The Most FEARED Defender in Football History: Paolo Maldini
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Of all the legendary defenders that have gone through the ages and paved the way, even up until the best that the world has to offer today, there was no one else who could strike fear into the hearts of the opposition like Paolo Maldini.
He is regarded by many fans and footballers alike as the greatest overall defender in football history. So what exatly did he do to be able to gain such widespread respect? Well today, we’re gonna look at Paolo Maldini’s career and look at how he became the most feared defender of all time.
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Why did you change the background music??? I hate the new one bring back the OG one
isn't this video re-uploaded? love your content Raymar.. the old background music I liked more. keep up the legendary content please I love listening to it.
Paolo Maldini is the greatest Defender of all time no doubt. I think even Puyol deserves a video on him. Please make a video on Puyol, it's something I have been wanting to see on your channel for a long time.
Hey Raymar we need a video on players that were shadowed by pele
re-upload?
The fact that the arguably best defender in history is never thought about in the GOAT debate speaks volumes about how underrated defenders are. Football fans and pundits are always centered on strikers.
It’s called football not soccer
Balon dor made game forward centric
Maldini definitely should've won at least 1 Ballon d'Or
Excellent defender but no defender will ever be the greatest. Beckenbauer, Maldini, Baresi, Moore, there are simply too many which make the decision impossible.
Yeah, it's unfortunate how attacking-centric greatness criteria is based on. Even in the current generation, everyone talks about Neymar or Suarez or Lewa or Zlatan being the 3rd greatest player, but people seem to forget about Neuer and Ramos
Maldini longevity is insane too Went up against Maradona, Zidane, R9 and CR7 This man a legend that he’s selected in every players and fans dream team
Won a UCL at age 38 😳 Same age CR7 went to Saudi
@VB23 Are talking down on Ronaldo's longevity?
maldini is nothing infront of messi
@@swastikDash824 Who even put Messi’s name here bro? We understand he is the goat but stop being delusional please
@@Fluiad Maldini is easily better at age 38 🤷🏻♂️
Maldini and Baresi duo stats: 196 matches 23 goals conceded 4 series a 3 super coppa Italia 3 champions league 3 uafe super cup 2 intercontinental cup Legendary stats for the best defensive duo 😤 Edits:Thanks for everyone liking my comment. I have been waiting to get 1k likes. Wish you best
The 196 matches 23 conceded goals is only them as centre pair I believe, because they have played way more games together.
this was debunked like a million times, they conceded 23 goals on average per season during their time together
Their duo was strong but it also shows how poor other teams attack was.... Also that Serie a was a defensive league (What I just said will be very controversial)
@@llawliet2814 Serie A 80-90 by far the greatest league in football history
@@bohankok12 I know but it was very defensive league
Milan legend Paolo Maldini is one of the greatest defenders I've ever seen. Legit class and an one club man like his father Cesare Maldini. Fun fact: Both Cesare Maldini and Paolo Maldini captained Milan to the Champions League titles. The only father and son duo to achieve this feat. Him and Inter Milan legend Javier Zanetti made the Milan derby exciting to watch.
absolutely right. never bored of Zanetti pace and Maldini sliding tak. Forza Milan (ACM for mahself)
Lies again? Serie A Leader Project Artemis
@@kristiannguyen4603 As a big AC Milan fan I salute Javier Zanetti
No.. he is Not one of the best you have ever Seen.. He is the Best you have ever seen..
Some people probably forgot, that Maldini was in LB. It's only on his late career he moved deep into CB
And he was really right footed
He did occasionally move to CB even in his mid-20’s. For instance in the 1994 WC after Baresi got injured in the group stage, Maldini took over both the captains armsband and CB role until Baresi returned in the final. Then they paired up as CB’s to shut down Romario & Bebeto.
@@bcbitchkkv Baresi played the perfect match. I'VE NEVER seen a defender playing like that in my whole life. Unequalled defender in the history of football.
That's just exactly like his father, lol.
Also he was right footed despite being a LB
Fun fact: Maldini was a natural right footed player. When he was called up to AC Milan first team they made him play as left FB and so he developed his left footing so much that by the time he reached his prime he was a legit two-footed player.
So much so that he took a penalty in the Euro 2000 semifinal vs The Netherlands with his left foot. The GK saved it but... The point is that they don't come any more two footed than him
i always respect someone as well who can mark against R9 and make it look easy plus staying at Milan for 20+ years and always playing at top lvl is insane.
I'm a massive Milan fan, but Maldini did not have it easy against Ronaldo (Brazilian). Sometime Ronaldo won sometime Maldini won.
R9 at his peak was beating Maldini and Cannavaro at the same time no offence. There is an image online that shows it.
Maldini never had an easy time against R9
@@EkoLux23 yeah but Maldini prime was beating Maradona so it kinda goes two ways. Besides, one moment isn't really representative.
@@EkoLux23 you just saw the image of R9 dribbling but u didn't saw the entire match where Italy was actually leading 2-0 against Brazil 😄. Maldini gave R9 a hard time and so did R9 to him.
He reminds me of Francesco Totti, stayed fairly consistent and remained loyal to the same club for over 3 decades.
Totti reminds me of Maldini
Fairly consistent wtf??? Its paulo Maldini you melon 🍈
Just shows you know nothing about football clown
@@davidpapps2071 you called him a melon 😂😂😂😂 bro im ctfu
@@davidpapps2071 paolo
They don't make them like this anymore. Such a powerful great defender. It says a lot when you're able to defend - even not all the time - against R9. I enjoyed the highlights, what an amazing defender
Defending has changed in general due to how easy forward players fall to the ground with the slightest touches. It's not a physical sport anymore, it's all mindgames and manipulating the ref/var
@@patoa3481 Yeah got a point there, kinda sad. But everything in football changed sadly.
@@patoa3481 fr zidane used to handle kick to his legs,he was nasty. Even roy keane acknowledged zidanes toughness and spirit,and jokingly calls himself an angel infront of zidane 🤣
Lol... If you tackle like that nowadays, the receiving player will roll to the hospital and you get a straight red.
do oyu really expect players like maldini to exist while players like neymar are popping up more and more i promise you in today's soft era maldini would average one red card a game ramos was the last tough defender of this gen
What made him gr8 was his ability to use his both feet. He was initially right footed , but when he was shifted to Left Back from his earlier Right Back, he had to improve his weaker left foot. He went on to become best LB of his generation.🔥🔥🔥 Legend ❤️🖤
Best LB in the history*
@@Autistic_mallu Ya that's true.... No reason for he isn't the best....
Being ambidextrous is a rarity in most sports. Maldini was amazing.
Greatest defender of all time in my opinion
In most people’s opinion.
@@daddymonyet Franz Beckenbauer was the best
One of the greatest, not the greatest. There is Beckenbauer, Baresi, Moore, etc. too.
@@saratov99 no, played way less and was always inferior
Nope. Sporting CP's Diomande is the greatest defender of all time. No question.
That duo of maldini and Baresi is frankly unbeatable and will never be replicated again
Maldini was and still is my number 1 in all history. Nobody will never be like him, and we will never see a defender like that anymore ❤
Happy to see someone who understands ❤
there are plenty in italy
It is a SCANDAL that he never won a Balon d’or! Clearly he should have won one if not more throughout his career. Defenders need more credit
Expecting a video on Franco Baresi too the Godfather himself of great Maldini.....one club player and the best defensive duo in football history(baresi+Maldini)....but nowadays barely anyone praises him and what he did...he was literally god of defending,players like maradona and platini struggled against him
Baresi inspire Maldini
True I agree
Baresi legend
Maldini is probably the only one who was born to one of footballing greats and become even better than his father
Mazzola too. Valentino and Sandro were both amazing.
Thiago and Xabi are those.
Maldini is a football legend, the best defender of all time, something the new gen will never understand.
The best defender I’ve ever seen play and so consistent for 25 years. He’s the kind of player that only comes around once in every 50 years. I’m just sad he never won a World Cup. He did so much for Milan and the National team 🙌🏼
Seeing Maldini celebrate AC Milan's win against Spurs was beautiful for a couple of reasons😂
This man is the greatest defender of all time.
Greatest LB of all time as his prime was at that position!! But he was insane at CB too!!💯💯
Roberto Carlos is not below Maldini sorry.
@@EkoLux23 not offensively, I'll grant you that. Definitely defensively. Full backs are still defenders, you now. And Maldini could whip a fine cross. Van basten nodded in a few from his crosses. Are Brazilian or something? even if you where...that's nonsense
@@EkoLux23 Roberto Carlos overrated as hell , PEAK MALDINI>PEAK CARLOS LONGEVITY MALDINI>>>>
Roberto Carlos won a world cup. Maldini did not. Maldini was a better all-around defender than Carlos. My point is this: they were both great, let's leave it at that. Take care 👋.
Wait wasn't he a rb?
Truly the best defender of all time now can you do a vid on beckenbauer?
Your comment sounds a bit like the recent meme
We are working on it
Just by watching Documentaries and videos about him in his prime and watching him from 2005, I can attest to the fact that this man is a legend of the game
As a Man Utd fan there were always players who when played against ,you just couldn’t stop wishing they played for you or routed for them opponent or not. Paolo was one of those players you could not wait to watch the highlights and say I wish we had him skill, loyalty, presence and so on just great.
He was so good that he could have played any position and could have kicked with both penalties. In his first tryouts with Milan they asked him what position did he want to play and he said he didn’t know so they put him at LB because they needed one… the rest is history. When he kicked the penalty in the Neitherland vs Italy euro 2000 semifinal he didn’t choose till the last second how to kick the penalty, right or left foot. He was a machine, a complete athlete. Played against the greats, considered the great and role model, and will always be the best ever
He defines the longevity and loyalty in football
In a time where the Serie A was the most dangerous and competitive league in the world, Paolo dominated it. Truly amazing.
Not only the best defender, but a great man and one of the greatest captains ever
Maldini is an inspirational type player for all defenders
I’m glad I got to watch this legend play in the 2000s era . Maldini is the greatest captain ever in football. ❤️🖤
Maldini is definitely one of the best to play that position, I remember watching him growing up, so formidable a player, none of these new cats come close
Total class! On the field and off . A pillar of professionalism..
Finally gets the recognition this man deserves! Changed the defensive game and set the standard for all generations to come!!!!!!👏Il CAPITANO🏆
What's crazy is that, in the clips from the match against Ronaldo, those were the only 2 clips where he beat him, there's a video of their battle and Maldini truly displayed his footballing IQ
Maldini was great but the way you worked in that ad segment so seamlessly was out of this world
Being a kid of the 90s from milan, and an ac milan fan this almost makes me cry. I remember his last game I was at the stadium 😢
At Fiorentina
Maldini's longevity is insane too. He went up against Maradona, Prime Zidane, R9 and CR7. This man is a legend and he's selected in every players and fans dream team. Likeable and humble guy too. I wonder if he was better than Franz Beckenbauer....
Pov: CR7 joined him ❤
@@stinkyxl Maldini age 39 ucl - cr7 age 39 farmer league. Facts.
@@sorvegliatospeciale7816 bro this is not about ucl its about longetivity
Nocap thx for the frequent uploads man, ik your view count grows a little slower per video so i appreciate the fact you still upload for us on the daily man :')
yesssss finally a maldini post, truly the best.
The best defender ever Paulo Maldini👑🇮🇹
No defender enthralled the football world like him. our childhood icon along with Ronaldo el fenomeno, Zidane, Bergkamp
Gosh, what a player. I can recall him and Nesta in défense. What an unbeatable duo
Always fascinating to watch this legend
Maldini is Milan ❤️🖤 great character and great defender. Brilliant video as always. I am curious are you going to re upload that video “Rise and fall of Milan” I know you had copyright issues…
He's still the golden standard for defending in Football. Truly one of the GOATs, and yes, I agree with the one comment here that says defenders should be named in the same vein as strikers and playmakers.
Legend...🙌🏼
Haven't you made this video before? I still watched it again. Great video, Raymar 😅
He changed the background music, aa per his pinned comment
Nesta was a beast of a defender too
When someone asks me who I think is the goat of football, I don't debate between Messi and Ronaldo in my head. I debate between Zizou and Maldini. Maldini was and probably still is the greatest defender to grace the pitch. The man had everything both physically and mentally. He's won pretty much everything at a club level, and he totally deserved at least one balon d'Or over the course of his career. It's a shame he wasn't part of the 2006 Italy squad, the world cup missed out on being picked up by one of the greatest footballers to ever live.
Wonderful video!! Thanks
He's simply the best. ♥🖤
and he's doing some fantastic work now at AC Milan as a sporting director. Man has got vision and class.
Well, Bobo Vieri hosts a podcast with Nicola Ventola, Antonio Cassano and Daniele Adani. Once in a while they do also invite people in those podcasts, and like that they had once Ronaldo. Ronaldo and Vieri were in their prime in the 90s and as strikers they were remembering the defenders of the good old days. Their memories were fixed on Maldini and to Pietro Vierchowod. I remember also a Champions League match between Bayern Munich and Milan, at the end of the match, another great defender, Philip Lahm, went to Maldini for an autograph, and of course the captain obliged. Those things show you how great Maldini is, and I'm not even a Milan fan.
U got me into football, gracias!
Finnally the re upload and arguably the greatest player oat in my opinion
His duo with Baretti and the amount of clean sheets they had will never be matched for the rest of this sports future.
What do you guys think about the background music change by the way?
Nah, the original background music was far better than this. Then again, I am speaking from a rather nostalgic point of view.
Original is better tbh
I like the original better
The original is legendary.
Do a video about Yann Sommer please ...
i will never get tired of watching this i just love how he defends i play as a lb too and what makes it better he never left ac milan
remember Italy back in early 2000, Nesta, Cannavaro, Zambrotta and Maldini. Probably the best def lineup ever...
And then if you somehow ever got past them, you still had to go through Buffon. Complete madness.
I'd say Baresi was feared as much if not more. His tackling speed was insane
And Baresi was pretty short for a CB as well.. only 176cm tall
@@karussoulthats why he had so good timing and agility but in modern football tall cb concept is overrated
Nowadays players rolls even after the defender got the ball and for foul the old generation players were different man💪
And your point is ?
That player where different man
This guy is the best football story content creator
Paolo Maldini is definitely the best defender of all time
He probably used to play as an attacker. Most attacks turned defenders are very good in defense, since they already know where the attackers will move
Without mentioning as Libero
A living Legend
My Legend My Favorite ❤ Grande Capitano Maldini
“If I have to make a tackle, I have already made a mistake.” - Paolo Maldini
3 red cards in 25 years as a world class defender... woah😮
Your contents are best❤
A true Legend
Crazy he said he was happy he didn't play against young messi🤯
He is a Gentleman. If He really would have played against messi He would have done what He always did... stopping the opponent!
@@Carlos-xj8lf Naw, Maldini said he was lucky not to face Messi.
@@lemonjuicegaming6551 this messi cannot handle modern day defenders how will he handle maldini who man marked zidane and r9 lmao
Naw, he can handle any tackle.
Not just feared, but he is the most loyal, well respected Defender and footballer ever. He rarely resorted to dirty tactic, if ever, even when faced with a striker at Ronaldo Nazario caliber. The only other defender that's almost his equal in Maldini era were Cannavaro and Hierro.
Hierro 😂😂😂
Great video. Would be cool to see one on Nesta.
these old footage of tackles are like proof of how far players today has fake diving.. like 80% of those tackles would ended up in players faking pain on grass just to buy some time or trying to make opponents got cards
A video on shevchenko will be nice
Please make a video on Franco Baresi 😊
Real ones would know this is a re-upload 👏🏾.
Idol ❤️ greatest defender of all time not even a debate best LB and best CB in his prime he decided the game himself playing against Maradona Platini R9 and CR7
Can u do one for Cannavaro.
I rank Maldini 1st in Defense, and 3rd when it comes to footballers overall
I think Baresi was better
@@blank1933 nah, he was super great still
Paolo Maldini: The Man who made me Love Futbol...and Defense! 😍🥰🤩⚽⚽⚽
I’m sure I’ll be the only one requesting this, but I would love to see a video on Ricardo Carvalho.
He said that he was lucky not to play against messi.
He would destroy messi
Maldini is the goat defender, top 3 best defenders all came from Milan, Maldini,Baresi n Nesta Forza Milan!
Should've won ballon do'r 1994. He won Serie A, CL and reached WC final that year.
He was so fast! Even more impressive as a defender!
Is this a re-upload? Cos I believe you did something on him recently, and there was the argument in comments about if he was feared or respected? ("Fear" was argued for the likes of Jaap Stam, Vinnie Jones, you know, those crazy, career-ending, hard tacklers) while "Respected" would be Maldini, Cannavaro, Puyol, you know).
yeah i think it is
Somewhat a reupload but the old got copyrighted and deleted so he made a new one
This video was amazing but I believe Vinnie Jones was actually the toughest defender to ever play the game. He is the actor of the Juggernaut character in the X-Men series. He also hard tackle and wanted to start a fight both Roy Keane and Eric Cantona on the same pitch but neither men engage with him fearing the worst as yet to come and instead walk away.
Who?
@@ziopeppecartagialla.1360 The guy who captained afc wimbledon to a cup final win over Liverpool or Manchester United I think
Vinnie Jones was just a primitive brute. Had he not played in England, his every game would have ended with a red card.
@@jonathana6943 Who? XD
@@rdrrdr6753 Hahaha, so funny😐
Greatest defender of all time PM3. Great video ❤️
Nice vid 👌
Please do a video of Manuel neuer or Oliver khan they are one of the best keepers ever imp
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@@kothicamedarth2680 do you mean lev yashin
Nah this is actually crazy just by the clips you are showing in this video its obvious that he is in a league of his own. I always knew maldini is one of the greatest but damn I have never seen someone defending like that
Big legend
they didnt fear him, they respected him, elegant and skillfull defender, strikers feared defenders like vierchowod and goikoxetea (was something like that) the bask, they would really kick you in half
Maldini: I never faced Messi, Thank God.. Reporter: He’s Lucky Maldini: No, I am..
Maldini was just being modest It you can Mark prime Roberto Baggio, prime R9, prime Romario Who Is Messi?
@@mondemarobobo408 Messi is the GOAT…and is also the Greatest Dribbler of all time…none of those 3 can hold a candle next to Messi..
@@vb2388 R9 is 10 times better than Messi in dribbling and that’s a fact you have to accept
@@vb2388 don't wank him too hard, messi may have been better but not by that much especially not against their prime
@@awsultrapro4510 R9 isn’t even better than Maradona, how is he better than Messi? 😂
Maldini was the best defender of all time, past present and I will boldly say future also
Best LB ever by miles and top 3 in central defending position with beckenbauer and baresi. What a player
8:50 You can see Henry's face like "WTF am I supposed to do against this guy?"
Goat am happy to say i saw this prime time