This reaction was blocked multiple times. Sorry for the few crazy edits. Kaka may be my new favorite player all time. Such a likable player.

@jonisilk

Ай бұрын

He was a cracking player and is a great person too, eminently likeable, but yeah, injuries can destroy anyone's career. Michael Owen is another example - Won a Balon D'Or early in his career, but by 25 he was on the decline instead of peaking. Hamstring injuries started at Liverpool, Then he went to Madrid and suffered a bout of "Spanish Splinter" (meaning he was stuck on the bench), Then signed for Newcastle and didn't get to play for them for 18 months, because he blew his knee out at the World Cup. Eventually went to United and won a Prem title, but he was a bit-part player by that point. Unlike Kaka though, Michael Owen has all the personalty of a potted plant, and his football "insights" are, um, well.... here's an example: "That's the trouble with this United side, when they don't score, they hardly ever win" - Michael Owen

@unnwas

Ай бұрын

You barely saw his plays in this video, you should react to a highlight compilation next

@lukessportsacademy

Ай бұрын

@@unnwas they all had to be cut out due to copyright. Including my epic reaction to a link up play with Ronaldo that had me absolutely drooling. FIFA and UEFA both blocked the video

In my opinion Kaka was probably the last great player, that was considered great, before Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi redefined what being great in the sport is.

Goal contributions is usually a good decider for forwards but Kaka was a midfielder scoring as many goals as most strikers, only Lampard comes close to a midfielder scoring goals like him in recent memory. Even during this man's divorce his wife claimed the reason for the breakup was Kaka being too good 😆

@MohammadAli-uf3cg

28 күн бұрын

He was not a midifielder. He was a second striker or 10. Big difference

@mayaorozco6374

28 күн бұрын

@@MohammadAli-uf3cg Yeah he was a midfielder, when Sheva left he played slightly higher but a second striker is just a ultra offensive midfielder. In Sao Paulo, Real Madrid and Orlando he played as a pure midfielder, for three years in Milan he played a role that could be considered a forward but not in definition. Would be like calling Messi not a winger because he played under 10% of his games as a false nine.

@MohammadAli-uf3cg

28 күн бұрын

@@mayaorozco6374 Messi was a 10. And he mostly played as a 10. You couldnt call him a winger bcs his duties were different. He was a winger in his first 2 seasons. But wingers are tactically restricted to the wings. Messi wasnt restricted since 07/08 at least. Even in his false 9 role he was a 10 as well. If you look at his playmaking from deep. Kaka was mainly a transition and final third player. He wasnt involved in the build up often. Which isnt a critique just goes to show that he was NOT a midfielder. Similar to KDB today. You can call them offensive "midfielders" but they dont do midfielder duties. I wouldnt compare them with real offensive midfielders like Zidane, Iniesta and Modric. They play further forward and are way less involved in the second phase.

@mayaorozco6374

27 күн бұрын

​@@MohammadAli-uf3cg You can't call Messi a wing? Are you for real? He played there in almost every game of his career so of course you can. KDB is not a midfielder or involved in build up play now, learning something new everyday 😆 You can say he didn't normally play as deep as Modric and Zidane but of course he was a midfielder and so was Iniesta even though he is the one of the four midfielders you have brought up that played the most out of position (Occasionally left wing during Spain and Barca's dominance) so i find it funny you grouped him with Modric and Zidane and not KDB or Kaka.

@MohammadAli-uf3cg

27 күн бұрын

@@mayaorozco6374 On paper Messi played on the wing. Compare heatmaps of real wingers like Nico, Doku or Saka with Messi. The are limited to their side and only drive in the middle to shoot. Messis habitat was never the wing he was always in the half spaces. And thats precisely where he was most effective. But to call Messi a winger is tactically wrong because he played the role of a 10, while inverting from the rigth wing. KDB is involved in the buildup now?` KDB literally had a higher average position on the pitch for many games than Haaland in 22/23. Was Haaland involved in the buildup??? Iniesta dropped a lot deeper than KDB and he never and I mean NEVER was farther forward than Messi, Neymar or Villa/Suarez. Iniesta played a similar role to KDB in 2 seasons. But the majority of his career he played as part of a 3 man midfield with a single pivot and one controller. The same dynamic Madrid played as well. Kroos = controller, Casemiro = single pivot, Modric = offensive 8. Zidane is a special case bcs he had a lot more games as a 10 than Iniesta or Modric. He could be grouped with KDB but I wouldnt as he was more influential in the 2nd phase as well

Kaká has already given an interview saying that he was never one of the best in São Paulo's youth team, and that he was only integrated into the professionals to play because the promising players at the time were on tour outside the country with São Paulo's U20 team. As a result, during his appearance at São Paulo, he came off the bench and scored two goals against rival Santos. After that he caught the attention of the coach of the professional team at the time and remained training with them, and the rest is history.

The D Rose comparison is perfect. Also, you should check out historic teams, not just players. That's a great way of keeping up with the history of the game

Kaka, played in the best Milan team, they dominated in Italy and Europe. Kaka, Pirlo, Seedof, Shevchenko, Gattuso, Nesta, Cafu, Rui Costa... That team was amazing

@paramtageja6891

28 күн бұрын

Didn't really dominte Italy tbh Kaka only has one serie A title. Unfortunate but Juve were also really good with ADP and Nedved etc

@hairlokk8672

26 күн бұрын

Forgetting Maldini...

You NEED to watch that Liverpool vs AC Milan Champions League final in 2005. Best UCL final ever

@jeancloete7107

Ай бұрын

2005

@ayeready6050

Ай бұрын

@@jeancloete7107 Yeah, I got it mixed up with the Milan vs Juve final which was 0-0 💀 Cheers, I'll edit my comment

@MusicManOfSimplePleasures

29 күн бұрын

Bro as an AC Milan fan it still hurts but neutrals rate it as one of the best finals ever

@ayeready6050

29 күн бұрын

@@MusicManOfSimplePleasures at least you got revenge in 2007

@MusicManOfSimplePleasures

29 күн бұрын

​@@ayeready6050Yeah and that year was a double revenge. Liverpool for the 2005 and Boca Juniors for 2003

Kaká is his nickname. His real name is Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite

@juarezamorim

29 күн бұрын

but even his mom call him Kaka

@LoaRicardo

29 күн бұрын

​@@juarezamorim oh, but that's normal in Brazil

It’s better to normalise goal contributions to 90 minutes as it’s a better measure of output than if measure by per appearance, myself I prefer goal contribution per 100 touches

Juninho Pernambucano next, please!!!!

He was a great person. In despite he grew up in what could be considered "rich" family in Brazil aka he could go to school and play football, he was extremely smart and humble also keen on religion and helping others as much as he could. Great rolemodel. :D Also fun little fact even I didn't know about him he was the first sportsperson with million followers on Twitter.

I was born in Milan, support and watch Milan. Kaka and that AC Milan were the very last team of "unbeateable" before barcelona tiki taka was created. That milan was on par with messi barca, and 1990 ac milan of the 3 dutches. Kaka was a beast. Speed, dribbling, reflexes, power and shooting were all top notch. Humble and pristine outside the field. And yet the very BEST Kaká doesnt even come close to the WORST messi. It s literally not even close and i say it as an ac milan all time supporter. That is just how far, far away Messi was and to an extent still his. We talking about someone who se on top since 20 years. While most of the stars like kaka have 2, 3 too notch seasons. Messi is an alien

Here's some (there's much more) of the legends of football in the last 25 years you might want to check them out: - Andrei Shevshenko, - Cafu, - ZeRoberto, - Giovanni Elber, - Mikael Ballack, - Cannavaro, - Nesta, - Thuram, - Pavel Nedved, - Stankovic, - Samuel Eto'o, - Japp Stam, - Robert Pires, - Marc Overmars, - Clarence Seedorf, - Kluivert, - Edgard Davids, - Claude Makelele, - Mickael Essien, - Gabriel Batistuta, - Hernan Crespo, - Rina Riquelme, - Veron, - Zanetti, - Zamoraono, - Carlos Dunga, - Fernando Morientes, - Raul Gonzales, -...

@prouvencau6343

29 күн бұрын

Pablo Aimar , loved him so much even if he played in Valencia and we lost our UEFA cup against them with Marseille. I loved Henrik Larsson aswell

Love the quality of the recent uploads. Keep it going Luke!

there are SO many amazing players that i grew up watching (early 90's up to late 2010's) you will be doing reaction videos for a long time just to catch up and even then, sadly, you will never witness them at their prime, i dont really follow football closely anymore, but im starting to get back to it! one thing i was always obsessed and always followed, was EURO, mundial, and copa americas!

Kaka is my favorite player ever, his speed and the way he spearheaded the attacks was just a thing a beauty. I hope you'll get to see more of him

Watch Kaka on his prime AC Milan

Kaka is probably my favourite player ever despite not having any connection with any team that I'm a fan of. He had such a strong understanding of the game, and a very unique skillset. Having him on the field meant having a guy that could be the engine of your offense but also had the goal contribution of a striker. He had the technique and the flair and ability to breakdown a low block that you'd normally associate with brazilians while also being the deadliest transition player in the world, his progression was incredible.

Yes a goal contrubution a gamr is WORLD CLASS

He was my favourite player as a kid, I was lucky to see him in his prime even if it was short-he was electric! You should definitely check out a Kaká comp. Those are crazy numbers for a midfielder, he was special! Btw @12:59 it's Messi trying to chase down Kaká... 😅

The second best player to ever grace the Ibrox pitch, only behind Nacho Novo

Goal contributions only really matter for midfielders or attacker, not really defenders.... unless you're Ronald Koeman. For defenders and goalkeepers, it's all about the clean sheet.

Incredibly humble, never got a red, one of the kindest souls to play the sport

I had a Kaka AC Milan top. He was a great player to watch when Serie A was a dominant league.

@henry247

29 күн бұрын

Ive had 7 hahaha My fav player to this day. My first jersey of his i won it in a bet with my uncle on PES 5.

A players contribution to the team goes beyond just goals

Kaká is the kind of player that you have to watch, not Just hear. I suggest to watch his highlights. It is amazing.

To answer your question : goal contribution numbers are relevant to evaluate a player's performance, if their role in the team is to assist or score goals ;) In that regard and to reference a recent competition, you can consider Mbappé had a poor Euro. On the other hand, Rodri might not have high goal contribution numbers but was instrumental for Spain.

I think that the best way to get an "introduction" into a player would be to watch BOTH a "career story" like this video, and a highlights video. I think that one without the other leaves a gap in understanding the given player.

You should read his biography. He had a childhood injury that nearly prevented all of this. But yes, he was incredibly humble.

U need to watch a compilation of him

Kaka My Hero as a Kid. Didn't care about the Two GOAT's back then

I saw him play when I went to San Siro as a child, he was a fantastic player

Kaka will always remain a great that made football special beyond numbers.

Kaka made me fall in love with football. Brazilian boy with a smile on his face and flair at his feet.

I started supporting Real madrid at age 7 after i saw brazil play in 2010 world cup and i saw kaka got my first football jersey it was a blue brazil jersey with num 10 Kaka , after the world cup ended i wanted to support any club kaka would be playing it and it was Real madrid sadly aa mentioned in the video thats when his injury time started. Also going back to the point of goal contribution i think that was normal back and the day and now we are also getting again where player is considered a superstar if he scores 1 per 80-90 min , the problem many players like Kaka Robben ribery Ibrahimovic and many more did this but it was an era were messi and Ronaldo made it look normal to have 70 goal contributions per season

Kaká was rich, famous, good looking, in top physical form, a great father, a loving and faithfull husband and a chill, carismatic and humble guy. But his wife still divorced him - she said he was just too perfect. If that happened to him, it can happen to anybody

goals per season is usually how to measure a striker, but not the other positions in the field

the goal contributions are cool because if the player have them, it cannot really be "denied" but it doesn't means everything, it does not really apply to every position, it doens't take in account key passes, sometimes you can recognise a player is great because of how he creates opportunities by going running/passing/dribbling when and where to unlock defenses, even if it's not assists

Amazing video as usual ! You should react to every champions league final of the last 20 years if you want to continue to educate yourself it's really good there are some iconic matches in there👇👇

@kd8211

26 күн бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z6CJu7d_pMe0aLQ.html this one right here ! You can do the same with world cup finals later , and there is one with the semis also😅

Make a reaction about Shevchenko next

Now you need to watch some kaka highlights

I always loved Kaka by heart..one of the most gifted midfielders.. due to his talent to read a game and letting his team-mates shine due to his clever passing instead of putting himself into the spotlight although having the tremendous ball skills himself to do so = "a role model+enbodiment of a team player" Don´t compare Messi + CR7 with Kaka those 2 aren´t midfielders....I hate in general when people do compare players don´t playing the same position/having a totally different role on the pitch. That simply boggles my mind...because that is basically actually just "fanboy bullsXXXt" and nothing else

O Kaká era um jogador extraclasse, um meio de campo a frente de seu tempo, infelizmente antes da Copa do Mundo de 2010 ele começou a sofrer problemas no joelho, inclusive ele jogou a Copa machucado, chegando a um ponto extremo de quase se lesionar mais caso o Brasil continuasse na Copa. Pouco tempo depois Kaká começou a sofrer de uma lesão muito séria no púbis, uma região do corpo muito difícil de ser tratada, essa foi a lesão que acabou fazendo com que sua carreira terminasse bem antes do que o esperado. Kaká sempre será um ídolo em Milão. Forza Milan.

Kaká was also a very inspirational person.

Generally goal contributions indicate a good player. Some players go beyond these stats though, one of these players is Andrea Pirlo I MASSIVELY recommend you react to pirlo.

Kaka is the reason I love the game

My favorite player

I know you have already reacted to Ronaldo Nazario, but please react to "exactly how good was Ronaldo Nazario" from Raymar, its another case of amazing talent destroyed by injuries

@LoaRicardo

29 күн бұрын

A great video, indeed

react to Roberto Baggio. If it wasn't for one penalty, he would've been remembered in the same way as we remember Diego Maradona.

@lukessportsacademy

3 күн бұрын

@@ChampionMan10 The Divine Ponytail!! I reacted to him a couple years ago kzread.info/dash/bejne/h2F8rdeFn8ixnM4.htmlsi=1qRpwxyZ7-FpvtpD

Great Players often lose their careers to injuries, because they play in every possible game.

I grew up having Ronaldinho Barca and Kaká AC Milan shirts, I wouldn't have traded them for anything

I remember in middle school, I just discovered football but me and my friend found we both like football even though we suck at playing. We talked about our favorite teams and players, he mentioned Kaka, but I never heard of Kaka but ofc I think Kaka I think poop, so I joking said he must’ve sucked and he got so upset I didn’t know about Kaka and the many magicians of Brazil

11:52 he is!!!!!!!

yes he was fenomenal... and the best in the world... for a while...

Pls react to Eden Hazard you won't regret it

3:52 no because its not every player role to score

Have you checked out Andreyi Shevchenko?

Fun fact, Kaka is the only Brazilian international who comes from prosperous family and not from the streets

@LoaRicardo

29 күн бұрын

I wouldn't say "the only", because there's also Raí, but.... Yeah, there's just a few

3:50 if they play some sort of attacking role....then yes, but for many midflelders, and of course defenders, goal contribution doesn't say much at all. But yeah, to be elite in the attacking front, a goal contribution even every 180 min is very very good.....we are just used to the insane numbers of Messi and CR7 so we are less impressed these days that's all.

Half of the clips are of R9 and Ronaldinho

The sad thing is that kaka and messi almost they didnt face each other.

Goal contributions per 90 is an American spin on football stats. It's not really a thing

The All-Star team once defeated Celtic.

React to an actual video of Kaka playing football. This video is not doing him justice.

My fav player ever... the one who made me fall in love with football and wanna play it. This video doesnt show a lot of him bro... there are better ones.

Day two of asking you to react to pogba

react to his highlights

Kaka is similar to D Rose, but he's definitely better. D Roses career (although not his fault) was somewhat disappointing, but Kaka is viewed much better than that

Kaka played in the best brazilian generation of all times that’s why he didnt get that awarded

another sad example of a brazilian player pratically losing his career because of injuries

you are way too obsessed with the stats

No, he was not

Not even close to Messi, and even Cristiano. Messi and Cristiano do this and even better in every game, not just every 5game maybe...he was on Xavi and Iniesta level.