How A 5'6'' Nearly BLIND Midfielder Made The Best Players In The World Look Dumb

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    How good was Edgar Davids actually? #GOAT
    New video about one of the most talked about players we've seen over the 2000s in football. In this episode we take on Edgar Davids who played for Juventus, Ajax, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Tottenham and Barcelona for most of his career.
    0:00 Please like the video, it means the world
    1:57 How An Ajax Reject Changed The Club Forever
    5:13 How Davids Was Kicked Off Ajax And Banned From The National Team
    7:23 The Greatest Bargain Of All Time?
    9:17 When Davids Had To Risk Going Blind
    10:20 When Davids Tested POSITIVE For Doping
    11:56 How Davids PEAKED At 30 Years Old
    12:42 How Davids Changed Barcelona FOREVER
    13:32 The Absurd Ending To Davids' Career
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Komentáře • 304

  • @stonedtrooper2586
    @stonedtrooper2586 Před 17 dny +726

    It may sound dumb, but as a teen watching Davids play with glasses gave me hope that I could play no matter how bad my sigth was

  • @Payne_
    @Payne_ Před 17 dny +94

    His glasses made him even more iconic. He was one of fave players

    • @slcindiatv2945
      @slcindiatv2945 Před 15 hodinami

      O still believe he is not human, he belongs to the jungle lol

  • @user-jw5qj8kv2y
    @user-jw5qj8kv2y Před 17 dny +236

    Edgar Davids...one from those golden players I loved Juve for in 90s and 00s
    Davids at Juventus dominated the midfield with his power and pace, earning him the nickname ‘The Pitbull’.
    Football in the '80s, '90s and early 2000s was plenty of defenders and defensive midfielders like Davids.
    They were the real reason why guys like Ronaldo Nazario, Batistuta, Signori or Shearer were not scoring 40 goals every single season, unlike nowadays when every year a new record is broken due to the ridiculous defending.
    People today say Ramos or Chiellini are the toughest guys in football... Back then, guys like them they were just normal defenders.

    • @JohanRalle
      @JohanRalle Před 16 dny +14

      EXACTLY!!! Defenders back in the days were absolute warriors units and DM'S were real defensive midfielders not freaking Deep laying play makers they werent as good on the ball but passing them was like trying to jump over a 7ft wall

    • @danielpardoe2554
      @danielpardoe2554 Před 11 dny +1

      Spot on pal I say this all the time!! Real midfielders and defenders!! They would make mince meat out of today's players. I too loved Juventus back then Davids and Zidane, pure quality!!! David's was actually my favourite player back then easy. Miss those days!!

    • @a.demifemiflapo5795
      @a.demifemiflapo5795 Před 8 hodinami +2

      People are saying today's players are faster but come up against those defenders and they'll get hospitalized 😂

  • @CanMav
    @CanMav Před 17 dny +128

    You know it's going to be a great video when you hear "Soooo... listen to this"

  • @neil1982
    @neil1982 Před 17 dny +55

    Watching Davids growing up I never knew he was so short, he played in such a way you just wouldn't think he was.

    • @JohanRalle
      @JohanRalle Před 16 dny +3

      It's the "pitbull effect" Edgar Davids had He was a pitbull for real when you look at some crazy looking pitbulls you can get the feeling that their bigger than you because you know in a fight they would munch you

    • @vincentocchipinti4037
      @vincentocchipinti4037 Před 15 dny +3

      I tried to emulate Edgar Davids every time I played. He was the Pitbull. An absolute dog on the field. With an engine that never gave in. I still have the nickname Vindog now, 25 years after I stopped playing. If only I could have been a small percentage as influencial on the field as he was. He never gave up. That Dutch team he was part of was probably the best team not to win a Copa Mundial. Those Surinamese players just clicked so well for the Dutch national team. If only they could have accepted them. Still goes down as one of my favourite players ever, especially when he was at Juve with Del Piero.

  • @user-zh7et7ze6k
    @user-zh7et7ze6k Před 16 dny +85

    Correction, they were not immigrants from Surinam, but have Surinam roots, Dutch born and raised. There is a huge Surinam community living for generations in Holland, delivering many great sportsmen and women.

    • @johnthies1150
      @johnthies1150 Před 16 dny +16

      Davids and Seedorf were both born in Paramaribo

    • @joesouthborn2960
      @joesouthborn2960 Před 16 dny +4

      That's what Wikipedia says... so... immigrants.

    • @johnwick7583
      @johnwick7583 Před 13 dny +2

      @@joesouthborn2960 no way you said wikipedia is a reliable source lol. are you serious, a website owned by the government and a place where anyone with an account can edit is bound for mistakes

    • @Joe-ss9cr
      @Joe-ss9cr Před 13 dny +3

      @@johnwick7583 why would anyone lie about the birthplace of a football player? Ffs save these sceptical complaints for matters that are complex and actually matter.

    • @johnwick7583
      @johnwick7583 Před 12 dny +3

      @@Joe-ss9cr did I say it was an important issue 🤡?. All I said it Wikipedia is not a reliable source at all for a lot of things especially things the government doesn’t want you to just read. Learn to read context 🤣

  • @depekthegreat359
    @depekthegreat359 Před 17 dny +78

    Edgar Davids was a spectacular legend where he battled from nearly being blind to being an extremely so fantastic footballer at every footballing clubs where he joined,good friends!!!I do hope to see him being a manager at a footballing,not necessarily from the top flight,Lower and Non Leagues and long live to him,good friends!!!:-D

    • @noelnoni7310
      @noelnoni7310 Před 16 dny +2

      He was already a fantastic footballer before being a bit blind. That’s a misconception. He got blind later. Just like Petr Cech who had already won the premier league twice before his helmet

  • @azrafchowdhury14
    @azrafchowdhury14 Před 17 dny +25

    What an inspirational story. Edgar David's story shows that nothing is impossible if you have the right mindset and determination.

  • @raichelias
    @raichelias Před 17 dny +12

    Never knew his full story. Thanks for sharing it! Holy smokes, what a character

  • @goalscorer19
    @goalscorer19 Před 17 dny +41

    @DailyDoseofFootball please make a story about Andreas Brehme, a legendary player who was an underrated full-back in the 90s who played mostly for Kaiserslautern, Inter, Bayern and many more who sadly passed away. Or about Jan Koller who played for Borussia Dortmund as a striker in the early 2000s.

    • @WillMiall
      @WillMiall Před 16 dny +5

      Yeah great shout on a video about Jan Koller 👌🏻

    • @trumpvsbiden1337
      @trumpvsbiden1337 Před 15 dny +3

      Thanks for Honza Koller, he has really good story about himself. Anyway they made a movie about Jan Koller back in 2022

    • @300linkzor
      @300linkzor Před 12 dny

      @@WillMiall Jan Koller & Thomas Radzinski
      RSCA 💜💜🤍🤍

  • @danacdgo
    @danacdgo Před 15 dny +4

    One of my favorite players growing up, his glasses are iconic.

    • @therunawaykid6523
      @therunawaykid6523 Před 12 dny +1

      Yeah ikr to me it seems so weird seeing him without the iconic glasses he was some player

  • @Darice_JHA
    @Darice_JHA Před 17 dny +3

    I know it's an almost prehistoric era but a doc on John Charles would be amazing. Probably the finest player this nation has ever produced yet nobody outside of Wales seems to know him. He's got an amazing story and I think you'd do it justice with the heavy research you put into each video.

  • @massey81
    @massey81 Před 15 dny +3

    Always needed Davids in my football manager games. guy was a beast.

  • @netking767
    @netking767 Před 17 dny +5

    Man! That video just kept escalating in levels! Awesome vid man!

  • @DarkAceEditz
    @DarkAceEditz Před 17 dny +14

    Love your videos bro i just sit there for like an hour watching them on my tv

  • @zudarzahnshow5759
    @zudarzahnshow5759 Před 17 dny +4

    Thank You so much man I wanted to see this video in long long time

  • @spacetime3
    @spacetime3 Před 13 dny +2

    Glad you made a video on Edgar honestly he went through some shit but was a great player, id say iconic.

  • @zoommonkey
    @zoommonkey Před 15 dny +4

    great vid (as always) this time on my absolute fav midfielder. CHEERS!!!!!!

  • @rm1968
    @rm1968 Před 11 dny +2

    I remember seeing edgar in a magazine when i was a kid didn't know he was this good and tenacious

  • @sebastiandelgado3848
    @sebastiandelgado3848 Před 17 dny +4

    I love this channel thanks bro 😎👍

  • @lucas82
    @lucas82 Před 17 dny +1

    Such an iconic player, one of the greatest Dutch players of the late 90s/early 00s. He was absolutely relentless.

  • @EnriqueBartulac
    @EnriqueBartulac Před 17 dny +41

    I feel as though Davids legacy was really overshadowed by Seedorf

    • @lucas82
      @lucas82 Před 17 dny +12

      Seedorf was definitely the more technical player of the two, Seedorf was a scalpel, Davids a broadsword.

    • @martijn_yt
      @martijn_yt Před 13 dny +3

      They are completely different players with different strong and weak sides. Davids is faster, better defensively and actually technically better in small spaces. Seedorf is tactically much better, has a better pass, better long shot.

    • @realdjoffski7201
      @realdjoffski7201 Před 13 dny +2

      As a kid watched both of them play together and Davids was my favourite over Seedorf, Rijkaard and Kluivert were also great, maaan whoever loved football had to love those Dutch teams of the 90's. De Boer brothers, Koeman, Van Basten, Van Der Sar, Gullit...
      It is such a hard choice, they were all amazing.
      It was magical, those Dutch national teams.
      Dank u wel!

      🇵🇱🇳🇱

    • @Joe-ss9cr
      @Joe-ss9cr Před 13 dny

      @@lucas82 not sure about the technical per se. I've seen them both play in the Dutch league and abroad since I was young. The scalpel / broadsword comparison is a very, very bad one. They just had a different style. It's like saying that compared to Ronaldinho Zidane is a crowbar. Just dumb.

    • @danielpardoe2554
      @danielpardoe2554 Před 11 dny

      ​@realdjoffski7201 totally agree I loved the Dutch back then, Davids was my favourite too!! Those were the days!!!

  • @tjfootball1908
    @tjfootball1908 Před 16 dny +3

    I love your videos so much bro......always puts me in a happy mood😅

  • @janreyabuan
    @janreyabuan Před 17 dny +8

    "So.......listen to this"
    Me: 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

  • @Joven164
    @Joven164 Před 15 dny +2

    He was my favourite player when I was a kid. I also had to wear (sun)glasses for medical reasons outside doing sports. People often reacted weirdly to it so it was so important to have someone to point to. And I was also doing the most running of all kids - though in contrast to Davids that was because of a lack of technical skills.

  • @robs9237
    @robs9237 Před 17 dny +3

    My favorite defensive midfielder. Amazing technique. Neverending tenacity. Ferocious tackler.

  • @aletsatsaras
    @aletsatsaras Před 15 dny +2

    Mr daily dose of football, i know that you have a lot of players in your list for future video, but please consider making one about Redondo.
    I have to mention that Edgar is one of my personal favourite players as a child that grew up in the 90s and early 00s. Thank you so much.

  • @thelegend7406
    @thelegend7406 Před 17 dny +3

    That face off between Edgar and Messi arg vs ned at world cup he looked a real gangsta.

  • @ColdNamikaze
    @ColdNamikaze Před 17 dny +3

    Great video as usual

  • @anuradhasaineel
    @anuradhasaineel Před 17 dny +2

    Great Video as always .Its crazy how unlucky this man was.Everyone only talks about people like baggio who died standing but dont remember this forgotten legend

  • @thelolguy007
    @thelolguy007 Před 7 dny

    He was literally one of my favourite players to watch. It didn’t matter who he was playing for, if he was playing I would watch it. That engine, determination, stamina and appetite was just surreal

  • @francisxavierderyzunuo1427

    Another great video ❤

  • @ashesnaruto1032
    @ashesnaruto1032 Před 17 dny +2

    Crazy vid Love it

  • @bryancerrillo1259
    @bryancerrillo1259 Před 14 dny +3

    I remember to 2000s Nike commercial he does a sick flick up back pass back to a teammate. I was inspired so I created a flick up freestyle that goes back to your other foot

    • @Wilhelmus84Nassau
      @Wilhelmus84Nassau Před 12 dny +1

      Best nike commercial with v Gaal etcetera, Figo if I'm right..

  • @marcusmiro2171
    @marcusmiro2171 Před 12 dny +1

    I remember using a lot Netherlands on winning eleven pro 10, he was too good but I know knew his story. Great video!

  • @abouteverything7385
    @abouteverything7385 Před 9 dny +1

    No other defensive midfielder in history of football , had that crazy technical skills like davids. He was also face for FIFA 2003 with ryan giggs and roberto carlos. Great memories.

  • @UgoFlo
    @UgoFlo Před 17 dny +1

    Fantastic video

  • @19popo87
    @19popo87 Před 17 dny +4

    How did the Netherlands not win a World Cup... what players they had! I loved Davids.

    • @godking4118
      @godking4118 Před 5 dny

      because of racism in the team,no unity at all team was divided in the surinames vs the dutch

  • @noah19207
    @noah19207 Před 15 dny +2

    Beautiful Story. Amazing Player! 🎉.

  • @I_am_nobody999
    @I_am_nobody999 Před 4 dny

    Just popped in to say that having lived through the period while Edgar Davids was playing and having just read the thumbnail that I would like to declare that nobody had any question as to his humanity. Cheers.

  • @hatsuhioki9361
    @hatsuhioki9361 Před 15 dny +2

    One of my fav players back in the days

  • @synkotic
    @synkotic Před 16 dny +1

    As a kid, i used to think edgar davids looks damn cool with those goggles/glasses. Very iconic and boy he is amazing

  • @viktorgogo
    @viktorgogo Před 5 dny

    wow what a player. great video!

  • @StartPlayFinish
    @StartPlayFinish Před 2 dny

    Davids/Seedorf duo was the midfield backbone of Ajax and the Dutch team. Davids never gave up chasing the ball, putting massive pressure on the other team. Called him the pitbull back then.

  • @stefanorovetto4640
    @stefanorovetto4640 Před dnem

    Zidane told this story: When they were playing at Juve, going to train or after that, they stopped the car in a parking lot and there was some teenager playing (on the concrete) and they asked the two legends to join and play with them. Edgar told Zizou "Let's go" and Zidane replied "We are pros, we signed a contract, we're not allowed to do this, we can get injured", and Edgar was like:"C'MON, THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE PLAY FOOTBALL.".
    To make people happy, and you did it Edgar. One of the best man and player in Juve history

  • @therunawaykid6523
    @therunawaykid6523 Před 12 dny +1

    There were some incredible Dutch players: johann cruyff, Edgar davids , arjen robben, mark overmars, giovani van bronchorst, Ruud van nistelrooy, ruud gullit, robin van persie, Dennis bergkamp, marco van basten, Clarence seedorf

  • @StillOnFire
    @StillOnFire Před 15 dny +2

    Just a note: the 5th tier, Vanarama National / Conference is not amateur. Most teams are professional, with some being semi-pro. Barnet would have still been fully pro. I think the highest amateur team in the UK is Corinthian Casuals, who are 8th tier.

  • @Dkmo94
    @Dkmo94 Před 17 dny +18

    Insane when calling out racism is considered "burning bridges" but we know the Dutch

    • @robfut9954
      @robfut9954 Před 15 dny +1

      You could argue that but it was hardly the only coach he had issues with.

    • @masonridgewell8063
      @masonridgewell8063 Před 15 dny +1

      Yep typical dutch

  • @Mofojoi
    @Mofojoi Před 17 dny +4

    Love content

  • @BOZ_11
    @BOZ_11 Před 17 dny +1

    My #1 defensive midfielder of all time. The best enforcer.

  • @user-qs6qu1zx4k
    @user-qs6qu1zx4k Před 16 dny +4

    Yo pls make a ruud gullit one he was a famous Dutch player like davids he also played with Cruyff and also played against Maradona he is a underated icon

  • @Maik-Schrank
    @Maik-Schrank Před 14 dny

    very good episode ✨

  • @flohalchimiste
    @flohalchimiste Před 17 dny +3

    my children idol.☀️🔥❌❌❌
    Legend i was very happy when he signed in Barca ❤️💙

  • @tft_and_chill
    @tft_and_chill Před 17 dny +1

    very entertaining player, that ajax team back in the day was stacked with great players.

  • @SecreterPlays
    @SecreterPlays Před 12 dny +1

    Hey brother, i hope your doing well. I was really hoping if you would make a video on Eusebio as i saw his picture once and thought that nobody really talkd about him anymore considering his achievements

  • @niyxmedits
    @niyxmedits Před 17 dny +1

    BEST FOOTBALL CZcamsR

  • @thunderous-one
    @thunderous-one Před dnem

    This was the golden period of football, the late 80’s through to about 2010.

  • @EshBBX
    @EshBBX Před 17 dny +3

    Yesss, please do Patrick Kluivert next!

  • @franzerelli
    @franzerelli Před 12 dny

    One of the greatest midfielders of the 90's and 2000. I have watched as a dutch person so many games of him, and he was very special. Unique. So strong and so teechnical.

  • @tushyranx5860
    @tushyranx5860 Před 16 dny +5

    That's one hell of a career 👏 😳 joining the likes of Cesc, Zlatan, O'Fenomeno, and Vieira as the legends who failed to get their hand on the 'big ears'

    • @MrFightstarter
      @MrFightstarter Před 15 dny +1

      he did, he just ddin't play in a final in wich he won, but he played through a winning campaign with Ajax

    • @DailyDoseOfFootballYT
      @DailyDoseOfFootballYT  Před 14 dny +1

      He did play in the final, It was like one of the main points of the video.

  • @pictoanonymous
    @pictoanonymous Před 17 dny +1

    Thanks for this excellent video, Edgar Davids was my favourite player as a kid and I didn't know much of this background detail

  • @daveadrian492
    @daveadrian492 Před 9 dny

    Those orange glasses were so badass and terrifying for some reason

  • @MidouCloud
    @MidouCloud Před 14 dny

    For me as a kid, it was very cool to have such an amazing player wearing glasses to play football too, it was very iconic.

  • @judgeprime3730
    @judgeprime3730 Před 17 dny +1

    Man Renato Sanchez reminds me so much of David's. It's unfortunate he is so injury prone

  • @danielpardoe2554
    @danielpardoe2554 Před 11 dny

    Loved Davids back then what a player he was, no messing around just straight dominating players!! Those were the days!!!

  • @nixonco9111
    @nixonco9111 Před 14 dny

    1 of my Favorite Juventus Players back in the days.. 90's childhood days and 2000s teenage days

  • @JEA85
    @JEA85 Před 17 dny +2

    I remember my dad told me about a player who had glasses and really tough from ajax

  • @librajinx84
    @librajinx84 Před 11 dny

    One of my favourite players of all time.. what a legend.

  • @tso4030
    @tso4030 Před 17 dny

    Very very underrated.

  • @AnteriorEE
    @AnteriorEE Před 4 dny

    L E G E N D - Fino alla fine personified!

  • @ECLands
    @ECLands Před 17 dny

    My daily dose of daily dose of football

  • @terencengandwe2503
    @terencengandwe2503 Před 13 dny

    Narrators tone is overly dramatic! Amazing piece on an amazing Guy

  • @jugstankovic2798
    @jugstankovic2798 Před 17 dny

    One of the best DMF of all time!

  • @md-ps2hx
    @md-ps2hx Před 12 dny

    Edgar Davids tested positive for banned steroid nandrolone while playing for Juventus in 2001.
    The Dutchman had been expected to receive a 16-month ban, which would have seen him miss the 2002 World Cup, but he was eventually given a four-month suspension, reduced from five on appeal. Numerous others including Pep Guardiola, Frank DeBoer & Jaap Stam tested positive (aka were caught)
    Lest we forget, the game's four wealthiest leagues - in England, Italy, Spain and Germany - have more drug cheats than elsewhere because the world's biggest names play in them.

  • @lvldarwin
    @lvldarwin Před 4 dny

    The Pitbull!! Loved Edgar Davids.

  • @skancijan
    @skancijan Před 17 dny

    Grande Juventino, got his jersey, great player!

  • @OblivionMaker
    @OblivionMaker Před 8 dny

    Edgar Davids deserves some recognition too🔥

  • @wale1974
    @wale1974 Před 13 dny

    One of my Favorite players from the 90s

  • @19ik12
    @19ik12 Před 14 dny

    Davids and Seedorf in midfield was a cheat code! ❤

  • @diogoandrade10
    @diogoandrade10 Před 10 dny

    Can you do a video on Juninho Pernambucano? He was a set piece specialist, but never made it to any of the top teams (Besides Lyon), despite clearly having the skill required

  • @HighSEAL
    @HighSEAL Před 12 dny

    A great player! I really liked him. His goggles made him iconic. A legend of the game!

  • @3lgiro
    @3lgiro Před 16 dny +1

    🇸🇷 where the real legends are made

  • @kennyalpha22
    @kennyalpha22 Před dnem

    10:38 Same thing happened to Pogba at Juventus. Juventus has had history of adding stuff in their player's diet without their notice. Feel so sorry for Pogba.

  • @user-qm4xj4be9w
    @user-qm4xj4be9w Před 15 dny

    Great story as always! Love looking forward to seeing new story everytime 😆
    Btw, could you check your inbox DDOF? I've sent you one 🥰!

  • @Redmadarkbroski89
    @Redmadarkbroski89 Před 17 dny +1

    Edgar davids is the Netherland Ronaldinho

  • @Aljira01
    @Aljira01 Před 16 dny

    Edgar David is one of the players who let fans who have bad vision a hope to become a professional player

  • @user-ef8jw5pu6t
    @user-ef8jw5pu6t Před 16 dny

    Edgar was all in all so good

  • @alexandermishev6897
    @alexandermishev6897 Před 17 dny

    I've never seen another player so relentless, neither before nor after him. The very definition of a Pitbull.

  • @midweekmike
    @midweekmike Před 17 dny

    I need a video of Marcelo 🔥

  • @escmadeira
    @escmadeira Před 15 dny +1

    Beast

  • @papalegba6796
    @papalegba6796 Před 17 dny +1

    Davids was an amazing player, defensive midfielder don't get much better.

  • @rijntje73
    @rijntje73 Před 14 dny

    We used to joke in the Netherlands that the glasses were for protection against the bone splinters flying around.

  • @MCFC-OK1416
    @MCFC-OK1416 Před 12 dny

    The ending killed me lolololol

  • @joshdelaney2528
    @joshdelaney2528 Před 12 dny

    Louis Van Gaal turns up in the early career of so many of these players that go on to be world class!

  • @stargazeronesixseven
    @stargazeronesixseven Před 3 dny

    😊🙏 Edgar Davids with his iconic goggles looking like one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle ... Turtle Power! 🌷🌿🌏⚽️✌💜🕊🇳🇱

  • @bekhele
    @bekhele Před 12 dny

    the blood doping scandal and calciopoli scandal are 2 different ones separated by a decade

  • @reddevil6585
    @reddevil6585 Před 12 dny

    Crazy story is I signed this guy for Barnet in cm01/02
    Year was 2003, cm season like 2008-2010 after I was in the prem …
    Real life the guy signed for Barnet in 2012

  • @Matt_Underwood
    @Matt_Underwood Před 12 dny

    I think the Dutch do not appreciate Edgar Davids enough as a legend

  • @sremail4829
    @sremail4829 Před 10 dny

    respect!

  • @felixkabethi9753
    @felixkabethi9753 Před 14 dny

    Do one for Josh McEachran