@@chadprinceton8486 koke gabi Isco doesn’t belong that Group.. busi xavi xabi senna were the central midfielders...Silva iniesta Fabregas santiz had to play from wide or come as subs...
Upcoming too Gavi, pedri, Nico, Pablo Torre, Dani olmo.. Not surprised though because' only Spain, Germany and Netherlands know how to play football in Europe
- Captained his boyhood club - Became a UCL icon in Liverpool - Dominated la Liga at Real Madrid - Key player for THAT Spain national team - Guardiola’s master of ceremony for Bayern Absolutely stellar career 🫡
It's no just the accuracy of the long ball, but the speed and the curve of the ball in order to fall at a place on the field convenient enough for the attacker, so that he never loses his momentum.
@@2good4soccer no accuracy is just getting the ball where you aimed it,what he’s describing is weight of pass,making the ball travel at an optimal speed and level of power to complete a pass
We all know Italy produced the greatest generation of Defenders in history. I think it's safe to say that Spain has produced the greatest generation of Midfielders.
Remember when he played for Liverpool, I was at the game and him and Gerrard before kick off on either side of the pitch playing the ball to each other. Gerrard was all about spraying long passes but Alonzo just stroked the ball different. Gerrard never had to move an inch. Crossfield right on his foot every time. Beautiful.
He sit with Pirlo and Scholes together in the "the best long passer" Not just the accuracy, but how they kicked the ball that easy to handle by their teammates
Spain midfield in 2008-2012 was magnificent. Xavi with his weighted pass, iniesta dribble, cesc vision, Xabi long pass, Busi composure, Silva explosiveness
This guy was something else. He played out his last days in my club, and I still miss Using him in FC Bayern in FIFA 15 & 16. He made it easy to create dangerous attacking situations with people like Robben and Ribery running in behind. It's not just the weight of his passing (which btw was exceptional), putting the ball in a dangerous area is one thing. Sending it through with inch perfect curve, spin and velocity to be very conveniently received by the attacker is a whole other. Alonso did that with finesse, every single time! Let's not forget he was also a nightmare for any goalkeeper off his line.
Natural talent to be able to judge how much weight to put on each pass he's not just hooting those balls he's accurately judged how much pressure to put on each of them. Brilliant
I saw him debut as pro being a kid. I still remember that Real Sociedad with Valeri Karpin, Nihat, Kovacevic, Aranburu, Westerveld. That team back then was what is Atletico today
Amongst all those best midfielders, Xavi, Scholes and Alonso are the only ones whom I enjoy watching merely they pass. Whether it is a simple short pass or not, I can see so much wisdom, reflexes, composure, confidence, vision and accuracy within.
He was just one of those passers. When he got the ball and had the pitch in front of him it was the clear signal for any striker to get on a bike and recieve the ball. He would spot people making the run in a whole different stadiums and games and make the pass fly over cities and still be perfectly controlable right onto the recievers feet. Magic
i mean, kroos is similar style of player and he is literally doing passes like that even today, so watch real madrid games if you liked xabi alonso i guess.
@@rayshowtv2350 Gerrard said he was his best ever partner. The one that completes his game. I never knew if Xabi ever said anything about Torres. There's no interview about it.
Imo his best is at Madrid. Ronaldo, Di Maria, Bale, Marcelo... his passes was perfect for them and the quick attack system the team employed. He was amazing at defense as well, breaking up play and starting it. Either way I think its a testament that Xabi Alonso is so highly regarded in 3 historic clubs of Madrid, Liverpool and Bayern. Done his part for his boyhood club as well. What a career
Him and Mahrez in the same team would make some right transition… one delivers at peak level, the other one has the best ball control ever along with Zidane!
I remember in an interview, Gerrard said the first time he was in a training session with Xabi he was shocked by how good Xabi’s passing skill and technique is.
Der Alonso bekommt halt einfach jeden Ball den er spielt an den Mann, das finde ich einfach so krass , von diesen Videos bekomme ich einfach nie genug Alonso ist eine echte lebende Legende ⚽ 😁 und wir noch dazu höchst wahrscheinlich auch eine Wahnsins Trainerkarriere hinlegen
oh yeah, he is just one of those "extraterrestrials" that played for real madrid over the years. players like him are the reason why that club feels frankly magical and surely xabi alonso's sheer talent and mastery only helped to reinforce that feeling.
Xabi era el n centrocampista total. Tebia calidad, buen disparo, un pase esquisito tanto en largo (donde ha sido de lo mejor de la historia), como en corto. Gran capacidad defensiva, de sacrificio y de colocación. Hacia mejor a sus compañeros y ademas hacia una cosa nuy difícil en el fútbol y es saber jugar sin el balón. En el fútbol de hoyz donde solo prima el físico y hay oocos jugadores de calidad en el nedio, Xabi ahira mismo seria el mejor jugador del momento. Suerte tuvimos los madridistas de disfrutarle, al igual que los realistas, seguidires de pool, Bayern y de la selección española. Con toda seguridad será uno de los mejores entrenadores de los próximos 20 años
Glad to see him appreciated. He was criminally underrated alongside Xavi & Iniesta. Even under-achieving Fabregas was higher rated. I used Alonso as a DM in a 2014 Germany WC 3-5-2 formation with Bayern and won a FIFA tournament. Memorable.
I am high on something called the Alonso pass... I watched him a lot but after watching this video, I think he deserves recognition. There should be awards for such greatness as exactness of passes, dribbling, organization, skill, number of goals, discipline and so on.....
without a doubt if i were a manager i would search for this kind of player. because of him the midfield jobs seems very easy and picking out pinpointing the flankers,, wingers, strikers is just wonderful. covering half of the field with just one pass too good.
Him and Ozil in the same midfield should have been illegal, they deserved way more than what the actually won, which is alot already it's just a shame they played in the era of the most dominant Barcelona side ever.
@@BRAOSGEELR doesn't have the same power and speed. Scholes needed way more time height and curve to get these passes so the defender has 10x the time to defenf
Watching this makes me wonder and curious to see trent doing this role and playing this way. I was convinced he is best at right back but now that he has learned and practised defending as well he could probably function very well in a 6 position.
