He was a cracking player and is a great person too, eminently likeable, but yeah, injuries can destroy anyone's career. Michael Owen is another example - Won a Balon D'Or early in his career, but by 25 he was on the decline instead of peaking. Hamstring injuries started at Liverpool, Then he went to Madrid and suffered a bout of "Spanish Splinter" (meaning he was stuck on the bench), Then signed for Newcastle and didn't get to play for them for 18 months, because he blew his knee out at the World Cup. Eventually went to United and won a Prem title, but he was a bit-part player by that point. Unlike Kaka though, Michael Owen has all the personalty of a potted plant, and his football "insights" are, um, well.... here's an example: "That's the trouble with this United side, when they don't score, they hardly ever win" - Michael Owen
@@unnwas they all had to be cut out due to copyright. Including my epic reaction to a link up play with Ronaldo that had me absolutely drooling. FIFA and UEFA both blocked the video
In my opinion Kaka was probably the last great player, that was considered great, before Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi redefined what being great in the sport is.
Goal contributions is usually a good decider for forwards but Kaka was a midfielder scoring as many goals as most strikers, only Lampard comes close to a midfielder scoring goals like him in recent memory. Even during this man's divorce his wife claimed the reason for the breakup was Kaka being too good 😆
@@MohammadAli-uf3cg Yeah he was a midfielder, when Sheva left he played slightly higher but a second striker is just a ultra offensive midfielder. In Sao Paulo, Real Madrid and Orlando he played as a pure midfielder, for three years in Milan he played a role that could be considered a forward but not in definition. Would be like calling Messi not a winger because he played under 10% of his games as a false nine.
@@mayaorozco6374 Messi was a 10. And he mostly played as a 10. You couldnt call him a winger bcs his duties were different. He was a winger in his first 2 seasons. But wingers are tactically restricted to the wings. Messi wasnt restricted since 07/08 at least. Even in his false 9 role he was a 10 as well. If you look at his playmaking from deep. Kaka was mainly a transition and final third player. He wasnt involved in the build up often. Which isnt a critique just goes to show that he was NOT a midfielder. Similar to KDB today. You can call them offensive "midfielders" but they dont do midfielder duties. I wouldnt compare them with real offensive midfielders like Zidane, Iniesta and Modric. They play further forward and are way less involved in the second phase.
@@MohammadAli-uf3cg You can't call Messi a wing? Are you for real? He played there in almost every game of his career so of course you can. KDB is not a midfielder or involved in build up play now, learning something new everyday 😆 You can say he didn't normally play as deep as Modric and Zidane but of course he was a midfielder and so was Iniesta even though he is the one of the four midfielders you have brought up that played the most out of position (Occasionally left wing during Spain and Barca's dominance) so i find it funny you grouped him with Modric and Zidane and not KDB or Kaka.
@@mayaorozco6374 On paper Messi played on the wing. Compare heatmaps of real wingers like Nico, Doku or Saka with Messi. The are limited to their side and only drive in the middle to shoot. Messis habitat was never the wing he was always in the half spaces. And thats precisely where he was most effective. But to call Messi a winger is tactically wrong because he played the role of a 10, while inverting from the rigth wing. KDB is involved in the buildup now?` KDB literally had a higher average position on the pitch for many games than Haaland in 22/23. Was Haaland involved in the buildup??? Iniesta dropped a lot deeper than KDB and he never and I mean NEVER was farther forward than Messi, Neymar or Villa/Suarez. Iniesta played a similar role to KDB in 2 seasons. But the majority of his career he played as part of a 3 man midfield with a single pivot and one controller. The same dynamic Madrid played as well. Kroos = controller, Casemiro = single pivot, Modric = offensive 8. Zidane is a special case bcs he had a lot more games as a 10 than Iniesta or Modric. He could be grouped with KDB but I wouldnt as he was more influential in the 2nd phase as well
Kaká has already given an interview saying that he was never one of the best in São Paulo's youth team, and that he was only integrated into the professionals to play because the promising players at the time were on tour outside the country with São Paulo's U20 team. As a result, during his appearance at São Paulo, he came off the bench and scored two goals against rival Santos. After that he caught the attention of the coach of the professional team at the time and remained training with them, and the rest is history.
The D Rose comparison is perfect. Also, you should check out historic teams, not just players. That's a great way of keeping up with the history of the game
Kaka, played in the best Milan team, they dominated in Italy and Europe. Kaka, Pirlo, Seedof, Shevchenko, Gattuso, Nesta, Cafu, Rui Costa... That team was amazing
It’s better to normalise goal contributions to 90 minutes as it’s a better measure of output than if measure by per appearance, myself I prefer goal contribution per 100 touches
He was a great person. In despite he grew up in what could be considered "rich" family in Brazil aka he could go to school and play football, he was extremely smart and humble also keen on religion and helping others as much as he could. Great rolemodel. :D Also fun little fact even I didn't know about him he was the first sportsperson with million followers on Twitter.
I was born in Milan, support and watch Milan. Kaka and that AC Milan were the very last team of "unbeateable" before barcelona tiki taka was created. That milan was on par with messi barca, and 1990 ac milan of the 3 dutches. Kaka was a beast. Speed, dribbling, reflexes, power and shooting were all top notch. Humble and pristine outside the field. And yet the very BEST Kaká doesnt even come close to the WORST messi. It s literally not even close and i say it as an ac milan all time supporter. That is just how far, far away Messi was and to an extent still his. We talking about someone who se on top since 20 years. While most of the stars like kaka have 2, 3 too notch seasons. Messi is an alien
Here's some (there's much more) of the legends of football in the last 25 years you might want to check them out: - Andrei Shevshenko, - Cafu, - ZeRoberto, - Giovanni Elber, - Mikael Ballack, - Cannavaro, - Nesta, - Thuram, - Pavel Nedved, - Stankovic, - Samuel Eto'o, - Japp Stam, - Robert Pires, - Marc Overmars, - Clarence Seedorf, - Kluivert, - Edgard Davids, - Claude Makelele, - Mickael Essien, - Gabriel Batistuta, - Hernan Crespo, - Rina Riquelme, - Veron, - Zanetti, - Zamoraono, - Carlos Dunga, - Fernando Morientes, - Raul Gonzales, -...
there are SO many amazing players that i grew up watching (early 90's up to late 2010's) you will be doing reaction videos for a long time just to catch up and even then, sadly, you will never witness them at their prime, i dont really follow football closely anymore, but im starting to get back to it! one thing i was always obsessed and always followed, was EURO, mundial, and copa americas!
Kaka is probably my favourite player ever despite not having any connection with any team that I'm a fan of. He had such a strong understanding of the game, and a very unique skillset. Having him on the field meant having a guy that could be the engine of your offense but also had the goal contribution of a striker. He had the technique and the flair and ability to breakdown a low block that you'd normally associate with brazilians while also being the deadliest transition player in the world, his progression was incredible.
He was my favourite player as a kid, I was lucky to see him in his prime even if it was short-he was electric! You should definitely check out a Kaká comp. Those are crazy numbers for a midfielder, he was special! Btw @12:59 it's Messi trying to chase down Kaká... 😅
I think that the best way to get an "introduction" into a player would be to watch BOTH a "career story" like this video, and a highlights video. I think that one without the other leaves a gap in understanding the given player.
To answer your question : goal contribution numbers are relevant to evaluate a player's performance, if their role in the team is to assist or score goals ;) In that regard and to reference a recent competition, you can consider Mbappé had a poor Euro. On the other hand, Rodri might not have high goal contribution numbers but was instrumental for Spain.
Goal contributions only really matter for midfielders or attacker, not really defenders.... unless you're Ronald Koeman. For defenders and goalkeepers, it's all about the clean sheet.
I started supporting Real madrid at age 7 after i saw brazil play in 2010 world cup and i saw kaka got my first football jersey it was a blue brazil jersey with num 10 Kaka , after the world cup ended i wanted to support any club kaka would be playing it and it was Real madrid sadly aa mentioned in the video thats when his injury time started. Also going back to the point of goal contribution i think that was normal back and the day and now we are also getting again where player is considered a superstar if he scores 1 per 80-90 min , the problem many players like Kaka Robben ribery Ibrahimovic and many more did this but it was an era were messi and Ronaldo made it look normal to have 70 goal contributions per season
the goal contributions are cool because if the player have them, it cannot really be "denied" but it doesn't means everything, it does not really apply to every position, it doens't take in account key passes, sometimes you can recognise a player is great because of how he creates opportunities by going running/passing/dribbling when and where to unlock defenses, even if it's not assists
Kaká was rich, famous, good looking, in top physical form, a great father, a loving and faithfull husband and a chill, carismatic and humble guy. But his wife still divorced him - she said he was just too perfect. If that happened to him, it can happen to anybody
O Kaká era um jogador extraclasse, um meio de campo a frente de seu tempo, infelizmente antes da Copa do Mundo de 2010 ele começou a sofrer problemas no joelho, inclusive ele jogou a Copa machucado, chegando a um ponto extremo de quase se lesionar mais caso o Brasil continuasse na Copa. Pouco tempo depois Kaká começou a sofrer de uma lesão muito séria no púbis, uma região do corpo muito difícil de ser tratada, essa foi a lesão que acabou fazendo com que sua carreira terminasse bem antes do que o esperado. Kaká sempre será um ídolo em Milão. Forza Milan.
I always loved Kaka by heart..one of the most gifted midfielders.. due to his talent to read a game and letting his team-mates shine due to his clever passing instead of putting himself into the spotlight although having the tremendous ball skills himself to do so = "a role model+enbodiment of a team player" Don´t compare Messi + CR7 with Kaka those 2 aren´t midfielders....I hate in general when people do compare players don´t playing the same position/having a totally different role on the pitch. That simply boggles my mind...because that is basically actually just "fanboy bullsXXXt" and nothing else
Amazing video as usual ! You should react to every champions league final of the last 20 years if you want to continue to educate yourself it's really good there are some iconic matches in there👇👇
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5lUYUFtdN8Q.html this one right here ! You can do the same with world cup finals later , and there is one with the semis also😅
Generally goal contributions indicate a good player. Some players go beyond these stats though, one of these players is Andrea Pirlo I MASSIVELY recommend you react to pirlo.
I know you have already reacted to Ronaldo Nazario, but please react to "exactly how good was Ronaldo Nazario" from Raymar, its another case of amazing talent destroyed by injuries
@@ChampionMan10 The Divine Ponytail!! I reacted to him a couple years ago ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-U-HKuLoeKlk.htmlsi=1qRpwxyZ7-FpvtpD
I remember in middle school, I just discovered football but me and my friend found we both like football even though we suck at playing. We talked about our favorite teams and players, he mentioned Kaka, but I never heard of Kaka but ofc I think Kaka I think poop, so I joking said he must’ve sucked and he got so upset I didn’t know about Kaka and the many magicians of Brazil
3:50 if they play some sort of attacking role....then yes, but for many midflelders, and of course defenders, goal contribution doesn't say much at all. But yeah, to be elite in the attacking front, a goal contribution even every 180 min is very very good.....we are just used to the insane numbers of Messi and CR7 so we are less impressed these days that's all.
Kaka is similar to D Rose, but he's definitely better. D Roses career (although not his fault) was somewhat disappointing, but Kaka is viewed much better than that
My fav player ever... the one who made me fall in love with football and wanna play it. This video doesnt show a lot of him bro... there are better ones.
Not even close to Messi, and even Cristiano. Messi and Cristiano do this and even better in every game, not just every 5game maybe...he was on Xavi and Iniesta level.
