved to see him play more in the few years before.
Yes,it was a must for me..This was the top League in the World..I used to have so many debates with work colleagues constantly bumming up the PL..But they were wrong,that was just about SKy Tv and DOSH!.
The Italians had the Dosh,Glamour,players and the quality &,that's just an fact!
Ah, Gazzetta Football Italia. The best football show to ever grace the screens. Knowledge, insights, great interviews and highlights with a large dose of wit. What a fantastic programme and a great presenter. At the time, the best league in the world.
Another brilliant video!!! keep up the great work! what a player Baresi was
From an Englishman Italy have and will always produce the best defenders! They love the art of football and all aspects of the game which includes defending
Not so lately, unfortunately. Did you know that Serie A has the highest scoring rate per match among the top 5 leagues in 20/21 season, and the 2nd highest in 19/20 and 21/22? Except overrated Bonucci, they got no CB superstars anymore. Just look at those recent calls in national squad:
Bonucci (CB, 35)
Tolói (CB, 32 years old, Brazilian born)
Acerbi (CB, 35)
Romagnoli (CB, 28)
Scalvini (CB, 19)
Bastoni (CB, 23)
Mancini (CB, 26)
Luiz Felipe (CB, 26, Brazilian born)
Gatti (CB, 24)
Not so promising, bro.
Plus these "Italians":
Emerson (LB, 28, Brazilian born)
Jorginho (MF, 31, Brazilian born)
Grifo (RW, 30, German born, never played in Serie A)
Retegui (CF, 23, Argentine born, never played in Serie A)
João Pedro (AMF/CF, 31, Brazilian born)
Not so promising, bro.
Si,in Ktyora non siamo in una bella situazione.
Rinascerà la squadra ma sono anni difficili questi,dove i tifosi pagano tutti gli errori di una gestione nazionale errata degli ultimi 20anni,una bolla che è scoppiata.
Non può che andare meglio in futuro.
Great work mate. Should look into the career of Michal Laudrup, one of the most skilled and underrated players in history. Keep it up
He isn’t underrated if you have a half decent understanding of football or at least if your older than the messi/ronaldo fanboy generation
Edit: just checked you’re channel after seeing that profile pic and it peeking my interest, wow your a hell of a artist with portraits
I accidantly found your channel, and what a discovery. Your content is pure gold. Keep up the great work.
Just so you know, "[surname] 2nd, 3rd, etc", was a common way to call brothers, not a way to diminish anyone. They did even record them like that on old annuals.
Thank you from South Africa. King Franco Baresi.
Possibly the best overall defender ever despite not being over six foot.
Thanks for this. Really enjoyed the memories. Baresi was one of those players that seemed to be around forever. Maldini too. I suppose they actually were.
Baresi was simply brilliant what a ac milan side that was
this channel is a gem within the oyster that is youtube.
Baresi is simply the Greatest !
No one can match Franco. He had it all. Vision, predicting things before it happend, he could drive with the ball forward at his feet, he rarely kicked the ball away when under pressure like 99.99% of todays defenders, every pass hade a tought behind it, he could pass it, dribble, tackle, trick his opponents, stress free. Im a Milan fan since childhood. Maldini is in the top. One of my favourites, but Baresi is watching them all from above, he was that good.
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I know I'm 8 months late. But what a video so captivating. It felt like thriller keep up the good work man
My Favourite Defender of all time and i probably saw him play less than 25 times as i'm british and so could only watch him at international tournaments and when he played against a UK team or a british club. The epitome of Brains, Bravery and a phenomenal mental capacity that combined Will to Win & Game Intelligence in equal measure. Literally the player i judge every central defender against. I wanted Gary Neville to play CB for Man Utd because he was a clever, sneaky, dirty defender before he was 21 and i thought those qualities were quite rare both in the United team and the british game in general. The True Captain Leader Legend.
Great to see this video. Maldini is the one that always receives the plaudits and Baresi gets forgotten, but Baresi was the best defender I've ever seen.
Thank you, sir, for this fantastic video. Such a wonderful tribute to Francos career ! You are very talented ,and also your calm yet ssoothing voice is giving it a nice touch. I crawe for more :) ! GOOD JOB, my friend! Such a shame I can only subsribe once to your channel. Thanks again, man, and cheers from Prague.
Great documentary of a legendary defender 👏👍
Best football ⚽️ Documentary I've seen in a long time ⌛ Brilliant information and a very Unbiased opinion 👍 Baresi wow the Wall what a player 👏...Superb 👏 Got 2 b up there as the greatest centre half ever. With Maldini, Beckenbauer ⚽️
After Napoli smashed Milan 3 nil... Reporter asked Maradona about his performance... Maradona Said something like the game is over and I have got Baresis shirt which I will treasure forever.... That's the respect baresi had
As a young Dutch guy I got interested in AC Milan when Gullit, Rijkaard and Van Basten went there from ‘87 onwards. But I soon discovered that the real leader of the team was Franco Baresi. Always defending forward in a dynamic style, great appearance. He was the Boss of one of the greatest club teams ever to step on a pitch.
Baresi was a defending legend. AC Milan in the 80s, they virtually had the Italian International defense on their side. Baresi, Maldini, Costacurta. One of the best teams I have ever seen. Lets not forget other great defenders like Cabrini, Passarella, Kaiser and a defender who is not well know because his national team was weak at the time. I am talking of Elias Figueroa (Chile), he was awarded best player in Sth America 3 times, Brazil wanted him to play for their national team. He was also awarded best defender in 1974 WC where Beckenbauer also played, captained and won WC. He was outstanding. There are no such defenders anymore, they cannot read the game, cannot dribble under extreme pressure and have no timing in tackles. Ie Ramos, sent off 28 times and a liability.
In my humble opinion Franco Baresi was the best defender I have ever seen. He made defending an art form.
Grazie " TheRetroRoute " ... this really touched my soul. .
Love the video, but 9:09 is CRAZY 😂 that’s one of the most audacious offside call I’ve ever seen hahahaha
Today I've found a gem page. Keep it up bro!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this. I am from England and watched Bobby Moore play. Franco Baresi is the only player I would rate alongside Bobby. Baresi was my favourite player.
lol. Maldini, Nesta and Baresi where all better than Bobby Moore
@@morkujinirukandji4820 that's an opinion and we will never know. They played in different eras and in different places.
Baresi was a Monster ❤
Well-researched with some great photos and video footage. That was a very interesting documentary about one of the greatest defenders the game has ever seen.
Incredible video! Keep up the great work your content is amazing
The music is always beautiful. Radiohead, Chili Peppers, Max Richter ...class mate.
Sacchi's milan changed football more than any team in history. without sacchi there'd been no guardiola, and that Ac milan team remains the best club side of all time
Guardiola learned from cruyff , so there’d still be pep without sacci. Also, the greatest club side is Barca of 2008-12. They conceded few goals, were dominant in possession and - unlike Milan - never struggled to score goals.
unlike most people commenting, i was around to watch this Milan side of ‘87-94. Sacci was a visionary and a legend. But let’s not exaggerate.
@@SKa-tt9nm ah, the same cruyff who was humiliated by sacchi's understudy, capello? ok, I rest my case, I will be here if you want to learn more about football
@@SKa-tt9nm AC Milan of 90's was team complet : defense, midfield and forward. Barcelona was only on attack. Wasn't big money involved in that time and it was very hard to get all the trophies in 1 year. The recovery of the injury wasn't that quick and you couldn't afford a big squad. I have to say, seria A was very competitive, with a lot of good quality teams. Never, Spain or England had a league like Italia 80's-90's.
So Sacchi is the guy to blame for the bland keep-away-merchant stule?
@@famousmortimer7933 thats guardiola
These videos are epic, keep up the good work bro!!!!
Narration was top notch, Baresi was a Class act, this level of quality at milan is unmatched in football history, i mean the italian league at that time itself is unmatched in quality even today across europe.
Splendido documentario, a parte qualche pronuncia qua e là fatto assolutamente in modo professionale, un piacere da vedere e da ascoltare
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Maradona said it and I'll say it too, the best defender ever. Respect to the Italian master from a Man City fan ❤⚽️🔥
Franco Kaiser Baresi Thank God I had the Grace to see him on the field. Security in the the AC Milan defence. Milan per Sempre
Dont think we will see a legend defender like him again wish he would have played for Liverpool he is the best ive seen in my lifetime he HAD everything.
USA 94. Brazil 🇧🇷 v Italy 🇮🇹 Respect for Baresi's showing vs Romario, Bebeto & Co. Easily one of the greatest defenders/sweepers of all times!
Happy to subscribe ❤️
Awesome content and the details ❤️
Best defender I ever watched.
been watching football for over 50 years and this fella was not far away from bobby moore who was the best defender in the world in his day but franco was a rock glad i was around to watch him at work *☆
totall agree, he read the game so well, a small center half but the best ever.
Baresi and Maldini weren’t just brilliant players but their charisma was awesome.
Excellent chronistory...u did make one foible...baggio was not past his prime at 28...keep these coming !!
He was still a genius, but not at his peak.
wonderful video. thanks for this. I agree, Baresi simply the best at center although Beckenbauer is right there too. But it's scary to think how good Scirea was as well. Baresi couldn't get play time on national team until Scirea retired. I was at the 94 final, what a beast to control that star studded Brazil line up. So sad he missed the penalty because he deserved better for his legacy.
This is a bloody great video well done mate 👍
Franco Baresi 1960
AC Milan 1977-1997
Italia 1982-1994
Total respect to this man from Scotland UK 🇬🇧 😊
Great documentary, Great story.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
18:30
The first ever football game I saw live on TV.
I started with gold.
That was a really enjoyable video. Cheers
The late 80’s through till the early 00’s was footballs golden age.
This was the period of legends, who played with fire and passion for the game.
How much would Baresi/Maldini/Baggio/Weah/Gullit et al be worth in todays game?
This golden period of football and all the legends it gave birth to will never happen again.
Messi/Ronaldo are the last of them.