amazing how attackers just stood up and went back to the game, instead of rolling around like wieners on a hot pan for 10 minutes.

1° *Baresi* Faced the best generation of 9 shirts in the world 2° *Beckenbauer* He stopped the greatest tactical genius of the four Cruyff lines 3° *Maldini* The best defender of his generation, weighs not to have a World Cup, is acclaimed as the perfect defender by all his rivals 4° *Scirea* The greatest and best defender of the 80's, monster regularity and tactical notion out of series, stopped Zico and Maradona in one cup, great *The biggest defenders in the history of world football, I'm Brazilian.*

He is like a lion in the pitch, defending his territory like a king. Seeing him inspired many to play in defence. Defending is also an art, he taught the world.

What a tremendous player he was . Respect from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

His performance in 1994 world cup final was fantastic,he saved Italy's ass so many times in that match

2:26 cruyff just chilling

Just imagined italy team now have 5 backs and that's baresi, maldini, nesta, fachetti and cannavaro.Probably rivals team couldn't scored one goal if italy have these 5 hell of defenders.Insane!

*Fun Fact:* Baresi was only *5'9* , but obviously this was during a time where you didn't need height to compensate for your lack of ability to defend.

What a defender. Even canavaro is no close to him. A defender that plays like a midfielder and like a striker and also dribbles. What an icon of a player. Franco Ba.....re......si.

May we concluded that: in 80s and 90s, goalkeeper was the easiest job in Italian football. Especially in Milan. LOL

I’ve been watching football since 1986 and Baresi is still the best centre back I’ve ever seen.

Easily my favorite player of all time. The passion, the leadership, and above all, the heart to play for the badge and throw himself on the line to keep a clean sheet. Legend 🙏

Round of applause for the person who created this footage👏👏 Simply legend - Franco baresi 👹💪❤️🔥

He was very fast for a defender.

1:10 Fifa: "tHaT LoOks liKE 70 pAcE"

I'm a Inter fan, but I think Baresi is the best central back in the history 🔥🔥🔥🔥

The godfather of Maldini

Most impressive defender I ever saw.

The greatest defender I've ever seen. He had everything - extremely smart with lazer like precision with his anticipation, postioning and clean challenges, quick, fine passer, brave, deceptively strong, supremely consistent, lots of heart, and a great professional. He was one of those players who could have been outstanding in a number of positions given his overall quality. His 2-3 week recovery from a serious injury just in time to play in the 94 World Cup final (and excel in it) really is legendary. I was devastated that he, Baggio and Maldini didn't win that day.

The tears in his eyes shows his love for his club

Simply the best defender of all time in the best football team of all time.

An hero of my generation. So humble and shy out of the field , so strong, great, heroic on any football field around the world. He's an unforgettable legend, he is "Il Capitano".

My first memory in football is of this man running across the San Siro and crying, when he said goodbye to football.

Quietly brilliant, silently lethal, a proof that defending is an art at a time footballers talked more with their boots. The struggles of his childhood as an orphan, brought up by an uncle, shaped him.

That italia generation of 94' deserved to win a worldcup.. such a shame what happened in the penalty shoutouts ..im not italian but ill never forget that day, their whole journey in that world cup was heroic, at least 6 key players played injured including Baresi and Roberto Baggio.. i watched all the games, Italia impressed me the most cause they played with heart and soul in that tournament, that generation didnt win the trophy but they won our hearts forever! 💙

A World cup 3rd place, a World cup runners up, and also a World Cup winner.....Franco Baresi for you 👏

Best defender ever

England's Ray Wilkins said Baresi was easily the best player he ever played with.

Maldini’s leadership, Sergio Ramos’ tenacity, Varane‘ pace, Vidic’s reading of the game, Cannavaro’s aggression, Nesta’s timing and Ferdinand’s distribution of the ball = Baresi

Wow.Absolutely amazing. 1 finest art of defending 2.true grit 3.superb timing of tackles.

Magical & wonderful. Before Baresi there was only forwards and goals. After I seen Baresi my eyes were opened to the art of defending. No. 6 forever Baresi

Mamma mia Francone. Ogni tanto è bello rinfrescarsi la memoria. Quanto giocavi bene

Da interista grande rispetto per Baresi, guardando questo video mi sono emozionato, che gran giocatore che è stato, purtroppo non ne sforniamo più così...

What a defender! His reading of the game was just incredible.

The most greater defender I've never seen on football fields. Baresi was supernatural.

Man City fan here respecting Baresi, best defender I've ever seen and heart of a lion ❤ Maradona said it all ⚽️🔥

Liked before I watched. It’s often forgotten how good on the ball he was. Baresi#1

El mejor defensa de todos los tiempos. Que pena que en ese tiempo no hubieran tantos videos como hoy. Hay grandes defensivos en la historia y la mayoria son de Italia, pero el mejor sin duda alguna es Franco.

no doubt the best central defender in football history when he wins the ball he switch to midfielder with good pace passing and he finish the action he build or assist to his teammates which is brilliantly amazing grazie franco baresi 🇮🇹 thx for the upploader 2 🤞❤️

Speak about Franco Baresi, it remind me to his Asics football boots. Always dream to wear one & finally I afford to had one with my money that I collected. This happened more than 30 years ago. I had a wonderful moment to watched the Serie A weekly report broadcast to us once a week on those days. Still fresh in memory some of great Milan players: Rijkaard, Gullit, Van Basten, Maldini, Albertini, Massaro, Contacurta, to name a few. Such a great moment. Viva 1990’s.

Better than Beckenbauer in my opinion. He was awesome against Brazil although he missed the PK.

Franchino Baresi, popularly known as Franco Baresi (born on May 8, 1960 in Travagliato), is a former Italian footballer, known as one of the best defenders in history. He developed his entire career at AC Milan. Baresi is the second best player in the history of AC Milan after Paolo Maldini played more games with his club with a total of 719 games, also stands out as a player who won almost everything with his club; to have been champion 6 times of the Serie A, 4 times of the Italian Super Cup, 3 times champion of the Champions League, 3 times of the European Super Cup and 2 times of the Intercontinental Cup with a total of 18 titles. The Italian The national team won the 1982 World Cup. He was selected in 19th place as one of the 100 best players of the twentieth century by the magazine World Soccer, and 17th in Placar magazine in 1999. He was also selected as one of the 50 best players of the 20th century by Guerin . Sportivo Magazine. On the other hand, Pelé selected him as one of the FIFA 100 players, he was included in the all-time team by Planet Foot magazine in 1996. He was also selected by the newspaper La Repubblica and the Dutch magazine Voetbal International as one of the the best soccer players and was selected player of the year in Italy in 1990. For all this, in his honor, AC Milan retired shirt number 6 in recognition of his successful career and is considered today as one of the best liberos in the world. Fifa describes him as an "extraordinary" player.

The late legendary Swedish player and coach Nils Liedholm (who played for and trained AC Milan) when asked to name some of the best italian players ever, replied :"Baresi, Baresi, Baresi, Baresi and Baresi"

Siempre veo comentarios en los que se pone a Puyol como el mejor de la historia. Pero comparado con franco, debo decir que no le llega a los talones. Garra, velocidad, resistencia, salto y juego aéreo, liderazgo, táctica, atacando, pasándola, salir jugando, resistencia. El mejor defensa de la historia!

El mejor libero de la historia del futbol

He is THE reason why I cheer up AC Milan. Il Capitano!!! My favorite European player

Its a harsh example of football ignorance to see amazing players like Baresi and then stil claim that Messi or Ronaldo are "best player ever", when neither of them are and neither of them could play like Baresi, Maldini, Nesta etc.. which proves football is COLLECTIVE and there has never been nor will be only one player better than all others.

I wish Baresi could come out of retirement to defend against this music !!!

His greatest advantage was his pace and physical strength. Real legend

Il miglior libero di sempre e lo dico da juventino.

I appreciate you for understanding players of 80s-90s and making videos about them...rather than CR7 and messi...People who joined these don't know how good football & players was back then

Far and away the best defender of all time. This video also clearly shows how todays "top" defenders haven't got the first clue about positional sense and tactical awareness.

El mejor central que vi en mi vida .Jamás nadie volverá a tirar el fuera de juego como el.

Q defensor fantástico, Barsei era completo, sou fã dele

Great vid of just how Awesome this man is on the Football pitch. He is example of Defending Art.. so never talk of GOAT as only forwards, Baresi is Brilliant in more ways than any other player. and Franco is Great as Leader, a true Captain and inspiration, human qualities are above even football.

Dalla Serie B al tetto del Mondo - sempre e solo con il Milan! Grande Franco, Capitano unico e Uomo con due palle cosi!!!!!! Grazie di tutto Franco, orgoglio Rossonero e di tutti gli italiani!

This channel is so awesome!!

Se Caldara é valutato 40 milioni di euro un baresi nel 2018 come minimo varrebbe quanto? Un miliardo? 2? Che capitano. Un eroe. Il migliore. Leggenda.

8:04 the standard of the game was so high back then

When it comes to defending Baresi is simply an all time great and one of the best ever central defenders.

Melhor zagueiro que vi jogar ... FRANCO BARESI

3:40 That acceleration is incredible: it takes Baresi about 3.95 seconds to travel from the edge of the D to the halfway line. If an XI aside pitch is 120m in length, he travels 39.85m in 3.95 seconds, averaging at around 37kmh, all with the ball on a poor pitch!!

His positioning and defensive awareness is amazing one of the top defenders of all time

3:41 EA really fucked up his pace stat

Melhor zagueiro que vi jogar, coisa que hj em dia não se vê mais. Baresi jogava muito.

Legendary Italian defender players are the greatest of all the time

One of the greatest defensive leaders in football history. Super game reading, tackling, anticipation and head shot skills. Very strong personality on the pitch, impressive leading.

The greatest of all time. No doubt.

Much love and respect for "the hatchet" - from 🇬🇧

Maldini had played with many great players, but when ask " who is the best player you play with " there are only one that's Baressi

You made me cry with this video, thanks mate 🙏

What a player!!! Stratosferico Franco Baresi!! Lui Maldini e Cannavaro sempre in campo, in ogni squadra, di ogni tempo!! Onore a questo grande campione anche dai "nemici" Napoletani

Absolute BEAST!!!!! when the sport had men

One of the greatest players ever played football is life x x x x x :))

Best central defender i've ever seen play.

Franco Baresi was the best defender of all time !!! ... How he was able to anticipate game situations was already extraterrestrial !!! .. A real defense chief with high game intelligence ... the best example of this was the legendary offside trap by AC milan in the late 80s early 90s with Baresi as libero and clock, and the triple chain in front of him with Costacurta central, Maldini on the left and Tassotti on the right to dominate a true power demonstration in Europe (5 times in the final of the CL in 7 years !!! ) ... it was a little long ago, but still a piece of football history with Baresis signature

94' World Cup Final Romario met his maker .Two of the most important members in squad lost a penalty.An injured Baresi had Italy's defense gate closed , thus runner ups , great team. Generally speaking that's how unpredictable football's nature can be and that's where the magic settles in .

Assolute the best one after Maradona!! 💪💪, thanks Franco

IL NUMERO 1! Un Capitano, l'unico capitano! Ho avuto l'onore di vederti giocare dal vivo e sollevare decine di trofei con il grande Milan. Grazie capitano. Buon compleanno. Forza Milan 🔴⬛️🔴⬛️

The keeper is probably taking a nap cause the defense is so good

Capitano mio capitano!

Franco and Paolo. The best defenders ever !

The best of all time 🙌

great video ! man those surging runs down the middle. epic

He's a sweeper defender, a position that doesn't really exist anymore in today's football. Football, and thus defending, was played differently in that era.

look at what was considered a tackle just a decade ago and then thinking about today's world class forward supposed to have 60 goals min a season...

Why is the music of these videos always so hysterical? This should be accompanied by italian opera. That would the appropriate soundtrack for a Baresi-skill-video

6 per sempre ❤🖤

Very bad music ruined the clip

Fantastic defender, personally for me best in world. greetings from Manchester United fan

Jogo muito grande zagueiro ,pena que nos Dias de hoje não.vemos zagueiros assim com essa raça e coragem de leão . Grande jogador você foi Baresi ..

jogador raiz. sangue nos olhos. coragem & determinação.

Franco barezzi and Paulo maldini, the iron wall.

late 80s & early 90s Milan vs Pep's Barça in UCL final at Amsterdam wet dream of a football fan😍

Baresi is the best defender ever

Posicionamento ótimo Tempo perfeito de cabeça desarme preciso E Leal e Sempre muito cabeça erguida elegante Baresi

Back in the day I always thought he looked old and slow but he was deceptively quick. Saved his fellow defenders countless times with that pace to get to those last ditch tackles. A very good reader of the game but had no qualms putting his body on the line in the heat of battle. Maldini was excellent at left back but didn't come close to be as good as Baresi at centre back. Those were the days when Italian defenders ruled the football world.

The greatest defender I've seen in 40 years of football If you ask any true AC Milan fan who the greatest Rossonero ever was, they will not hesitate one second. Now think of the players that played fo AC Milan though history.....

a great leader, technical, agile, aggressive and correct, with a fantastic sense of position... A few years ago I saw one of his matches (after his withdrawal): he simply knows where to be with the perfect time, and he was 54 at the time. P.S. a very good video, but maybe missing some of his nice goals and counterattacks

Maldini is more famous (especially abroad). But in Italy It was clear that Baresi was the stronger, the captain. Maldini was just his assistant