Thanks for having me on lads.

@axdul9996

4 ай бұрын

The only content creator with ball knowledge who actually watches the games as well, luv bro ❤

@AbbasAbdulRaheemMuhammed

4 ай бұрын

Love ur content keep it up

@Kambodia-qp9vz

4 ай бұрын

Did you really say Mo Salah is top 3 Prem players of all time? Or was that a miss-speak?

@Jacob-qp8tq

4 ай бұрын

@@Kambodia-qp9vzhe is tbf

@omar_elattar.6500

4 ай бұрын

Salah is not and never will be better than Neymar. You included Gavi so Neymar should have been picked.

James Alcott is the best football content creator out there, don’t know how he’s not got a full time gig on Sky by now. Actually watches all the games including Championship and foreign leagues unlike most.

@Teaandephemery

4 ай бұрын

Honestly he might be making more money from KZread than a TV contract.

@sm42941

4 ай бұрын

youtube ad revenue and vpn shilling probably pays better than a full time sky gig now. why work in worse conditions with less control over your product for less money

@JamesLawrenceAllcott

4 ай бұрын

Very kind ❤

Maybe one of the best lists I've seen on Saturday Social in a long time. I like this duo more than all the other guests who've been on the show in a long time.

@Fmfcg

4 ай бұрын

Yeah James is always good, Flav is good when nobody is winding him up

@bigted6351

4 ай бұрын

They do loads of podcasts together. Both of them are very good football creators tbf, especially James

@ftclips-qu8sh

4 ай бұрын

Anyone is an upgrade to Rory or Robbie tbf

@jcdalrymple16

4 ай бұрын

Actually well informed and researched options as opposed to just looking for reactions or being purely tribal

@Dan-tr5kw

4 ай бұрын

Well yeah, they actually know what they’re talking about, especially James

James Alcott is brilliant. More of him please

@Naimamohamed-zx6fg

4 ай бұрын

BLUTeoOTH

James is the best football content creator bar none. One of the few who doesn't spew their own club's agenda and troll for viral TikToks to plug their channel. And having Flav on with him is just perfection.

@hmhwyatt

4 ай бұрын

I do think some of the football fans who don’t follow the big 6 have such a more balanced view on players and clubs and results

@catto1980

4 ай бұрын

Him and Alfie from HITC Sevens are top 2 for me

@Alex-cb1mp

4 ай бұрын

Flav dedicating his life to being angry about Arsenal is quite sad

@CatGPT_

4 ай бұрын

i see buvey, i shut down my pc.

@biridinbronzebeard1

4 ай бұрын

i really miss their podcast. They did one together for a while and then stopped for some reason

I’ve never understood how people can say they would never take a rival player at their club. Look at the Sol Campbell situation, Arsenal fans love him so much because he left Spurs for us. If Saka or Saliba went to Spurs, us Arsenal fans would all absolutely lose our minds

@sliferchris2292

4 ай бұрын

I get not wanting your own players to go to a rival club but the other way around should be fine.

@DontAttme

4 ай бұрын

@@sliferchris2292there’s isn’t a cule or madrista in the world that wouldn’t have wanted Messi or CR7 to make that switch either way.

@7loewikb259

4 ай бұрын

@@DontAttme you think madrid fans wouldve refused prime messi?😂

@Takkks

4 ай бұрын

​@@7loewikb259 Did you read his comment correctly? He said the same thing.

@kurtsudheim825

4 ай бұрын

Ya, butnthe thing is youd prefer not to, you'd rather get someone justbas good from elsewhere. Also just different opinions, ethics, & flav is an ardent sours fan, hes stated is more important arsenal,chelsea & west ham fail than spurs do well himself. Normal spurs fans would say yes to a pl title if arsenal win ucl that year, but but him, hes that type, shameless

one thing i’ve noticed, James is the only guest who is not lazy to put the cards properly on the board, he does it very neatly and tidily, good bloke. I’ve seen other guests putting cards on board and they’ve been terrible at it.

Frenkie de Jong is heavily underrated, barely gets a shout here. He is easily one of the best midfielders in the world, in my opinion. Apart from that, and maybe Leao over Rice, great list this.

@AbbasAbdulRaheemMuhammed

4 ай бұрын

Leao and rice is close wld probs edge leao as serie a defences are very hard to break down

@Pukelis420

4 ай бұрын

I would say that Vinicius and haaland is a debate but haaland does have the advantage in numbers but i think vinicius delivers almost everytime and is spectacular for the madrid side especially in the win of the CL

@richlaw3658

4 ай бұрын

I agree Frankie is massively underrated, I think it’s just Barcelona is not hitting the highs people expect of them

@Hrishiqx

4 ай бұрын

I agree fdj is underrated but no way he's above barella or dias ... probably barella is more underrated than fdj

@elstengomes437

4 ай бұрын

@@Hrishiqxnah if fdj was in inter and the coach had to choose between the two FDJ starts everytime

Went with Silva at 29 over Eric Dier understandable 😅

James and Flav are great, deffo book again

I’m really happy Sky is making these KZread style videos now, great initiative from them to get KZreadrs/Sports journalists involved in their Saturday Socials.

Dejong is a rare breed u can watch him play for hours and wont get bored he plays out from the back and creates chances can even play as ball playing centre back and is World class despite playing in a system that doesn't fully utilise his abilities, him with a big ball winner like casemiro where he doesn't have to work his legs off all the time would be deadly

James and Flav together!? SLUGS RISE UP

Decent list, but the EPL bias is clear to see 😅

@renderxtravels8464

4 ай бұрын

How😂city just won a treble so it will be dominated by City and Vardrid

@shadezero8661

4 ай бұрын

@@renderxtravels8464 the abundance of english players and pl players there. Theyre are clearly biased, id wager all of them together have watched less than 20 league games from outside the prem

Decent list today tbf

I think Salah and Allison is a debate to be had i think replace Allison with any other goalkeeper and they probably wouldnt have won anything in the last 5 years i think hes the most on aor with salah as the msot crucial players in the Liverpool team and with Attacking fullbacks like trent,robbo he was always there and always deluvered

James and flav are literally the only two good guests you ever have on. Love these two.

Absolutely top tier, but Ronald araujo should’ve been in the conversation, Declan and Araujo should’ve been a debate. He’s easily one of the best defenders in the world, probably the best in 1v1 situation with Kyle walker.

26 should be Frenkie De Jong. He is crazy

@Dennis-qz7md

4 ай бұрын

is not better than dias u toad

@Batman1998-

4 ай бұрын

@@Dennis-qz7mdhe absolutely is

@RichCwm

4 ай бұрын

no way@@Batman1998-

@XXBlueThanosXX

4 ай бұрын

dias is literally best centar back rn and fdj isnt best midfielder, rodri and bellingham clear him@@Batman1998-

@Hrishiqx

4 ай бұрын

He's not even better than barella

Love this style of content!!

one of the best and well thought out lists you've had on this channel tbh!

Rodrygo instead of saka and the list is much better

@AbbasAbdulRaheemMuhammed

4 ай бұрын

It’s about 50 50 I’d say. If rodrygo was the main man of arsenal his stats wld be as good as sakes were last season and as good as him in stats this season but their performances are very similar standard.

@Ball619

4 ай бұрын

Nah saka would be struggling to get in that RM team with brahim diaz (let alone Rodrygo) meanwhile Rodrygo would comfortably get in that arsenal team especially now this whole "saka is world class" talks are nothing but a myth, he isn't even better than foden and he ain't world class either

@AbbasAbdulRaheemMuhammed

4 ай бұрын

@@Ball619 do you. Think foden is better then rodrygo,saka and Vini that’s what I think

Great list. Does feel like football has fallen off/become less 'fun' when you see it though. Would be interesting to do a similar list like this but at a certain point in time (e.g. 2006, 2010). My assumption would be there might be more vibes and diversity of league's than this one

@justinsm

4 ай бұрын

Barely anyone does dribble/magic that are fun to watch

@yma7gaming357

4 ай бұрын

@@justinsmevery team is now more tactical as they’ve seen how Guardiola is winning everything so they have to replicate it

Leao Played in the Champions league Semi-Final. Rice is nowhere near him.

@nilbachkani447

4 ай бұрын

That's because rice was not in CL. Such a stupid take.

@swvi9459

4 ай бұрын

Agree. Rice over Leao is unbelievable bad take

@croissantpower

4 ай бұрын

Grealish over Leao then by that logic

@brightgedze4702

Ай бұрын

Leao is inconsistent

Not having De jong in that list is a crime , He's been unreal and is Barca's star man by far and away

@renderxtravels8464

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂

@AwwalOlalekan

4 ай бұрын

Who?

@mathijs8537

4 ай бұрын

​@@AwwalOlalekan he won la liga

@DontAttme

4 ай бұрын

@@AwwalOlalekanmust’ve only just heard about football. United were trying to throw 100 million at him not long ago and the guys still young enough to influence the next decade of the sport.

@nenemuy

4 ай бұрын

Not this season lol

Bring back James weekly

araujo not getting a shout is crazy

I’m sorry but Musiala is a better player than Bellingham. I know Bellingham has hit the ground running at Madrid but if you watch both players it’s Musiala is got so much more ability

@XXBlueThanosXX

4 ай бұрын

so what more talent means better player? dude 😃

@only_1David

4 ай бұрын

@@XXBlueThanosXX well if you read what I said, I said Musiala is the better player. Bellingham might have more headline moments because he’s scoring goals but when you watch both players, it’s clear to see who the better player is. Scoring goals is obv not something to downplay and FairPlay to Bellingham but you can just look at goals and say he’s better because on Flashscore it says he’s on the scoresheet

@mr-ov5gt

4 ай бұрын

​@@only_1Davidnope Bellingham has more flair and is better on the eyes whilst also being statistically clear of musi

that's what Messi and CR7 did verry well: feels like they push each other to score more goals and to perform better than the other one. feels like Haaland don't have someone who scores more goals than him to push him...

James is miles a head of the KZread football guys. You can just tell he spends all day every day watching or talking football.

I love James Lawrence Allcott. One of my best finds on KZread in recent history.

Great list. My only replacement would be Rodrygo over Saka. His versatility, clutch factor in big moments, and skill is beyond Saka. Close but Rodrygo is the better player, in my opinion.

Why is Alvarez not even included as even a contender

@mikibv8007

4 ай бұрын

Looking for this comment. The guy wins EVERYTHING

@lucianoventura7777

4 ай бұрын

blud scored a brace in a world cup semi final and doesn’t even get a mention compared to saka. the english bias is too real

@EnzoPepsiCola

4 ай бұрын

​@@lucianoventura7777Julian Alvarez is 23

@lucianoventura7777

4 ай бұрын

@@EnzoPepsiCola lmao i’m stupid

No shout out to HITC Sevens?

@JimMelonWL

4 ай бұрын

I know right? This is surely a blatant copy of his video idea

5:03 pedri clear cama

@XXBlueThanosXX

4 ай бұрын

injury merchant dosent clear anyone anymore pedri is gone

This list is already better than the all time greatest Prem midfielders and they've just done the 1st pick

James and flav are excellent guests

Have you guys watched frenkie dejong????? This is actually funny!! Frenkie is unbelievable! Dias over Frenkie is crazy!!

@XXBlueThanosXX

4 ай бұрын

dias is best defender so makes sense hes there, while fdj isnt best midfielder, kdb rodri bellingham are all better

@dees343

4 ай бұрын

@@XXBlueThanosXX the fact you think Jude is better than Frenkie shows me u don’t watch Frenkie. U prob don’t even watch Madrid games. U just hear that he scores goals. SMH Have no clue how he plays the rest of the match. Kdb is the only midfielder u can put in the Frenkie conversation. Not Jude mate.

@AbbasAbdulRaheemMuhammed

4 ай бұрын

Frenkie has scored 1 goal in 12 matches with no assists as a box to box midfielder. He plays pretty well but does not make many key passes either. Rodri,Bellingham,kimmich,foden)p( when he plays cam.) musiala,gundogan,Maddison,KdB,silva(when he plays there). Dias is the best Cb in the world

@dees343

4 ай бұрын

@@AbbasAbdulRaheemMuhammed stats guys. Don’t talk to stats guys. They don’t know futbol. They know google search….

@sanda8656

4 ай бұрын

​@@AbbasAbdulRaheemMuhammedstop watching football through stats bro. Your type of people are the ones who'd say Iniesta is overrated because of looking at stats

Rodrigo is miles above Saka . Zero Ball knowledge, I'm a Barca fan

@RizwanKhan-fb2qv

4 ай бұрын

Saka has 14 games and 11 assists last season in the premier league. Rodrygo has 9 and 7. Even this season Saka hasn't hit form and still has a better G/A than the Brazilian. So I don't know what ball knowledge is missing here. Saka is consistently making things happen and he is always available .

@ahmadhasan9446

4 ай бұрын

​@RizwanKhan-fb2qv football isn't just stats and g/a rodrygo is a better baller plus until this season he wasn't a starter every single game

@zaneft6170

4 ай бұрын

@@ahmadhasan9446 Well i'm not even an Arsenal fan, but yet Saka is still performing better for Arsenal this season than Rodrygo is performing for Madrid. Based on stats. If you aren't basing it on stats, what are you basing it on? An eye test? Is Rodrygo better because he has Brazilian flair? Saka is a perfectly good player. Plays good on the eye. And he's not even on his best form right now. I don't see what discussion is made to be had here.

@ahmadhasan9446

4 ай бұрын

@@zaneft6170 never said saka isn't a good player , rodrygo better at dribbling close control ,long shot, better weak foot and plays all 3 positions up front even as a 10. Mind you Rodrygo is playing a new role a new system and without benzema and vini injured most of the season it's not that crazy to say they close

@arvin9425

4 ай бұрын

​@@ahmadhasan9446noone said it isn't close, but saka is playing in a worse team, with an attack that isn't doing well and yet he's still statistically performing on the highest level. Doesn't he have tied most assists in Europe or smth?

I think this is the most sensible take I have seen on saturday social ....Hope James Alcott is back for many more

Very Good list, instead i would put rodygo over saka. but W list

Rodrygo best 22 for me. People are forgetting his impact during the champion league run.

a nearly perfect list if i'm honest well done 😍

I think Xavi Simons is Soo underrated.

@croissantpower

4 ай бұрын

You’d have chosen him?

@XXBlueThanosXX

4 ай бұрын

He's not underrated :D It's just that jude is better

Saka over Rodrygo not for me

@only_1David

4 ай бұрын

They’re English what do you expect

@lymac3040

4 ай бұрын

ikr and im an arsenal fan

@gorandamianovici5720

4 ай бұрын

Not for anyone

@pratauncle2216

4 ай бұрын

@@lymac3040 nah u aint

@brettpearce8843

4 ай бұрын

Saka was a howler tbh.

Next they'll make a list of the best lists

Feel like you lot just watch Premier League and see who are the top scorers in other leagues

Frankie De Jong is just a class

10:12 leao over rice

They're running out of ideas... What next? Best footballers from each star sign?

Saka chat was interesting, he has played a long time and currently averages a goal every 4.3 games, he needs to kick onto a new level and pretty quickly for Arsenal to get big silverware.

@adamsorrell5098

4 ай бұрын

I would’ve said saliba instead just maybe a bit of English bias but don’t mind it

@jackkeightley5788

4 ай бұрын

He used to be a left back

@shadezero8661

4 ай бұрын

​@@adamsorrell5098 shouldve been rodrygo honestly, neither saliba or saka have done it on the stage that rodrygo has and rodrygo has already completed club football.

@shadezero8661

4 ай бұрын

shouldve been rodrygo honestly, neither saliba or saka have done it on the stage that rodrygo has and rodrygo has already completed club football.

Very solid list

"Best players at their age THIS SESSON" Picks kdb who's played literally 2 games this season. Make it make sense 😭

@Porridge_Master

4 ай бұрын

The english bias is real bro, what else did you expect.

You need to have James on more, only one that talks sense

I agree with the Gavi shout for sure but let's also not sleep on Rico Lewis now.

@ashdude3058

4 ай бұрын

Rico Lewis is really talented but it’s hard to even put him in the same conversation as gavi for now considering how much responsibility he had to hold on his shoulders

English people not saying Gavi is overrated🤯unreal once in a lifetime scenario

Basically google the player with the most value from every age

At 21 I'm going with the Spurs left back,Udogie... he's good

Yesterday KDB made his return to the pitch, played for 20mins, One assist, One Goal. Completely changed the game❤.

Ruben Dias over Frenkie de Jong is crazy... Agree with the other player except for that, you lots gotta watch more la liga fr

@iamROCK01

4 ай бұрын

Vro do u know there is football outside of laliga also ?? One of the world's best defender against a not top 10 midfielder

@XXBlueThanosXX

4 ай бұрын

dias is best defender while kdb rodri bellingham are all better midfielders than fdj

@footgoal1800

3 ай бұрын

@@XXBlueThanosXX Dias is not better than VVD

James is the best football content creator in terms of this side of football. And it’s not close

Nice to see James reminding everyone how good Bukayo Saka is and has been for the past 4 or more years. The consistency from this guy is unreal

@JTeya0

4 ай бұрын

What consistency

@Ball619

4 ай бұрын

Rodrygo better

@bri1085

4 ай бұрын

He's scored 37

@akramebrahim1446

4 ай бұрын

Consistently average.

@ahmedkhawaja5376

4 ай бұрын

​@@Ball619he was garbage for the first 3 months of the season and i don't rate him

Another JAFFN special! Love it!! 🐌😙👈🍳

I love Saka, but it is so ironic how James said he wants to see "more ruthlessness from him', when he recently, accidentally to be fair, broke Kostas Tsimikas's collar bone haha.

@MrLewbaah

4 ай бұрын

He means goals, something Saka struggles with

@roronozoro11

4 ай бұрын

@@MrLewbaah more like npg

still suprises me how young ruben dias is and how experienced he is as a defender

The pattern is Madrid has the best early 20s in the world and city have best late 20s and early 30s while Bayern has players spread across age groups.

@koubalt5574

4 ай бұрын

nah I'm pretty sure City has better players across all age groups. from Rico Lewis and Oscar Bobb all the way to Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne. but if based on this list then yeah Bayern is pretty spread across.

@mattjones9471

4 ай бұрын

Alvarez foden haaland doku lewis Bobb are all 23 and younger…

@shadezero8661

4 ай бұрын

@@koubalt5574 rico lewis and oscar bob? wtf. Vinicius, rodrygo, camavinga, tchouameni, brahim diaz, jude bellingham, etc. we have the best crop of young players in world football

@shadezero8661

4 ай бұрын

@@mattjones9471 Vinicius, rodrygo, camavinga, tchouameni, brahim diaz, jude bellingham, etc are all 23 and under. Madrid has much better young players

fdj for 26 easily, besides that W

20 years old is florian witz or xavi simons

Pedri is a million miles clear. Fight me

The absolute state of that thumbnail

Honestly I reckon Vini JR > Haaland for the 23 category. I understand what Haaland is and the output but Vini the the ultimate big game player. Absolute Brazilian baller who has been performing at the very top level for years with not enough respect imo. Maybe this is coming from a Liverpool whose watched his team get torn apart by him

Warren Zaire-emery?

Declan over valverde is crazy

@maximusorbis2548

4 ай бұрын

Not really

@sebm6723

4 ай бұрын

That was never in contention. Declan's 24 and Valverde is 25.

@MM-jc7uv

4 ай бұрын

@@sebm6723Araujo> Rice. They completely forgot about Araujo

@shadezero8661

4 ай бұрын

@@maximusorbis2548 yes lmao, valverde is far more dynamic and has done it on the big stage. He has more trophies and is one of the most complete midfielders itw

@maximusorbis2548

4 ай бұрын

@@shadezero8661 it’s a team sport and Declan has played for Arsenal and west ham. Obviously he would have less trophies

lol HITC sevens did this same concept just 2 weeks ago , lol this is not a coincidence .

Cammavinga over Pedri is a joke

@shadezero8661

4 ай бұрын

camavinga is much more versatile and dynamic.

@footgoal1800

3 ай бұрын

@@shadezero8661 He has been the first-choice midfielder for both Barcelona and the Spain national team for the past three years. However, the same cannot be said for Cama, even though he is really good. Injuries are a part of the sport, but you can't ignore a player's ability based on their injury record.

Enzo winning best young player award at the WC and not even getting mentioned for 22 yo is just insane

@adityasmenon9

4 ай бұрын

He’s been bang average for Chelsea bro, let’s be honest there are many players that are miles ahead of him at his age

@MrLewbaah

4 ай бұрын

Enzo 😂 that’s a terrible shout

@zachharrison35

4 ай бұрын

@@MrLewbaah another saka stinker btw 😭

@jamiebaghurst5316

4 ай бұрын

Waffle 🤦🏻‍♂️

@zachharrison35

4 ай бұрын

@@adityasmenon9 I beg you to actually look at stats and watch games with your eyes, not just listening to what the agenda driven pundits say. Dudes been misprofiled under Poch

James Flav combo is elite

not picking pedri is criminal, apart fro that, lovely list, and great guests

James is the best creator in the football space.

i love how their doing saturday social not on a saturday no

Great play on words for Haaland vote, using "cheat code" in relation to city winning titles 😳😂

Overlooked Cole Palmer

Saka over Rodrygo. My god, amazing

@Wild_EditsA

4 ай бұрын

Fr finally justice for him, so many people call him overrated hes underrated at this point also do you realise he had the most g/a in the ucl group stage and 21 g/a in 24 games this season but I'm glad people start to realise how good he is

@ChronicTheHempHog-mf3nh

4 ай бұрын

Rodrygo is incredibly underrated

@Hazz1405

4 ай бұрын

As an arsenal fan I would say Kvara has a higher ceiling. Hes the better player. Napoli are just in shambles right now

@hellohi1445

4 ай бұрын

@@Hazz1405yeh kvara has a higher ceiling than saka and Rodrygo but currently they’re both better than kvara.

@AbbasAbdulRaheemMuhammed

4 ай бұрын

Kvara is a one season wonder

Pedri and Frenkie should’ve been on here and Araujo over Rice easily too

This list is nice. Maybe there is a case to make for Saliba and I generally think Pedri, Gavi and Saka are all 3 terribly overrated for being a native talent at clubs with big vocal fanbases. Would take any of the likes of Wirtz, Tel, Musiala, Gvardiol, Saliba or Kvaratskhelia over any of the 3 (obviously only when fitting the age group)

@Deathmare235

4 ай бұрын

Gavi is overrated but not Saka and pedri

@footgoal1800

3 ай бұрын

@@Deathmare235 Gavi overrated seriously?

@Deathmare235

3 ай бұрын

@@footgoal1800 he gets compared to Saka and pedri, definitely overrated

Maybe saliba over saka currently but saka has highest ceiling for sure

@saulpalacios398

4 ай бұрын

Saka dose not have the higher ceiling

Saka and Haaland are not better footballers than Rodrygo and Vinicius. Howler.

Frenkie is so underrated. One of the best midfielders in the world.

Chiesa 26😢

Should’ve done 17 and put Milley

Foden over Vini debate.

rodrygo on the 22

Am I the only one that thought Alphonso Davies was like 27-28

not even discussed about Mainoo

Saliba over Saka

Belingham , vinicius , rodrigo , valvarde , camavinga , tchoumeni , brahim diaz….. REAL MADRID Dominance in future.

James knows ball

Leao deserves to be there

Griezmann different gravy this season

To think that Rodrygo is only 22, and to actually process that they thought Saka was even remotely on the same level as him is one of the most bizarre things i have ever heard on the internet. Saka, as of now, is no where near Rodrygo's level.

@Deathmare235

4 ай бұрын

Other way around