Soooo glad Neville mentioned Essien, one of my all time favourite players and was absolutely incredible before his injuries. For his prime he should be mentioned alongside a player like Kanté
Essien was better than Kante in my opinion. Offered more to the team and was an absolute warrior on the pitch. For 2-3 years he was by far the most dominant DM in the world
@@GLAZERSOUT-oz8kh If you are talking about best "versatile" midfielder then Yaya Toure is the best versatile player I've ever seen for Man City shirt. One of the best midfielder (Yaya Toure) I've ever seen in PL.
Although they naturally have their bias I personally love hearing these two talk about the past. Both never standout players but played such big parts in such important and memorable games over such a long period. Both legends
Gary Neville says Marc Overmars was his toughest opponent due to the battles for 4 or 5 years. That shows how good Marc was, given he only played in the premiership for 3. Edit. V is next to C
Pretty sure he was referring to the challenge Arsenal gave Utd in those 4-5 years and that 'marv' stood out as the toughest 1v1 contest, not that he played against him for 5 years lol
I love this sort of complete candid chats and look backs at there career. So much insight, and not afraid to be humble and share the most unfortunate moments and share the props. Class tv 👏🏽
I'd pick Cesc Fabregas as my top youngster. By 18 or 19 he had established himself at Arsenal as one of the game's most dangerous attacking midfielders, after moving at age 16 to a country where he didn't know the language and struggled to adjust. Amazing stuff.
The best young player I have ever seen in the Premier League is Cesc Fabregas. A regular starter at 17; captain at 21 and winning Spain competitions at 21 too. What he achieved by the age of 21 dwarfs all else as far as I'm concerned.
Fabregas is one of the top 5 playmakers of this era. In his prime he put up numbers comparable to: Messi De Bruyne Prime Ozil I have him as fourth on the list.
Jamie is right about Owen, I'd forgotten just how unbelievable he was in his first years until I thought back. Teams definitely feared playing him back then.
These lads are a good duo. Really top duo. Hating each other's guts during their footballing years, didn't think much of each other at the beginning of punditry career either, but they've grown fond of each other and the chemistry is visible
Owen was an absolute animal in his early years. His pace quite literally tore teams to shreds and he was a killer finisher. Fowler as well was utterly deadly, one of the best finishers ever. Both just had horrid injuries. In this day and age with the sports science and all that they have, and how less physical it is in terms of challenges they would obliterate teams.
And this is why we enjoy these pair, club committed, they bleed their colours with the passion alone, they weren't in any way flair players and had world class around them many times, but they hung with the best through focus hard work commitment and humility, and it reflects their characters today, and that is why they do well, genuine passionate ballers.... On and off the field.... Firm handshakes men, these discussions are great
Another young player who deserves a mention is Nicolas Anelka. True he went on to be great at Chelsea later in his career, but his early years at Arsenal he was phenomenally good. Not sure he ever hit those heights again. Just a shame he never got to play with Henry.
What Carragher said is spot on. The reason why I understood how someone in low leagues in FM had the same dribbling ability as Messi but never reached Messi's level. Mental stats are everything especially at the top level.
Owen 97 to 2003 could be unplayable at times. That hat trick against Germany in 2001 when we were written off before kick off, I'll remember forever. Ruthless.
10:55 I like the mental focus these two had... These guys where guarding Henry, Bergkamp, Figo, Rivaldo, Messi, etc LITERALLY THE GAMES BEST . They Really did a great job 💯
For how much they appear on sky sports. Fair play to Gary and Jamie. Proper duo and even more impression how it’s a scouser and a manc who seem like proper good mates whereas 15 years ago rivals
Charra is absolutely spot on about Owen. Even though Wazza my all time favorite footballer. For those 2 years Owen was like nothing anyone had ever seen before from such a young player.
what about from 2010 onwards when Rooney was on the halfway line miscontrolling the ball and pinging it straight out of play? 2004 he was unreal though
Its nice to hear Overmars name... not mentioned very often. I remember at Ajax he was so fast and good at sticking on the line and getting all the way to the backline and giving the perfect assist. Something we dont see so much anymore since many players go inside nowadays
@@user-gn7xr1eu1b I mean he surely did something creepy i agree. Now i as a kid once stole beer from a conveniant store. Does that make me a thief my whole life ?
@@Goals4everyone Guess you are amaaaaazing. Also this was about his football. Glad you know what everybody does in the dark. Who can we still mention then ?
Sky really does fan interaction extremely well. Keep up the good work ladies and gents. That's how great we were, the fact that these two legends of the game consider our players as the best opponents speak for itself and as an Arsenal supporter, that make me very proud. Cheers Carra and Gazza - It was an honour watching you play against us.
Love it. Whoever is sky sports social media team doing these amazing youtube shows thank you very much and keep them coming. Carra and Nev are brilliant
Aguerrooooo has to be the most iconic moment in premier league history the commentary from Martin Tyler and the scenes just make it unbelievable and nostalgic gives ya goosebumps
For me the best young player was Ashley Cole. Best LB for England and Chelsea/Arsenal. He also kept Cristiano Ronaldo in his pocket during the Portugal game, absolutely unbelievable player.
Matt Le Tissier is one of the most under rated players in Prem history. The guy had it all. Dribbling/Skill/Power/Speed/Shooting. Prime example of footballing genetics.
@@ardakz4867 He was a midfielder so for him to be dribbling past players scoring 100+ goals, he's obviously got pace to him.. Regardless doesn't take anything away from how good he was.
@@ardakz4867 Also there's plenty players out there with pace that nobody classes as their main attributes.. 🤣 There's goalkeepers playing with more pace than outfield players lol..
Glad that Neville mentioned Ginola, he was brilliant. He could dribble, cross or shoot with either foot and despite being seen by some as some flashy winger with the long hair, he’s about 6’1 and quite strong so he could handle the physical side of the game if you could get near him. Thinking about it now he was like Ronaldo but without the insatiable hunger for goals.
Good shoutout by carra about kane. I remember kane coming off the bench for Leicester in the championship and never thinking he could make it to the top. Fair play to him !
Michael Owen was definitely the best youngster/teenager in premier league history. 2 golden boots and the most goals still by a teenager in the league shows you how good he really was. Injury sadly ruined his career, otherwise he would have easily broken Shearers record and targeted Jimmy Greaves 357 the actual English top flight goalscoring record that won't be beaten unless Ronaldo had never left
Tbf.. if you remember, Mark Hughes and the team just got the news through that they were safe from relegation and all celebrated. They knew the result didn't matter and completely didn't care and took their foot off the gas. That's when City went on to score.
@@TezTezTezTezTez You must be stupid as hell. You know Nedum onuoha, he was playing that match for QPR. He himself have mentioned so many times that players didn’t know anything. In fact, nedum was so heartbroken, thinking his team got relegated, that he didn’t even knew it was Aguero who scored the goal. The manager knew, players didn’t.
Good to hear the likes of Overmars, Essein and Saha getting some attention. 3 players who don't get anywhere near the amount of recognition they should.
I watched Rooney play for England under 16’s twice. Once at Ashton gate. The other the memorial ground. And I knew then he was gonna be one of the greatest. Also Wayne routlege really stood out in those games too
An Everton fan told me of a youth team player who took a free kick, it hit the wall, came back to him and he lashed it into the goal. I said 'Who did that'? He said 'Wayne Rooney, he's going to be big'
Can’t believe (just talking football) Ryan Giggs wasn’t mentioned by Gary as one of the best young players in premiership. Was amazing from the age of 17 onwards even if his damaged his legacy from off the pitch issues was a great player. Am only guessing they were told not to mention his name.
@Capri Lol. You're probably too young to even remember how big Arsenal used to be. The biggest premiership game of the season was always Arsenal vs Man Utd.
@Capri Yeah now cuz they're not regular top 4 and not in Champions League. Under Wenger anyone who was watching football knew about Arsenal and could name you first 11. When Arsenal was at it's peak with Pires, Henry, Vieira, I knew more people supporting Arsenal than Barcelona.
@@Ze-Germanzuk I think a crucial part of his success story was that he just stayed with a club where it was working for him his whole career. He was loyal to his roots and the club obviously made him feel like he didn't wanna go anywhere money wise despite Alex Ferguson trying to sign him for united A lot of other stars move on to bigger clubs and flop and are never the same again. Unless your name is Ronaldo of course lol. That's why Kane is so successful too imo and if he stays at spurs into his mid 30s could beat shearers record
Shearer was a total hitman. No fuss or glamour, you just expected him to score every game. I remember Cole temporarily leading him in league goals and sky asked him about that...... 'I'm not bothered about what Andy Cole is doing'. Shearer was robotic, but always scored
@@mediacenterman8583 yeah I saw an interview with him once and he said he would tell players something along the lines of "just get the ball to me whayever it takes. Don't worry about me" or something like that. Basically that implies he's pretty confident he would score if given an opportunity...and that was true lol
Isn't it funny how an 18 year old Owen was tearing teams apart, scoring for fun, but these days we have 23,24, 25 year old seasoned players, who are still considered "young developing players"
Michael Owen is the best youngster to play in the Premier league. - back to back PL golden boots at age 18 & 19 - Balondor at 21 => He is the only teenager to win a PL golden boot & the 2nd youngest Balondor winner in history after Ronaldo Nazario
@@dondodr a “man utd man” with charisma, vision, and influence is needed at the club. A lot of Sir Alex’s ex players have gone on to become brilliant pundits, but none of them are top managers
As an Arsenal fan I of course remember Cesc, Anelka, Cole, Wilshere when they started as 16-18 years old. But I also remember Fowler as a teenager, he was amazing. Scored goals for fun.
I know I’m bias as an Arsenal fan but I honestly think Michael Thomas’ goal against Liverpool to win the league was a bigger, crazier just wild moment. When you consider that Arsenal played the team they were fighting for the league against. That they had to beat them, not to mention how dominant that 80’s Liverpool team was, in both home and Europe. It was also at Anfield the most intimidating stadium in England and this was all without conceding a goal plus having to win by 2 clear goals. Man City played QPR who beat relegation by a single point. They were losing the game, something they should of never let happen. Then the final league table shows that City won it by a point. The commentary was great though and that’s a big reason why people remember that moment. Arsenal literally won the league by a single goal. A title run will never be as tight as that 88/89 season ever again. Both accomplishments are just amazing and in reality neither should even be compared because of how special those two moments were to their respective fans and football fans alike. But still Thomas goal > Aguero goal
Jamie, what do you think about this? "Liverpool" Jamie, what did you have for breakfast? "Liverpool" Jamie, what's your thoughts on the conflict in the Middle-East? "Liverpool" Jamie, what size shoe do you wear? "Liverpool"
Don't remind me. Dixon and Adams are still having nightmares. I was still reeling from the volley before he raced off and got the 2nd. Even the front flip was good. Little sod!
Micheal Owen is 1 of the best players I've ever seen play. Injuries. Ruined him. Without them. He would of been even greater was like a minute Holland . Could make an opportunity out of nouthing made great runs
@Amanpreet Singh ye mate did you ever watch. Owen play. He could. Break through the midfield and defence. He got some of the best world cup runs of all time. He run rings around a great. Argentina defence. Made goals from nouthing. Yes. Like a little Holland.
the young english player with the best mentality is hands down jude bellingham, he's gone to a foreign league with one of the big two clubs, made himself a guaranteed starter, performs most games including the champions league and shouts and screams at his teammates like a proper leader at just 18/19. Future captain material for england
I just don't think you can include him in the list because he plays in the worst European league. They have two teams and the rest are basically league 1 teams, even the worst players look great in the Bundesliga because they are playing nobodies.
Cole was top class; electric acceleration, had a natural instinct positionally, and his goal ratio was as good as anyone considering he didn't take penalties.
@@summan41man The tabloid campaign and Hoddle's completely unfair remark "Needs x chances to score," totally undermined Cole's skill in build-up play in that United side. His record from open play is historic and he would go on to help win THE treble.
@@Taporeee You are correct in saying that Hoddle caused a massive prejudice against Cole, another example of media distortion. I used to watch Cole live every week, I followed United home and away back then, and I was truly blessed to witness Cole's ability, the partnership he formed with Yorke was arguably the main inspiration towards winning the treble. As you pointed out; his link-up play was underrated, a very unselfish striker despite having that single-mindedesness to consistently score goals.
Harry Kane has 0 shots on target in 4 finals, and these lot are talking about him having a strong mentality. Anyone can score when there’s no pressure, only the best turn up when it truly matters.
@@omarhussein1946 Fair enough. But ask yourself in History if the tables were turned do you think your country or any other country would have done differently? The answer is no, because it's not countries but ourselves. Sonner you realise that the better my friend.
@@AleisterCrowley. Maybe instead of capitalising it for ourself and dividing it on of your own interest. Do it for a greater humanity than just for personal gains. That is the appaling part.
People actually don't know how good Rooney was, he scored his first epl goal on his debut coming off the bench against Arsenal at 16 and scored a banger he also scored a Hattrick on his man utd debut.
As I was growing up we played football with a 5 ,4,2,1 formation with 3 attackers, 2 winger's, 3 midfielders and 2 backs with a goalie over the years the formations have changed. Do you think this is for the better as the idea of football is to win games.