Originally seen as Portugal's prodigal son alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Quaresma was expected to rise to the peak of the footballing mountain and achieve Ballon D'Ors, Champions Leagues et al. Moreso than his jaw-dropping skills, and tremendous goals, he is sadly known to be one of the ultimate "wonderkid flops", clashing with managers, playing with selfishness, and failing to keep a lid on his wild temperament.
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:10 - Difficult Lisbon upbringing & Sporting CF
1:00 - U16 Euros & promotion into the 1st Team
1:36 - Cristiano Ronaldo
2:12 - Shining in Sporting
4:56 - Barcelona & relationship with Rijkaard
7:49 - Porto & re-rising to prominence
9:39 - Mourinho's Internazionale
11:11 - Loaned to London
12:04 - Return to Milan
13:35 - Beşiktaş
15:25 - Dubai stint & saved by Porto
16:59 - Beşiktaş 2.0
17:25 - A Seleção & EURO 2016
19:25 - The Twilight stage
19:46 - What Happened?
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I was a teenager back in the 2005-2009 i couldn't play with my left foot, i learned a lot from Quaresma's trivela, I'm glad he got his redemption Arc in Euro 2016
same man i couldnt cross for nothing with the inside of my foot, but i could always trivela when ever i wanted, thank you ricardo
same... before quaresma left foot was horrible, after... stayed horrible... so my right foot . garbage waste trash left and right north side, Now that i think about it, i was a terrible player all round .
I'll say this till I'm dead and gone: Quaresma's first 4 year stint at FC Porto were Ballon D'Or level. The Dragon Stadium was always packed because every 'portista' wanted to see his magic on the pitch, thanks to Jesualdo Ferreira, the only manager who understood his psychological issues. Those were the days.
I never thought so. There was something in his game that set his limit: All he had were dribbling feint tricks and ONLY to one side. If a player who looked as good as Qaresma did in Portugal on a team with other players so good there's no double-marking any of them steps up to a larger league, with a one-sided, one-trick limit, no defense, he won't start for a big club. Contrast him with CR7: CR7 could dribble at any speed with either side of either foot and give nothing away. He could do tricks and feints for the camera- like his stepover tap dances- but he could also shove past or jet around defenders without wasting time doing ball tricks. Now that I think about it, even CR7's best "trick" was basically a symmetry and aerobics drill.
Here goes A Fart again - rambling on obsessively on each comment with his overly - verbose shit pointsand CR7 fangirling, lol.
@@beejj6190 B. Job, you must like to read a lot, just not my comment if you think I'm a CR7 fan (aside from his obvious physical skills and ability), so I'll do you another favor and point out your incorrect use of a hyphen.
@@asnark7115 Blah, blah fkin blah. Donkey..lol.
Indeed.✌🏿✌🏿
im not besiktas fan but Quaresma was great to watch in Turkish league.
For me the most unike and wachable player in the world, he is the type od player that makes you love football, a legend that was on the peak of his career in more "romantic" football times, but was still a beast in his mid 30s! He will be remembered!
Not every super talent ends up playing their whole careers at big Champions League clubs. Still a great career, winning Euro 2016 and what he did at Beşiktaş
he played in big champions league teams, barcelona, inter, chelsea, Porto
he was the best "harry potter" that besiktas ever had...
mourinho destroys his carreer, like mourinho did not see the talent of salah... quaresma was the second best portuguese player ever, cristiano ronaldo was just a little bit better.
@@13rjdat11 agreed
@R.J D.A.T he destroyed his own career by being arrogant and undisciplined, mourinho isn't a babysitter look how he was right about dele alli and pogba too, overrated man child's with too big of a ego.
Grew up in Portugal in the 2000's and 2010's and I get goosebumps of just watching his highlights. What a player! I've been absolutely blessed to have him play the last 2 seasons in my beloved boyhood club of Vitória de Guimarães! One of the most technically gifted players to ever play the game, one of the most amazing and entertaining players to watch playing the beuatiful game! It's because of players like him, that most of us love the sport. This awarness that at any point, at any given moment and out of nothing his geniality can come out leaving us all in awe. Serás sempre único RQ7!!
Quaresma alongside Cristiano Ronaldo at Man United along with Rooney would have been magic. It's crazy how several managers and decisions can impact your footballing career. Quaresma was natually gifted. Another example of where potential didn't match the overall success. He could have achieved much much more than he has.
I swear, as a young kid back when Quaresma made his debut at Sporting, he was my favorite player. I remember being 10y old and going to a match in the old José de Alvalade, and my younger self was just amazed with the guy who was doing all those outta this world dribbles. Such a shame he made most of his name on our rivals, if he could have come back to Sporting in 04, we might have not needed to wait 19 years to win another league title.
The Portuguese still love the dude. He had a tough mid career but his career is coming to an end on a very high note.
It´s impossible not to love this dude football...no matters all his flaws ;-)
'Rise and Fall' (thumbnail) in my worthless opinion is a bit harsh. He still had a decent career winning many major accolades. He just did not fulfil his potential. Still such an entertaining player to watch though.
Yup. Anyone objective watching this guy on the ball would put him STRAIGHT into the top five most skillful players EVER. It's actually scary seeing him dribble at a level the very best skilled ATGs would be impressed by! Sadly, an upbinging that likely fostered a sociopathic mentality puts him amongst those players that could and should have been worldwide legends, but doesn't allow them to flourish. Basically, he needed a manager who would fully recognise his genius and build a team around him (the gamble being his mentality would diminish with the responsibility). Without this, he was always going to clash with any controlling -style manager. Would have loved for him to to have nicknamed 'Charisma' ; )
Not worthless at all! Thanks for your opinion, I agree and changed it a while back. Appreciate your thoughts 🙏
One of my best to ever do it, If you want goals watch CR7, if you want entertainment and fancy footwork watch my Guy Quaresma✊🏼
I think he DID fulfill his potential. It's just that being able to dribble on only one foot and do a street trick or two, whilst not marking, tackling or staying in position relative to the rest of the squad, has a ceiling
@@beejj6190 Dude,.. he might not even in the top 3 most skillfull Portuguese wing players ever. Ease up, there, champ. Both Figo and Ronaldo were in a different galaxy to Qaresma.
God level to poor level the street never forget trivela king Ricardo ❤
I watched him play for Barcelona, and it was pre-season in US, he was so energetic and skillful, but when the season started he was rarely played by Rijkard
He was my favorite player when I was 10 years old. He was at Sporting at that time. He was special
What a nice research this guy made…very well explained!!! As a Portuguese I would not do any far better!!! 🙌🙌
The storytelling you presented is breathtaking, levels the kind of similar set by Balon.
jay jay okocha & quaresma where very good. 2 of the most underrated players ever...
Djalminha also who was at Deportivo La Corūna
Okocha was under-rated. Qaresma just had a couple of flashy tricks and made the most of them. What we saw from him was his ceiling. Good, not great.
From where he came from his career has definitely been a success
yes sir
Indeed
Idk why man… Sometimes I get super emotional when I watch footage of Quaresma. He was and is my favorite footballer of all time. I think he had a pretty good career. Could it have been much more successful? Sure, but RQ7 has provided me with the best football memories. I can’t think of Quaresma without thinking of my late father who taught me everything I know about football.
he scored just beautyfull goals...
The king of Trivela..💯
When i be the younger my coach call me Quaresma because i love to do trivella passes and shoots ,and i watched him soo much
Quaresma really was a legendary player for Porto, back in the days i couldnt believe Another player better than him... And he was from my rival team so... In portugal Most believed he was better than cr7 in ManUnited At least i believed, He was a key player to win the Euro with Portugal, Trully a magnificent player, one of the best wingers i have ever seen 🙏🏼
Yes, when both Cristiano and Ricardo were in Sporting together Quaresma was deemed to be the greater talent. Crazy how the Sporting trainers got that one wrong.
Ronaldo and Quaresma dual , reminds me of the Messi and Aguero dual , both duals friends from childhood and grown together and had similar styles
Yes, but Aguero was seen as a success by the consensus unlike Quaresma.
Such a good video again. I was gutted things didn't work out for him at Chelsea. Absolute world beater on his day :)
Yet another cool video, thanks so much for all the work you're putting into these. Much appreciated and always a little nostalgia ride :)
You did a very good job with this piece. this is my third time watching this in full because of how much empathy you gave the player and I think you have inspired me to write football stories of my own. Someday retroreoute i would like a collab 😂
My GOAT. Thank you so much for this RetroRoute. Great video 👍
My pleasure!
I think the moves to Inter was silly, there was no way a player like him was going to flourish in Serie A and under Jose.
But hazard did ?
Serie A is a defensive league
@@user-tm6rp4uj5vHazard were nothing like Quaresma tho? Hazard didn’t do unnecessary tricks and was overall a much much better footballer. He wasn’t great in working defensively but he tried at least under mou. He was just so good that it was a necessary sacrifice for the greater good that he didn’t need to defend as much. That’s why Willian got to work tirelessly and Azpi wasn’t allowed to go up in the pitch when he was a LB. Hazard took chelsea to 2 league titles,2 Europa league titles, 1 FA cup title, 1 Carabao cup titles. All while also being voted POTY in the prem 14/15 & should’ve won it in 16/17 & 18/19 if it was fair. Quaresma didn’t have that impact in an elite club & that’s why managers didn’t accept his shenanigans
If your countryman signs you to play in another country, it's a sign that he has plans for you. It's clear that two personalities clashed. Quaresma has a temper and an ego. I would see him sitting on the Inter bench with headphones and not even dressed to play. I didn't really like him for the national side that much, either. I always thought players like him and Nani always held the ball a little longer than they should have. But he got his during Euro 2016, I think helping Portugal win that shines a light on his confusing career.
He is favourite to everyone who knows how football's emotions are loved
Excellent Video Bro!! 'O Cigano' impressed Me everytime I've watched Him play; and He's scored one of the most beautiful goals I've ever seen! Thanks!😃👍🇬🇾
What a brilliant video , appreciate your hard work
Great Video again. thanks✌👍
Great video, well done!
Great stuff as always. What happened to Gaël Kakuta could be an interesting one.
13:31, middle east? He was playing for Besiktas, a club on Istanbul's European side. Also, you didn't even mention how successful he was on his second time at Besiktas.
He had a short stint at Al-Ahly
Great stuff mate, best football channel out there.
Much appreciated
For me I watch and follow this guy because watching his dribbles and travela skills is sadly not anymore seen in tv
I am a big Quaresma fan, but in an era of stats and # impacts per game, these flicks are great highlight reels but ultimately the reason why he never was able to cement his place in one of the top European teams that could aspire to win a UCL is because he would clash with managers about his approach to the game. Comparing him to the era of CR7, Messi, Deco, Ibrahimovic, Iniesta, Xavi and other greats was that although from a technical ability standpoint he was probably the best from a productivity POV he was well below his peers. From a technical standpoint and mindset he is comparable to Ronaldinho and Neymar. You normally have three ways of overcoming a defender: 1. pass the ball to a team mate and do the famous 1 2 passing drill, i.e. you overcome the defender as a team (this was Barcelona tiki-taka mantra) (low risk approach) 2. Avoid the player by running laterally or diagonally, drifting one or more defenders, i.e. creating space elsewhere (medium risk) 3. Drible the defender, i.e. go into close-quarters and just overcome that defender either by speed/acceleration or using a drible. (high risk) Option 3. is a high risk approach and may not the most productive option. It is high risk because 1-on-1 against a defender it is all about a probability, you are not going to win all exchanges and you may lose possession that took your team mates time to recover. And sometimes it may not be the best option, especially when you are in transition (defense-offense) and the best option is to be direct: minimal touches and long passes for a running team mate. Neymar falls in the same category as Quaresma. Phenomenal player and an ability to embarrass anyone on the pitch, but lacked productivity. The only player that is the exception and I rate as the best player I have ever seen in anyone's peak is Ronaldinho, where he had that same virtuosity but was way more productive, i.e, scored a lot more goals, the number of impacts per game was quite high and he was essential for PSG, Barcelona and Brazil wins. Having said that, football is not all about winning and embracing a Messi or CR7 mindset and these moments should also be appreciated, because once these players hang their boots we will be coming here for these highlight reels. I had great times watching Quaresma play for Portugal and FC Porto, but a few times... I wish he would just play it simple and pass the ball quicker. Phenomenal player! One of my favourites!
Technique: Maradona + Ronaldinho = Quaresma. 🔥🔥🔥
Only somebody who never saw Dinho or Maradona play would ever say something that incredibly stupid. Qaresma was a bang-average international level player. Canada, the US and Mexico have each produced better wings than Qaresma. Mexico has had 2 or 3. And Maradona's best "techniques" were not directly related to the ball. He could read and position himself in a 1/2 touch passing field better than any flashy player in history not named Messi or Pele, and MAradona also had serious quickness stepping out from a standstill with or without the ball. Qaresma has neither of those, he just took off running fast and hoped things worked out; that defenders would only challenge him from the same side, all the time.
@ A Fart - Only fkin dick of monumental proportions lacks the ability to see a brief evaluation on ONE level does not equal the player's whole game. Don't waste my time with your 'superior' donkey bullshit, lol.
Okocha
He just want to play beautiful football and i'm a fan of his legendary trivela technique
The goat didn't fall he rose to become one of Beşiktaş greatest players
In a weaker league though. He didn't succeed in any of the big leagues.
@@danielward7008 and so what
@@Calebmiracle He couldn't cut in any of the big leagues. That's it. That's my point.
@@danielward7008His temper and ego wouldn't let him.
Id didnt help but if anceloti or someone live that was coach then i Think he World success
Brilliant video 👍
You should do henrik larrson from Sweden. That would make a good video. He was one of Swedens all time greats. Went on to play for Celtic man utd and Barcelona. He was that good Barcelona took him at 34 years old and helped them win the champions league. What a player he was
Imagine if Quaresma had Larsson's attitude and work ethic? He would have been a world beater.
Larsson was wonderful, not a Celtic fan, but it was a pleasure to see him play in Scotland in his prime.
your videos are soo good super underated
Glad you like them!
One of the most skilled players ever !
The first images you show at the video where from Oporto but you speak Lisbon!?
I'm telling you now... anyone objective watching this guy on the ball would put him STRAIGHT into the top five most skillful players EVER. It's actually scary seeing him dribble at a level the very best skilled ATGs would be impressed by! Sadly, an upbinging that likely fostered a sociopathic mentality puts him amongst those players that could and should have been worldwide legends, but doesn't allow them to flourish. Basically, he needed a manager who would fully recognise his genius and build a team around him (the gamble being his mentality would diminish with the responsibility). Without this, he was always going to clash with any controlling -style manager. Would have loved for him to to have nicknamed 'Charisma' ; )
He's not even in the top 5 from Portugal.
Had he had the discipline and work ethic of CR7 he would've reached high prestige. We cannot deny his talent
Not everyone has the same ambitions and mindset. Ronaldinho could have been even better as well if he trained a bit more and partied a bit less ;)
@@Ivander85 Ronaldinho was flat-footed. We saw the best he had before his lifestyle caught up.
@@Ivander85 Can't really compare because Ronaldinho won the Balon Dor and was unquestionably the best player in the world in 2005 and 2006. Joao Felix today is a much better comparison who like Quaresma at this stage of his career has only shone in the Liga Portugal and since moving from Benfica to Atletico Madrid and failed 6 month loan move at Chelsea last season seems to also have a really poor work ethic and a big ego for somebody that hasn't really achieved anything yet. Now could be on his 3rd big club if Barcelona manage to capture him on loan before the deadline.
I believe apart from working hard his temperament also did him dirty. His upbringing made him have a hard time playing under a coach's instructions plus he had a bad temper. Just like how someone's social anxiety may negatively impact their progress in any career.
Brilliant channel
most people loved ronaldo while i still love quaresma he was my idol growing up
Trivela king 👑🔥🔥
The opening pictures are form the city of Porto. not Lisbon
He at his peak was my Fvrt player to watch alongside Ronaldinho
Whats the version of the song at 20:30?
I'm a big CR7 fan. And I have to say CR7 really plays like this guy. But it's not like he is a copy cat. It doesn't matter they were so close they for sure taught each other skills👍🏽🐐✈️. And imagine if he stayed at FCB long enough for CR7 to move to RMD...Portugal🇵🇹would have owned Spain🇪🇦🙂!!! Would've witnessed a different El Classico wit out of the world🛸 dribbling all the way from Portugal 🇵🇹 If it wasn't for his attitude thou🙆🏽.
In Portugal we all saw how Cristiano copied him, even in hair etc, he couldn’t do trivela like Ricardo but he copied style and skills… it was kinda weird, like some obsessed girl 😅
@@GeorgeLista copied him when he was 17-22, and!? Now, 5 CL, 5 Ballon Dors and and, ans Quaresma?
best "harry potter" that porto & besiktas ever had...
I guess after his days at Sporting, he was happy only in Beşiktaş. I dont know if he ever kissed team logo except Beşiktaş. Fans loved him, and he did his best for them. He earned one league championship and one country cup in the two seasons he played in Beşiktaş. I as a Beşiktaş fan, still love and miss him.
He was taken care of at Porto, sometimes even spoiled. He got everything he could ask for. His best playing days were in northern Portugal.
A story of what could habe been.
0:13 was borning is Lisbon but showing Porto^^
As a besiktas fan he is my childhood hero. we were calling him “çingenem” which means “my gypsy” he loved it. When I was a kid I always tried to copy him.I remember the day he left besiktas for the second and the last time I was crying my eyes out, it was the only time I cried like that in my entire life
habe damals live ein spiel von inter gesehen, quaresma spielte von anfang an, war bester spieler im spiel. nächstes spiel ersatzbank...
He had all the talent, but he didn't have the drive to be the best like Ronaldo.
Quaresma will always be my favorite player
His problem was his family dragged him down and made him overly dependent. I think if he'd had gone to man utd with Alex Ferguson, he'd of been much happier and successful
Dude, the first video footage is of Porto whilst you're saying he's from Lisbon. Sorry to be harsh, but that's quite the oversight.
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he... dint fell short, he just matured later, but still did it ! there's a reason why he was the 5 striker in poland game. Cr7 felt secure whit him has last shot. it's a sporting thing year's ago, knowing farwell quaresma was way better then what happend.
Top player desde pequenino
Beside Messi, this was the one guy that could have been better than Ronaldo….just imagine if Man United had gotten both of them…Ronaldo on the left and Quaresma on the right…and Giggs on the bench crying
The Trivela king!
Shame With the talent he obtained he shuold be more recognized as one of the best to dribble and control the ball I wish his attitude was better to reflect his marvelous talent
He should have went to a team in England that gave him freedom.. look at okocha at Bolton .. Henry who flopped at juventus looked terrible went to arsenal and became a legend.. if he went to a mid table team and was given the freedom he had the talent to make it in the prem.. just needed the right team and Jose mourinho Chelsea wasn't it okocha wouldn't have gotten a game at Chelsea.. but he tore teams apart in the EPL no doubt the guy was a talented player when in the right team with the right manager.. look at Barcelona riquelme prosineski hagi zlatan all world class but didn't make it at Barcelona.. even maradona didn't enjoy his time at Barcelona.. but he was definitely a talented player look what he done at Napoli against team's like AC Milan juventus Lazio inter Milan sampdoria Roma .. all the best players were in Italy from van basten Rudd guilt.. to zico platini baggio at Florentine.. but maradona was the best player in the league and won Napoli the league and the uafa cup. Some players just need the right team and freedom to play.. look at the difference when Villarreal made riquelme there number 10 and built the team around him they got into the champions League.. compared to Barcelona playing him as a winger .. and the opposite kluivert going from Ajax champions League winner to AC Milan and playing badly to then going to Barcelona and finding his form again.. berkamp in Italy didn't work out but at arsenal.. the guy looked world class and also scored some breath taking goals for Holland especially the one against Argentina.. and his goal for arsenal Vs juventus was pure genius
If you think I’m good, then you should see R Quaresma. - Cristiano Ronaldo
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Trivela GOAT!!✌️
His nickname was actualy "the mustang"
Interesting
I grew up idolizing this man more so then neymar messi ronaldo, anyone. Yeah okay sure he didn't reach the heights he should have but the pure flair this guy had inspired me as a winger. I learned how to do the outside of the boot because of him. I tried to do everything I saw him do on the pitch. I even followed him on twitter before he got verified and I wasn't even sure if it was really his account then he followed me back a few years later!! So sick. Imagine your idol randomly following you on twitter.
Whatever... he is still a portuguese Legend.
Another great talent with a mental problem.
Had Quaresma works hard and improve himself then no question he would be probably on the same level as Ronaldo and Messi. Good to see he redeemed himself though.
Faltou um pouco de mentalidade e maturidade pois teria chegado ao top de melhores do mundo. Com a mentalidade atual acredito que seria muito melhor. Tecnicamente mágico
His right foot served as two foots.. the way he curse crosses
if man utd had picked up both cr7 and quaresma, really wonder if there'd be any space left for giggs.
as neymar once said : "i know boys more talented and hardworking than i am but luck didn't help them"
I hear athletes from different sports say the same thing. There is someone else more talented than the guy that makes it, but everyone else has a different circumstance or make different life choices.
I am Benfica fan, but Quaresma, one of my favourite players of all time. Barcelona destroyed his carrear. If he had Fergusson in his life, he would be better than CR7 in my opinion.
Talent is not enough
Now do Lee Trundle
Talent comes in many forms discipline wasn't one of his talents.
CIGANO KING 🔥🔥🔥🤯🤯
he lacked the discipline that ronaldo had
i got the same name as him same playstyle and same ethnicity damn
This guy was more Ronaldo than Ronaldo 😂 they even look alike
MY Childhood Hero King of Rabona RQ7 Prime Quaresma Porto Wft Inter Milan they Killed him
Quarterma made me use the travela many times
BEŞİKTAŞ...
Guys who are talking about him becoming potentially better than Ronaldo are not taking into account Ronaldo's complete attacker abilities over the years. Ronaldo has the height and jump to score headers, making him a viable forward to score 40+ goals a season. I love Quaresma and his skills but he never scored more than 15 a season. Ronaldo also evolved into a poacher mentality rather than Quaresma's crossing/assist focus so it's not as easy to compare the two.
In Portugal, players like Ricardo Quaresma and Luis Figo were more providers than goalscorers, while wingers like Cristiano and Simao were more goalscorers than providers.
So proud of him being Gypsy
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186 CM (R)8 Ricardo Quaresma RVA Fc porto/ Portugal Shooting: 90 Defense: 43 Passing: 81 Dribbling: 94 Pace: 87 Physical: 91
he'd have been a great klopp player if only hed come up a little while later and with no attitude issues.
Yes harry potter he does magical things with his feet