Today we’re ranking the top 10 French footballers since 2000 including names such as Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Kylian Mbappe and many more!
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Faysal’s reaction to pogba being out of the top 10 had me dead bro 😭☠️
You got me good😂😂😂
Labile is a top 5 french baller of all time
it is quite absurd to leave him out
Haven't watched it yet, but I already know Faysal's gonna ride Pogba for no reason
I swear pogba is just hated for no reason
@@stainlesssteel6467 Fax, one of the best footballers we've ever seen.
@@Me-gs3uunew hair
faysal has just shown hes never watched football pre 2006. vieira was technically elite. the way vieira could dribble and flick the ball over plays head etc was a joke. he was technically elite on top of being such a dominant ball winner. one of the most complete midfielders ever
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Veira even said pogba was better than his and Laurent as well
Lets be real faysal backs Madrid players too tough. Without his delusion we all know Patric Viera is a world class footballer
It’s crazy since dude looks at least 30 and looks the oldest of the table
He hasn’t, he was a Chelsea fan as well
Benzema over Henry and Zidane is a crazy take
Not as crazy as u think Mabye technically and ability wise they are better
Benzema Zidane over henry is standard. No issues with that reality
Zidane’s best years were at Juventus, not Madrid so it makes sense. Over Henry is definitely questionable
It really isnt. Since 2000 benzema is the greatest ever french player. Benzem is the french player with most goals in history most assists in history and most trophies in history and add that with 5 ucls ballondor being the greatest ever striker in ucl being realamdrids 2nd all time top scorer and all time top assister. To add to all of that hes an absolutely beautiful footballer to watch technically as good as you can be and graceful. Not a tapin merchant. Hes the best since 2000 for sure.
@@CulinaryInsightsHubzidane yes but is henry really technically better than benzi? Cuz benzi is technically as good as you can be for a big frame 6'1 striker
I think Spain could be a good nation to do a top 10 in the same format of post 2000, especially with the dominance they had over football from 2008-2012 and how much the Spanish style of play influenced football moving forwards.
Agreed. The top 5 would be pretty predictable but after that I think it could get very interesting
1. Iniesta 2.Xavi 3. Xabi Alonso 4. Busquets 5. Ramos 6. Fabregas 7. David Silva 8.David Villa 9. Iker Casillas 10. Gerard Pique Shouts to Isco, Puyol, carvajal, Pedro, Rodri, and RAUL
Technical merchants
1-Iniesta 2- Casillas 3-Xavi 4- Xabi Alonso 5- Ramos 6- Busquets 7- Fabregas 8- Villa 9- Silva 10- Alba
@@ahmadsabah9393 u don’t think they were great all around footballers?
Abz with a MOTM performance. I remember how shy and silent he was in his debut. Seeing how he developed to the level he's currently at, it's very inspiring. Give it two years and he'll be among the top performers knowledge-wise head2head with the current champ Lyes. Big up Abz.
abz alt account
He can have a bit of a superiority complex icl him and lyes
zip it back up when your done
Sharky lil bro Abz??
Love Pogba but the way Faysal tried his hardest to upscale him by downplaying that ‘18 France side was not it 💀. You telling me Mbappe (18 yr old wonderkid who announced himself on the world stage), Kante (who was in his prime) etc wouldn’t had been missed if they weren’t playing in that team? Come on man🤣
Can you tell me which rating Ngolo Kanté got in the final?
@@footyhome10fair enough he had a rating of 5. However a wc is more than just a final. These are the overall ratings for the wc France Kylian Mbappé 7.43 Hugo Lloris 7.33 N’Golo Kanté 7.29 Paul Pogba 7.17 Raphaël Varane 7.14 Antoine Griezmann 7.14
@@footyhome10Kante was an important part of that team
@@footyhome10also kante has had a far more successful club career so I think he deserves a higher placement than pogba.
@@upthechels90 not close as important as Pogba. Pogba was by far the best & most important player at France.
"Mbappe shows no ambition"... He is the only player in world history that has two countries' LEADING politicians ACTIVELY guilt tripping and borderline blackmailing him to make one career move rather than any other.
You didn’t negate the comment lol He shows no ambition by staying at PSG Point blank period Despite “blackmailing”
@@JoshuaGuevara7Staying at his dream club? He’s doing what making him happy not what the world expects him to do When he switches club he will be the top 20 plays of all time
@@JoshuaGuevara7the only reason you say this is because he isn’t playing in england
@@nicfrancois8530 cool what if.
@@JoshuaGuevara7 you got cooked, hold the L.
Perfect timing for this upload after the glorious result at the Emirates 😂
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Ouch lol
How can they not pin this comment
Varane is so underrated. 1 WC, 1 WC Final, Multiple League Titles, 4 UCL’s. Underrated Legend
Multiple 😂just say the number bro
More down to the teams and players he played around rather than himself lets be honest
@@lyricaljaffacakes2946 So he lasted that many years in France’s and Real Madrid’s starting 11’s just bc everyone around him was good? 😂😂That’s just plain stupid. He played in a defence that had Carvajal and Marcelo (who loved getting forwards). In France, he was clearly their best defender in the backline. So I really don’t get what you’re on about
@@lyricaljaffacakes2946but yet no one could take his spot for nearly 10 years?
@@Slesaint17 It's not for 10 year's it was Pepe's spot up until 2015/16 and he left in 2021 so it was hes spot from 2015/16 - 2020 ,2021 he had injury problems
Griezmann 8th is just criminal man how??? And 2 didn’t even put him top10😂😂big up to faysal for defending him in this ep
8th is a joke. I cant believe how underrated he is. Bad stint at barca made everyone forget about him
I would love to see these types of videos for other countries too: Italy, Spain, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, etc. Would be a great series to highlight other countries successes outside of the premier league
Faysal is spot on with grizie being higher
Faysal has a masters degree in question evasion i swear, this brother has NEVER just straight up answered a question he’s been asked! He also reminds me of a hamster in a wheel, ask him the right question or bring up the right topic and he just starts going and going but he’s never moving anywhere, always just spinning in the same spot!! He has never made a point or argument in his life, just talks in circles until he gets tired
😂😂😂😂
those episodes are the reason why I like SDS this much, the prem roundups are good and all, but they can be boring because we just watched the games two days ago, but these controvercial topics and lists are amazing and also funny , Faysal getting too carried away sometimes , Sharky regretting putting Benzema at no 1 and Abz and Ilyas being very funny , great video. Spain could be an amazing country to discuss because everyone will have to decide how to rank the great midfielders and they will have to back their opinions even though they just came up with them. ps: because I don´t comment a lot : when you do a video of the top 10 players in our generation or sth like that , don´t exclude Messi and Ronaldo, it is nice to know what everyone thinks and you could get some great debates and hot takes out of it (like somebody putting Neymar above Ronaldo because of the eyetest) , big up SDS , by far the best football podcast in the world
Pogba over Viera is crazy. Viera was a baller. His technical ability is so underrated. His finishing ability was amazing for a midfielder, dinks, chips from the edge of the box, screamers, 1 on 1 finishes. He could burst thru a midfield with his acceleration and physical stature, defensively he was mr elastic, legs everywhere. Aerialy dominant. Passing range, short, long, one touch. Quick feet in tight spaces for a big man. Not a flaw in the man’s game. Maybe his temperament. That’s literally it. Put some respect on his name Faisal. That’s a disgraceful opinion. Ooooo Paul’s got an emoji. U dweeeeeb.
Everything people imagine Pogba doing is what Vieira was doing week in week out at Arsenal. As a United fan, Pogba doesn't even come close to him as a player even if he's a little bit better on the technical side.
Patrick Viera himself: *"I think pogba is more technical and comfortable with the ball than I use to be but we are quite similar"* Laurent blanc who played with viera and coached pogba: *"Technically speaking Patric is really good but he is not as good as Pogba".* but you'll have 15 year old on youtube who were toddlers when viera played say that Viera's more technical than pogba 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@talhaali1977 You didn't read his comment. He said Vieira is a better player and his technical ability was underrated, never that it was better than Pogba's...
@@ANGELOFDARKification im not talking about his comment particulary. Just other comments under this youtube vid. Making it sound like viera was some technically gifted player. He wasnt
@@ANGELOFDARKificationThank you brother. I was literally about to say that.
Loved recording every second of this! ❤
11:36 “he did well at juve” he got 0 goals in 3 games, FFF back at it
Varane also didn't play at the euro 2016 he was injured
You guys should do a top 10 German players. The German players have been so iconic in history but also so underrated ❤
That would be too hard tbf
@@Tylertalksfootball1234no it wouldn’t lmao
@@hennyspiderman9974 it would lots of big names
@@hennyspiderman9974it’s not hard till u rly think abt it, there’s a lot of names u easily forget i feel like
@@buusa since 2000’s ? Cmon man it’s literally not that hard. Khan, Neuer, Lahm, Ozil, Klose, Lothar Mattheus, Kroos, Schweinsteiger, Muller and Reus/Gotze/Kimmich
Loved this one! I think a top 10 dutch players from 2010 on could be really interesting as well. Loads of lowkey ballers in that list. Maybe not the accolades of a Spain or France but still players that are considered either elite or at least underrated. Hope you lot will consider it!
Loved this video! Would also love to see a Dutch version, Spanish and Italian. Keep up the great work. SDS is on fire 🔥
This is really good refreshing content! I really like top 10s etc and I think you need to do this for other countries/leagues too to continue being engaging and to hear you guys speak about other countries. Could also do like Top 10 managers of all time since 2000
Love the vid, we need a top 10 GK video for all the keepers✊🏾
Sick video, the ribbery part made me think you could do "top 10 duos" I.e robbery, Salah Mane, Kane Son, Drogba Lampard etc
Lyes not here is criminal
He’s in Portugal w his wife and kids cuz
@@official-nads896 lol… what wife and kids? i am talking about Lyes Bouzidi
Faysal's stock been dropping like crazy recently cuz of his Madrid bias
Great vid guys! Would love to see your top 10 dutch players :)
Great video guys. PLEASE DO AN ALL TIME PORTUGUESE PLAYERS!
HERE FOR IT. I love the top 10 vids they're my personal faves and it exposes me to players I may not have rated as highly before 🎉🎉
would love to see a draft soon
Unbelievable video - watched the entire video from start to finish!
@@mubinho1718 Spanish and German players next
Great video loved every second of recording!
Mbappe is from France. Paris is his City. If he can win PSG their first ever UCL, he will win the Ballon d’Or off the back of that. That would be a bigger acheivement than winning the UCL with Real Madrid. Neymar left Barcelona for the same reason, to win PSG their first ever UCL and as a result, win the Ballon d’Or. Unfortunately, the PSG project seems to keep failing so maybe he is giving up now and willing to just got to a Real Madrid now at 25 years old but at least he can say he tried with PSG. OR he might decide to join a Liverpool/Arsenal on a free transfer and give them what he tried to do for PSG because he knows he can go to Real Madrid at any point and his career will probably last until 35-38 in Europe
faysals past with pogba needs to be researched, not only did he put him top 10 he tried saying he was better looking than giroud, there is something bizarre going on there, has to be some deeper connection than simply liking his game
top 10 vids are goated fav series in sds keep it up
great video lads, i really enjoyed this video. w lineup too
Incredible video
Bro your absolutely r8fht about benzema being better than Henry in the last 24 years .5 champions league and balondor. 5 champions league where he was crucial in 3 .your telling me Henry cam carry that real madrid team to win the champions league no way .he couldn't even do it with arsenal he needed Barcelona. Second greatest scorer in real madrid were talking about the best team arguably of all time .all the players that have played for that team and your telling me he's 2nd .2 highest goal scorer in champion league and 3rd in assists for real madrid .come on man
These arsenal fans swear of course Henry is the best player .but if we're adding up everything Henry has done nothing to beat what benzema has done in those 24 years .I mean if you got nedved beating you in a balondor race don't speak
It feels like this is Sharkys only way to make a topic where you can talk about Arsenal and it is in a positive way 😂
Can you do spain next? Love the podcast keep it up!!
Yooo this lineup was perfect 🤣🤣🔥
Abz: Explain why Benzema/Pogba is better Faysal: *Character assassination* Abz: No but just explain why Faysal: *Swears to Allah multiple times* Abz: Brother just give any reason Faysal: *Argues against some non-sensical fringe football twitter take*
Faysal needs a 3 match ban for this one
Would love to see you guys do a top 10 of Italy under the same format of post 2000.
Great idea for a vid!
WTF no one put Giroud... In 2000 he became top goalscorer ever for France, he won Ligue 1 while carrying his team on his back, He won CL and Europa league with Chelsea alongside FA Cup, he won with Arsenal couple of Fa Cups, he won Seria A with Milan and most important he was in team that WON World cup, that came SECOND in WORLD CUP and that came SECOND in EUROPAN CHAMPIONSHIP in 2016. Alongside that he got Puskas award, World cup and Europan championship bronze boots, Europa League top scorer,.... THAT IS SHAME NO ONE PUT HIM
Do a top ten of players who didn’t hit their full potential during their career
What would it be based on. How hard they flopped or who is the best. So would you have Neymar or bojannhigher
@@adamwarren6000bojan
please do this on spain, think would be such a close one!
you guys should do an XI of your favourite players from the rival of the team that you support.
Abz is becoming my favourite guy on this pod speaking with eloquence on this one. Giroud not in the top 10 in criminal guys a goat 😅
Tbf it's top 10 French players of the 21st Century, not top 10 players for the French National team. Giroud hasn't been as consistently good or alternatively hit the same peaks as anyone else on this list imo. Objectively, there's no argument you can make for him being a better player than Zidane, Henry, Benzema, Mbappe, Vieira, Ribery, Kante, Griezman or Makelele. You could at most argue he could get in over Varane. But even then it's difficult to argue against Varane when he broke into Madrid's defence as a kid, 3 peated the UCL, was also part of all the same successful France teams. You can make the argument because Varane's younger so Giroud has achieved more so far and Giroud never had the opportunity to 3 peat a UCL because he never played in a Madrid team full of superstars. But on the other hand I'd argue no team either Giroud up top is capable of 3 peating the UCL. Varane played in a better team with better players so he has shown he can hold his own. I'm not sure Giroud can be prolific enough/consistent enough at club level to reach those heights. He was brilliant at Montpellier, not really special at Arsenal, better at Chelsea and AC Milan again as he was more experienced. Like I said, maybe he gets that 10th spot over Varane. But that's the absolute maximum. It's like how I wouldn't argue Lukaku is better than Hazard, De Bruyne, Kompany, Coutois or even the likes of Mousa Dembele just because he's Belgium's all time top scorer. Giroud definitely deserved to be in that honourable mentions list. But top 10 idk.
The way Abz cooked Faysal 🤣🤣how can a man say stop flipping the question like pancakes
@@Anon97123definitely not top 10 even top 12
Cmon guys we need an Afcon video before the 13th please!!!!!
Thank you abz for that wonderful speech about TITI14 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
No Lyes in a top 10 french players???
Faysal convinced me about Benzema being the best in the last 24 years... even as a madrid fan I forgot how crucial was benzema prior to 2018 because how goood he was after 2018.. people now will start calling him overrated.. but he deserves it after being underrated for 8-9 loong yearsss
Griezmann has to be one of the most underrated French players oat key for France in every major tournament since Euro 16 and has consistently evolved his game
Fun premise, without putting almost any thought into it, these are the 10 names I came up with pretty quickly: henry, zidane, kante, mbappe, benzema, vieira, ribery, griezmann, anelka, thuram. I am sure I am forgetting someone. Makelele and Trezeguet were also considered before I was satisfied and started ordering. I would rate Zidane ahead of Henry all time, but for the time after 2000 Henry takes it.
I have same 10 but Makelele instead of Anelka. Some other options could be Pogba, Lizarazu, Pires, Varane
@@olidb72 Definitely, the bottom 2 spots for me has many names that deserve a shout. Top 8 are pretty nailed.
@@johanfredriksvendsen8482Makele would be nailed on in that top 10 for me. Incredibly consistent player, one of the best DMs ever. His peak (Madrid and Chelsea) falls within the 2000s. And like Kante, the impact he had on the teams he played in was massive and instantaneous. But yeah that last spot is a bit of a toss-up. You got the likes of Thuram, Desailly and Anelka who's absolute peaks fall in the 90s. You've got players like Evra who probably weren't quite as good but played completely in the 2000s. Then you got the likes of Giroud and Lloris who were massive players for France and had great spells at club level but weren't as consistently amazing throughout their careers as some of the other players mentioned. Trezeguet's one I never really got to watch properly but sounds like his peak was right around the turn of the century so maybe he's the one. Varane is still in the middle of his career but has accomplished a lot already. He's got a decent shout. Very hard to pick that 10th man but Makelele is nailed on in my top 9 tbh.
Anelka?
Watching from Kenya, SDS is very popular over hear,welcome 2024.
Top 10: 1. Zidane 2. Henry 3. Mbappe 4. Benzema 5. Griezzman 6. Ribery 7. Kante 8. Varane 9. Vieira 10. Konate
Konate?
Mbappe ain't above Benzema yet but he has the potential to retire as no.1
im putting karim, grizzou and ribery above mbaps
fair @@ANGELOFDARKification
yes @@MenaceToTheLGBTQ
This guys fetish for Pogba is genuinely sad. There is no reason to have Pogba above people
hes going off ability den hes no wrong
Have to account for everything
Before watching: Zidane, Henry, Mbappe, kante, benzema, ribery, vieira, griezman, makalele, lloris. (Pires, Pogba, thuram, giroud, trezeguet all close)
That door creak scared me 😂
Greizmann eighth is crazyyyyy
With all due respect to Benzema, there is no world where he is in the same table as TT and Zidane
He is bro
Benz > TT and Zizou
Abz. Take a bow, you know ball bruva, the way u speak about ball, I can’t lie elite punditry. No banter, bring this guy back asap!
This is the stinkiest SDS in the last 12 months. Benzema over henry, zidane, mbappe is one of the wildest takes in the history of football.
What 😭
That faysal monologue about benzema 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Top tier yapper
Bro wAllah Benzema gets disrespected so much he has like 6 seasons above 30 goals he has 8 or maybe 9 seasons having at least 20 goals and at least 8 assists every season
hes a pedo g @@muhannad3486
@@muhannad3486What about his international career though? We are talking about FRENCH players and international career matters big.
@@nikosofidemporas check him out in 2014,2020,and Nations League. You might disrespect the Nations League,but the guy was BANNED that's the only tournaments I remember him playing in and he was amazing in all of them
I know that Sharkey asked this question, but I have to be as honest as possible with my answer. Robben and Ribery are a much better duo than Salah and Mane overall, imo. Just accounting for what they have done as a duo, Robben and Ribery won 8 league titles together, completed the treble in 2012-2013, won a Champions League in 2012 (same year as the treble), Robben had a 75% win rate for his games, and Ribery had a 73% win rate for his games. Ribery came in 3rd place for the Balon d'Or (behind CR7 and Messi) in 2013. But that's just my opinion. Not gonna hate on Salah and Mane. An incredible duo👏
You acting like if Mane and Salah played in the Bayern league, they wouldn’t have also won the league 8 times.
@@roronoalaw7772 I can understand where you are coming from. Salah and Mane were goal scoring machines. However, we can't definitely say that Mane and Salah would do the same, because they never actually played for Bayern. Just like I would never say, "if you put prime Robben and Ribery on Liverpool, they would win more Prems than just the one Salah and Mane won." Regardless of whether I actually would believe this sample statement I just made, I would never actually say it because it never happened (they never played for Liverpool). Do you see where I'm coming from, my friend?
@@roronoalaw7772 Robben and Ribery r better footballer's than Sallah and Mane,Mane and Sallah r selfish
i think you should do the top 10 biggest clubs in the world debate
would love to see this video for Spain
Faysal is honestly there to essentially yell and take us on tangents lol. He's constantly on edge... always on defense. Like calm down!
"maybe a dandelion" 😭😭😭
Can you guys do a video of who would've won the Balon D'Or from 2008-2018 if Messi and Ronaldo didn't exist
do the netherlands next pls?
the disrespect on pires is insane bruh
All i am gonna say is Zidane,Henry and Mbappe are top 3 and Griezmann is top 5 for France
Giroud 5?
I think gavi is the only other player with the same footballing profile as Kante. completely different personalties tho lol
FFF made it to the new year; good to see
I think we can all agree that benzema won the most clear cut ballon’dor of all time
Benzema is a greater player than Thierry Henry but people aren't ready for that conversation.
No he wasnt
@@therealhb1763he was
Greater is not the same as better. Henry is a better footballer. Benzema is a greater player.
@@iLeetjeeh Benzema is a better footballer as well
Benzema ain't French done Jack for France he is not even best Algerian ever
Faysal rides Madrid players so hard, it's insane. Varane better than Thuram and Desailly?! Absolute madness. Look at Varane getting spun by average EPL strikers, while Thuram and Desailly were still going strong in their 30s.
"do you make pancakes? Why do you keep on flipping questions brudda?" 😭😭💀
Pogba is overrated man, just stfu about him plz, doesnt even make Top 20 honestly
griezmann 8th is shocking
Saw you at London Euston yesterday
Do Spain next
lyes should’ve been on this one
Fax
The Luis Enrique quote was fake and the Zidane one😂😂#FFF
“Faysal give us reasons instead of having a fit” Faysal: has a fit
do a brazilian one pls I wanna see where Neymar gets put
Faysal is such a cringe casual
However the biggest disappointment is Sharky putting benzema first, I guess they let any man start a podcast, ball knowledge on that side of the table today actually STINKS. Abs was right it’s much much better to not have him in the top 10 rather than having him first.
Fuad has the best list by far, Mbappe has to be top 2 seen as it’s only since 2000, otherwise Zidane would be top obviously. Griezmann very underrated by everyone else, definitely top 5!
lyes is easily one of my favorits footballers along with a tope segment with those Fuad jabs from faysal
There’s no way Karim is ever 1st
Kante use to jog everyday to the training ground before he got mini cooper.. Im not a Giroud fan, but he defo deserves huge respect
Do Argentina next please
Had pretty much the same side I was struggling for 1 place my bad take is I forgot Kante. But agree Pogba shouldn't be top 10 I had the exact same top 6 in the same order. Pogba is no where near the player Viera was and I'm a Man Utd fan. Thought it qpuld either be Benzema or Viera that Abz would forget I'm oretty sure the guy said he hasn't watched football pre 2010. Zidane has to be top for me hes the only player on this list that gets on an all time world 11 for me. Henry, Benzema etc dont get in that team Zizu does
France got to a world cup final with Rabiot and Tchouameni… Pogba was good but they win in 2018 without him lol
POGBA needs to be in the top 10 !!
Make top 10 Spanish players next
21:16 in 2007 a Leo Messi made the fifa pro xi he turned 20 that year he was 19
Fake fact Faysal at it like always.