Ashley Cole shocks Jamie Carragher by not picking THIS player in his combined XI! | MNF
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Sack Tim Sherwood and Paul Merson, they are biased, deluded and have very limited knowledge about football.
MancbornandbRED Drogba was not world class, scored more than 12 goals in 2 of his nine seasons at Chelsea.
MancbornandbRED turning up every once in a while doesnt make you world class.
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Firstly sky bring in their new ambassador for football. The handball cheat Henry. Then bring back spitter and wonder why people won't subscribe. If I do watch a game anywhere it's from first whistle to last. The pundits are all key arse kisses. Thanks
“Without Drogba I wouldn’t have a champions league medal round my neck” I love that
Except that it's a far too simplistic way of looking at it and you might just as well say if Ramires or Torres had not scored the late winner in the SF then Cole wouldn't have a Champions League medal around his neck either, because Drogba wouldn't have had the chance to score in the final. And that's not even touching on Messi missing a penalty in SF and Robben missing one in the final, or for that matter Cole himself and Lampard and Luiz scoring their penalties in the shoot out. As for other wide players he might have picked not in those line-ups, I would have thought Joe Cole, Duff, Overmars, Robben and van Persie were in with a shout too.
amazed66 You have a case with that, but remember Drogba also scored in the Semi final first leg as well as important goals throughout that years champions league campaign. And also they gave him a choice of 22 players to pick from, he couldn’t pick whoever he wanted
@@matttibos2562 Which all in itself confirms that you can't just put any one incident like a player scoring a goal in a final (and not even a winning goal) as the reason why a team mate won a medal. If I remember rightly, Cech also saved Robben's penalty too during the game. The presenter did ask Cole though if he would want any other players other than the 22 and he said no.
@@amazed66 well technically he did score the winning goal in that final,albeit form the spot. Bergkamp was a technically more gifted player than drogba,the stuff he did on the pitch looked better, and I wouldve personally picked him, but Drogba was a great player too (so long as he got on well the manager that is haha)
@@kingflixmovies837 Oh yeah, there are arguments for and against Cole including either Bergkamp or Drogba but I just thought his logic regarding his CL medal was a bit iffy. And again not meaning to labour the point but if I remember rightly Mata missed Chelsea's first penalty and Cole, Lampard and Luiz scored theirs (maybe not in that order) but if that had not happened, then Drogba might not even have had the chance to score his.
The way Henry is in like a formality without even a mention.
same with pires. pires and cole unsurpassed
The greatest premier league player of all time no matter what team you support.
Greatest prem player of all time
At his peak, imo, he was the greatest striker that has ever lived
@@Rocksteady365mac too far
f**ing go with 4:3:3 and replace Malouda with Bergkamp
That lineup would get destroyed.
Malouda don't deserve to be up there also
Henry can play wide
Have you ever ever seen malouda play.Underrated player of all time.If today chelsea team has prime malouda in place of pedro or willian cfc will have won 3 ucl
Bang Henry on the right and have drogba and bergkamp up top
"If it weren't for Drogba, I wouldn't have a Champions League Medal around my neck" The realest 💪🏿
Arguably though, Cole was man of the match in that final. Drogba was there in the big moments, but in reality without Cole Chelsea wouldn't have won it, without Cech too. Drogba just got the goals (and almost threw it away by conceding that penalty).
Carragher like “ If it wasn’t for Igor Biscan, I wouldn’t have a champions league medal around my neck “ lol
@@DH33.0 Igor Biscan was legit a good player with some mad skills, just injuries fucked him up.
@@GarethWareth bt Drogba did it all so what you talking about.. Cech also did important roles I agree bt Drogba did most of the things
@@DS-dw3pz Drogba got the goals which ultimately they needed. But also gave away a penalty and generally didn't help Chelsea until those big moments. Without any of those three they wouldn't have won. But Cole was most important imo and definitely MOTM... funny I commented this five months ago and still remember my point lol
He leaves out Bergkamp no need to waste 5 mins of your life now
Still enjoyed his reasoning and the video so calm down
Not that I needed it but that’s another reason to hate Ashley Cole.
@@AOK342 Get over it.
hahahaha thanks
@@AOK342 The most talented LB in England for the past 20-30 years by far
The only player they didn’t discuss was Henry because their was no need to. His point for choosing Drogba over Bergkamp is understandable.
45HOT5 444HEADZ Bergkamp was a goalscorer as well as a playmaker. He was a better player for me.
Dubem Udemezue he’s probably the better player but if you were picking a striker for a big occasion against a big club I think most people would choose drogba
No it isn't
Dubem Udemezue say what you want but I’d rather have a player who shows up in European finals over a player who was too scared to fly for them
Anyone in the world who rates Drogba ahead of Beegkamp is either biased or never saw Dennis play. It’s like picking Lewandowski ahead of Messi, Bergkamp was a genius, his technical ability and vision was light years ahead of Drogba‘s, Drogba was just a natural finisher and very physical
Drogba dominated Carragher each time they played and I'm a Liverpool fan. So I don't know why Carra was surprised he chose the Drog
He's still sore.
It surprises me that Carragher responded this way to Cole chosing Drogba. This is a quote on Drogba from Carragher - ""I'd always go with Thierry Henry as the best striker we've seen, but I think he could run him a very close second." he's also called on unplayable.
Because its Bergkamp?
That why Carragher was just a footballer
@@olivermclean7605 Just...?!?!
"If it werent for drogba i wouldnt have a CL medal around my neck" Ashley cole Carragher shut straight up haha
Shut up mate just because he won the champions league doesnt mean he's better than dennis bergkamp hes no where close in terms of ability ,bergkamp is streets ahead
@@vinaydatta1593 i want what ur smoking. Drogba carried chelsea to become champions of europe, the squad that year was also the worst one under the roman era. Bergkamp had a dream team around him his whole career and couldnt do no such thing. Let the stats do the talking, drogba shits all over him.
@@vinaydatta1593 both strikers lets look at there stats (its actually embaressing lmao) Bergkamp 11 yrs, 315 apps and 87 goals Drogba 9 yrs, 254 apps and 104 goals (and this is including his 2nd spell with the blues when he was 34 😂) Facts > opinions
@@capta1nnark546 well said bt btw he was 34 when he won the champions league bt he was already 36 when he came back fr his 2nd spell at Chelsea😂.. Which makes yr facts more right
@@capta1nnark546 They are totally different players. You can't leave Bergkamp out. He should have picked a 4-3-3 and left Maluoda out.
Drogba was an incredible player. World class and a big game player that always turned up. One of the greats of the premier League for sure.
Only in two season score over 10 goals.
No Dennis Bergkamp though.
The DROGANAUNT!!!!!!!
Drogba, Henry that would be lethal Power pace skill vision assists lethal finishing, mentality to win and turn up in big games.
He turned up for big games, but his general scoring record was rarely top tier.
Ashley Cole is easily the best Lb in premier League history and one of England's best ever fullbacks. English players are extremely overrated but not Ashley Cole.
Best left back of all time in terms of defending.. he's easily number 1 tying with Phillip Lahm
@@darkkiwi6312 We just gonna forget Paolo Maldini existed then?
@@darkkiwi6312 roberto carlos and maldini are better than ashley cole you melt
maldini?????
big boss Maldini maybe but not Roberto Carlos. He was brilliant and had an absolute wand of a left foot, but Ashley Cole defensively was on a different level. He consistently locked down Cristiano Ronaldo time and time again whenever they played and was consistently brilliant throughout his career. Liverpool fan btw
As a United fan, Ljungberg all day over Malouda for me. Ljungberv turned up and showed up with goals and plays in big games too!
Ljunberg wasn't as good on the ball as malouda. Malouda was a very underrated player.
@Alan George and Malouda wasn't as good on the ball as Bergkamp. He could've changed the formation kept Drogba&Henry in the team with Bergkamp instead of Malouda.
@@cddb5408 true, you could Probably play Bergkamp anywhere other than cb and he'd do good
@@alangeorge5592 you can't be serious?
@@chrisbamber5253 im serious
The love that Carragher have for Bergkamp is massive. I noticed he always mentioned Bergkamp as his favorite and one of the best in PL. But for important and big game you know that Drogba is type of player that never let you down.
NS LOP what’s your point idiot, so do you mean that Bergkamp is the type of player that let you down hhhhhh tell us more jokes. What about what about African CAF final against Zambia. He missed a penalty during a game and they lost the final. What about A final against Cameroon, he missed the last penalty and they also lost the final.
abdi yusuf sorry how many champions league has bergkamp won 🚨
George Mgbolu okey so now you have changed the tobic, so what about if I say Brown is better than Drogba, because he won too champions league.
@@abdiyusuf223 He didn't say anything about Bergkamp letting anyone down so I think you're the idiot.
@@alancavanagh1974 U are joking
Cole's one answer to Jamie about Drogba and Bergkamp brought tears into my eyes. " If it wasn't for Drogba, I wouldn't have a Champions League medal around my neck". Very special for him. That's a very strong statement. Thumbs up to You Ashley Cole.
If it wasn't for drogba Chelsea won't have a champions league.
Abu Bakarr Barrie yup, he scored an amazing header and placed a wonderful penalty that won it all. 2012 was our year.
torres lamps ramires terry and messi
Abu Bakarr Barrie FACTS
Well done captain obvious 👌🏻😂
More like Messi and robben chokumg on penalties giving Chelsea probably the worst win in champions league history with their awful away record and penalty final victory
Never known a player, Carragher, having such a nightmare during his playing days with Drogba. Drogba schooled him on a number of occassions.
did you ever see him, or most of the best defenders in the world against Henry though. Quote Carragher his skill / speed with the ball at his feet was like trying to stop a man on a motorbike.
drogba is the worst diving cheat ive ever seen in the premier league not fit too lace bergkamps boots
@@russellbridges9779 he doesnt dive lol
Henry buried him for fun.
@@ilhanmikhail1132 An easy search on youtube can show you that he's dived. Stop lying.
Dennis Bergkamp was the reason I fell in love with football, nobody like him!
Same!! I’m not even an Arsenal supporter but this is true he made football look like art.
Only player with kdb quality at that ages
Possibly the most underrated player ever.
He was well overrated
@@Footielad you probably think Vinnie Jones was a player
@5:28 if it weren’t for Drogba, I wouldn’t have a CL medal around my neck...
If it wasn't for Dudek then Carragher wouldn't have one round his neck...doesn't mean he was the best goalie though
Terry Fisher That’s a false equivalence which highlights how dumb you are.
Terry Fisher smh what a dumb analogy
@@terryfisher3483 don't u mean Gerrard carried Liverpool in tht final goalkeeper made lucky save it was hit right at him
@@andrewwright4195 😂😂
Carragher obviously doesn’t remember getting bullied by Drogba every time they played... as well as that iconic goal he scored against Liverpool with carragher on the receiving end.
Ronaldo Brown What is wrong with you people? He wasn’t disrespecting drogba, he just rates Bergkamp so highly that he’s shocked that drogba would be put in front of him. Is it really that hard to understand?
JD 1 what is wrong with you people. Ashley obviously rates drogba higher like me, carra was being ridiculous
FACTS
Ronaldo Brown you got 2k19 bro? Kyrie v Harden round 2
Robert Pires are u stupid how could u rate drogba higher then bergkamp
Imagine being a centre back pairing and facing a front two of Henry & Drogba in their primes. That pace, power and strength would be way too much to handle for any defender of any era.
I'd be more scared of Henry and Bergkamp tbh
Tom Field Fair that
Rio and vidic, nesta and Maldini etc. Tevez rooney and Ronaldo and neymar Suarez and Messi are probably better attacks than Henry drogba and bergkamp, only just. But just about any 3 players from 2002 Brazil would probably be better again.
@@jamiegeddes1840 I don't see your arguement. This is ashley coles combined XI from players he's played with. Correct me if im wrong but dont think hes played with Messi Neymar or Suarez, so not much use comparing them to Henry and Bergkamp.
CB pairing - Maldini and Cannavaro
Bergkamp and Henry was bread and Butter, Chicken and Thyme. It just worked perfectly.
Drogba needs to be a legend in fifa, then I'll start playing the game
Yesssssss
Khadar Alidirie you won’t get him fam you’ll smash your console before you can get to that few mil mark for him
Wouldn't be able to afford such a player.
Or you could get a hobby
its sad that football hasn't got enough good players these days so video games have to put in legends to get older fans to buy the game.
I know everytime we talking about UCL 2012 it's all about Drogba but for me Petr Cech is one of the reason we won that trophy! Still can't believe until now we sell him for 🐍 to be the first GK.
Shinji OW and then the snake flew the coop. 🤣
I can see racism in your post. Cech was great, Didier Yves Drogba Tiébili Won the final
Shinji OW nah its all about Ross turnbull
@Nimsy Don't bother trying to talk sense, every big player that leaves a big club for another is a snake now for some reason.
Dze Godfather Bamenjo if you rewatch the final - it was Cech who made the penalty save (that drogba commited) to get them to penalties. And Cech who saved the penalties to win. It was a combination of Drogba’s amazing last minute header and Czechs crucial saves that won us the UCL. Also the number of blocks made by Ashley Cole was ridiculous - he is always left out even though his part in that match was instrumental.
Bergkamp was such a great player. Leaving him out is unjustified. He did play with him enough to know how class he was. He should have played 4-3-3 and put Bergkamp instead of Malouda.
he should have done 4-2-3-1 cech cole terry campbell fereria makelele viera lampard henry bergkamp drogba
@@Jonathan-tq9cm didn't know makelele played for Chelsea's 9/10 team
ikr ashley played with him from 1999-2006
Yeah Malouda was a very good player but I'd pick Bergkamp
Thats why it is HIS team.
Alternative Title: Ashley Cole showing me a watch that is worth more than my house.
🤣 I feel ya bro
@KdotM "Richard Mille cost a Lambo, Known to keep the baddest bitches on commando"
Good team he picked but he could have gone Cech Ivanovic terry Campbell Cole Vieira Lampard Pires Bergkamp Drogba Henry Now that would have been a hell of a team
perfect team
Yes spot on mate this is by far the best team you could combine with literally the most complete
You'd lose every game with that setup. 5 attacking players who won't do a lick of defending.
4-2-3-1. Cech, Ivanovic, Terry, Campbell Cole, Viera, Makalele, Henry, Bergkamp, Robben, Drogba. More balance in the midfield here with pretty much the same lineup you picked. Oh, left out Lampard....oh well. He scored 20 a season but if you have Henry, Bergkamp, Drogba, Robben then you don't need a midfielder who scores goals. You already have more than enough attacking options. And of course Bergkamp would be playing #10.
@@jimjones3287 only difference is i used the players featured in the video, while i agree with ur choices they weren't featured
Only thing I'd change is sawp Malouda for Bergkamp... People forget he scored the best Premier League goal of all-time!
Yeh an play 3 upfront
Explain
Beckham half centre goal?
Nah it was a fluke, miscontrolled it
Also one of the top assist rates in pl history
Carrra how funny. “If I would have played with him for 20 mins” 😂😂😂 Bergkamp is an absolute legend
5:00 is the highest pitch you'll ever hear an adult Male make
hahahahaha he was practically whistling.
@President Vladimir Putin thanks mr. president
The Drogba/Bergkamp decision aside, having Malouda over Ljungberg is insane.
Geoffrey Smart not really
It’s actually really fair. Malouda was a lot better in my opinion.
@@james7024 A LOT better? Be quiet. Ljungberg is an Arsenal legend and was a big game player. Malouda had a couple of good seasons and that was it.
Baz87100 malouda in his prime was better than ljungberg in his prime especially malouda in 2010 vs ljungberg in 2003
Malouda over Ljunberg every day of the week
I think people have forgotten how good Ljungberg actually was. At one point you couldn't stop him getting a goal a game
Tbf I've never heard of him but that's maybe bcos I was too young at the time to remember that team
He had about 10 games where he was world class.
Picking Malouda over Ljungberg is crazy imo. But then again Im a gooner 😜
He couldn't question Henry for sure 😂😂😂
Imagine picking drogba over bergkamp 😭😭😭😭. Jamie said it best. Playing 20 minutes with him was enough
Keep crying, Drogba's clear
@@davidtawse6765 Come on, don't lie to yourself. (I'm not a fan of London clubs)
@@davidtawse6765 Darrent bent outscored drogba…
@@ihxahdz Darren Bent outscored Bergkamp you absolute 🤡 Drogba 254 appearances, 104 goals, 55 assists Bergkamp 315 appearances, 87 goals, 94 assists. Bent 276 appearances, 106 goals, 15 assists.
Drogba was a Lukaku that actually showed up in big games. Hugely underrated.
Malouda but no Bergkamp. Bizarre.
But that's not the same position .. if you're saying that then why is ivanovic in instead of ballack
Bergkamp any day any week. I will stick him on that wing and remove malouda what the heck. I expected robben on that wing instead.
Mr Cat I’m a Chelsea fan I love Drogba. But let’s be honest there’s no chance he was better than Bergkamp. There’s never been as technically great a forward in the league since he left lol
ifie ejiroghene he wasn’t comparing his all time chelsea vs his all time arsenal it was 2009-10 chelsea vs 2003-04 arsenal. Else makelele and hazard would’ve probably made it
ifie ejiroghene and robben at Chelsea wasn’t even that good in all honesty. He peaked after he left. Joe Cole/Duff/Hazard even Malouda in that 2009-10 season we’re all better at Chelsea than Robben was
That statement on Drogba got me cutting onions.
Jamies high pitched "BERGKAMP" 😂
Bergkamp is the reason i watch football. i really thought he was gonna leave out Drogba too Madness but you cant argue with his reasoning i suppose
Cole was asked about the best players he played with. Now which one do you think he'll pick: A guy he played with as that guy was aging and deteriorating, mostly sitting on the bench or a guy who peaked at the same time as Cole, winning PL trophy after PL trophy, demolishing Barcelona, United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and topping it all with a magical CL final. Like really? For me it's the easiest decision of them all
Ashley won more premier league's with Bergkamp, in 2004 Bergkamp was instrumental in that unbeaten side, he wasn't mostly sitting on the bench till 05-06 the season that Ashley left.
@Mr Cat you made statements that were not Valid or outright not true to defend your point, Cole won a similar amount of trophies at Arsenal and chelsea so trophies isn't an issue, Drogba and Bergkamp had unique styles and effective, in a team I would prefer to have Bergkamp since he facilitates other people more and since you already have a prolific and great striker in Henry Drogba wouldnt be as effective in this team.
Demolished bayren 😂😂😂😂😂😂 they got pissed all over by bayren and got a late goal similar to 99 munich just didnt see out the game
@@bluavenger2419of course...your deluded😂😂
Arsenal did get a trophy for being unbeaten though@Mr Cat, not just the standard Premier league trophy, but a gold one too for this feat
When you hear carragher talk, he doesn't seem tough as you imagine him in a pitch 😂😂
Cech Ash Cole, Terry, Sol, Ivanovic Lampard, Viera, Ballack Bergkamp, Drogba, Henry
Put Bergkamp in Ballacks positio.
Pires in - Ballack out
@@TheDash35 FR
This is obviously Ashleys XI.. but how can you not combine Bergkamp with Henry. Literally a dream duo
cech ivanovic, terry, campbell, cole ballack, vieira, lampard bergkamp drogba henry
Good team. Although id have Gilberto Silva over ballack. But you can't not have Robert Pires in the team. He was world class
Pires > Ballack
@@cammy944 yeah just think u would pick from bergkamp/ballack over pires/malouda, but if there was a hazard you'd take him over malouda, and play pires on the left
@Hussy yeah in 2019 there's no pace at all there, in their prime there's more than enough energy and combativeness in that midfield, bergkamp never needed to sprint in his whole career. Henry??? No pace whatsoever, cmon mate- Cole on the overlap as well, handled Ronaldo well enough for someone with no pace
@Hussy giggs and ashley cole haven't played in the same team before, also have a look at Ancelotti's diamond formation at Milan
Drogba was legendary. Phew!!! he was damn good.
Kobina Hagan no, he only scored more than 12 goals twice in nine seasons, a worse record than mediocre players such as Darren Bent and Jermain Defoe
Not as good as Bergkamp tho
Adam Björkander So that means he wasn’t a legend and wasn’t damn good? It’s not all about statistics mate. I’m an Arsenal fan and virtually all of us gooners will vouch for how much of a threat Drogba was. He was strong, pacey, could header the ball, could shoot accurate, do set pieces, etc. Pretty much an all round forward who was a leader too and pretty much was Chelsea’s sole striker for the best parts of their Mourinho golden era. You don’t stay sole striker that long without being damn good, let’s be real.
fake channel Drogba was a good player but not one of the best. People try to compare him with legends like Henry, Bergkamp, Agüero and Rooney, which is too much. People act like he was better than he actually was, therefore he is overrated.
Adam Björkander But read what you said though. You didn’t say he was overrated. You said he wasn’t damn good and implied he was worse than players like Darren Bent
First time I've ever had the same reaction as Carragher. I was shocked as well. All 3 are great players, it hurts to think that Bergkamp can't make that team, he was just such a genius. I think part of him wanted to include a striker from both teams though.
bergkamp wasn't our second striker at that time. he was the one dropping deep fuelling henry with ammunition together with pires. by the way , when i used to watch these games life i underrated pires. that was e big error. he was devastating, contributing more over a season then bergkamp in his later years. but...and a great but...no one comes close to bergkamp when it comes to score great goals or passing short, quick, or hitting long range diagonal balls in the must accurate way. unbelievable.
Bergkamp had one of the best touch’s in the game if not the best. Vision. Assist. Touch. Goals. Easily best number 10 behind messi
Carrigher pissed af with no Bergkamp.
He was always pissed 😂
Bergkamp at Asernal was magical, but Henry and Drogba in their prime played with Cole longer, and that was what he meant.
The team I thought he would have picked would have been: Cech ivanovic Terry Cambell Cole Lampard Vieira Pires Drogba Bergkamp Henry But he surprised me by going 442 and leaving Bergkamp out!
He picked 11 players he LIKED LOOOL
Malouda ahead of Ljungberg, and no Bergkamp. 😐
Malouda inconsistent af
Malouda??? Didn't he play with overmars?
Arsenal fan but drogba and Henry upfront would be more clinical and scary to play against but malouda ahead of ljunberg is a joke
Robben would be ahead of malouda all day
Niitro Michael ballack shouldcof been over ljungberg
Once a legend always a legend 💙💙💙 Best left back in Chelsea history 💙💙
I'm a Liverpool fan and Ashly Cole best left back in the world after Roberto Carlos retired. Shame England media don't give him the respect he deserves. Rooney had one good tournament after that he was piss poor. Ashley Cole was always England's best player in tournaments, even when England had poor tournament. Ashley Cole most consistent player
Best left back probably in premier league history or I’d go further in saying best left back since maldini.
Irwin best left back in EPL history closely followed by Cole then evra behind Cole
Darren fletcher is the best player in world don’t @ me
Not hard considering Chelsea have no history.
I loved Drogba when he played for us but Bergkamp was just sublime. Easily one of the best footballers ever to play in the Premiership.
Drogba was a big player but never considered him world class
@@biglez5577 watch him in 2009/10 season he missed a month of football yet was 2 goals of breaking the record
@@blank1933 and only scored one penalty all season.
Us? You played alongside him?
@@biglez5577😂
Malouda over Freddie is laughable Ashley 😂😂
This shows he is proper Chels 😂
Say what you like his reasoning was sound. If Ash and Malouda connected well, synergy, almost telepathic non visual/verbal communication with the other guy because you know what he'll do and he knows what youll do will beat individual skill any day of the week. Malouda wasnt on Freddies level 1-for-1 but if in this hypothetical squad the Ash and Malouda connection gets you 10 extra goals a season compared to an Ash and Freddie's connections' 5, youre gonna take those extra 5 goals every time. In this squad Freddie probably wouldnt get to express himself attacking as much because in front of him are 2 absolute killers waiting to be fed the ball so they can smash it in the back of the net so it would be difficult to gauge how much of Freddies individual skill would shine through, whereas Malouda was used to being another cog in the machine so to speak and thats probably where his strengths shone through
let's be real there was no real correct answer to picking between those 3 strikers, I personally couldn't pick between them because all 3 were just insanely good.
Play 3
With a different formation he could've had all three without problems. Henry as a LW, Bergkamp as an AMC and Drogba up top in a 4-2-3-1 or Henry/Drogba up top with Bergkamp behind in a 4-3-1-2 for instance.
Drogba doesn't come anywhere near Bergkamp and Henry
the pundits were a little surprised when he said he was staying with 4-4-2, because of the strikers they thought he was going to go 4-3-3.
Nick Spencer Drogba won a CL trophy on his own, what has Bergkamp done
I’m a Spurs fan and even I liked Bergkamp. Such a classy footballer. Couldn’t stand any of the other players either on that board or in the studio. For me Bergkamp and also Zola we’re too good and too classy to be able to dislike
K.
Dennis Bergkamp played an unique style during those times. That (support/link up) role. Beautiful/pin point through ball passes. Exquisite first touch/ball control/football technique . Football is entertaining to watch when you noticed there is such a (player)✨ who did something different from others.
Can't agree more with Carragher. Bergkamp was in another league footballing wise. He was a striker and number 10 in 1. Bergkamp probably had the best vision and feet of a striker, ever, after Messi.
100% agree. I'd put him over Drogba Anelka and Henry because of his versatility. One of the most underrated strikers of all time
His numbers say the opposite.
James Hetfield Put him over Drogba and you never win the Champions League, but hey you go a season without losing a game.. in the Premier League🤦🏾♂️
Cartoon Master are you dumb
Lol number wise Bergkamp didnt win any golden boot for Arsenal the entire time he played there, his greatest achievement was being a part of the Invincibles... Drogba won every trophy with Chelsea being their best player in finals and big matches, CL, PL, FA cups, how do you compare them?
cafu once said Cole was the only English player that could play in Brazil 2002 squads. wow just wow
and R9 ROnaldo said it was Bechkam
I think Henry and Drogba would be a better combination to be honest. Bergkamp was more individually talented but I agree with Ashley on this one.
lol.. bergkamp and henry were one of the best partnerships in pl history.. this was even with non peak bergkamp
esucil but statistically, drogba and Lampard were the best partnership in the PL history
@@prideoflondon3172 yeah becouse they played more years
Bergkamp IN Malouda OUT
I’m a Tottenham fan and it’s Bergkamp all day long, an incredible player.
No one cares what 'Tottenham' 'fans' think. Literally nobody.
Then you ain’t a real Tottenham fan sorry. NEVER pick the scum regardless come on! Smh
Yahya Elmi if this happened did you report it to the police?
Oliver 2000 desperate.
@@riddley39So a "real" fan is one who is deluded and fails to recognise how good other players are? That's like saying if a Spurs fan says Henry was a good striker they aren't a real fan. Talent for the top top players is objective, failing to see that is just delusional.
I'm spurs but Ashley Cole was world class
Henry could’ve replaced Malouda on the wing and Drogba and Bergkamp could’ve played up front together
Malouda shouldn’t even be on that list.
Drogba was a powerful #9 that could hold the ball and score on his own. His playing showed how effective a big target man can be and it changed the way a lot of people view attacking formations
The bergkamp lovers need to relax...Cole is picking the players HE prefers...if you like bergkamp then good for you
U are joking. He doesn’t ”prefer” Drogba over Bergkamp. U know he is joking.
@@brandonisbacknoclicbait9112 why not. As an Arsenal fan I have nothing against this. You have to take into account Cole started playing with Bergkamp regularly when Bergkamp was past his prime. On the other hand he played with prime Drogba and I'd say 2006-2010 Drogba had a bigger impact and was more influential on the pitch than 2001-2006 Bergkamp. Not just the goals, Drogba was a massive presence up front, always able to hold the ball, win duels with defenderd, bring other players in... Take players on, drift out too. Great work rate. Prime Drogba could basically do everything and was one of the best number 9s around. And he was ALWAYS scoring against Arsenal.
Carra's reaction to Ashley Cole leaving THAT player out is priceless!
Ikr
Literally £0 worth.
How come I am only seeing this now. I just love Carra his reaction when Ash said he will pick Drogba over Beck was Amazing 🤩
That was my reaction when he left out Carvalho.
He was just trying to please both sides. Henry and Bergkamp were easily the best attacking duo the premier league has ever seen.
Cole wasn’t trying to please anyone but himself.
You can't really compare Bergkamp with Drogba but a striking partnership of Drogba and Henry would be extremely powerful. My only concern would be if they actually would work it out up front together? There were so many good players in the nineties! So hard to pick but I would say there were better players in Europe around Bergkamps peak at Arsenal. Where Drogba was one of the best strikers in Europe together with Henry, Van Nistelrooy, Zlatan and Del Piero up until the Champions League win with Chelsea.
Enjoyed Ashley Cole's view on the Monday night game. Very relaxed and intelligent analysis. Enjoyed seeing his views on his team mates. Good job.
I’ll go 4-3-3 Henry- Drogba -Bergkamp Lampard -Silva -vieira Acole -Terry -Campbell -Ivanovic Cech
Bergkamp for me is the best player to play in the Premier league. Many Arsenal fans think he's the best to play for Arsenal. Henry was brilliant, he was quick, skillful and a joy to watch but Bergkamp had something extra in his control, vision and positioning.
To think that Drogba could've ended up at Arsenal, but he was a late bloomer. A forward with Henry and Drogba would have been unstoppable. I love Bergkamp, he is the better player technically than Drogba, but Drogba was a beast, he would turn up whenever needed and was unstoppable. If I had to choose like that I would also choose Drogba.
Drogba only scored more than 10 goals twice
You lie
Marseille UEFAcup final 2004 Where was Drogba?? African Cup Of Nations any of the 6 tournaments he played where his team would've been favourites a few times, where was Drogba? Particularly the final that Zambia won in 2012? He then retired and IvoryCoast win 2015 lol Can only turn up on occasions for Chel$ea in mainly mediocre competitions vs average at best teams depleted Everton with Chelsea's full strength team, 19ptsRockBottom of the table Portsmouth, a mid-table Liverpool, a LeagueCup final vs Arsenal's youth team....more embarrassingly check the scores in these games, they should've won these games comfortably. Your Pele's Maradona's Messi's etc...don't care for LeagueCups. He fluked 1 CL after losing on countless occasions, wow. That makes him a great?
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Mine would be Cech Ivanovic-Sol-Terry-Cole Vieira-G.Silva-Lampard Henry-Drogba-Bergkamp This would win a lot of titles 🔥🔥🔥
But you leave bergkamp out of that team and I’d say you lost 3/4 more opportunities to score. But it’s just the names I guess. That team on paper is incredible but practically bergkamp would have to be there
@chas farthing...Malouda in his prime was far superior than old/young Bergkamp.
@@doncorleone9280 Not sure on that one
He's basically selecting the players which he has good relationship with.
Nought wrong with that
Paul Julian Sometimes you just want a best XI of ability wise not friendship wise I guess.
Curious though, who are the players he had a bad relationship with? I may have missed some juicy stuff back when i was still in my teens..
Arvindh Mani I don't remember any real bad relationships with the players but in his book he left Arsenal because of two reasons. He was upset that the fans cheered for Henry more than him after he came back from a injury, and he was upset that Arsenal only offered him a 60k a week contract.
@@Zauchi the first one seems really petty to me!
The times during which ash played with these players I think he pretty much nailed it. Not so sure about malouda over ballack or even bergkamp in a cam role in front of lamps pires and viera, but drogba and Henry would be absolutely lethal.
@5:28 Best justification ever. Plain and simple!
Malouda instead of Freddie!!?? Naaaaaaaa
Beeeerkamp That Scouser accent - need to wash ears now
Id stick Henry on left wing and Pires right and play Bergkamp AND Drogba. You can't leave out any of them 3 legends.
I like how Henry wasn’t even mentioned because you already knew
I’d have Drogba in my team over Bergkamp any day of the week, Coles right shh Jamie
Malouda ahead of Ljungberg ??
😂😂
Malouda ahead of anybody is just damn stupid.
I always through Malouda was pretty generic when I used to watch him play. Nothing really special. I guess players get rated better after they've vanished a bit out of peoples memories lol.
Switch henry and maloudas position and add bergkamp next to big man didier
Ljunberg was a better player for sure but that season Malouda was very good.
Both squads even after the edit were great
Nice watch!
Malouda that season was outstanding on that left with Ashley Cole so I can understand why cole picked him , but can also understand why people forget that considering how bad he was after that and pretty much cost ancelloti his job
Robert Pires was a much better footballer than Malouda.
@@nickkabbabe1953 okay
People fail to understand that he was the one playing with them so he knows better and again it's his choice..
5:07 that look you know he’s being serious
Henry-------Drogba ------Bergkamp Ballack-Vieira-Lampard Cole-Sol-Terry-Ivanovic Cech
Could of changed formation and play bergkamp as a 10. But as much as I love bergkamp and the fact he played incredible football and was special to watch, I don’t think I could put him in over Drogba. Drogba is one of the best strikers I’ve seen in the prem he consistently destroyed teams by himself and would make Chelsea win trophies every year. Him and Henry up front would be something else. As I said though I’d play 4-3-1-2 drop pires and llungberg and have viera lampard and ballack. Bergkamp no 10 with Drogba and Henry upfront
I'd play 4-3-3.. Pires LWF Henry CF Drogba RF (would play inside) Lauvren on the over lap on that wing.... Bergkamp @ 10.. Lampard Box to Box.. Viera DM..
You raise some good points but I personally just don’t think Henry + Drogba would work. They’re just not compatible imo & it’s no coincidence Drogba was generally at his best when he was a lone striker able to tear teams apart on his own whereas Henry worked best with another striker to complement him and for him to play off with their differences in play. Bergkamp & Henry’s chemistry would be hard to replicate & though it wouldn’t be impossible to match, I just don’t think you’ll match it by trying Drogba + Henry. Both offer the same strengths in most their good areas
@@firstnamelastname364 Drogba and Anelka certainly worked! Another player that was probably underrated. I could see Drogba and Henry working, Drogba was not only skillful and strong but would also hold the ball up win flick ons and be the target man. Two great players should easily be able to perform a partnership.
Bergkamp should've really been in that team though like come on. 😑
Take out Pires and put Henry on the left done.
@@mk7967 or take out Malouda and put Henry on the right..
@@nhlanhlambhele2592 Did Henry play on the right much? I can only remember how dangerous he was cutting in from the left
@@mk7967 neither do I, I am just against the idea of Malouda being in this team😂😂😂
@@nhlanhlambhele2592 Malouda did have atleast 2 seasons where he was unplayable tbf. Great player on his day
@5:00 😂😭😂 the scouse accent just makes it funnier
I agree with Carregher... Bergkamp's something else, you don't need Drogba when you already have Henry WITH Bergkamp. the best duo i've ever seen and I'm a Chelsea fan.
Bergkamp was not in his prime when ashley played with him. 2003/2004 bergkamp was 34!
Still better than everyone in Chelseas history
malouda instead of Ljungberg 😂😂😂
442 diamond- back 4 and gk are fine, viera cdm, Lampard and Pires cm, Bergkamp cam, drogba and Henry st
Just go with the diamond formation, play Lampard and Ballack in the mid with Vieira behind them and Drogba and Henry in attack with Bergkamp behind them as SS