Best first touch in football? Scholes, Modric and the one player everyone forgets

Best first touch in football? Scholes, Modric and the one player everyone forgets | BBC Sounds

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Jermain and Troy are paying homage to the technicians: the players with the best first touch in men’s football. They discuss their favourites from back in the day and from the modern era.
Scholes, Modric, Ferdinand and the one player everyone forgets according to the boys!
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@shahzadirani 9 ай бұрын

Rio and Scholes were absolutely world class.

@sufamidan1006 7 ай бұрын

Best of their generation.

@jonblazeinc 2 ай бұрын

Rio was overrated

@billbob1250 8 ай бұрын

Best touch Berbetov hands down!!!

@sadiqrekabi9119 8 ай бұрын

The one guy who's first touch is impeccable and people don't mention, is Juan Mata. That guy's first touch is another level!

@user-zm9xf7mo4p 8 ай бұрын

People forget how beautiful his football was at Chelsea

@CharlesOHene 8 ай бұрын

I’ll raise you David Silva

@neilrobinson88 8 ай бұрын

@@CharlesOHeneyep mata was a wish version of silva

@AlanJohnPeach 7 ай бұрын

@@neilrobinson88Absolute nonsense. Mata was just unlucky to play for an awful series of United sides and managers who NEVER played him at number 10 where he excelled at Chelseea, player of the season 2 seasons running in premier league.

@neilrobinson88 7 ай бұрын

@@AlanJohnPeach good player mata but Silva was the better version

@bill7481 7 ай бұрын

I am glad Huddlestone was mentioned in this conversation. I always admired his touch, range and accuracy.

@josephmathabela 8 ай бұрын

Do you know, I'm so glad someone mentioned Huddlestone. The guy's long range passes were something special

@user-rx8no1zt4c 8 ай бұрын

Tom Huddlestone was seriously underrated, his technique was faultless!

@zac_e9 8 ай бұрын

Not wrong! His goal against arsenal was one of the best I've ever seen

@user-rx8no1zt4c 8 ай бұрын

@@zac_e9 I’m a gooner and I remember that’s when I really rated him

@SalfordSoldier-lv4su 9 ай бұрын

Matt Le Tissier, cant believe no one mentioned him

@yelnaw 8 ай бұрын

Nob Solano had a ridiculous first touch. Was a while ago but I think it was the game at home against Everton that Newcastle won 6-2…. Ball went about 200 feet up in the air and was dropping right under Nobby. He killed it like he was wearing velvet slippers. Lovely.

@callumcarron9755 8 ай бұрын

Scholsey❤

@ryanturner8577 8 ай бұрын

When I was younger and an Arsenal fan, one of my favorite players to watch on tottenham was Huddleston. I watched him everywhere I could and taped the games and watched him play. He was an amazing talent. Sad his career never really took off though.

@meonly6471 8 ай бұрын

Liar wtf arsenal fan don't make me laugh so you never saw D Bergkamp play for Arsenal ?

@wemadeitpodcast 8 ай бұрын

balotelli has an amazing first touch ive seen him control crazy passes with ease

@eFMe-fk1xh 8 ай бұрын

lol

@limericklad2000 7 ай бұрын

Another quality player talking about how Scholes is other level.

@michaelmcghee858 7 ай бұрын

Bergkamp, Zidane, Berbatov

@anythingspossiblemusic 9 ай бұрын

Hleb at arsenal had the best first touch ive seen. Ball was like glue.

@Footballazz 9 ай бұрын

Bergkamp has the best first touch in history and Zidane is the only one close

@jamesstrickley 9 ай бұрын

@@Footballazzin history?? Wow! Zidane on another level

@Footballazz 9 ай бұрын

@@jamesstrickley Zidane and Bergkamp are the goats of the first touch….but i have Bergkamp slightly above Zidane in this regard…even if Zidane is a better player overall

@thape54 9 ай бұрын

People don’t talk about Hleb enough.

@dionb7584 9 ай бұрын

@@Footballazzwhat 😂 there's plenty better than bergkamp first touch ffs

@DesertEagle101 8 ай бұрын

Defoe said big glutes about Modric. I mean I get it, but we’re just going to let that one go 😂😂😂😂

@eXpressYourselfClips 8 ай бұрын

lol

@JamesHussain82 8 ай бұрын

Biggest muscle in your body is important...

@Ciri3Witcher 9 ай бұрын

Berbatov!! He had a great first touch!! Another honorable mention would be Romelu Lakaka, lol!

@TheSeagull78 9 ай бұрын

Robbie Fowler had a great first touch

@vapour9000 8 ай бұрын

Tom Huddlestone plays for United u21s these days. He's still amazing with the ball now

@norisesay4334 9 ай бұрын

I said it years ago that Rio has the best touch I have seen for a English player

@registame2878 9 ай бұрын

Ozell… on another planet

@laureanoalfaro9351 7 ай бұрын

Great players were named and I guess it's oriented to name kind of elite but more "normal" players, because Zico, Messi, Pele, Maradona and those type of fellas didn't even think about controlling a ball, with no concern of speed, space, body part, etc. plus the majority of times with already one or two plays in their head. The managing of time and space of these off the charts players is beyond great and you have to combine these with off the charts control to pull out lots of their plays. More difficult even when entire matches sometimes are planned to frist try to nulify them and later see what we can do.

@devilfacedjedi 6 ай бұрын

would never try to speak of myself in their league. i played with a guy who would not look out of place on a rugby pitch. 6''3 / 6''4 about 16 stone and he played exactly like what they said about huddlestone. he would step onto a ball and it was like an arrow everytime he kicked the it. the ball made a different sound to any one else hitting it. that is just natural.

@marvellousdazza2836 8 ай бұрын

Surely Bergkamp or Zidane has to be No1?

@yahyaelmi8435 8 ай бұрын

Berbatov too

@myhatmygandhi6217 7 ай бұрын

Bergkamp's technique was just insane. Not just his first touch either, but his shooting technique, passing technique, he was the most aesthetically pleasing player to watch.

@harrytsui 7 ай бұрын

Huddlestone’s seriously underrated! Just want to also comment about the editing, just way to many cuts between the two.

@DanielYim02 6 ай бұрын

All you have to do is watch Bergkamp's goal vs Newcastle at St. James Park. Arguably the best first touch preceding a goal ever.

@rieuirab4732 9 ай бұрын

Ronaldinho best 1st touch

@enverg2565 9 ай бұрын

Best everything 👌👏 Gaucho Ronaldinho

@Christopher_J 8 ай бұрын

Yh Ronaldinho [and Maradona] is probably the closest thing we've seen to a cheat code in terms of first touch and control over a football. His first touch seems to come out of his natural rhythm; the ball obeys him as opposed to other players whose touch/control is born out of muscle memory and repetition.

@Paulcat 7 ай бұрын

Adam Johnson had a good first touch

@dylanrafala9060 6 ай бұрын

😅😂

@neilrobinson88 8 ай бұрын

Mahrez the best 1st touch iv seen

@willabum3022 8 ай бұрын

Berbatov

@jamesdunne3626 9 ай бұрын

Bergkamp

@yahyaelmi8435 8 ай бұрын

Zidane , berbatov

@jzlnz 8 ай бұрын

Best touches is Denilson unfortunately he never have the end product. Ronaldinho came close second

@leonwatson79 9 ай бұрын

Pirlo

@jonblazeinc 8 ай бұрын

John Barnes touch was immaculate especially when he ended up centre midfield

@KryptonitetoallBS 2 ай бұрын

Massively underwhelming for England.

@jonblazeinc 2 ай бұрын

@@KryptonitetoallBS lots of players were, negative tactics....Glenn Hoddle also was underwhelming

@danecadette4714 7 ай бұрын

Zidane, Ronaldinho, Messi, Berkamp, Berbatov

@dannypaterson888 7 ай бұрын

Berkamp and Fowler

@bluemotion14 6 ай бұрын

Bobby Firmino has the best touch in professional football along with Dennis Bergkamp

@echolude 8 ай бұрын

Tom Huddlestone was ahead of his time. He's kind of like Rodri.

@triXXareN 8 ай бұрын

That's a reach

@eamano8474 8 ай бұрын

He's not like rodri. He actually would have a better long range pass than rodri but nowhere near the ability to take the ball in tight areas or the awareness of what's around him that rodri has

@billboakye4472 9 ай бұрын

Mahrez,kanu

@Johndoe-gf7eu 8 ай бұрын

Another footballer picking scholes over gerrard. The list never ends

@jordancook6406 7 ай бұрын

Its berbatov! End of debate

@rightuppercut1426 6 ай бұрын

Best first touch? Dennis Bergkamp. Any day, every day.

@mr__OK 9 ай бұрын

Bergkhamp

@yddraiggochaceman 7 ай бұрын

Mahrez, best first touch.

@j.c.n9718 9 ай бұрын

Happy Feet😂😂😂😂

@charlesfarayizinyama8391 8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@iamtheoart 9 ай бұрын

Berbatov Mahrez Marcelo

@aburaheimhassan1894 8 ай бұрын

We live in a time where another man can comment on another's glutes and it doesn't even raise an eyebrow

@nuyt6 8 ай бұрын

No one mentioned Gary Speed his feet weren't even touching the ground while they were dangling in the air as he went for a jumping header and never came back down

@user-dq6se6er8j 7 ай бұрын

He could levitate? Wow

@tn46476 4 ай бұрын

Best first touch no question is berbatov

@enverg2565 9 ай бұрын

Mark Hughes , Denis Bergkamp, Clarence Seedorf, Zizou, Kanu

@user-we1sv5ud3h 9 ай бұрын

Anthony martial

@Footballazz 9 ай бұрын

Bergkamp is #1…the rest don’t matter

@kreigalm7381 7 ай бұрын

The fact iniesta isnt mentioned shows how buried he was around so much talent...

@golden.lights.twinkle2329 8 ай бұрын

Pele had the best first touch, Kyle Lightbourne had the worst.

@user-dq6se6er8j 7 ай бұрын

Blow your nose, Troy

@ElectricSoulShow 8 ай бұрын

Glen Hoodie in his prime was better than Scholes in his prime

@silewis9396 8 ай бұрын

Do you know of any great games of him for England I could watch

@KryptonitetoallBS 2 ай бұрын

I loved watching Hoddle play. His anticipation of what he was going to do with the ball before it arrived was unique. But he was not the same kind of player as Scholes. Scholes was everywhere. His engine to keep getting on the ball and keep the ball moving and keep the opposition guessing destroyed teams. During the 2nd half of his career when he played a deeper play-maker role he became the most influential player in football.

@eamano8474 8 ай бұрын

Nobody even mentions messi. He has to be up there as well seen as he's the goat. Remember first touch isnt all about killing the ball dead. Its also about where you want the ball to go after that touch

@user-dq6se6er8j 7 ай бұрын

Yeah that fella Messi is never mentioned by anyone is he?

@eamano8474 7 ай бұрын

@@user-dq6se6er8j I meant in this comment section