Pure magic on the ball. He didn't score many goals, but he scored the goal every player dreams to score, a late winner in a World Cup Final.

The only player in history to get a MOTM Award in a WORLD CUP FINAL UCL FINAL EUROS FINAL UEFA SUPER CUP FINAL

@xavieraxl1082

3 жыл бұрын

Pro trick : watch series at flixzone. Me and my gf have been using them for watching all kinds of movies recently.

@isaacbaylor4511

3 жыл бұрын

@Xavier Axl yea, I have been watching on Flixzone for since november myself =)

Have to agree. He was absolutely different class. That trio of Busquets, Xavi and Iniesta is legendary with the purpose of feeding Messi. They all complimented each other so well. Privileged to watch that Pep side.

Recognise man had a 30min compilation of football fundamentals clinic. Looks simple but it's not, he makes it look simple due to pure football tech an I.Q.

Him and Santi are the best at doing The la croqueta

@stevemakau7663

3 жыл бұрын

Santi's la croqueta was different gravy!

@Truthwins52

2 жыл бұрын

Michael Laudrup was the originator and best at it.

His first touch was one of a kind he doesn’t even lose the ball

@juuglord8509

3 жыл бұрын

And to think he was doing some of this in those heavy-ass, bulky T90's from the mid-2000s 😂. Real deal player.

He is and will always be ahead of Zidane for the best midfielder in history. I've never seen him miss-control a ball in any situation in his entire career.

@hinewdaniel2998

8 ай бұрын

​@Al-ji4gd he definitely isn't above. Zidane might be = or just below Iniesta. Zidane was very inconsistent and only liked playing in the games he cared about. Couldn't be bothered throughout a league campaign. Iniesta was a big reason Spain won 3 competitions in a row and Barcelona was so successful for many years. Retention magician vs a part timer all day every day.

@hinewdaniel2998

8 ай бұрын

@@Al-ji4gd look Zidane is a great and all I'm saying is that Iniesta is greater. Iniesta also had many injures in that era and had to overcome a death in his inner circle and he still managed to be consistent while playing. Zizou had maybe 4 years as a good baller but like I said before not enough to make his team better at Real Madrid. That UCL volley solidifies his consistency that year? Give me a break.. he dribbled for far too long at times instead of giving a simple pass. Thats why people think he was this graceful dribbling master because he would hold on too the ball with those long legs of his and "dance around the field". His dribbling style would slow down play when they needed to speed things up. R9 made Zidane's passing look better than what they actually were when they played together at Madrid. At Juve he was better and I can see why he was great there. No arguments there but at Madrid the only thing he had going there wad that UCL volley and inconsistent play throughout those years. That's why I say Iniesta is better. Didn't matter what time it was he never had a bad game. He would always be 1, 2, 3 steps ahead.

@hinewdaniel2998

8 ай бұрын

@@Al-ji4gd from the comments you have sent, it seems like your living is nostalgia. That Spain team would destroy the tall, more physical France of 1998. You and Zidane's fans can live there all you like, but Iniesta was definitely at a higher level for a lot longer. Xavi was relevant since he started playing for Barcelona, and it was highlighted from 2002 all the way until 2015. He was always playing well but never had the help he needed to be seen at that level. He played as a Defensive midfielder for the a few years .. something Zizou also played as and never got the recognition as well. The funny thing is that you know that, but you're stuck in la la land and think Zidane had always been this great player for most of his career. 4 years he played high level and in between those he wad very inconsistent. Honestly his most impressive feat was in 2006 when he played well in that worls cup. He knew it was the end and he gave it all he had . So I applaud him for that. But again Don Andres is superior because when he played with stars he was able to handle it 😏

Before I even watch the video... I KNOW rants is going to mention "weight of pass" 😂😂😂😂 Andres is an alien

Chelsea fans remember him very well. 🤣🤣🤣

You're absolutely right bro, if Iniesta had shooting ability of a Paul Scholes, he would literally be the best cos he was COLD 🥶 he ticks every box in terms of attributes for a midfielder 🔥🔥

The ball stuck like glue with him and his passing was crazy spain had the most packed midfield ever passing for days!

9:27 amazing chemistry between Iniesta and Busquets they already know where they’re gonna be.

People say Pep won things because he had world class players like Iniesta, but it was his style of play that brought out the talent of players like Xavi and Iniesta and Busquets.

@RantsNBants

3 жыл бұрын

Let’s get it right, any manager would have won with that midfield 🤣 respectfully!

@tatenda2706

3 жыл бұрын

@@RantsNBants nah Pep has to be given credit he built that team in his own image, he sold Dinho, Deco, Eto etc and promoted bare youth players, he also won the La liga B title with 70% win rate before taking the barca 1st team job

@prometheustv6558

3 жыл бұрын

@@RantsNBants Pep was the one who brought that midfield together.

@tatenda2706

3 жыл бұрын

Fergie never won a UCL without Giggs and Scholes too (Scholes also scored that semi final goal against barca in 2008) but you won't hear same energy for Fergie, he got lucky with class of 92 only won 2 UCLs in 27 years no one is ready for that conversation though and I'm a utd fan

@rafaelg8312

3 жыл бұрын

They won the World Cup and 2 Euros without Pep

The illusionist 🐐 the greatest ever midfielder for me .

He's to good... Dembele for spurs was another great midfielder... He was underrated 👌🏾

Iniesta is a beautiful footballer to watch. POETRY

The weekend had truly begun. When they say first touch is everything this why

Yea what a player and behind the scenes Iniesta and his wife lost their unborn child in a miscarriage when he was 29.

Unreal footballer, without a doubt the greatest midfielder of all time!

I love this series Rants, honestly one of my favourite KZreadrs. 👏🏾 No matter how much people dislike you or try to tear you down they can’t... the simple reason is that you’re to real and honest, bless you bro 🙏🏾

Completely agree with what you said at 2:59 about the step back he took to give himself more time. Good comp with great music but left out what he did to Cahill in the 2012 cl semi. Andres and Michael Laudrup are the grandmasters of the croqueta

The absolute definition of chasing shadows on a football pitch - was facing Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets in their prime - just a peerless midfield with marvellous chemistry. Also, Iniesta was one of the fastest players I have seen in his speed carrying the ball (I don't mean outright sprint speed) - he had genuine acceleration on the ball and could slalom past people! But the people who worship football stats will probably say the likes of Lampard, Gerrard, etc were better than Iniesta 🤡🤡

Iniesta is Messi without the Stats and finishing

I been saying this from when i saw him first play way back, best midfielder of all time. its mad to think him xavi and the best dm of all time imo busquets, were in one team

@prometheustv6558

3 жыл бұрын

And in a National Team as well

completed my assignments, free for the summer and it’s rants reacts weekend. life is GOOD

U said he could dribble like Messi, pass like Xavi but if he could shoot like Scholes he would be the best player ever…you just described Messi😂

Michael Laudrup | Rants Reacts needs to be done. He's Iniesta's father.

@user-gb7rl4zn1o

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@prometheustv6558

3 жыл бұрын

Busquets as well

@manjunathprasadcv3332

3 жыл бұрын

Laudrup was iniesta`s childhood hero...he said that in an interview...

In my opinion, I have never seen a player control the midfield as well as Iniesta, his football iq and tech were unbelievable! And then to have xavi and busquets alongside him, who were both world class midfielders in their own right, although slightly below iniestas level, and then to have messi to feed the ball to upfront, that tica taca football made Barca unplayable at times!

You couldn't press iniesta in a phone box. One thing I fear about this stat based G/A era is that kids today will see players like Iniesta's stats and have no idea what a legend he is.

Rants. Thank you for uploading this. I love Iniesta. He doesn’t get a lot of goals and assists, but who cares, I could watch him all day. What an unbelievable player! ⚽️

@aasackis9468

3 жыл бұрын

I support him more than the team he was playing for. I just wish people will put more respect into his name comparing him with stats padders.

@StAtIc__5

3 жыл бұрын

@@aasackis9468 - he was also fantastic for Spain too, so whether he played for Barcelona or Spain, he was still wonderful to watch. I agree with what you just said too 👍

In my opinion, the best to play in that position. Glides with the ball at his feet. I've noticed this a lot with these Spanish midfielders actually, they accelerate with a lot more control while dribbling so that at pace the ball is within reasonable distance to them, rather than just heaving the ball forward and sprinting on to it with another heavy touch.

Rants modric or inietsa? Iniesta for me still

Exceptional midfielder who has both football brain and technical ability to play in that position where he can drive at goal and create openings at will, it was almost a cheat code to have both him and Xavi in midfield as they kept the ball so well and decision making from both players was elite.

Love these videos Rants...so rare to see proper appreciation of the beauty of football.

Love the videos I learn so much from them, hopefully Thiago video next another midfielder with the highest of technical abilities

My all time fav player

NICE JOB! THE INIESTA VIDEO I REQUESTED!!

Finally 🔥been waiting for this one

Never thought I’d hear that much realness bout the game, finally someone rates iniesta with the respect he’s due.. rants you’re on it g 👍🏾

Bruno could never this type of art is elite

@user-tr1hx7jx4r

3 жыл бұрын

What's Bruno got to do w this bro 😂😂

Such a Class midfielder who could do it all. Banging vid!🔥💪🏾👏🏿 Love it.

Been waiting for this one

6:29 is why this man is my idol. "He woke up and he chose tech". Big up Rants, for this!!

I rate this series

oh man I just love your sincere reaction really

i've been waiting for this, im glad we are on the same page rants, because iniesta is arguably the best midfielder ever.

The greatest technical dribbler I've ever seen. Forget his low XG, Iniesta painted the best masterpieces for Spain and Barcelona. He was peak during Barcelona's dominant years.

Big boy Rants ! 🖤

I agree bro! Iniesta is the best midfielder of all time

I’ve been waiting for this one...

i fell in love all over again every time i watch this video pure magician

One of the greats, under appreciated!!! I'd like to see xabi alonso reacts as he ran a game against Everton when Gerrard got sent off early in the second half... It was amazing how he controlled the game

8:50 Iniesta made man pull a hamstring. It's mad!

hazard, iniesta, riquelme are the 3 best protectors of the ball ive seen. ball reintention. xavi, ronaldinho, david silva, mousa dembele, frank ribery are defo up there aswell

the way the ball glued to his feet was mad. rants react to Cazorla incoming?

With that kind of tech man could have been selfish and easily statpadded his numbers but he chose not to. Respek!

Honestly such a baller one of the greatest I've ever witnessed. I would put Pirlo and Xavi just a hair above him just because they made their teams tick but Iniesta has an argument as well no doubt just as legendary.

Absolute legend! Bad boy player! Do a compilation a some point of Frankie De Jong, product of the Dutch Total Football !!!

Sergio Busquets next please 🙏🏾 been saying this for time, so underrated.

Bruv dis guys never fails to make man laugh OMDZ!! Man said the football god said you can Have 1only. 1st touch or looks ayy I’m finishedddd

Big up rants can't wait to watch this but the maradona one is what I'm waiting for its gonna be a madness

@RantsNBants

3 жыл бұрын

17:00 🤝

@danyalahmed9985

3 жыл бұрын

Come on can't wait

Rants thanks for the piece of art of football that Andre Inesta was part of what a skilled baller incredible on the ball on and off the ball work rate was immense definitely one of the best midfiders on the planet yaaa

my goat

I agree with Rants that Iniesta is better than CR7. Iniesta just has wayy more to his game. Idk why in this generation fans think the more goals you score, the better player you are. This whole way of thinking completely eliminates creative players from being seen as the best player in the world which is ironic because bar R9, the majority of the Ballon d’Or winners in the 90s and 2000s where No.10s. Even in today’s game, eventhough Lewandowski is an amazing striker and scores 50 goals a season, he’s not a better footballer than Neymar Jr. But because of this narrative “better stats=better player” in the modern game, Lewa is seen as better. Imagine Zidane playing in this era, he would never win the Ballon d’Or because his numbers weren’t amazing. Also this same perception is why CR7 has ever been compared to Messi because if you understand football, the essence of the game and entertainment, you can clearly see that Messi is on a different galaxy to CR7. Dont get me wrong scoring goals is an art and is very important to have a goalscorer in you team, but take away CR7’s goalscoring and what else is he elite at. For me there are many players who have been better than CR7, but it’s his numbers that puts him in these GOAT coversations. My childhood was watching Ronaldinho at Barca, so it’s sad how football has come to a point where stats are the metric for how good a player is Anyways Big up Rants for these brilliant reaction videos and your great analysis of the football players we all love and will truly miss once these stat-padding machines take over🙏🏾💪🏾💯

Bolasie rants reacts nextttt‼️

Thanks Rants. I confirm that Iniesta was using his hands to dribble

This was amazing. Rants never forget that Bruno sed he modelled his game after iniesta🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.

Man like iniesta. Smooth as the centre of a lindt chocolate ball.

The pass at 19:00 omds. He freezes the keeper with the pass and they guy he passed to wasn’t in the camera shot. Unreal baller

Goat lvl

Goated still

This reacts is getting shared don ... Andreas inesta king ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ Footballing God 💥💯

I have been following Rant reacts and although love all the players featured I was incensed when you mentioned Modric yaya etc are the greatest... For me the most underrated and most overshadowed player by the CR7 ne Messi was Don Andres Iniesta.... He has all the qualities and skills that is on par with the other greats. But somehow one imp quality of his goes unnoticed ..his performance in clutch moments.. 1. Barcas first champions league win in final against arsenal.. assist Iniesta scored eto 2. Against United 2009 .. etoo broke the dead lock ..assist Iniesta 3. Scored the winner in world cup final against Holland 4. The stamford bridge thriller 5. Euro finals...David villa scores assist Iniesta 6. Champions league final messi score against United...assist Iniesta...

@RantsNBants

3 жыл бұрын

Incensed? 🤣 chill out!

@cyberrecluse7024

3 жыл бұрын

@@RantsNBants agree incensed is a over reaction... Love Iniesta .. love ur reacts...keep em coming....

Rants we need a busquets reaction that brother is underrated and for me also one of the most technically gifted footballers I've seen

Poetry in motion 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Exhibit A of "Stats dont determine the best player"

Good video bro

INIESTA A MENACE MAN

if i made an all time XI of players i've watched in my lifetime hes one of the first 3 picked. i'm a little bit too young to have really watched much at all of zidane bergkamp henry R9 but ronaldinho, messi, iniesta, get in the side fam!

Robbed of 2012 Ballon D'Or.

@user-gb7rl4zn1o

3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t Messi score 90+ goals that year?😂

@prometheustv6558

3 жыл бұрын

Messi scored 91 goals

He is a mastero

Great player personally think Xavi was the all rounder in terms of defensive and attacking responsibility. Iniesta was much further forward or on the left when I watched him play.

Rants do Xavi next!!!

He could take 20 touches on the ball before releasing it ..and all the 20 touches counted . .. before him there was Zidane and before Zidane there was laudrup...Three of the best midfielders to ever do it!

how this guy won everything in 2010 didnt won the ballon d'or but modric reach the final of the world cup and won the ballon d'or

@Truthwins52

2 жыл бұрын

Everything? He didn't win the CL, missed large chunks of the season through injury, didn't score or assist much, was outscored and out assisted by Sneijder in every competition going. SNEIJDER won the league,cup and CL, knocking Barca out along the way, was joint top scorer at the World Cup with 6, the same one where Messi came back with zero goals. The Dutchman should have won the Ballon d'Or not Iniesta or Messi.

@carloscoelho7764

2 жыл бұрын

@@Truthwins52 the year that barcelona won everything maybe not 2010 maybe 2011 or 2012

@Truthwins52

2 жыл бұрын

@@carloscoelho7764 Messi was better both years, especially 2012 when he scored a record breaking 91 goals. Ballon d'Or is January-December, not in hindsight, there was never a January-December where he was the best.

It’s the foot - eye coordination with Iniesta

My favourite player of the last decade. One of the most intelligent players ever, pure class. I love to hear what Messi has to say about him.

I wont stand for any illspeaking of iniesta, to include not having him as the one's favorite and best player lolol

They could of left out that CL celebration at the Bridge out you know...

Can you do one on Sergio busquets

Top 5 players of all time for sure? Best recognised barca player ever with the oldies like real ronaldo etc? Must be for me. A true honest LEGEND of the game.

The silent assassin.

Like Dani Alves said "Andres is Don Andres" and all who say "lA ligA iS ShIT" is smoking that butch. Man won everything and played a crucial role both for club and country over a span of 10 years and did everything with EASE. Him and Xavi were in perfect harmony it was surreal. Salvador Dali of FOOTBALL.

Saying on two before he made the angle naaaah man😂😂😂😂

Gotta do busquets next!!!! He's the only one left among the three, Xavi busi and Iniesta!

Finallllllyyyyyyyy!!!!!!

You should react to more controversial footballers like Ozil, Di maria and others who have a split opinion on them by fans and make your final judgement

Iniesta had a mad shoot on him... It's just that a touch to goal is better than a screamer coz of the finishing the time had on goal...

8:48 mans pulled a hami trying to get the ball

8:51 made man injure himself 😂