How ONE Game RUINED The Reputation of Argentina's Greatest Striker!
'Valdanito' is amongst Argentina's and Serie A's most prolific marksmen. A comfortable two-footed finisher with a dominant aerial presence, Crespo stood-out in the Italian topflight for over a decade, leading the lines for Parma, Lazio, the Milan clubs, and Genoa. Overshadowed and overlooked at times for La Albiceleste, his story deserves to be known...
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - River Plate
2:20 - Parma
4:52 - 1998 World Cup and UEFA Cup
7:19 - Dip in I Crociati's form, and Lazio transfer
10:17 - 2002 World Cup and Inter move
12:20 - Chelsea
13:22 - Loaned to the Rossineri
15:34 - Recalled by Mourinho
16:54 - Return to Inter & 2006 World Cup
19:08 - Success in the North
20:21 - End of his Inter tenure & Genoa
21:30 - Homecoming & National team retirement
22:02 - Cementing his Gialloblu legacy
22:50 - The Legend of Hernán Crespo
#Crespo #Zlatan #TheRetroRoute
I'm a Brazilian fan of São Paulo where Crespo was a coach. We hadn't won a title for 9 years, he arrived and in 3 months we won. In addition to being a great player, will definitely be a great coach. All São Paulo fans were very sad about his departure, I hope he comes back one day, he left a great impression due to his humility, intelligence, chivalry... Hernan Jorge Crespo will always be in our hearts. 🇾🇪🇧🇷
you from yemen brother?
@@spirit8296I think it’s a reference to São Paulo FC, their colours are red white and black too I was a lil vexed at first too haha
😊9😊😊À😊
Why he left? If won title?
He was never a flop in my eyes at Chelsea he was class, just wished he had longer to prove it. 👍🏻
he also killed it in ac milan on a loan that year they lost to liverpool in istambul he was one of the best players that year in the crazt stacked milan team idk why we never bought him from chelsea like u said he was always a class
Tbh he is the reason I became a Chelsea fan. My fav footballer to this day.
Chelsea are a weird club. They get some of the best players in the world and toss them away like they're nothing and then they can only watch those players have more success than their whole team
Mourinho just prefer Drogba
@@RamesesBolton he didn’t fit that’s it
I always thought of Crespo as Batistuta’s little brother. With similar talents. What an amazing striker he was
Crespo, batistuta, and long hair messi. The argentinian twins
@@Hairlesschimp161 Yeah, the three of them are identical, mate. Throw Maxi Lopez and Eva Peron in there. Utter spitting image of one another. Class observation. Bravo.
@@grantkerr8298lmfao
Indeed it is impossible to think of one without remembering the other. Their careers in Italy and for the national team were inextricably linked.
@@grantkerr8298🤡
I saw a lot of these Argentinians train before the world cup in Holland and Belgium. They had a trainingcamp in Hoenderloo, i climbed over a fence with some friends and sat next to the field in the grass. I still remember trying to talk to them and they to us. We couldn't understand eachother, but they were very friendly to us. Always when i see Crespo, Veron Batistuta or Simeone it makes me think about this. We watched them for half an hour before the police took us away.
WC 1998?
Theres never been a wc in holland brev
@@majincity6288You do realise The Netherlands is right next door to France...
@@lewismckenzie236he did say in Holland and Belgium as though that’s where the WC took place. Obviously there’s never been one held there
Crespo scored a goal each 141 minutes in the Premier League, which, as far as my math can help, means somewhere around 1.5 full matches for a goal. This is better than his Serie A similar statistic, where he only has a goal scored every 154 minutes. Flop in the Premier League? No sir! Coaches did not know how to use him, which is a shame. A player like him would have become one of the best PL strikers if he would've come after 2010 to the PL.
His finishing and movement is the best I have seen as a Chelsea fan
He was a proper player. Definitely the most skilled striker in our history. He was also great to watch live at the games, that’s where you got a real feel for how good he was.
@raceanul True to some extent but both leagues are not comparable In Italy scoring goals is much harder cause it’s the most tactical league and the hardest to score in back in those years
Yes! He was quality for us (Chelsea)… often second to Drogba
He was always alright and consistent, even at ac Inzaghi seemed to be the focus
Crespo's UCL final goal with That first-timed chip with a Spin on it as well, is a moment that will forever be engraved in my mind. What a clinical and classy finish right off of some Kaka brilliance, which made it even better.
Always thought that it was a hugely underrated goal he made it look easy
Honestly one of my favourite goals the whole move then that finish
If they'd won it that goal would be talked about far more.
Too bad they lost so no one talks about it
That finish was pure silk but it's what what he was
Man I really loved that Argentina 2006 squad. Crespo in the 2005 champions league final was the MVP in my eyes. He then followed it up in the next summer's world cup with an amazing performance as the sole number 9, without being overshadowed. Grazie for yet another banger, Mr. Retro!
That team supposed to win the World Cup..Pekerman made a mistake in keeping Messi on bench and bringin out Riquelme. Julio Cruz was a mistake, Pekerman should bring in Messi. Sad day for me as the team was so talented but was beaten by a young German.
@@donraof4004 it didnt have to messi who would have made a difference could have been saviola who was more experienced at the time and dangerous with about two motm awards already in the same tournament......peckerman blew it
One of the greatest finishers of all time. He’s definitely not regarded a flop at Chelsea, we all hold him in the highest regard
He was just homesick
chelsea fans never want to admit when one of their players flopped. Crespo flopped.
😂😂😂 he is world class, and it s enough. One of greatest finisher of all time??? Maybe top 100.
How did he flop?@@thecontextual1one411
One of my absolute favourite strikers as a kid in the 2000s. Great piece 👍
Should've joined Milan in 2003 and played for us for a few years. 2005 he was scoring goals that you could not fathom... The header vs Man.Utd, that chip finish in the CL Final... AC Milan 2005 is my favorite club side of all time. They were so inconsistent, but boy did they create magic like no other
Fantastic video. Bravo. Stop calling him a Chelsea flop. He wasn’t. They just sign loads of strikers for big money so there’s a lot of politics. Just enjoy his career as a whole .
He was the reason I became a chelsea fan. Thank you Valdanito for your goals! Up the blues!
same
😂same
Started watching football in 2006 and immediately fell in love with Crespo and became a Chelsea fan after I found out he played there. He has a special place in my heart and forever will be my favourite player :) :)
Crespo scored twice in CL final against Liverpool, twice against MU in semi final. He also has scored goals against team like Arsenal and Liverpool in EPL , scoring against the big teams in serie A during his time at Parma and Lazio. He also had a brace against Brazil in WC qualifier. He has 8 hat-tricks in serie A which is the most by Argentine players (Batistuta and Icardi has 6 hat-tricks). Its a big blunder by Bielsa not starting him in WC 2002 as he was serie A top scorer at the time.
When your channel blows up I can say I was there from the start. I really enjoy your videos, they're really well put together and well thought out. Each vid gets better and better. Please keep it up 😎
I appreciate that!
Same
Agreed.
me too LOL
are you kidding me? why would this piece of shit blow up with click bait titles that mislead viewers?
In Italy he was insane: To understand how good he was, he was known to score with his back heel...
Yet he wasn’t a “goal poacher” per se. he had amazing mid to long distance goals some even with a header too that traveled just as fast and as hard in the side netting as if he had smacked it with a clean volley.
@@hugosophyhe was one of the best all round strikers of all time imo and anyone saying he was a flop needs a good shake to make sure they are ok😂
2:41, its so crazy to see Buffon there already playing in Serie A along giants like Cannavaro, Thuram and Crespo, yet he's still playing today!
Still with Parma. Buffon is one of its kind, he was in the goalpost in crucial world cup playoff in 97 in snowy Moscow. Imagine put a 10 yo for your World Cup hope. Greatest goalkeeper for me easily
Buffon is only 1-2 years younger than Crespo too... also played with baresi etc
That Parma squad was something else. So many spectacular players!
That Parma team... It had a cracking squad. Some quality players that would go on to rule Italian football
Crespo and Chiesa. What a strike partnership
I think canavarro and nesta were in the back line too.
Nesta was at lazio, Thuram was at Parma with Cannavaro@@hugosophy
@@chriscowen5966Buffon, you forgot Buffon 😢
You had Boghossian, Thuram, Cannanvaro, Buffon, Chiesa, Fuser, Dino Baggio, Crespo, Benarrivo, Sensini, Fiore, Apolloni, Veron... basically, that team was stacked. I believed they won UEFA Cup win this team back 1998-99
He will forever be my favorite footballer
He always had amazing jaw dropping goals
My favorite Argentinian player along Pablo Aimar and Leo Messi, he was such a killer in front of goal. FORZA CRESPO ROSSONERO!
Nobody talks about Aimar. Dude was great
Finally someone loves Aimar too, Not Just me
@@tomdreler6528 yeah man, benfica and Valencia are two of my three fav teams. Loved him
One of my favorite players !!!
He was a decent striker at that time with the likes of some super strikers at that time like Ronaldo, Nistleroy , Hasselbaink , Batistuta .... but compared to nowadays standard he would be a legend.
Crespo is one of my favoruite footballers and was a world class striker, but I always thought that his career could have been even better. Especially after 2001, he had too many injury problems.
Never ever forget Hernan Crespo. He's alongside Gabriel Batistuta one of the greatest Argentine strikers of all time❗️
Crespo was underrated. Great video!
Another ballon brain using the word underrated when describing someone who wasn’t underrated he was class - make it make sense
Crespo underrated? NEVER in Italy, Crespo was and is one oft he BEST Serie A strikers...history
@@Newyork964crespo was one of the best back in the day and I will never for the life of me understand why the argies never really had the best world cups in the late 90’s early 2000’s with him and big batistuta, veron, Ayala and then messi and tevez and cambiaso it still baffles me to this day 😂😂
On his day he was a deadly striker, quality player 💪🏼
Mad he was at Inter for four years. For me he was an AC Milan striker!
Today's younger generation do not know of true strikers. Crespo was my favourite, especially from 2005 to 2008.
This is the first video I've seen from your channel, I'm very impressed. Getting goals from the Argentine League from back then can't be easy. I remember when Chelsea signed Crespo, I was terrified he would go on to score hundreds of goals for them (same as Shevchenko, and to a lesser extent, Ballack). His goal away to Wigan was massive, and a superb finish. I was watching the 2002 World Cup review the other day and the commentary indicated it was stupid for Argentina to start with Batistuta instead of Crespo.
Channel deserves more subs - will happen in time 💪
Yet another great production my friend . The fact Crespo was Considered a Flop in the Prem with Chelsea of all teams means Absolutely nothing. There's a few that were considered flops and then went on to be World Beaters , n Crespo always was one . You said it perfectly " He was overshadowed in a way due to playing in an Era of Strikers that were just so lethal n special " N I stand by my comment from the AC Milan video , the 2000's was a truly special time of footy , such quality in players n amazing teams we will never see again . Loved the video
I prefer Serie A from Heysel disaster till Calciopoli. Also, I think there are 4 crucial things (in mid 90’s) that changed football forever: 1. The back-pass rule 2. Bosman rule 3. Three points per win 4. Creation of UCL
@@andjelkozlotvor yea true . 80's , 90's and 2000's are just my favorite era of footy . So many special players / teams during those times . It was much harder to be a World Class Striker in those days then it is now ...
@@dariusbaja21 Agree, bro. There’s no more classic 10’s today (maybe Dybala), and they are usually the most skilled players. Before 20 years or so almost every squad have had some “fantasista” on the pitch, unlike nowadays. Also, the classic 9’s are dying in modern football. Barca, Liverpool, City and so many other teams are playing for years without “big man in the box”. Then, the long range “bombers” are also almost vanished just like the role of libero. Football was definitely more colorful before.
19:02 the head coach was Jürgen Klinsman then, not Joachim Löw
Enjoyed so much again! Thank you ! Still wishing for Recoba 🙏🏼😸
I will definitely get to this!
@@theretroroute Roy Keane, Beckham and Maradona please.
Ahhhhhh....Recoba.....now that's a name i forgot about....was a great player, yet should of done more....
Crespo was the greatest striker I've seen in my lifetime. He had everything and was a fan favourite at every club he went to. It's just a shame he didnt do big things with the national team
Also had a bad luck to be substituted in 85’ minute against Liverpool in Istanbul final, and than his team conceded 3 bloody goals. That was his biggest chance to take UCL trophy.
Legendary striker, simply the best in early 2000s
They Parma team of the mid to late 90’s was amazing. With so many world class players.
Crespo, Zola, Brolin, Sensini, Couto, Benarrivo, Fiore, D. Baggio, Mussi, Minotti, Stoichkov, Buffon, Bucci, Galli, Frey, Taffarel, Cannavaro, Stanić, Ze Maria, Thuram, Chiesa, Crippa, Fuser, Veron, Balbo, Boghossian, Ortega, P.Sousa, Di Vaio, Asprilla, Apolloni, Appiah, Amoroso, Almeyda, Adailton, Lamouchi, Milosevic, Conceicao, Micoud, Nakata, Sukur, Adriano, Bresciano, Mutu, Gilardino…
Just want to say I frikin love your channel. I love footy and being able to sit back, relax and enjoy the stories of the footballers you show on your channel. Thank you for this, it’s awesome
Great work. More of this please. Thanks
Such a legendary player i remember one of my first football shirts i bought was a crespo shirt when i was 8 durring world cup 2006.
Nice vid bro. Great stuff
Legit one of the best football related channels on yt. Keep up the grind and teach us more about those legends
Thanks! Will do!
You always knock it out of the park bro, always footballers from my era.
Hernán Crespo my all time number 1 striker
This channel deserves so much more
another great video, I really enjoy the content
Just found this channel and will definitely be recommending it to my pals, great video!
Great video again mate, been telling all my mates about your channel! Been here since the Gerrard/Lampard video 👍 Keep ‘em coming!
This guy was a great player. At Chelsea he wasn’t a flop, a mix of injury’s and physical style, it just wasn’t a good fit. Even then, he didn’t do too bad.
Quality as always
I’ve just found your channel, I’m looking forward to a many trips down memory lane. Exciting stuff.
Another great video! Ty 👌
Glad you enjoyed it!
2006 German side was not Low side but Jurgen Klinsmann...Low was assistant...
As a Peruvian, I vividly remember every time when Argentina played Peru. There’s a striker named crespo that we always were concerned about. Another good striker was the Colombian striker Juan Pablo angel
Great video , the history of football 💙
My new favourite channel ☺️
I just wanna say your videos are amazing keep up what you are doing ❤
Thanks, will do!
he came to coach here last year in Qatar with Duhail and won the title with them and a cup... he looks totally different now, short white hair but was crazy getting to meet such a legend, albeit somewhat of a forgotten legend at a relatively small club...
great video as always your channel is fire, keep up the excellent work mate ps : can you do a retro about one of these players : Shevchenko, inzaghi, baggio, rivaldo
love the vids
Crespo was insane. Best striker of all time for me
Un delantero completo. Habilidad, agilidad y eficacia. Crack!!
Outstanding striker. Naturally gifted. At his best, he could literally score from anywhere. Very good in the air, could link up well, stretch defences, and really was a truly exceptional goalscorer. I think in hindsight, Hernan moved a few too many times. But the same could b said for Vieri as well. He wasn't exactly lucky with most of his moves, though I'm sure it helped money wise.
He was my idol from childhood,i had his jersey from Lazio,greeting from Serbia!
good video, one of the best strikers I've ever seen
Glad you enjoyed
I wish this channel stays on forever . It represents what a football history channel should be
Great video thanks
Class video 👍
Thanks 👍
how this man only has 11k subscribers is crazy
Would love to see Adrian mutu or mateja kezman soon. Love the videos bro, I will stay tuned
One of top 10 strikers in 2000s without a shadow of a doubt. For Chelsea or PL viewers to call him flop , they dont undrestand the game. If he had been given more game time and trust he would definitely could become the Chelsea best striker .
Great video
I remember being 9 years old and pretending i was Hernán Crespo while playing football with my friends at recess. He was the little genious we never knew we wanted.
Any chance you could do a vid on Pablo Aimar??? Not enough gets said about the guy
I love your videos, very interesting! Can you do one abou Ortega? Forgotten player...
batistuta, vieri, inzaghi, drogba, shevchenco, zlatan and chiesa, the amount of top tier forwards he had to play with or compete is crazy
Ronaldo R9 ? 😂
Love the way how he was precisely scoring.Meet him once and he really imrpess me with the way how he was walking(more of a jumping)
One of my favourite players ever. I loved him watching in the early 2000s while I was growing up. I lived in Argentina when I was a kid for about a year and during that time I became a huge fan of River Plate. My friend's dad showed me clips of Crespo and he instantly became the player I idolised. I still remember the 2006 World Cup and was so heartbroken when they lost against Germany. How I wish they won that day, they may very well have gone all the way if they had. Though, that still doesn't take away what a phenomenal player Crespo was, and to this day I maintain that he was one of the greatest strikers that Argentina ever produced.
Just imagine what peak Messi could've achieved with a Crespo and/or Batistuta!!
He had Aguero, Higuain, Di Maria, Tevez, Dybala, Milito, Palacio, Lavezzi, and did nothing. Adding 2 more players in wouldnt have made a differenc
None of them are Batistuta though are they?
@@anotherguy3082and they made it to a final didn’t they? Not Messi’s fault those guys couldn’t shoot.
Great video great player always smiling
1:37 majestic
As a ac Milan fan and considering the stellar cast we ve had through the years Crespo still has a special place in our hearts albeit a bittersweet one,considering the ill fated Istanbul final
Don’t think any Chelsea fan back in the mid 2000’s would consider him a flop just Jose preferred drogba. Has repeatedly said he wished he’d stay longer but him and his family never felt settled in England. Most fans all think highly of him and look back his time fondly. As the old chant goes “Hernan Crespo Hello Hello” 🎶
Crespo was class. He has a great reputation. The media should recognize
I think you should add background music, so that the audio isn’t as quiet. Just a suggestion.
Noted, there is background music, but it's very quiet. I'll make it slightly louder for future videos.
Beautiful video
Kids nowadays will never understand the flair, goalscoring class and aerial prowess of Hernan Crespo. The fact he challenged and won his place in, arguably the most talent heavy teams of the mid 2000's (lookup Inter, Chelsea and AC Milan of that time), is a testament to the player he was (while winning major trophies in each of them). People think about him as a goal poacher, but he was way more than that. His aerial skills were second to none and that's not even considering how he lit the Seria A with Parma and Lazio. IMHO, that Argentinian Team with Crespo, Veron, Zanetti, Simeone, Riquelme and Batistuta had way more pizzazz than any Argentinian team with Messi in it.
I'm a United fan. No one who watched him play forgot Crespo. Always class. A problem at Chelsea and in Italy for every defense.
Brilliant player.
Class forward. Seems like a top fella too.
"ci sono solo 2 maglie che ho baciato nella mia carriera, quella argentina e quella del Parma"....di giocatori come te non ci saranno più 💙💛
Cool channel just discovered it.
2006 ! I loved that year
When we talk about superstars of the 90s early 2000s Crespo is always in the convo its always like this Davids, Zidane, Zeedorf, Nesta, Cannavaro, Sheva, Beckham, Drogba, Del Piero, Ronaldo, Vieri, Henry, Viera, Herro, Raul and of course Crespo and Batistuta
Excellent storytelling!
People talk about the Champions League being harder than ever nowadays, but really, it's never been easier. Back in the late 90's/early 2000's, we had world class legends EVERYWHERE, and every top European team was stacked. United, Real's Galacticos, Lyon's period of domination, Juventus with Nedved/Del Piero, Ancelotti's Milan, Valencia made two finals, Inter were always a tough game, as was Barcelona. Bayern, of course, Ajax were still strong. Celtic could actually hold their own in Europe and usually did pretty well, and then the magic teams, like Leverkusen and that weird period of history where Deportivo La Caruana were terrifying.
Thanks for naming Depor a Coruña! 👍
One of my favorite
Crespo always flourished when he played in a front two, Chelsea never played like that so that's why he struggled in England, most top English teams played 4 5 1 in that era, that didnt suit a player like Crespo.
That was great. I didn’t know much about Crespo except how good he was in his prime. How about that Milan team that lost in Istanbul? What a line up.
Crespo got such beautiful hair.
neither coaches nor shampoo producers were able to use him in advertisements!