Please do a 7 ethical non-dubious ballers of the 2000s list

@GoodMorning-wc7yr

4 ай бұрын

This would unironically be an awesome video

@Thrill_Hou

4 ай бұрын

A prison FC special

@justtheon5903

4 ай бұрын

Would this be ranked on footballing talent or how outrageously they are off the pitch

@dbolt_

4 ай бұрын

Gotta start with the Panama Papers and go from there

One of my greatest sadnesses with football is we never got to see Neymar reach the level he was truly capable of. He had amazing and productive seasons at both Barca and PSG but I feel he could’ve pushed on even further and become the unquestioned best player in the world once Ronaldo and Messi started to taper off (by their standards) into their mid thirties, and won multiple Ballon D’ors.

@joeerickson2581

4 ай бұрын

I agree with you. I think people will begin to fully appreciate Neymar only after he retires, unfortunately. Even with injury issues, he’s still one of the all-time greats. Just the Brazil goal-scoring record from mostly LW speaks for itself.

@TheMixCurator

4 ай бұрын

Up until 2015 he had the world at his feet. I'd thought he'd explode into a season or two of Ronaldinho esque form but it wasn't to be. There seem to be so many "nearly" players since 2000. Sadly, Neymar seems to be one of them (Hazard as well, but he was a level below)

@jackbagdadi6117

4 ай бұрын

@@TheMixCuratorhazard had multiple absolute banger seasons at Chelsea and won trophies there. No one thinks he’s an “almost” player. He just was bad after he left.

@brendanfeely7390

4 ай бұрын

If only he had stayed at Barca, if he did I truly believe he could’ve done that.

@realchriswrld3149

4 ай бұрын

@@TheMixCuratorhe peaked higher than dinho

Karl marx needs to be given a shout alfie

@gerjerry99

4 ай бұрын

Haha what about Noam Chomsky and Bertrand Russell?

@shanky1751

4 ай бұрын

@@gerjerry99 oh yh true it is since 2000 but even them most of Chomsky's work is from before

@soundscape26

4 ай бұрын

Too few games post-2000.

@colloquialsoliloquy6391

4 ай бұрын

Marx was a deadly striker in his day....

@chickenindabox3169

4 ай бұрын

bernie sanders should be an honorable mention, he performed well and consistently in that god awful US politicians team

I was going to be disappointed if Jeremy Corbyn somehow didn't get mentioned. Never change, Alfie

@wolfmauler

4 ай бұрын

🤮

@royalroyal2210

4 ай бұрын

Oddly enough it's tone rather sympathetic if it's about Left Wingers, i'm not quite sure Alfie's as neutral as he claimed to be

@wolfmauler

4 ай бұрын

@@royalroyal2210As a traditional liberal, I was a big fan of his for some time, but the political shift has become increasingly overt as time has went on. The general tone of absolutism, the smug self righteous parroting of the general talking points of the authoritarian left, the MSM style cherry picking and straw man arguments when characterising views and beliefs of so called "right wing" figures, the sense of hushed reverence when he casually inserts communist imagery like the old hammer & sickle. As seemingly a student of history, he must be aware of socialism's track record of human misery, and so unfortunately, he may fall into that deluded group of college indoctrinated, home grown marxists, who contend that every brutal, authoritarian state, "just didn't do it right...", it wasn't "true communism"...

@royalroyal2210

4 ай бұрын

@@wolfmauler i wouldn't go as far, but i would be keen to say Alfie's not as neutral as he claimed to be, especially with this video compared to the Right Wingers' one, where he made mockery of loony Right Wingers there, but almost none here, which i find so odd. I also noticed especially his great disdain towards the Tory Cameron & Thatcher, but ever so few about the Labour Blair, which is strange since both Cameron and Blair are same bunch of d*ckheads

@TheMixCurator

4 ай бұрын

@@wolfmauler Um. If he's talking about old Soviet Teams (he has a bit) of course he'll feature a hammer and sickle. Alfie is using stock photos so he needs to add non footballing iconography into the video - this is how visual aides to story telling work. You understand visual storytelling in video essay form, right? The rest of what you've written is a bingo list of a word salad, so its barely worth a reply.

Since you mentioned Generation Foot, and I commented this on another video, could you consider making a video about the presence of private football academies in Africa, the impact they have, and can have, on youth development, and the potential negatives? In addition to the benefits to clubs like Metz, with Generation Foot, and Nordsjaelland with Right to Dream.

@T.E.S.S.

4 ай бұрын

ooh yes please

@kaihansen7430

4 ай бұрын

Great idea!

@uhhhhben

4 ай бұрын

this is actually one of the best ideas i’ve seen suggested

@Alfie_1

4 ай бұрын

wait really haha@@uhhhhben

@whosmans4788

4 ай бұрын

Sound like someone has an essay due lmao

Ronaldo Vegas, Benzema 15, Ribery 15, Mane 16... truly one of the best top 7s ever

@ngmmngw9027

4 ай бұрын

u r kinda dumb

@JensKofmann27

4 ай бұрын

Mane 14*

@ratatata314

4 ай бұрын

Messi 14

@Ash_38_

4 ай бұрын

​@@ratatata314he was 16 all these others were grown men preying on kids😂

@Fear_Draco717

4 ай бұрын

@@ratatata314 cry more😂😂

Idk about Hazard over Ribery. El Shaarawy an honorable mention? He was a great prospect 10 years ago, I don’t think he ever fulfilled much of his potential. He has still been decent but idk if he is even in the conversation for some of the best of the last 20 years.

@willcomrie2853

4 ай бұрын

Aye, agreed. Genuinely thought El Shaaraway was going to be something special but it never quite happened for him.

@maciejbala477

4 ай бұрын

he did say it was close between them

@soumyadeepbanerjee964

4 ай бұрын

@@maciejbala477 I thought he said the top 3 were "on a class of their own", maybe he said they were close as well and I don't quite recall that (although it condratics the other sentence a bit). Also just on that "class of their own" statement, was Hazard even a better dribbler than Ribery? I think it's very debatable.

@pawelpawlowin95

4 ай бұрын

​@@willcomrie2853In my opinion Ribery>Hazard. More titles, better longevity, less injuries and overall a better career than Hazard.

@afckajjansi

4 ай бұрын

what has more titles got to do with being a better winger? Please. riddle me this bc I'm tired of this nonsense@@pawelpawlowin95

Ranking every European Cup/Champions League winning captain on how good they were as players since 1955/56.

@T.E.S.S.

4 ай бұрын

only 68 players then, lovely

@haydonbunter7407

4 ай бұрын

​@T.E.S.S. technically not, because only 67 finals have been played technically, and some captains have won more than once. I don't think even 50 captains have won.

@T.E.S.S.

4 ай бұрын

oh well that makes ALL THE DIFFERENCE lmaooo @@haydonbunter7407

hazard above ribery is a joke, considering he retired at 28...

@T.E.S.S.

4 ай бұрын

32

@aldobonaso3481

4 ай бұрын

@@T.E.S.S. call it a semiretirement at 28...

@Alfie_1

4 ай бұрын

And yet they played a very similar number of games in all competitions...

@langletprolet8378

4 ай бұрын

I agree with Ribery over Hazard. But comparison Should be based on number of games more than years imo. Cus we all know there are certain players like Jude for example who play hella number of games early on. Most of these players can burn down even before 30s. Michael Owen another one.

@Alfie_1

4 ай бұрын

@@langletprolet8378 With games, Ribery probably didn't play as many games as Hazard at the highest level, competing for the biggest trophies. Hazard, at Lille and Chelsea, aka when he was good and competing at the highest level, he played 548 games, whilst Ribery, at Bayern and Marseille, played 515 games.

Ribery should be higher than hazard in my opinion. He was more consistent and had greater longevity than hazard. Atleast at club level..

Great how Son has been mentioned, as I think he’s totally underrated. Also, I think there should be a video on 7 most ethical footballers since the 2000s 😂

I think Alexis Sanchez should have at least gotten a honorable mention, the guy was arguably the best player in the prem for 2 or 3 seasons.

@levidinh29

4 ай бұрын

iirc he fixtured in top 7 RW

Your videos are always the most interesting videos on KZread

I cannot agree with Hazard beeing over Ribery, no way. It's like you're saying that a few prime years of the belgian are worth more than a whole, very long and great career of the frenchman. At his peak, Hazard was better, but when it comes to the whole career there's no way I could justify Eden being higher

@KidneyJones

4 ай бұрын

Eden started his career in 2007 and was great from then till 2019 that's a span of 12 years, longevity doesn't necessarily have to mean that a player maintains a level from 25 till they retire

@ScheppundFries

4 ай бұрын

was he really better than ribery 2012/13 at any point of his career?

@KidneyJones

4 ай бұрын

@@ScheppundFries in 12/13, 11/12, and 18/19 I think he outperformed ribery's 12/13 campaign in those seasons in terms of g+a and as a footballer, although ribery won more trophies

@ScheppundFries

4 ай бұрын

@@KidneyJones nah I don't think so. Hazard was never good in Champions League, Ribery won the title as one of the main man, and had 25 g+a in 27 buli games in 2012/13.

@afckajjansi

4 ай бұрын

Mention ribery's prime years please bc we're tired of this "hazard had a few prime years" just bc he cleared everyone when he was younger. Ribery didn't have a longer prime than hazard. stop dreaming. Just bc bro hit his prime in his late 20s doesn't mean he was always in his prime in his early 20s lol. He was just a regular player before age 27.

I'm actually very excited here cos I wanted to settle an argument, which picked Son over Mane. Son, I think is vastly underrated.

@user-uk7kk6pj4t

4 ай бұрын

Yes, my son ;-)

@EagleEyes77

4 ай бұрын

@@user-uk7kk6pj4t haha

@aze4964

4 ай бұрын

son definitely over mane I mean look at what son is doing in the premier league compared to what mane did they're the same exact age.

@EagleEyes77

4 ай бұрын

@@aze4964 exactly. Son is technically better, and he knows how to score goals as well. Highly instinctive too

@hitthurdeaux

4 ай бұрын

@@aze4964 Comparing Son to Mane in the PL is not a good way to argue for Son. Mane was easily and clearly better than Son. His prime was at least a level above Son’s.

My 7 before watching: Nedved, Son, Mane, Ribery, Hazard, Neymar, Ronaldo

@michaelay4900

4 ай бұрын

After watching: Giggs doesn't deserve it for me, he isn't at his peak anymore but I respect his "longevity" and if that's over Nedved I am fine, but Mane should be ahead of him given his immense contribution to that incredible Liverpool team. As for Son, I absolutely agree with Alfie and him and Mane is a tosser I think. The only thing restricts him getting even higher is only trophies, his ability is probably ahead of Mane and on par with Ribery or Hazard. (They are better dribblers but Son shoots better). With one or two years of his current form than he absolutely overtakes Mane for me and everyone.

@mantaminer6669

4 ай бұрын

Hazard is a bit too high for me but otherwise I do respect it

@MrJeffHead

3 ай бұрын

​@@michaelay4900 Giggs had 00-13 playing at the top level, Mane had maybe half that at the top level.

@ahsenserhat9270

3 ай бұрын

Nedved wasn't a left winger but a left midfielder

@Dekogangster207

Ай бұрын

Did you watch Nedved? He was a left winger ​@@ahsenserhat9270

You're making the best content on The Old World so far keep it up

Excellent List Alfie

I’m saying this as a Liverpool fan: Reus should be 7 instead of Mané. Mané has him beat in stats, but the intangibles and leadership Reus brings is unrivaled. Plus, Reus was already one of the best players in the world when Mané was still at FC Basel

Love the honorable mentions at the end. Great way to balance out the first several wingers.

Great video 🤙🏾💯

no honorable mention of marco reus? 🥲

#thepeopleschannel a video on the Bangladesh premier league and the rise of Bashundhara kings would be good A team who went into the top flight after promotion and won the last four league titles now! Are they the next Newcastle? Are they a team to keep a eye on next few years? Thanks Alfie 😊

@bigstan5705

4 ай бұрын

Lol no

@jennylithgow2993

4 ай бұрын

This a great idea

@BALHAM69

4 ай бұрын

@@bigstan5705 YES THE VIEWERS ENJOY THE DOCUMENTARIES Unless you have any suggestions Why not suggest this A new league for the viewers Are you forgetting i suggested to Alfie about the Borussia Dortmund 1909 video and the Wimbledon Ireland video last year a little bit?

@BALHAM69

4 ай бұрын

@@jennylithgow2993 of course, the next Newcastle perhaps no They must have some money behind their story for their success It’s a interesting story how they are becoming the Bayern Munich there 😅

@hoppywern9057

4 ай бұрын

Respect for not stopping this question

It would be cool if after you do the 11 positions if you do a best "utility men" or best players since 2000 that were ultra versatile and maybe difficult to fit into one role/position

Can someone explain why Ronaldinho isn't on this list? Pretty sure his peak was on the left wing

@needfoolthings

4 ай бұрын

There's a difference between being a left winger and starting from the left side.

@T.E.S.S.

4 ай бұрын

he was in one of the other videos. attacking mid I think.

I can’t believe Alexis Sanchez isn’t on this list, just for his achievements with Chile alone

@rickyspanish4792

4 ай бұрын

He was on another list! Not sure which, maybe attacking midfielder?

@bradyscott4483

4 ай бұрын

Played striker for Barca, played 10 at other points. Similar career to hazard, just didn’t have a locked in position

@lxfj2128

4 ай бұрын

He was in the right wing list

@MrJeffHead

3 ай бұрын

Ronaldinho?

Very clever bait with the thumbnail! CR7 anything other than first would have been insane.

Kingsley Coman is an interesting honorable mention selection considering he’s just now entered his prime in the past 3-4 years.

@ahsenserhat9270

3 ай бұрын

Coman is older than you think and was amazing in his younger years too

You should do a follow up/update on bournemouth's situation. They've been on a rollercoaster these past few months and now have their first premier league player of the month and an incredible manager that could finally fill the massive Eddie Howe sized hole they've had these past few years. Would be a great watch.

Gotta love Alfie's commitment to the Sevens brand by taking exactly 7 weeks to continue this series

Nah Alfie, I nearly died of laughter when you said Burger King during the Hazard segment, my brother and I have been calling him the Cheeseburger Man since he signed for Madrid!

Ronaldinho must have played basketball in the 00s

@SAADOFFICIAL436

4 ай бұрын

??

See once you've completed the series, it would be interesting to get a follow up considering which of the squads would be the best. Would it be an 11 of the ranked number 1 or would it be lower ranked players due to all the considerations. Also this series is crying out to be one of those crazy multiple hour edits.

That Giggs segment was just pure comedy😂

derlei hulk and falcao deserve honourable mentions in the next video i believe

Best German players in the premier league of all time. (Day 593) I will not give up until the video is made or Alfie himself tells me to stop. Everyone else telling me that will be ignored. If you don't believe my number, just go back to the previous videos. I'm at the bottom most of the time, but I'm there.

@pineappleboy248

4 ай бұрын

He isn't kidding. This is a man with serious intent, a powerful drive, fantastic passion, unending motivation and sheer will. I hope you get that video

@68Boca

4 ай бұрын

as I've said before, it would be a 3 minute video, with Alfie's 2 minute intro included.

@colloquialsoliloquy6391

4 ай бұрын

Would like to see a tournament poll between a Prem 90s XI 00s XI 10s XI and the CL 90s XI 00 XI and 10s XI.

Stephane El Shaarawy and Leroy Sane getting an Honorable Mentioned and Rashford not getting one is insane 🤣

@alexanderstone4486

4 ай бұрын

Man United fan here, Marcus is dogshit

@yusavelli0448

4 ай бұрын

Not really

@SbK1369

4 ай бұрын

Rashford be serious

I forget what year it was, but a PES game gave us a free LW Neymar when he was a 91 rated Barcelona player, that was dope as all heck. He was such a great player for them back then.

"I'm getting the word.... N0nce!"

You are the greatest left winger since 2000 in my heart.

@rickyspanish4792

4 ай бұрын

dawww

At the very least Son is a very good person without contreversy to save the left wing position

I love making my own list before each of these videos come out to see how close I get

Is it just me that Ronaldinho is forgotten.

@adamrogerson7280

4 ай бұрын

he was in the attacking midfielder list

I love how Alfie doubles down on the decency every time the tories in the comments whine about it 😂

@franalytics5995

4 ай бұрын

Who cares about a person's political affiliation, people want to watch the football content

@lucqq3792

4 ай бұрын

@@franalytics5995I care, fuck tories

@T.E.S.S.

4 ай бұрын

found the tory @@franalytics5995

Brilliant running gag of the controversial issues with the left wingers here, enjoyed it as per

After hearing the honorable mentions, I can understand why HM Son featured. He beats most of those players, but I think 7 would've been more accurate and everyone below him gets bumped up a spot imo.

The Adu jokes never get old 😂

My wife was wondering why I was laughing so loud when Ribery was introduced. LOL!

Good Luck for the forwards list. Its going to be absolute toss looking at the amount of worldclass forwards since the turn of the centuary. My fav R9 might not be in the list.

Alfie did Mane DIRTY 🤣🤣🤣

@MrJeffHead

3 ай бұрын

He was generous to include him

Doku is coming guys. And Duranville.

I wonder if CR7, Messi and R9 could have all worked well in the same team in this modern era of high pressing football, or if it would have been similar to the PSG issue where too many stars needed to be carried to be the worlds best team?

@harysonsharm

4 ай бұрын

The game has evolved for sure the era of R9 was different than the era of CR7 and Messi But the thing is they adjusted to their respective era of football and guess what they are once in a lifetime players so their adaptation skill comes into play remember CR7 started out as a flashy wide midfielder who was just all about tricks and entertaining people but he adapted to the physicality of the prem and slowly became the best player in the world and when his speed and athleticism declined due to father time catching up he again adapted to the role of a pure 9 who was all about scoring goals So the end argument is they would just adapt🤷

Surprised to see no mention of Insigne

What is the name of the background music ???

i LOVEE the opening of this vid its funny asf

A "what on Earth" video on Sevilla seems fitting at this time.

I love the intro

3:07. For anyone who wants to go straight into the video😂😂

El Shaarawy based on what? He had about one promising season for Milan but never got to reach the level of Sterling or Rashford because of injuries.

I think a video on the downfall of Nimes in France is needed

didn't know that mane was allegedly dating a 16 yrs old, with his style of humbleness and friendliness. That fact definitely make me shocked🫠

“I can not reiterate it enough” 😹😹😹😹😹

Need you to do a whats going on video with Vålerenga. They got relegated last season after bottling a 2-0 lead in the playoffs, even worse is that they bottled it at their own homeground. First time they've been relegated for over 20 years.

Surely a video on the only unbeaten team at the 2010 World Cup?

@khairiisa7275

4 ай бұрын

New Zealand 🇳🇿 is it 🤔. Because NZ, despite didn't reach the last 16 of the 2010 World Cup. But they get 3 draws out of 3 games.

@mrlalalaelmo7454

4 ай бұрын

How about the only team in 2006 World Cup who didnt concede a single goal?

@NinjaOfTheSands

4 ай бұрын

@@mrlalalaelmo7454 And the first team to not score a single penalty in a shootout at a WC!! Truly remarkable stuff...

Video idea. The expansion of the WC and its impact.

Sadio Mane was too good to be true

Don’t include the ex best prime minister of England Maggie Thatcher without saying a bit on how much we miss her and skip over her death, how disrespectful to her people

Great. Thank Goooooooooood it's here on a Friday. Two to go: (Strikers and Managers)

@T.E.S.S.

4 ай бұрын

and then he could do best impact subs

@EagleEyes77

4 ай бұрын

@@T.E.S.S. That's great, too.

@EagleEyes77

4 ай бұрын

@@T.E.S.S. you know, the strikers episode is going to be a toughy cos you have names like Mbappé, Ronaldo, Totti, Del Piero, Henry, Suarez, Lewandowski, etc.

@hitthurdeaux

4 ай бұрын

@@EagleEyes77 is he not going to make a separate list for forwards as well as strikers?

@EagleEyes77

4 ай бұрын

@@hitthurdeaux He said he was going to add Totti to the strikers' list, so I'm certainly sure that he'd have supporting strikers like Bergkamp and Rooney in one confined list, ipso facto, the "Strikers".

No mention of Lorenzo Insigne who primarily played on the Left Wing for Napoli and Italy is a bit of a miss, especially since Insigne played much more for Italy than El Shaaraway.

14:34 was excellant comedic timing

I come for the football facts but I stay for the very British humor

In what world is el sharawy an honorable mention 😭😭

7 worst defending champions since 2000 eg chelsea in 2015/16

How did coman made the honourable mentions but not insigne?

@andrasszabo1570

4 ай бұрын

Right? Overlooking Insigne when including Mertens (who was actually a centre forward on the same team)...

you might as well of put a hull player in here with the first 4 selections.

Ronaldo , Neymar , Ribery , Hazard , Son , Mane , Giggs ,

I guarantee you most fans in this day and age, didn’t know CR7 was a left winger

Not even having Ronaldinho as an honorable mention tok away all credability imo.

You forgot the best one: Ronaldinho

@soundscape26

4 ай бұрын

Was already featured in a previous video.

@boghianvalentin7687

4 ай бұрын

Also made a video with attacking midfielders and Ronaldinho was the first.

@needfoolthings

4 ай бұрын

Not a left winger. There's a difference between playing left winger and starting from the left side, which I'll admit, make CR's inclusion in this list questionable.

@The_Duude99

4 ай бұрын

​@@needfoolthingssame goes for Neymar too, at least since his PSG days. I understand not featuring dinho twice but I think he fits this list perfectly fine, especially since he had his best years as a winger.

@ivansestanovic9108

4 ай бұрын

@@needfoolthings by that logic Messi is not a winger as well.

I thought you would have snuck Nick Barmby in there, for sure!

That geezer at 0:58 looks familiar

Son over Mane is ridiculous

video idea: what if philippines XI (David Alaba, Alphonse Areola etc)

@roboticaljohn8299

4 ай бұрын

This video already exists

Why no Marco Reus?

I’m sorry Alfie but Son and Hazard mainly Son over Mane is crazy

1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Ronaldinho 3. Neymar Jr 4. Pavel Nedved 5. Frank Ribery 6. Eden Hazard 7. Ryan Giggs

Ronaldinho should be an honourable mention at least

Fair video

Mane giving Benzema a competition 💀

Can you make an XI of players who have shown great moral values from your perspective? No talent, just good people.

Was David Villa a LW?

insigne deserved an honorable mention

They don’t make players like these nowadays 😢

What position is he counting Ronaldinho in?

No avoiding the goat in this one alfie ❤ 🇵🇹

Missed an opportunity to credit son's character in contrast ha

This video is just making me concerned that Son will be in a controversy

@joegallagher9238

4 ай бұрын

Him being seemingly very wholesome and level headed from the outside balances the moral shittyness or criminality of the rest.

@CosmoOfTheKramers

4 ай бұрын

Google "Son Rudiger" or "Son Andre Gomes" for more info. Still amuses me that people claim him to be this wholesome guy when he's had a dirty streak in him that he's thankfully worked on these days

philippe coutinho could have made it on this list if he have stayed at Liverpool

make a video about the Philippines or south east asia

Surely Ronaldinho should be (arguably) 2nd or at least 3rd and push everyone below down a spot? One of the greatest of all time and played most of his career as a left winger. Also Malouda not even in the honorable mentions? Seems harsh when you put El Shaaraway in there whos largely been unfulfilled potential

@cristeromexico3366

2 ай бұрын

He has him in central midfielder video