How Good Was Gary Neville, Really?
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- čas přidán 18. 05. 2024
- Between 1992 and 2011, Manchester United won every competition available to them, at least once. In many cases they won these competitions several times over.
To maintain that kind of dominance for such a long, sustained period of time, a team needs a strong, reliable core group of personalities.
In the case of Manchester United, there are three personalities who were there throughout this entire period of time, and who are probably credited the most for the clubs insane success. Those three are Sir Alex Ferguson, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes.
However, there is a fourth that is often not talked about in the same light as those listed above. That man is Gary Neville.
Although, nowadays he often gets bullied by Jaime Carragher on live television, Gary Neville was one of the most consistent and reliable defenders around during the first few decades of the Premier League.
But it's been some time since he last took to the pitch, and some people may be more familiar with his punditry than his footballing ability.
So, with that being said, how good was Gary Neville, really?
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When forming an elite team, ppl sometimes forget how powerful it is to simply have a couple of local lads who are really passionate about the team.
This.
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@@FatTodd yeah but they have to at least have some quality lool, kinda like Reece James, mount chalobah, CHO etc… Saka and smith Rowe are just fans of arsenal 😂 yeah they’re passionate but they at least need SOME level of quality 😂😂
@@alfiewoodley01 poor lad u actually thought that was funny. 2/10 you could have done so much better g
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Would love to see one of these on Irwin since he's always so highly spoken of but was before my time
footballia.net/players/denis-joseph-irwin
Me too
As someone old enough to remember i can tell you he was amazing
Irwin better than anyone around these days
Irwin was unreal
"You were the only right back at da club. We were stuck wit ya!" - Roy Keane 🤣😂
Pahahaha
One thing that doesn't get spoken of often enough... When you look at that class of 92 side they are so incredibly humble. Even Beckham who was a global superstar. Listen to their interviews. The most down to earth bunch of people. Paul Scholes is one of the finest players I've ever seen and he'll say he was an "alright footballer".
If Fergie prematurely got rid of Beckham, Cole, RVN, Stam and Keane but kept Neville for 18 years then you know he must have been pretty good
Beckham, RVN and Keane all challenged him, Neville was much more passive and more of a ‘yes man’
@@CorkMan776 neville told fergie to fuck off in a game v Lyon,and Fergie dropped him for a few game
@@CorkMan776 No he wasn't. Once he told Sir Alex to "fuck off" during a game against Lille. Sir Alex dropped him for a few games and he made the squad after he apologised.
@@colloquialsoliloquy3098 fair point - I did not know that story to be fair. I still think Neville in comparison to the other players mentioned above was less likely to go against SAF, which maybe contributed to his lengthy spell at United
@@CorkMan776 Nah sorry man,Neville went for anyone if he thought he was being wronged,from Fergie to the FA,Neville stood his ground,and was definitely,definitely not a yes man,he was pretty much the union rep for United players.
He lasted at United for 18 years(technically he started as an underage player in the year Fergie joined),because he was our best RB for perhaps 14 of those years.
He was incredibly consistent. People talk about "modern day" fullbacks that need to attack, bomb up and down the flank -- Gary Neville did that throughout his entire career. His crossing was decent and his throw-ins were very underrated. Very committed, gave 100% every game for both club and country. It's unfortunate we don't have as many individual highlight videos of the likes of Giggs, Scholes, Neville, etc. like many current players do. Gary was in a bracket of his own. Very humble of his abilities, but deserves to be recognized more for those that didn't see him play.
Never had another Neville and tbh I reckon a lot of clubs could reaallllyy do with one. More than people say they need goal scorers or just forwards
Exactly. I just don't understand why people think you need to be some absolute worldbeater every single game, you don't! You just have to be consistently decent to good, and Neville was that. It was rare for him to have a standout performance yes, but it was even rarer that he gave a bad performance
Neville's crosses were so accurate.
Underrated going forward.
He was a 7/10 his entire career, he's too modest to say it.
@@mart4414average player
Best right back in the country for 10 years and a RED through and through. Legend
@Simply because he had no competition. Solid but nothing more just like his brother.
Hence England won F all during this time
@@TheGreatUncleMilano no England didn't win anything because a lack of chemistry from club rivalries world class players being played out of position and not having a competent top GK, Neville was a class no nonsense right back for a majority of his career
The only reason why he’s underrated is because of a mix of him mocking his own ability as a footballer and him playing in the same era as Zanetti and Cafu who are probably the greatest right backs in the history of the game.
Neville was a great player and would probably be the best RB in the world in this day and age.
Very humble about his own abilities, much like the rest of them, Scholes, Giggs etc
I don’t think he is underrated. He is always voted the best right back in prem history. Still is IMO.
@Loy Park it is not about pace , he did not have it but was world class. To be in top 3 is still very good.
ahahahahaha shut up kid
Don't forget Lahm,never forget Lahm
He will always be remembered as a legend!
Agreed. Top top player!
Can we say then that djimi traore would be a world class defender too if he replaced gary Neville in man u in the 2000s?
@@andyng5321
No, we can't.
Gary could have died for Utd, look at the intensity he played. Utd is like a religion for him.
He was a fucking fanatic 'ti's true
There is something sweet how he is now known for being a double act, not with his brother, but with his one of his prime rivals, JC.
Neville started out as a CM,before playing RB,and could also play CB (marking Duncan Ferguson out of a game!)
In a CL match...v Juventus,Neville chipped BUFFON,from outside the box,unfortunately clipping the bar.
He was a world class RB,beyond question,its just that the attributes that made a wc RB in those days,are extremely difficult for us amateurs to see,or appreciate and worse,a lot of us seem to sneer at those attitudes.
Determination,courage,discipline,tactical awareness,defensive distances,man marking,leadership.
He was a great tackler and header of the ball,with an underrated cross and was never fazed by any opponent,venue or occasion.
But I think his greatest quality,was selflessness,not just in his overlap runs for Becks and CR7,but in leading the English strike against the Rio ban,in arguing his teammates corner,even against Fergie,and ultimately,retiring when he knew he was done,not stealing 2 or 3 more years from Rafael,and earning money he felt he wasn't earning.
Severely underrated player.
A country mile behind anyone who can remotely be called world class
Very accurate. In his era fullbacks were valued for their defending and not attacking like today. Southgate needs AWB in his team to help vs a team like France that has quick wingers but he's chosen to go for attacking Fullbacks only.. with time AWB will become great in his attacking and nail his place in the England squad
@@footballbrainer279 lets hope so . I see great players in utd now
@@AyeAye-yz6dgthat aged well didn’t it
I think Keane and Neville found management hard because they were used to having high standards placed upon them and fulfilling those standards with the knowledge that hard work gets results, whereas going into management with underperforming teams where the discipline is not a standard is considerably harder.
That's a good point. I guess it was also easier for them because everyone had a winning mentality. I feel like throughout the 90s and the early 2000s, almost every player in that United dressing room was "captain material".
@@FootballIconic exactly - Utd had 4-5 people that would be captain at every other team in the league and the remaining players would have been stand out professionals. Quite simply, at Utd, there was a single boss and the his word was gospel. If you didn't do as you were told, then you were gone.
Every great team needs players like Gary. Top class but willing to work hard and take less credit than more famous teammates.
World class RB for most of his career.
During the 2000s, most part of them, he was nowhere near world class.
Never world class, he’ll be the first to tell you that, just a solid player in one of the best teams ever. WC would be Irwin or Evra.
@@sk2825 Define world class for me then...
@@TheBigD_ Stick Gary in our side today he wouldn’t improve us at all, evra or Irwin 100% would. Gary was probably the weakest player in the 99 starting 11 and was lucky to play in the teams he did who made him look much better than he was.
@@sk2825 Nonesense. You don’t make 600+ appearances for Man Utd (mostly as a starter) during their most successful era under the greatest manager of all time, winning everything the game has to offer at Club level (multiple times) and be capped 85 times by England, playing in multiple international tournament without being world class at what you do. Oh and he was club captain of Man Utd too. Think again sunshine. The most underrated Premier League player of all time. World class.
I understand when they say he was not technically gifted. He was no dribbler like Ashley Cole or Roberto Carlos.
However, he is one of the best crossers of the ball I've ever seen. Maybe even the best crosses I've seen from a fullback.
Irwin on the other side was the same. Fantastic crossers, not lightening quick but we're clever players working for space to cross with their wingers, and both brilliant defenders.
That right side with him and Beckham could wreck anyone and cope with anyone.
Decent and dependable. His mentality was undoubtedly helpful to the team.
Well, he was chosen as capt'n over both Scholes and Giggs.
Scholes was never Captain material and Giggs became co-captain with Neville bcos SAF couldn't give the captaincy to Rooney or Ronaldo without creating bad atmosphere between the 2 R's.
Neville is on record as saying this.
Only because he had a longer tongue than them
@@RichO1701e to Vidic and Rio, not Rooney and Ronaldo.
@@Paulkuriansunny even that. u give the armband to rio, vida gets pissed and vice versa. neville was the best choice.
@@sompatra9683 plus, remember neville giving the stone cold face to ex teammates like Peter Schmichael and his own brother Phil when in Everton. That's an underrated character.
Is this a new channel? Just watched the Roy Keane one as well. Both really good!
Thanks, much appreciated! Yeah, started it up recently.
Word these are some good videos. Keep making more
@@FootballIconic yes mate subscribed and shared!!
@@FootballIconic - How are you not getting banned for Copyright infringement?
@@disobeytoday4685 This type of content falls under fair use as it is commentary. It's the same concept as reaction channels, Jimmy high roller, Jake Tran etc.
Best pundit around rn too
what about Keane you dope
yea, but no one better than jose!
@@chewdafat4121 Keane is good ofc, not as good as Gaz tho
Am a red an I love Neville. Especially as a pundit but what a player he was. His banter on MNF is spot on
As a kid I remember him always pushing forward and making great tackles. I don’t remember any other right backs standing out as much as he did.
Ahh, finally someone speaking about Gary Neville ❤️ Love this man, his no nonsense temperament made me love Manchester United and football in general ❤️
I visited old Trafford for a match against Villla Real - unfortunately it ended in a 0-0 draw and united were knocked out of Europe. The one highlight of this match was watching Neville play. Not Ronaldo, not Scholes nor anyone else... but the right back! His positional play, awareness and ability to create space for himself and his mates was exceptional.
Extremely underrated crossing ability. We get shocked when we see AWB does a decent cross today, and AWB was about 50mil??? GNev could easily be 75mil.
Every full back SAF era were really good at cross
100% this man used to cross like he was KDB and Trent ....was good at defending too
Agreed I would say 75-80
In today's football Wes Brown would be worth 40/50 million on his 07-09 form, never mind Neville.
This video deserves at least 100k views! He didn't get that many United and England appearances and medals for United for no reason. Jamie Carragher wishes he would have 10% of Nevilles ability.
Not a United fan but the longevity of his career at the top of the Premiership and his trophies speak for themselves. A hard worker and extremely consistent.
He’s so great Manchester United never replaced him,what a legend❤
He’s very underrated. The best RB of a generation.
In the Premier League or among English players; he was good and under-appreciated, but elsewhere there were certainly still better right-backs in his era.
Ivanovic was miles clear
Oh, come on. Get real. Think Zanetti, Cafu, Lahm, and Thuram would like to have a word. That's just what came to mind on top of my head. Think I'd come up with at least 10 more if I took the time to think or Google some. I like Gary Neville a lot, but pls be realistic. Best RB of a generation... smh
@@Joe-ss9cr ain't lahm a lb?
@@zaifs1948 could play both and did. Midfield as well.
Not the quickest, tallest, strongest, most skilful, or most creative full-back by any means, but he was very consistent defensively and intelligent tactically and played with a lot of tenacity with how he tackled and worked hard for the team, and he was also a good leader, which made him an important figure at Man U. And although he wasn't a modern offensive-minded right-back, and mainly provided balance to the team and defensive solidity, and he could make overlapping runs and cross well, too. Definitely one of England's, the Premier League's, and Man U's greatest right-backs; there were still quite a few players above him in his position among those of his generation, however, so definitely not an all-time great, but a good player who was probably under-appreciated. Probably today he would be used as a right-sided centre-back in a back 3 as I don't think his defensive qualities would be appreciated at right-back, considering what managers often look for in attacking full-backs or wing-backs right now; he was quite versatile too and could play on the left or in the centre if need be.
I take exception to your statement on roy keanes management, he did very well at Sunderland. He got them promoted to the prem from the bottom half of the championship but didn't get the backing he needed.
Yeah, fair enough. I guess history isn't so kind to him in terms of what the media was reporting around that time.
@@FootballIconic history remembers the parts that didn't go well for him and love to portray a certain image of him. They lambast keane for the same things they praise bielsa for! His less successful managerial periods have considerable circumstances which would limit anyones success.
@@jammybizzle666 this is a very good point. Bad press always sells
Whoa okay why is this channel not blowing up. These are absolutely amazing videos!
Amazing job mate keep them coming
Ive always wanted a video on this subject, as a united fan i never really got to experience most of sir alex's reign at united, ive always wanted to know how good gary neville was, great video.
time flies really... it was like yesterday watching him running down the line, he was the best right back i know
He will always be one of my favorites.
People like the badasses and you like the peasents
Great channel!
City fan, but he's one of those players I've come to respect and admire.
I saw Neville playing for England many times during his time at Man United and he was one of the hardest working players I've ever seen. He was a machine, and very aware tactically. His trophies guarantee that he will never be underratted. Great player who made the most of his talents.
One of my favourite United players of all time. The reason I wore 2 in my playing days, and I also bought his book.
Btw, how the hell do you only have 1.6k subs, man.
Great video, really well put together. I personally think Nevilles was part of the first breed of wing backs. Solid defender, great crosser of the ball and could run alday
He is a legend like few, an idol for future footballers. Underrated channel, i love your work man keep it up!
Great video you deserve way more subs!
Hard work🔥🔥
Great Content!
That Lofi music you used in the background gave me early 2019 nostalgia 😂
Mr Reliable Gary Neville .Keep up the great content.
This is actually a really good video
Great video
Gary was basically the Senapi of any sport anime who's in the team because he has will power and Is like a leader.
Great channel man, stumbled upon the Roy Keane vid. Keep this stuff up💪🏽.
Great video man your channel will go far :DD
I will echo the thoughts shared by another subscriber on a different video. These videos are well researched and you have the skills and talent to present it in a way that is both interesting and informative. Keep doing the good work and there is just one way I see you move, up. Merry Christmas.
Thanks so much, really appreciate it! Definitely have more video ideas coming up soon!
Keep up d good work mate
Thanks man, will do!
Just found your channel, amazing content!! Would love if you made one about Ji-Sung Park
G Neville had the best type of career, safe job with a safe position, always played and played well, won trophies, medals, played with and against great players, holds his own, played for England and now is a great tv presenter! Proper bloke , doesn’t matter to much about scoring goals, other do that I’ll shore up the defence! Brilliant! One of my childhood hero’s along with the others, they were excellent time to be a united fan!
Nice channel, man! Keep it up.
For me he was the best RB in the premier League for 10 years easy. They were other good RBs in the league during this time Carr, Lauren etc but Neville was the best. As some1 once described Irwin a 7/10 player every week well thats Neville as well. His delivery was pretty good and his understanding with Beckham was fantastic. Beckham lacked in pace only downside of his game so Neville made that run for him so many time.
Great video mate, loved it. Thanks for sharing
Massively underrated simply one of the best of his generation
Quality chanel
It wont be long before this channel blows up
it's interesting to see this type of content about defenders as well as prolific goalscorers - perhaps you could do one on gareth southgate as a player?
Hi ur doing so well dude:)
do one of these on Giggs mate!
It's on the list!
Best left winger to play in premier league
@@DonnyRP nope
Wish we'd had a player like that at Forest. Neville was absolute quality
How many accolades do we give all the man u greats Gary to date best ever right back the premier League has seen
get ready to get a lot of subscribers in the next few months, your videos are fantastic!
I remember some of Gary Neville's time at Manchester United, I started supporting Manchester United in 2006
Despite seeing only a glimpse of Neville, I can confidently say that he was a very reliable defender.
I would price him around 45M-50M Euros in today's market.
Thanks man! Definitely a fair price!
I'm gonna like this channel, I can tell.
Love your content. Please do a video about Henry, Rafa Márquez
Love Gary Neville, always have always will.
Legend
hope you get more views, nice channel
He was always my RB in fifa and pes through the late 90s and 2ks.
His passion for United and his country was unmatachable
Gary neville is one of the best rights back's of all time
not even the good enough for the best mufc xl ever
When fit, 1st choice right back for England for most of his career. Very good crosser, great sense of defensive positioning that made up for lack of pace. Vocal and a leader on the pitch. He was never world class like Cafu or Zanetti but was certainly a very good right back, and the best English right back of his generation
I never highly rated G. Nev until I saw him play live at Old trafford and saw his work rate and commitment off the ball, the stuff you don't really see on tv.
“Bullied” is that what the youth call banter? They are mates and clearly comfortable taking the piss out of each other .
Where I’m from that is a sign of being good mates.
How else do you tell someone you are happy with your friendship without insulting them? There not your girlfriend so you don’t have to be open with your feelings dude
Spot on.
I think he was using the word bullied sarcastically.
Best content on CZcams ❤️👊🏽 you deserve more subs bro 😎 keep going I am sure you’ll hit 1M subs inshallah 💯
UN-BE-LIEVEABLE
What a player
Love your vids man. Excellent work. My only tip would be to invest in higher sound quality ‘mic’. Then this channel will soar. ✊🏾
Thanks, really appreciate the feedback!. Currently looking into a better mic as we speak!
Very likeable guy and MU Legend
Please cover the all the players from the 1999 treble winning side and the 07/08 United side
They're all on the list!
Gary is slowly becoming a company man
Perfect ferguson player, honest hard working team player, all teams needs that energy.. you can't win with 11 superstar at the same time
U deserve so many more subs and views Jesus Christ
Haha, thanks man. Fingers crossed!
One of Englands greatest ever players! Got onto the england side before Scholes and becks coz he dead so good. Hard to find a better player then Gary the Neville. Him and roberto Carlos were so similar and I can’t believe Gary never got even close to a ballpark dor with the amounts of crosses and assists he did. A leader as well and when he talked the players listened coz of his rage and will to win! The boss of the class of 92! Could play anywhere and would of loved to see him as a striker but he was just to good in his position
Best right back ever
Living legend Gary nevile💪
He’d definitely be in the all time premier squad. Massively underrated
Gary Neville wouldn’t go for any amount of money in today’s transfer market because he’d stay at Man Utd for his whole career. He loved Utd, that’s what made him a top class player. Not tenacity. Not resilience. Love.
I hope a few of today's yoof have the same never leave attitude. You get the impression Rashford wouldn't wanna play anywhere else. Let's hope he doesn't.
One of the Best, if not the best RB in prem history (I'm a Villa fan)
Every player is underrated
When you have great midfielders, superstar players and veterans in your team, but had your right back as the captain, you know he’s the real deal.
Nobody is talking about how good his crossing was!
3rd most underrated Crosser I have ever seen after Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo
Damn the class of 92 was something else, at the moment our current youth academy seems to be looking really great again, honestly one of the reasons I'm ten hag in, if you look at Fergie he would've been sacked before actually winning anything, these things take time, look at Arsenal with Arteta, he took them out of the banter era to being competitive again by being allowed to remove deadwood
The best throw-in on the right side.
Consistent is the worst attribute that I can associate with Gary. Could go forward and could defend, could deliver some pretty decent crosses and had a great understanding with Beckham with the overlaps. Could be beaten by some very skilled forwards, and I remember his clashes against Henry and Pires where sometimes he looked lost and would get berated by Keano. But a cornerstone in the Manchester United dominance for atleast 12 years
Fair enough. He did run into problems with Overmars on a few occasions too, I remember. To be fair, Viera and co specifically targeted him in matches against Arsenal back in the day.
he is too fooking modest on tv and social media but deep down, Gary himself and all of us know what he really was ❤