Deco was so good, he would help carry an incredibly weak squad to the champions league glory, mentored a young Xavi, and even kept Andres Iniesta on the bench due to just how incredible of a player he was. But unfortunately, he was a talent that despite the brilliance and magic, completely lacked discipline and could have been even greater. Because as class as he was on the pitch, Deco was always known as a player who would never take training seriously and would even come to training drunk in the height of his career. So today, I feel like it’s my duty to show and remind you all just how good Deco truly was, and share how his disruptive behavior prevented him from staying at the highest level for a much much longer time.
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Imagine having Deco reach his potential at Barcelona, he could’ve helped them win even more than they already won
He did 😂😂..He left Barca in 2008 in his 30s
Man if he kept his fitness and dedication up, could have been a super sub on the bench in his later years. Man was a beast
@@eL--RaLdeco left when Guardiola came,Pep didn’t want him and Ronaldinho cause they were not professional
One crazier take imagine if ronaldinho was profesionnal we would have had prime ronaldinho lasting enough to play with prime messi xavi and iniesta looooooool
That's not how football works
Deco was an absolute monster of an attacking midfielder!
I'm Portuguese but a Benfica fan. I'll be honest, when he was at porto I hated how good he was, dismantling defenders and helping scoring goals ...while my club had corruption scandals and other BS happening. But I was happy seeing him playing for our national team, he was a joy to watch !
Dude I felt the same about Simão Sabrosa
Deco was a joy to watch in the midfield. His vision, passing range, free kicks and an eye for goals what made him a great player during his peak. Sure, his discipline is his weakness but he laid the foundation of how midfielders are played at Barcelona and possibly, key word possibly how the modern midfielders are playing today.
He had a massive career, I don't think alcohol ruined him really. If anything I think he did good for himself and was pretty much a serial winner everywhere he played and as much as his bad habits contributed to a declining spell in Barcelona, let's not forget how he influenced some of the best players to play the game the likes of Messi, Xavi, Iniesta etc.
These are the dudes that make football interesting. Maverick geniuses that play the game like it's easy and nothing for them to do the things they do. It's what amazes you a child to get you into the game and can last you to an adult. These guys make football. Not the hard runners.
@@carltonlambert7608 Deco did work very hard actually, at least on the pitch. However, he was sometimes lazy in training and did love the party life (who doesn't). That is stuff, Pep hates. Pep likes discipline players who breathe football and in some cases, "robots". Deco could have easily stayed at Barca. Either way, he still had an incredible career and was a joy to watch.
i hate when they say: how good could he have been without parties blabla. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT HIM TO DO??!! he won everything!!! he won CLs, leagues ,midfielder of the year, etc. and he had FUN!!! i think he had a fine career. not everybody is gonna be messi .
@@karlsylvain completely agree. as if being a party animal and enjoying life effects your play and talent, Look at Lawrence Taylor in the NFL.
Someone's does not get called true magic for nothing! Deco was phenomenal. I am glad I could see him in his prime
Technically speaking deco should have won 2004 ballondor over shevchenko. He was phenomenal that year. Many people when they talk about Ballondor robberies they mention Ronaldo, Henry, Raul, Buffon. But no one mention Deco.
Agree 100% if Nedved won Deco deserved it too
@@RaymarFootball Thanks for like
Francesco Totti was better than all of them, just because he stayed at Roma all his career and nver made the move to Real Madrid he didnt win it sad but true the award is nothing more than a popularity contest which you should not ever dig too deep into.
The guy completed football and life. All other things are hogwash. He lived. What a baller.
When Ronaldinho, Deco, Xavi, Iniesta and co were all on the same team, Riquelme was still on loan at Villareal from Barcelona. Just imagine him there with them 🤯
That would be op
Eto'o included
Messi too
Wouldn't have worked, Riquelme was too slow for how Barcelon played. Belive me, I've watched Barcelona since mid 90s, he just wasn't compatible besides the problems with Van Gaal
@@guywood4955 Van Gaal wasn't there when Deco signed
In the end, Deco was a Brazilian at heart
🤣🤣🤣
why did he play for Portugal? Ik Kaka and Ronaldinho were his competition, but he could've started over Juninho or Ze Roberto.
@YoogiNation How was Ronaldinho his competition. They fit perfectly at Barca where Deco was in midfield and Dinho played as an attacker. If Deco opted to play for Brazil he would have had no competition because he was superior to Zeroberto and Junhinho. Look at what France did to Brazil at Copa2006 In that match Zeroberto and Juninho started the game and Zidan was bossing them. That same season Zidan did not win anything with Madrid but Deco won laliga and UCL Brazil allowed Deco to slip away and it haunted them bcoz Zeroberto and Juninho were whack. Gilberto silva Deco Emerson would have made Brazil champion at Copa2006
@@arfenmalik1717 i agree
@@arfenmalik1717*World Cup 2006
Deco is one of the most underrated footballers of all time 🔥🔥🔥
He surely is
What? How? He is well viewed as one of the greatest by fans and players alike.
@@WokeUpToSomeBullshit. Not enough tho
Deco and Eto'o
Deco is doing a great job in Barcelona recruitment
With a title like that I thought the vid would be about Paul Gascoigne. Deco’s career was never ruined.
Porto's team was not "incredibly weak". Porto had Ricardo Carvalho, the best center back in portuguese history, Vítor Baía the best Keeper on portuguese history and amazing players like Derlei and Maniche
Derlei was bang average for most of his career. A two season wonder at best. Carvalho and Baia were world class though.
@@wweghorstgoldbridgesgreatest Derlei was Mourinhos favorite player as a Porto and Leiria coach but I guess that some random dude on the youtube comments knows better than Mourinho 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@TheZoan007 so much of a favourite that Mourinho wanted him at Chelsea... oh wait, that was Deco and Carvalho. Dude literally scored a grand total of zero league goals for Porto and was shipped off to Russia the very season after Mourinho left and you're trying to act as if he was some world beater.
@@wweghorstgoldbridgesgreatest Matter of fact, Mourinho wanted Derlei at Chelsea. I think the story of Derlei is in this channel too, it's a very stange and sad story.
Maniche, a player i used to hate growing up 🤣 so good
One of the best I've seen!! Hated him for years... dude was a nightmare against my Sporting
Porto were underdogs in 2004, but not weak. That's really stretching it.
They weren't even the underdogs in the final itself. Monaco was more of an underdog.
@@Greyyman_ Yeah, that was a weird year the CL overall. Monacao shipped in 8 against Deportivo in the group stage then went on to eliminate Real and Chelsea en route to the final. Then Milan beat Depor 4-1 to then lose 4-0 in the quarter-final return leg lol!
2005 Barcelona squad is absolutely amazing with Ronaldinho, Deco, Puyol, Marquez, Larson, Eto'o, Giuly, Belletti just to name a few.
Beautiful story thank you brother for sharing 🙌🙏❤️
How can you say alcohol ruined this player? He won pretty much everything. He had an outstanding career.
He could've been even better that's his point. He won a lot, but over a short period just like Ronaldinho, he peaked over a short time and then became a party addict, his performance got worse with time
Deco forever one of the greats!!
Anyone suffering from alcoholism. Be honest with yourself and beat that beast.
Videos like this are why I will always appreciate Cristiano. People like to take aim at him for various reasons, but he is the epitome of discipline. If you have Cristiano's mentality, there is nothing on this Earth that you cannot achieve regardless of whatever profession you are in.
well said brother 🔥💯
You can have even stronger mentality than Cristiano and still be crap at football.
never taking practice seriously, partying/drinking too much and performance drop while at the peak the Holy Trinity for many brazilian players
I loved this player…I got goose pimples watching this! He was a mystro 😅
Déco was a MONSTER. You gotta do a video on Ludovic Giuly or Fernando Morientes.
Making it as a professional footballer has to be one of the hardest achievements in the world. So unfortunate how some footballers have/had all the talent instead of cementing a legacy that would last forever they choose to squander it all.
Deco what a player. Thanks for the video.
Indeed….. or 5 🤣
This guy is the best player I have seen at Porto, simply a genius!
I always thought it was crazy but cool how Barca signed the 2 stars from both 2004 UCL finals teams immediately after. Deco and Giuly
He was at his best at Porto with Mourinho. 2003-2004.
It's cruel how journalists only want to talk about their partying. In reality Dinho n Deco are futballers who spent their youth honing their skill. From the time they were kids thru their amateur stage all they did was practice. At pro level they managed to win every major trophy. At 21 years Dinho made his mark with Brazil... he saved the team against Belgium n England and also at Barca alongside Deco they helped revive the club. Deco was crucial for Porto ucl win. The only mistake Deco made was playing for Portugal. If he had stuck with Brazil he would have been perfect in midfield which is what Brazil needed at Copa2006. Zeroberto/Juninho/kaka were all whack in midfield. Gilberto silva Deco Emerson would have been perfect How did CBF allow Deco to slip away.
Awesome player. Was one of my favourites. Better than Zidane in my view. The only playmaker I enjoyed more than him was Juan Carlos Valeron.
Fans want players to stay fit so we can be entertained. Some players think beyond that like deco and ronaldihno. Theres more in life than success and entertaining strangers. Id say when youve won 2x champions league titles and numerous personal awards, you should party when youre still young. These two probably had nights out where they discuss this. i respect deco even more for enjoying his life and not just be a slave to money.
Ronaldinho would have ruined Messi if Pep hadn't sold him. Thank God he did because we witnessed the greatest player of all time
I agree brother, but alcoholism generally is something everyone should encourage others to stay away from 😭
Be a slave to alcohol instead
Can you make a video about Owen Hargreaves? Another guy who won the champions league with 2 different clubs
yk it's a good day when raymar uploads
Love Deco. He was my favorite growing up!
These the players I ALWAYS bought and had on my team in Fifa .. Deco, Lucio, Maicon, 😭😭 miss the good ol days and the old Fifa 😭
Curiously Maicon was also alcoholic
Good vid!
Umo de meus ídolos de Futebol mundial e um os Méio Centrais mais completos que jogou pra meu clube de coração…. Fluminense FC🇭🇺 Obrigado O mago Deco🔥🔥👏🏻🔝💯🧙♂️
I like it Deco was like me playing with my homies. In a professional League.
I liked Deco just because it seemed like he was the only Portuguese speaking player at the time who didnt habitually dive. It seemed like he was just too stubborn to fall down.
No one matches sterling though... the best diver I've seen!!
Around the drinking and partying times, even Leonel Messi was captured exiting a buss drunk. Look the video up, it's going to be the funniest thing you'll ever seen.
Magico Deco is a Porto Legend, he is not only of brazilian he is half japanese as well. He was also part of the portuguese golden generation
It would be awesome to see one of these videos on Raul from Real Madrid feel like I never hear about him
Good choice
I just knew that Deco is an alcoholic guy. Gosh, that time ai wandered why he just suddenly disappeared from Barca tho he played great after his move from Porto. That's a shame but hey he had his brightest moment too. That's not that bad but could be a lot better but still he's one of the best midfielder of his generation. Respect! 😁
Definitely underrated, almost forgot about him compared to Fabregas, Xavi and iniesta
He was vastly superior to Fabregas
He doesn't benefit from the PR and free publicity given to Spanish midfielders by tiki taka fans.
Deco plus football ❤
Make a video on Mendieta or Lothar Matthaus even Redondo or Mauro Silva
We need that Clarence Seedorf vid from you :)
I always loved him on FIFA 08
he was actually hella good sad for such a player to fail in such a way, not the first we have seen such
lol he didn't fail. He won everything at club level as one of the best players. u should say he could've achieved more
He didn't fail, look at the amount of titles he won and the contribution he made to those.
They were both going places but Ronaldinho was depressed 🥺
I respect the hell out of guys like cr7 who give their all to the game, to the point where at the end of their careers, no one can say that these players didnt squeeze every ounce of potential out of themselves. But i cant blame or get mad at guys who dont. Yeah i wouldve loved had a guy like deco or ronaldinho dedicated themselves more to the game. But if u perform when needed and r worth ur salary, then its up to the players to decide what to do.
Ronaldinho and Zambrotta to AC Milan okay, Eto'o and Thiago Motta to Inter Milan superb but Deco to Chelsea ?? Now that was a fever dream.
couldve won the UCL a third time too if it wasnt for.. that certain game against Barca
raymar can you do a video on keisuke honda
I guess it's fair to say that he was midfield's drunken master
Deco, Ronaldinho, Romario, R9 are star Brazilians and all of them party a lot.
Just like garanchia before them
I would love to hear party stories about what Deco did with Ronaldinho, I can only imagine
hahaha same 😂
Nothing like an ice cold beer
indeed… or 5 🤣
9:10 ayye that yellow team is my club. Ofc he scored against us 😂
FIFA 9 free-kick hack. He could score from the centre circle
Obi Mikel made mention to him constantly smelling of alcohol in training on his podcast.
He got what he wanted. Same with other players: They decide it's time to enjoy life after working so hard and achieving success. Shame for spectators but good maybe for the player to balance their lives with living...
Deco is essentially what Iniesta would be with Xavi’s vision. He’s better than both ability wise
both were better defensively
Could you make a video about Hernan Crespo? ( i hope im saying his name right)
talking abut magic party and alcohol you should have a video about El Magico Gonzalez Salvadorian player, that is said that he has to be awake by Cerenatas hired by Cadiz
When are we getting a video on Santiago Gimenez
Do one on robben
Ronaldinho destroyed so many careers just by influencing them to party and turn up off the field 😂
So sad this happened to a great player
i would love to see one about the only player to win the cl with 3 different clubs
Only one Seedorf
Obi Mikel said that they would tell Deco not to stand close to the manager because he always reeked of booze 😅
Deco is THE GREATEST Portuguese player only rivaled by Figo arguably 😎
Guess Ronaldo doesn’t exist anymore
trolling Ronaldo huh 🤣
@@RaymarFootballronaldo can purchase him and his family 2000000000000000000000000000000000 times
@RaymarFootball he watches barca legion videos for sure
Eusebio, C.Ronaldo & Rui-Costs would like a word geez. Plus don’t forget Pepe, Carvalho, Coluna, Baia……Deco is up there, but Portugal have had some other really good players geez.
Wow never heard of this
Still waiting for a vedio on Totti
Not gonna lie, I though it was going to be about George Best or Paul Gascoigne
Julie, ya kno mi luv ya so truly
Imagine him continue playing under pep guardiola❤❤❤
Make a vid on hazard plz
Man, sometimes they fall off
Im drunk asffff while watching dis
lol cant blame them,theywere popular stars
Losers talk about Kroos and Modric in this fucking generation but real legends talk about not just Xavi and Iniesta but they remember Deco he was incredible for Porto and Barcelona it's sad to see Deco and Ronaldinho fall in 2007/08 season they could've won something if the partying destroyed em and Ronaldinho was my favorite and as soon as he left I never forgot his moment at Barcelona if Ronaldinho and Deco didn't had that partying and drinking problem they could've stayed 1 more year to play in 2009 prime Barcelona team it woulda been nice to see em join that team if it wasn't for the excessive partying and drinking but remember Deco is not only forgotten he is a legend that he should be remembered for what he has done for Porto and Barcelona
Potential means nothing. Modric, xavi, kroos, and iniesta kept it up.
He will never be forgotten. Thanks to him Porto won the greatest trophy in the history of Portuguese football. He is a top 3 Porto player of all time
@@mr.sushi2221 nigga you know how many players coulda live up to their potential there are forgotten players who deserved credit but y'all niggas are focused too much on this new generation shit
Alcohol; the ruin of many great individuals.
if deco had ronaldo's passion and dedication, zidane who?
pre seasons on reconvering centers
There were rumours when he signed with fc Porto, that he was a drug addict, by mid season in his first year, he had a serious injury, again rumours said he wasn't injury he was doing a treatment to quit drugs. Doubt this was true, in is second season he became the most influential player in the team and when of the best players ever to represent my team
A tragedy he didn't play for the brazilian national team
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
8:12 they won La Liga in 04/05 season, not 03/04
Yeah it was a typo 🥲
Deco is the brazilian Portuguese
8:13 Correction: It is 04/05 season Pin it admin
Apologies I even said 04/05 but typed the wrong year 😂
Sportman is about displine and hardwork , Deco was not under that super big star
You calling Mourinho's Porto an "incredibly weak sqad" is probably the weakest take you've ever had about anything football. Porto won the UEFA Cup and Champions League back to back. What a bunch of weaklings.
His diving was pathetic but he knew how to ping a free kick
Is this A.I. Voiceover? I believe it’s not, but does anyone know?
Nope! I cant believe you’d think that 🥲
not really sure how it ruined him, sounds like a pretty astonishing career. most footballers loose a step and interest when they get to their mid 30's won pretty much everything fair play to him
Cria do terrão né
Real story, Porto actually put him in rehab for coke when he was just coming up, so yeah he could have been bigger.
I think you meant deco helped barca win the league title in 2004/05 not 2003/04...
Apologies my bro, yes I mentioned that in the recording but made a typo 😂
You left out why He chose Portugal over Brazil