People also forget that Baresi missed a penalty before baggio at the '94 World Cup and Italy may still have lost even if Baggio scored. Not sure why Baresi took a penalty so early also.
Roberto Baggio is in my eyes the greatest attacking player I’ve seen from Italy. Despite the injuries he was a generational talent and doesn’t get the plaudits he deserves.
The injuries is what hold him back from being Italy’s goat but he’s up with Maldini Buffon Nesta Baresi and Pirlo Then it’s Cannavaro Totti Rivera Del Piero Scirea Zambrotta
@@zikree he made millions by playing with a ball...he's definitely more talented than you. And he can also use a primer before painting his mansion's walls
People forgetting Roberto Baggio. That guy was an iconic player with his pony tail and his wizardry, made many fall in love with the game. In terms of global influence he was incredible.
@@mubienkvape he got all the credibility...he was ballon d'or in 1994 or something like that, we was amazing...but maldini played at the highest and same level 4 20 years and his palmares outruns badggio's
@@neoncity3471 Yeah, but Lippi destroyed his career back to back at Juventus and Inter. Injury was his number 1 enemy but the way Lippi treated him destroy him completely
@@neoncity3471 I didn't say Baggio was the greatest Italian player of all time. As a matter of fact i do agree that Maldini is the best. Just want to pointed out that Baggio should get more recognition that a lot of people seems to forget
Personally I chose Maldini but it’s good that someone is giving Buffon respect he deserves. The fact he came 4th in the ballon dor at 40 is unheard of and was a regular until the age of 42. For me he is the greatest goalkeeper of all time and deserved a ballon dor. Good shout bro
It makes sense you guys would pick a goalkeeper and a defender, Italy has never been known for having great playmakers, their whole philosophy is, “defend defend defend!!!” Hahaha they’re last Ballon d’Or was Cannavaro another defender! lol Italians have certainly made boring football an art form.
@@SunnyDiegoProductionthat’s because you don’t know italian football. We had Pirlo, world top class midfielder, incredibile player. We had del Piero, baggio, Vieri, Totti. Every one of these could win more than one balon d’ore, but you kid grow up thinkng that There was only messi and Ronaldo.
In 2006, Alessandro Del Piero and Thierry Henry played against each other in Italy vs. France final in Germany and now they are chilling in the same room and chatting about best Italian players. That's lit ❤
@@EnzoPepsiCola I watched him when he played for RMA. He's a great defender, no doubt about that. But I wouldn't put him amongst the best all-time italian players.
@@javiermunozcarranza5323Bagio is referred to "the player who died standing" cause when he missed the penalty against Brazil in the final . There's many clips on CZcams If you want to see.
Agree about Maldini. The greatest defender of all time. The amount of trophies he won, the great teams he played in, his longevity playing at the highest level until over 40 and I never saw him make a mistake. He was hardly ever beaten 1 v 1.
Baggio was the best for me, World Cup 94 he just lit that tournament, and I watched him a lot on Football Italia channel 4 in UK in the 90s, just brilliant and hardly gets mentioned as one of the greats, he is massively underrated outside of Italy I would say
Yes I could agree more I put R9, Ronaldinho Messi Baggio and Van Basten is that bracket. Maldini was great for long time. Maradona maybe tyr greatest but when I saw him live he was past his best.
To be honest he is the most naturally gifted italian player ever without a doubt maybe there were others before him but from 80's onward no body is better
Didn't he play in the 06 world cup in Germany? Sorry if I'm wrong. It's an honest question. 2006 World Cup was my first world cup, I'm 28 years old, and I do remember seeing legendary players and I didn't know they were legendary players😢🤯
So many! Maldini, the divine ponytail himself, Baggio, Pirlo, of course Baresi, Buffon, I think for me it's interesting that so many players from so many positions can stake a solid claim.
@@Itaru1342 yeah completely agree but all hardwork went in vain just because of a silly penalty miss which may have stopped Brazil and may have changed the face of Italian football
@@hendipray1016 yeah but the man in whom Italy had faith failed to deliver and so baggio is the one to be blamed as he hat Italy hopes on his shoulders
I was a kid when I saw the 1982 World Cup in Spain. It's a pity nobody mentioned Paolo Rossi and Bruno Conti. They won that Cup the hard way, by beating Argentina of Maradona and Passarella, and then the amazing Brasil of Zico, Falcao and Eder. Unfortunately today, to many so called experts in sports have often a very short memory.
Gaetano Scirea gets overlooked way too often, too, in all time discussions about centre half. Thank God they did beat that West Germany side, in the final, though. Would have been a travesty if they'd lifted the trophy after Schumacher's vile shenanigans in that semi against that magnificent France side...
@@ahmedzakikhan7639 😂😂, use your youtube and watch some videos! Totti is a joke. He barely made it to the squadra azzurra. Plus you rewrote your comment, just to make it doubly wrong 😬
@Vaiśnava one day barely made it !! It says skill-wise. He was just an arrogant person; FIFA never liked him but at EURO 2000 he was the best player - better than Zidane or Figo.
@@spark556you were born in 2014 mate you only saw messi and ronaldo🤓 You dont even know how hard it was to play football back then, there was no offside , no red cards and defenders like maldini would break knees for living
Tore his acl at 18, he was slower, smaller, and shorter than most players and played almost his entire career with an injury. Look at the goals he scores in that context and the context of the games he scored in. Plenty of compilations on CZcams
As Italian footbal was the first to be passionate about I really couldn't choose.. From goal keepers to point strikers I could pick at least one for every position.
@@kdme1657 Yes Maldini is the best in defense of all time and buffon is the one of the best goal keeper in the world. I remember in 1990 the Italians lost in the Semi Final in the penalty shootout. That was a disappointed world cup. When we eagerly waited for the next world cup 1994 here comes the Roberto baggio. He showed his tremendous skills to take Italy to the final in 1994. He struggled with hamstring injury and fought till the last minute against Brazil.
He IS one of the goats in my opinion. People forget that his leg was strapped in that WC Final - that injury must have affected his kicking of the penalty. He singlehandedly (single-leggedly?) got Italy to the final.
this penalty miss is so unfair. 1) even if he would have scored, brazil had to miss the next one. so it wouldn't have changed anything. 2) his right leg was injured and strapped. he surely influenced the way he shoot. 3) in that WC, without him? Italy wouldn't have even reached the 1/8 but people were not even born are talking about things they have no clue 4) he was an alien
@@farodopi5170Ahh! Baggio the man who broke the hearts of Nigerians in USA 94. He single-leggedly😂 destroyed our team and he saved his best till the dying moments of the game.
We've just lost one of the greatest: Luigi Riva, with 35 goals in 42 matches is the all time top scorer with the Italian national selection. 1968 European Champion with Italy. 1970 Serie A winner with Cagliari against northern powerhouses. He and this team would have won more had Riva not suffered a fracture after the start of the new season, defending champion Cagliari was already leading the ranking. 1970 Runner up - against the best Brasil team of all time- at the World Cup in Mexico.
one of the greatest Strikers of all time . he just made one mistake had a bad game and now idiots that never watched him play live are calling him overrated .but the greatest midfielder of all time regardless of nationality is Andrea Pirlo. kids if you want to become the greatest midfielder just watch this man play get all the tapes and watch it .
@@spark556Yeah, for sure. he played at 50% because of his knee which was already destroyed as a boy, let alone if he was overrated. go back to sleep. Good day
The disrespect to Roberto Baggio. I’m from 1993 so I never saw him live but I’ve fallen in love with his play just watching old clips and learning his story with injuries and setbacks with coaches. Amazing player
@@spark556 Baggio overrated?? You must be a complete and perfect foolish guy. Do you even know who you are talking about?? So you call a ballon d'or an overrated player? No really I'm sure 100% that you are a perfect fool.
Baggio was probably the most technical and magical player. I was a joy to watch him play in the 90's. Unfortunately, he was haunted by a lot of severe injuries. I have a lot of praise for the great Italian defenders, but they are no contender for the greatest Italian player.
@@caesarroe1283 assolutamente! Per la maggioranza degli italiani Roberto Baggio è stato il più grande giocatore della storia del calcio italiano. Nessun giocatore è stato amato quanto Baggio. Maldini sicuramente meriterebbe il podio.
@@victorkreig6089 bitter about him being on TV yet he's not the most clued up pundit nor was he a great player. Michael Owen is worse as a pundit I would say
@@jayfpliola8191 "Michael Owen is a bad pundit" "Micha is a better pundit than Michael Owen" You should report yourself to the new england journal of medicine, there's no way they've ever come across someone on this many drugs who's survived to tell the tale before
Baggio...you forgot those years on the 90's that italians entered in panic if Baggio was not available to play? Most elegant player i had ever seen in pitch...
He’s my favorite Italian. He also looks like my uncle from Canada. We convinced my sister (for 2 mins) that Uncle Rob was playing in the champions league 😂
Maldini I feel Buffon needs to be given a mention too. Hard to compare players from different positions but both played at such an outstanding level for 20 years+
I was 6 years old in 1994 and and 94 World Cup was my first memory of football and my favorite player was Baggio I was so classy that even a 6 year old could understand the beauty of his game. Amazing player I became a Juve fan because of him.
@@ahmedzakikhan7639 Injury cost Totti and not Baggio?! 🙄 Baggio had his career cut short to injury, Totti played a lifetime for Roma. Totti was beautiful to watch, but isn't in the conversation alongside Baggio.
@DTAAFE local league football don't matter much. Totti could have been the star player in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup but got had injury/referee issues in both. He would have been big had he gone to Real Madrid. Totti was far better than Baggio.
@@ahmedzakikhan7639 Local league football? Could have been/Would of been. Baggio was a star wherever he went, even at Brescia, after 3 ACL injuries. If you asked Totti, he would probably say Baggio.
Not in terms of whole career, I get that, but the best Italian player I've seen in my life was Roberto Baggio around the 94 World Cup era. He was mythical.
Indeed, here in Italy there's always something mystic about the figure of Baggio. Despite the injures that hindered somehow his career, he manage to be among the gods in the pantheon of football. His whole story, both glorious and sad career, was often associated with the term "romantic football", recalling a time long gone in terms of quality and men in Italian Football. There's an old Italian song of the early 2000 that says: "Since Baggio doesn't play, it's not Sunday anymore"
I was 6 years old in 1994 and and 94 World Cup was my first memory of football and my favorite player was Baggio I was so classy that even a 6 year old could understand the beauty of his game. Amazing player I became a Juve fan because of him.
Giuseppe Meazza is a possible answer too I think. Italys key player as they won 2 World Cups. Had Mussolini dancing the tango all the way into Greece 😂
Nah. Cassano had comparable talent to Baggio, but his personality, choices and lifestyle prevented him from ever reaching his full potential. If Cassano has comparable amount of talent to Baggio then there is still another tier above them two which is where players like Pirlo and Maldini are. Greatness is something that makes you shine and overcome odds (think Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan) and Baggio doesn't have that. What you said would be like saying Kaka was the greatest Brazilian ever
i agree he is 1 of the best. his record of scoring goals in fixed games for Juventus whilst on cocktails of performance enhancing drugs will never be beaten
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Roberto Baggio carried a whole nation to the finals with that sorry team that year. Then, for the rest of his life, he had to endure the humiliation of one mistake, where even if he scored, Brazil can still win with the last penalty shot. It’s not like he scored and it’s tied.
For me is: Giovanni Ridoni " vigorone"; in the second place, i say: Andrea Valenti " Bizzu"; in the third place i say: Massimo Barbanera " Masci". They were really at a very superior level.
The Maldini free kick he scored at the liverpool-AC Milan legends match a few years ago was incredible, literally the whole ground went silent and then the whole ground stood and applauded for about 3 minutes in utter disbelief of what we had just witnessed! "It was truly magical".
The best has got to be Roberto Baggio. I get it that Maldini is Mr Consistent and rock solid at the back even as a left back. However Baggio was a talent bar none. He is the ultimate Italian Number 10. Playmaker, Striker and prolific goal scorer. In World Cup 94, he carried Italy on his shoulders to the final, in a team that relied heavily on him to score.
Baggio he was unreal throughout his entire career how many forwards get over 400 career goals while suffering from ill treatment from managers who played him out of position and crippling injuries if we are talking about the top 10 best players ever baggio has to be up there even with the lack of silverware
@@dhrv7585i'm italian and we all consider Baggio the best italian player ever, then Rivera and Riva, Maldini, Buffon, Meazza, Totti, Pirlo, Del Piero. Actually Maldini has the greatest international prestige as winning mentality, trophies, fair play and loyalty. But as technical skills Baggio has no rivals.
@@dhrv7585 no, but he scored 9 beautiful gol in three World Cups. Maldini was a legend who always played in big team as AC Milan has been. Baggio played half career in small teams as Fiorentina, Bologna and Brescia.
"You didn't know anyone did ya?"
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pirlo ?
I feel bad for Micah, btw they didn't suspect Thiary for that. I think he also didn't know
😂😂😂😂
@R Amrull dude, that's thierry fucking henry. He knows what he talks. Micah is nowhere comparable to him.
I reckon Micah thought Baresi was a phrase not a footballer
Thought it was Jamie's order for food at half time
🤣🤣🤣
Haha same
Calcio e Baresi
I'm sure Micah knows who Franco baresi is
Roberto Baggio in his prime was something else. Just a beautiful footballer.
Had he won that final, everyone would remember more
@@dhruvseoni8418 exactly that miss😔
He is only remembered for the Penalty he missed but Great Player
People also forget that Baresi missed a penalty before baggio at the '94 World Cup and Italy may still have lost even if Baggio scored. Not sure why Baresi took a penalty so early also.
Disagree. Totti was slightly better.
Roberto Baggio is in my eyes the greatest attacking player I’ve seen from Italy.
Despite the injuries he was a generational talent and doesn’t get the plaudits he deserves.
I agree with you
Yep he definitely the greatest talented player from italy at least for me but his career probably not as illustrious as others
The injuries is what hold him back from being Italy’s goat but he’s up with Maldini Buffon Nesta Baresi and Pirlo
Then it’s Cannavaro Totti Rivera Del Piero Scirea Zambrotta
@@MCFCReacts true
@@7osam88Its not quantity its quality my friend, Maldini was just a defender... Baggio was generational magic 🪄
Roberto Baggio. He floats like a butterfly, and stings like a bee.
He almost miss penalty
The bee butterfly failed to score a goal against Taffarel
@@zikree hahaha very funny but fr Baggio has more talent in his pony tail than you do your entire body
@@johnrockyryan can he synthesize a new primer for qPCR? If not, im more talented than him
@@zikree he made millions by playing with a ball...he's definitely more talented than you. And he can also use a primer before painting his mansion's walls
People forgetting Roberto Baggio. That guy was an iconic player with his pony tail and his wizardry, made many fall in love with the game. In terms of global influence he was incredible.
If it's not because of Lippi, he would get all the credibility that he deserves. Legend!
@@mubienkvape he got all the credibility...he was ballon d'or in 1994 or something like that, we was amazing...but maldini played at the highest and same level 4 20 years and his palmares outruns badggio's
@@neoncity3471 Yeah, but Lippi destroyed his career back to back at Juventus and Inter. Injury was his number 1 enemy but the way Lippi treated him destroy him completely
@@neoncity3471 I didn't say Baggio was the greatest Italian player of all time. As a matter of fact i do agree that Maldini is the best. Just want to pointed out that Baggio should get more recognition that a lot of people seems to forget
@@mubienkvape maybe those people are young and never saw badggio he was amazing without a doubt
Roberto Baggio is the goat of Italian football. He deserves so much more love than what he gets. He was an absolute baller.
He was great but he is not a winner
@@jfield3311Baggio was art
The pen
@jfield3311 so? That wasn't the q now was it
@COCOMARTIN0976 what about it? Did one moment drive your whole carer?
The level of respect to Maldini is amazing
The disrespect to Buffon is sad
Buffon Pirlo Totti Del Pierro
Its maldini tho, long hair, 5 ucl.. majestic
@@Robin_Oliverbuffon did not win ucl maldini has 5
@@nicholasgakuu5223 Maldini has 3 ucls because it wasn't the ucl before the 92/93 season
Micah probably thought Baresi meant ‘me too’ or ‘same’ 😂
😂😂😂
Si
Sii he definitely might have .😅
No he can speak Italian
Lies again? NRIC Card
For Italy, Baresi was something else, best defensive performance in history in the 1994 wc final
For me it's Buffon. I know it's not popular cuz he was a GK. But he was at the top of the game from when I was a baby, to a full on adult. Crazy
Personally I chose Maldini but it’s good that someone is giving Buffon respect he deserves. The fact he came 4th in the ballon dor at 40 is unheard of and was a regular until the age of 42. For me he is the greatest goalkeeper of all time and deserved a ballon dor. Good shout bro
It makes sense you guys would pick a goalkeeper and a defender, Italy has never been known for having great playmakers, their whole philosophy is, “defend defend defend!!!” Hahaha they’re last Ballon d’Or was Cannavaro another defender! lol Italians have certainly made boring football an art form.
@@SunnyDiegoProductionthat’s because you don’t know italian football. We had Pirlo, world top class midfielder, incredibile player. We had del Piero, baggio, Vieri, Totti. Every one of these could win more than one balon d’ore, but you kid grow up thinkng that There was only messi and Ronaldo.
@@miticodevisYes, Roberto Baggio is the best attacking player in Italy's history, defensively Baresi is the best CB and Maldini the best LB
@@SunnyDiegoProduction would love to know which national team you support🤣
In 2006, Alessandro Del Piero and Thierry Henry played against each other in Italy vs. France final in Germany and now they are chilling in the same room and chatting about best Italian players. That's lit ❤
2000 euro final too
Materazzi and Zidane did too, but i doubt they can do this
@@marc-florianvonweber6987 those two would still have a go at it, that fight was not over
duh they're just millionaires kickin it
Played together in Juve too for a short period
R. Baggio. The guy didn't run. He floated on the pitch.
The man who died standing
100% baggio
Maldini, Baresi, Baggio, Buffon…someone else, maybe Pirlo? I think that’s the top 5 in no particular order.
@@cuck1ngfuntRivera
De rossi
Roberto Baggio. He was like a poet with the ball
It was Roberto Baggio 'the divine ponytail'.
He was MAGIC in action.
Baggio played most of his career without knees, absolutely phenomenal
Pep Guardiola said *Baggio* was the most technically gifted player he'd ever played with
And he played with R9, Laudrup, Romario etc 😮
People sleep on Baggio , especially after '94 😢
That 94 world cup still haunts...
Baggio better than Messi, that penalty ruined it all :(
@@YewGassed lol
Makes me happy to see so many comments about Baggio. He deserves his flowers
I was going to write the same comment. I thought people forgot Roberto Baggio, but he is the main example in the comments.
@@Mr_Paw_revisedhow
@@Mr_Paw_revisedfifa
Yes but Meazza and Rivera were as great in their era
@@patrickhauser588they played around 60 years ago, but most are forgotten sadly
Dude spent half a season in Juve and he speak Italian perfectly. Henry is a true legend, I miss watching him play.
You can't go wrong here: Maldini, Baresi, Del Piero, Baggio, Totti, Cannavaro... So many greats.
Cannavaro is not quite up there with the others you mentioned, imho.
He still won the Ballon d'Or though, so I guess there's that...
@@kilendoskingdomDid you watch him in his prime?
@@EnzoPepsiCola I watched him when he played for RMA. He's a great defender, no doubt about that. But I wouldn't put him amongst the best all-time italian players.
@@kilendoskingdom you mean one of only two Italians to ever win the Ballon d'Or isn't amongst the best all time?
Bro forgot Nesta
Roberto Baggio … the legend who died standing 💔
Whaat?
Baggio is still alive
USA 94 World Cup
@@javiermunozcarranza5323Bagio is referred to "the player who died standing" cause when he missed the penalty against Brazil in the final . There's many clips on CZcams If you want to see.
@@javiermunozcarranza5323it’s just a phrase bro
Roberto Baggio, all day long. Just a phenomenal footballer.
Still to theese days my idol 😢
with their rivary, never ever ould del pierosay baggio
Del piero :
Maldini better
Says a gen z
Agree about Maldini. The greatest defender of all time. The amount of trophies he won, the great teams he played in, his longevity playing at the highest level until over 40 and I never saw him make a mistake. He was hardly ever beaten 1 v 1.
Of course Roberto Baggio. His greatness as a football player is nowadays so underrated. It's sad because he seemed also a nice human being.
Baggio was the best for me, World Cup 94 he just lit that tournament, and I watched him a lot on Football Italia channel 4 in UK in the 90s, just brilliant and hardly gets mentioned as one of the greats, he is massively underrated outside of Italy I would say
I’d agree with that, certainly in my lifetime.
The missed pk hurt his legacy. One of the GOAT
Yes I could agree more I put R9, Ronaldinho Messi Baggio and Van Basten is that bracket. Maldini was great for long time. Maradona maybe tyr greatest but when I saw him live he was past his best.
To be honest he is the most naturally gifted italian player ever without a doubt maybe there were others before him but from 80's onward no body is better
Didn't he play in the 06 world cup in Germany?
Sorry if I'm wrong. It's an honest question.
2006 World Cup was my first world cup, I'm 28 years old, and I do remember seeing legendary players and I didn't know they were legendary players😢🤯
I'm surprised Micah didn't panic and say something like "Cornetto" 😂
Egg
🤣
Or just start shouting “….CAIO A TUTTI!” 😂
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha
Like "Berlusconi"
So many! Maldini, the divine ponytail himself, Baggio, Pirlo, of course Baresi, Buffon, I think for me it's interesting that so many players from so many positions can stake a solid claim.
Alessandro Del Piero for the sheer passion and craft he showed throughout his life.
damn thierry
that italian was good
🤙
Henry is a beast, in many aspects
He used to play for juve before moved to Arsenal
Flexing💪🏾💪🏾
Where did he learn?
@@qwerttzizzi Juventus
Buffon deserves a shout, I also loved Baggio in the 90s
No baggio the man that died standing he cost us a world cup
@@arpitbhardwaj846if it wasn't for him Italy wouldn't even make it to the final. Bruh
@@Itaru1342 yeah completely agree but all hardwork went in vain just because of a silly penalty miss which may have stopped Brazil and may have changed the face of Italian football
@@arpitbhardwaj846blame baresi also for the missed pen..
And pagliuca also for not able to stop brazil penalties
@@hendipray1016 yeah but the man in whom Italy had faith failed to deliver and so baggio is the one to be blamed as he hat Italy hopes on his shoulders
I was a kid when I saw the 1982 World Cup in Spain. It's a pity nobody mentioned Paolo Rossi and Bruno Conti. They won that Cup the hard way, by beating Argentina of Maradona and Passarella, and then the amazing Brasil of Zico, Falcao and Eder. Unfortunately today, to many so called experts in sports have often a very short memory.
Gaetano Scirea gets overlooked way too often, too, in all time discussions about centre half. Thank God they did beat that West Germany side, in the final, though. Would have been a travesty if they'd lifted the trophy after Schumacher's vile shenanigans in that semi against that magnificent France side...
Conti: Marazico!
@@chriscolton6329 "vile".
Roberto Baggio! Era una pasada verlo jugar. Daba miedo cuando jugaba en la Selección nacional. Muy inteligente.
Maldini for me. Made defending look sophisticated and effortless
All us great players do that. It is easy. It's you lampposts that make it look hard.
@@robovac3557 lmao us? ego bigger than the skill
@@michelleobama3362 They're both massive. And massive things comes in threes, baby.
But Nesta is literally the greatest defender of all time
Giuseppe Meazza for me. Italy's star player and helped Italy to 2 World Cups. Inter Milan legend and Inters stadium is named after him
Andrea Pirlo,Baggio, Maldini, Baresi, Totti, Del Piero. It’s hard to choose 1.
Paolo.Rossi! Gano solo el mundial del 82!.
No, right answer would have been Baggio. Very easy.
Can't choose 1? Choose all
This!
Cannavaro
The Divine Ponytailed little Italian, how on earth could anyone forget Roberto Baggio? He was a masterclass and I wish He played for Arsenal tooo
When I was a kid in 70s I remember 2 player playing for Italy who I thought were deadly as we say in Ireland
Roberto Bettaga
And Causio
Roberto *Bettega and Franco Causio
Skill wise it's Roberto Baggio. No question about it.
❤
Skilwise its Francesco Totti
@@ahmedzakikhan7639 😂😂, use your youtube and watch some videos! Totti is a joke. He barely made it to the squadra azzurra.
Plus you rewrote your comment, just to make it doubly wrong 😬
@Vaiśnava one day barely made it !!
It says skill-wise. He was just an arrogant person; FIFA never liked him but at EURO 2000 he was the best player - better than Zidane or Figo.
Isnt defending skill too idiot
Baggio for ever. The man played like that with an injury bothering him since he was 18 years old.
Overrated
@@spark556you were born in 2014 mate you only saw messi and ronaldo🤓
You dont even know how hard it was to play football back then, there was no offside , no red cards and defenders like maldini would break knees for living
@@Maxsss22no offside? 😅
Tore his acl at 18, he was slower, smaller, and shorter than most players and played almost his entire career with an injury. Look at the goals he scores in that context and the context of the games he scored in. Plenty of compilations on CZcams
Roberto Baggio was something else
As Italian footbal was the first to be passionate about I really couldn't choose.. From goal keepers to point strikers I could pick at least one for every position.
Roberto Baggio the most skillfull... most gifted Italian footballer of all time 🎉❤
Fact.
Roberto Baggio. The 1994 Pony tail hero of the world cup. I still remember in the news with the title " Roberto Baggio bag full of tricks"
K but he’s not better than Maldini or Buffon. He’s on the same tier with ppl like baresi, Cannavaro, nesta
@@kdme1657 Yes Maldini is the best in defense of all time and buffon is the one of the best goal keeper in the world. I remember in 1990 the Italians lost in the Semi Final in the penalty shootout. That was a disappointed world cup. When we eagerly waited for the next world cup 1994 here comes the Roberto baggio. He showed his tremendous skills to take Italy to the final in 1994. He struggled with hamstring injury and fought till the last minute against Brazil.
@@kdme1657he is
@@kdme1657 You know carrying a country on your back while being injured ti a final is almost impossible nowadays
Paul McGrath with 2 dodgy knees put him in his place.Giant Stadium ,USA 94....
Ireland 1-Italy 0...Just saying !!
So blessed to watch so many brilliant Italian footballers growing up but Roberto Baggio .. man he was just next level
Roberto The Divine Ponytail Baggio!
Italian football in the 90s was the 🔥
Baggio was unbelievable player if he didn’t miss that penalty he would’ve be remembered as one of the goats 🐐
He IS one of the goats in my opinion. People forget that his leg was strapped in that WC Final - that injury must have affected his kicking of the penalty. He singlehandedly (single-leggedly?) got Italy to the final.
this penalty miss is so unfair.
1) even if he would have scored, brazil had to miss the next one. so it wouldn't have changed anything.
2) his right leg was injured and strapped. he surely influenced the way he shoot.
3) in that WC, without him? Italy wouldn't have even reached the 1/8
but people were not even born are talking about things they have no clue
4) he was an alien
@@farodopi5170Ahh! Baggio the man who broke the hearts of Nigerians in USA 94. He single-leggedly😂 destroyed our team and he saved his best till the dying moments of the game.
@@marcchrys bro fr people forget mans was injured that entire tournament yet still carried them to the final like Maradona did in 1990
I think Bergomi is the best Italian footballer all the time
Not enough credit being given to my boy Andrea Pirlo in this comments section. What an artist
Was looking for this comment. Watching Pirlo take Italy to win a WC was one of my favorite childhood memories
Pirlo was good, but Maldini was a brick wall...
Unforgettable player
Kdb couldn't lace his boots 😂
The 1st name that came to my mind
Roberto Baggio is the man. Pirlo for the new era fans.
We've just lost one of the greatest: Luigi Riva, with 35 goals in 42 matches is the all time top scorer with the Italian national selection.
1968 European Champion with Italy.
1970 Serie A winner with Cagliari against northern powerhouses. He and this team would have won more had Riva not suffered a fracture after the start of the new season, defending champion Cagliari was already leading the ranking.
1970 Runner up - against the best Brasil team of all time- at the World Cup in Mexico.
Baggio, absolutely without any competition - he is also among the 5 the best players, in the whole world, ever!!
Thierry’s flicker smile is so funny,
When he said “salsa in Italian, it’s all coming back.”
To this day, I have no idea how he does that lmao
I be at work randomly trying to do that shit 😂😂😂😂😂
Is it a smile or a twitch?
Roberto Baggio, ultimate class
Overrated af
one of the greatest Strikers of all time . he just made one mistake had a bad game and now idiots that never watched him play live are calling him overrated .but the greatest midfielder of all time regardless of nationality is Andrea Pirlo. kids if you want to become the greatest midfielder just watch this man play get all the tapes and watch it .
@@spark556Yeah, for sure. he played at 50% because of his knee which was already destroyed as a boy, let alone if he was overrated. go back to sleep. Good day
Yeah buddy, sure. Literally went through his career with one knee. @spark556
@@k.m890 perfect idiots like you said. So a ballon d'or is now an overrated player?? 😂😂😂
As an Italian, Roberto Baggio is the greatest football player and talent Italy has ever seen
I like Baggio's skills, Pirlo's inteligence, Buffon's defense and Totti's willpower. ⚽🇮🇹
The disrespect to Roberto Baggio. I’m from 1993 so I never saw him live but I’ve fallen in love with his play just watching old clips and learning his story with injuries and setbacks with coaches. Amazing player
They have to pick one name, how is it disrespect not to pick him?
If they had picked him, would it then be disrespect towards Maldini or Baresi?
Even Maldini and Baresi they're talking about said no Italian player could be compared to Baggio in the whole Italian football history.
Crazy overrated
@@spark556 Baggio overrated?? You must be a complete and perfect foolish guy. Do you even know who you are talking about?? So you call a ballon d'or an overrated player? No really I'm sure 100% that you are a perfect fool.
Opinion based on clips and stories lol 😂
Baggio was probably the most technical and magical player. I was a joy to watch him play in the 90's. Unfortunately, he was haunted by a lot of severe injuries. I have a lot of praise for the great Italian defenders, but they are no contender for the greatest Italian player.
Same, Italian defenders in general are legendary. but The Divine Ponytail was a mythical beast of legends...... a fekkin unicorn!! ❤
Roberto Baggio was better than Del Piero for me technically more gifted.
@@caesarroe1283 assolutamente! Per la maggioranza degli italiani Roberto Baggio è stato il più grande giocatore della storia del calcio italiano. Nessun giocatore è stato amato quanto Baggio. Maldini sicuramente meriterebbe il podio.
Baggio/Totti. Baggio more of a second striker, totti in his prime a unique playmaker. Both a level or more above De Piero who was also excellent tbf.
@@ThisisArtSoitis nah Delpiero suck, at his begining he tried to mimic Baggio style, in this interview, he forget his master, what a shame!
Roberto Baggio.
Amazing amazing
Player.
Wonderful footballer.
Magical player.
More like kaka of Brazil
People don’t recognise and
respect him much.
Roberto Baggio!!! What a Player!
you depict him deliberately sir
Micah’s football knowledge is so limited but makes up for it with personality
Just as limited as he was on the pitch
@@victorkreig6089 don't be bitter guys 😂
@@jayfpliola8191 what's to be bitter about? He was trash when he played and hindered city's defense quite significantly while he was there
@@victorkreig6089 bitter about him being on TV yet he's not the most clued up pundit nor was he a great player.
Michael Owen is worse as a pundit I would say
@@jayfpliola8191 "Michael Owen is a bad pundit"
"Micha is a better pundit than Michael Owen"
You should report yourself to the new england journal of medicine, there's no way they've ever come across someone on this many drugs who's survived to tell the tale before
Badiya kaam kar raha hai tum bhai. Aise hi mudde uthate raho!
Baggio and Platini are so underrated
Baggio...you forgot those years on the 90's that italians entered in panic if Baggio was not available to play?
Most elegant player i had ever seen in pitch...
That Maldini - Nesta partnership was too overpowered.
Don't forget Stam
And Cannavaro
What about Baresi - Maldini?
Until R9 turned up and terrified them
Del Piero for me, that was my era and he was generational
Italian teams in 82,94 where great but the one in 2006 wow
Pirlo was a baller
He’s my favorite Italian. He also looks like my uncle from Canada. We convinced my sister (for 2 mins) that Uncle Rob was playing in the champions league 😂
@@TheJawRawOh my god. 😂😂😂
Yes but not the great(est).
Now his dickriders. Dont get me wrong. He was elite
He’s not the best, wouldn’t even say top 3
Roberto Baggio even after serious knee surgeries was still way way the best Italian player for me.
Frankly i cant make a choice both of them Baresi & Maldini were a true legends
Roby Baggio, Maldini and Baresi for me!
Roberto Baggio was the best Italian player ever. The guy was special.
Roberto Baggio...guy was genius 😊😊😊
I agree with Del Piero
Too many greats, each eta had stars and incredible players
I'd have Buffon, Baresi, Maldini, Pirlo, Baggio, and Meazza on the shortlist. Totti, maybe, sneaks on the list.
Maldini
I feel Buffon needs to be given a mention too. Hard to compare players from different positions but both played at such an outstanding level for 20 years+
Why not Cannavaro
Original Messi to me is Roberto Baggio!!!! One of the greatest of all-time across Football ⚽️ worldwide
The fact that it's a defender says everything you need to about Italian football philosophy.
I will go with the Ponytail
Roberto Baggio
Baggio made football look beautiful.
Totti was far better but injury and arrogance cost him.
I was 6 years old in 1994 and and 94 World Cup was my first memory of football and my favorite player was Baggio I was so classy that even a 6 year old could understand the beauty of his game. Amazing player I became a Juve fan because of him.
@@ahmedzakikhan7639 Injury cost Totti and not Baggio?! 🙄 Baggio had his career cut short to injury, Totti played a lifetime for Roma. Totti was beautiful to watch, but isn't in the conversation alongside Baggio.
@DTAAFE local league football don't matter much. Totti could have been the star player in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup but got had injury/referee issues in both.
He would have been big had he gone to Real Madrid.
Totti was far better than Baggio.
@@ahmedzakikhan7639 Local league football?
Could have been/Would of been.
Baggio was a star wherever he went, even at Brescia, after 3 ACL injuries.
If you asked Totti, he would probably say Baggio.
Not in terms of whole career, I get that, but the best Italian player I've seen in my life was Roberto Baggio around the 94 World Cup era. He was mythical.
Indeed, here in Italy there's always something mystic about the figure of Baggio. Despite the injures that hindered somehow his career, he manage to be among the gods in the pantheon of football. His whole story, both glorious and sad career, was often associated with the term "romantic football", recalling a time long gone in terms of quality and men in Italian Football. There's an old Italian song of the early 2000 that says: "Since Baggio doesn't play, it's not Sunday anymore"
I was 6 years old in 1994 and and 94 World Cup was my first memory of football and my favorite player was Baggio I was so classy that even a 6 year old could understand the beauty of his game. Amazing player I became a Juve fan because of him.
that dude was the maradona of Europe.. witnessed him as a kid doing football in his bet way
in terms of skills either Baggio or Nesta
Giuseppe Meazza is a possible answer too I think. Italys key player as they won 2 World Cups. Had Mussolini dancing the tango all the way into Greece 😂
Baggio, Del Piero & Maldini, for me.
Franko barezi c'est un grand défenseur c'est rare de trouver
Un joueur comme lui .
Roberto Baggio..🔥🇮🇹 italian Goat
He missed though, so 🤷♂️
No Delpiero 🔥🔥
@@snapg00just a 1 miss penalty bro
Roberto Baggio is the greatest most talented & most gifted player Italy has ever produced.
One of the greatest players of all time. Il divine codino
What a load of shit‼️
Nah. Cassano had comparable talent to Baggio, but his personality, choices and lifestyle prevented him from ever reaching his full potential. If Cassano has comparable amount of talent to Baggio then there is still another tier above them two which is where players like Pirlo and Maldini are.
Greatness is something that makes you shine and overcome odds (think Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan) and Baggio doesn't have that.
What you said would be like saying Kaka was the greatest Brazilian ever
Del Piero's won the best of the all imp. Trophies
@@casualxxgamerxx9662 who said that about kaka
lol the one with cassano you humiliate yourself
Roberto Baggio was amazing. “The divine pony tail”.
Titi's quickering lips is always the signature move for literally anything. 😂😂😂
Del Peiro has to be up there, quality player!
Del piero wasnt Even first choice in the national team.
He is the Xavi no one needs to know ♥️ if you know
@@Djdkdkdndkzn1 bc italy had to many great player at that time
i agree he is 1 of the best. his record of scoring goals in fixed games for Juventus whilst on cocktails of performance enhancing drugs will never be beaten
One of the greats👍
The divine ponytail ❤
no es Dios
Jesus loves everyone . Jesus is the way the truth and the life . Jesus rose to save . Repent and know Jesus. God, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit are Three In One. Prayer > manifestation. Jesus is above perfection, and only Him. Jesus is king. Jesus is the only true and real idol. Jesus saves ❤️✝️
@@mario.baddouranot sure if your a bot, but amen❤
Roberto Baggio carried a whole nation to the finals with that sorry team that year. Then, for the rest of his life, he had to endure the humiliation of one mistake, where even if he scored, Brazil can still win with the last penalty shot. It’s not like he scored and it’s tied.
Baggio. He was the greatest player at the 94 World Cup
Baggio was crazy
For me it was Baggio , the divine ponytail ✨️ .
For me is: Giovanni Ridoni " vigorone"; in the second place, i say: Andrea Valenti " Bizzu"; in the third place i say: Massimo Barbanera " Masci". They were really at a very superior level.
Buffon,Maldini,Nesta,Totti,R.Baggio,DeRossi,Cannavaro,DelPiero,Camorenosi were amongst the best of what I've seen between ~1994-2010.
Henry is such a fun figure to watch
The Maldini free kick he scored at the liverpool-AC Milan legends match a few years ago was incredible, literally the whole ground went silent and then the whole ground stood and applauded for about 3 minutes in utter disbelief of what we had just witnessed! "It was truly magical".
The best has got to be Roberto Baggio. I get it that Maldini is Mr Consistent and rock solid at the back even as a left back.
However Baggio was a talent bar none. He is the ultimate Italian Number 10. Playmaker, Striker and prolific goal scorer.
In World Cup 94, he carried Italy on his shoulders to the final, in a team that relied heavily on him to score.
Roberto Baggio was something different, by far the best Italian player who didn't play in the standard Italian way.
Paolo Rosi..he made me happy in 1982 lol
Baggio he was unreal throughout his entire career how many forwards get over 400 career goals while suffering from ill treatment from managers who played him out of position and crippling injuries if we are talking about the top 10 best players ever baggio has to be up there even with the lack of silverware
Roberto Baggio: Did you.. forget.... WHO I AM??!
No, but he didn’t compare to Maldini
@@dhrv7585i'm italian and we all consider Baggio the best italian player ever, then Rivera and Riva, Maldini, Buffon, Meazza, Totti, Pirlo, Del Piero. Actually Maldini has the greatest international prestige as winning mentality, trophies, fair play and loyalty. But as technical skills Baggio has no rivals.
@@AsdTeramoNuoto so what if ur Italian? Did Bagio win 5 ucls?
@@dhrv7585 no, but he scored 9 beautiful gol in three World Cups. Maldini was a legend who always played in big team as AC Milan has been. Baggio played half career in small teams as Fiorentina, Bologna and Brescia.
@@AsdTeramoNuoto longevity? The 2nd greatest cb
Roberto Baggio....he won the UEFA CUP with Juventus
Pirlo for me. But that’s with bias - because I loved the way he played the game.
To see an older, injured Baresi almost mark out Romario, in the 1994 World Cup Final was class. That he missed in pen shootout was like ZZ v Fra 2006.