Oh my days I can’t even begin to explain how happy I am that he’s getting his flowers

As a devoted watcher of premier league football for decades I think he is one of the most underrated players. An absolute machine of a midfielder.

As a Spurs fan I love Dembele. He was one of a kind.

His 2016/17 season is hands down the best central midfield season performance I've ever seen! Phenomenal player.

the only player I've witnessed to go shoulder against shoulder with Yaya Toure and actually managing to shrug him off the ball, he was an absolute monster with impeccable technique, thank you Mousa for everything you've done for Spurs, it was a joy to watch you play the wonderful game.

Players like Dembele are why I love football aside from trophies, goals and assist. Football is more art than sport to me anyways. The type of player you'd pay over the odds for to watch.

Honestly this guy was key in Pochettino's Tottenham. Although he left Spurs when he was injury-prone I think Spurs should have kept him a bit longer as he was really key. I like how he knew how to shield the ball, break-up opponents play and at times literally glide past oppoents.

Belgian fan here, I'd like to add to your brilliant video by mentioning his career with the national team. He was part of the squad that reached 4th place at the 2008 Olympics, playing up front with Mirallas next to him, along with players like Vertonghen, Fellaini, Kompany, Vermaelen, who ended up being the spine of the "golden generation". In spite of that, he was never an established starter with the senior squad, having to compete with the likes of Fellaini, Witsel, De Bruyne, Tielemans and Nainggolan through the years, in systems that didn't really fit his style of play. He did get 82 caps, which is not insignificant, but his impact was never what we expected it to be. But still, just like you mentioned, if you ask all the players of the golden generation who was the best or most technically gifted out of all of them, most would say Dembele. In a team led by Hazard and De Bruyne, that's not bad...

I've always believed that with the right manager like Pep overseeing his career from the very beginning, recognizing his potential and positioning him as a CM or DM, he would have easily been part of the GOAT discussions. What a magical player, there's no comparison.

Mousa is a legend at spurs. Every fan will have him at number 6 in the best ever team. A master at winning the ball and starting attacks. He did the job of 2 players and it took 2 or 3 to mark him

1 of those the streets will never forget players. What a joy to watch him at Spurs

Moussa was criminally underrated, Dembele was a key player for Spurs.

We have been missing him ever since he left. The fluid ball control he had was crazy, able to skip past players and put a great defensive shift as well. Bissmousa + Maddison we have going on now, used to be Dembele's role to an extent, getting the ball back and able to dribble out of sticky situations with the ball forward.

He was so unique. You just couldn’t get the all off him and he was very physical and well built but also had ballerina twinkle toes skills as well. Loved watching him at Tottenham.

I am an Arsenal fan and he was sensational, reminded me of vieira. I always prayed he was injured when he played us, I never even felt that way when Modric played for spurs.

Cannot overstate just how unbelievably good this guy was. Proper Rolls Royce.

I’m so happy you did a piece on Dembele. I’ve always considered him as one of the best and underrated midfielders in the world. I’ve always admired how it seemed like he skated with the ball at his feet. I nearly forgot how much of a field genius he was. Thank you thank you.

15m what a steal. This man went underneath the radar in England when I started watching it. Every time we played against him simply masterclass. Didn’t know a lot about him until last year. Truly amazing player.

Cheers bro, I'm crying. Great video. What a player.

As an Arsenal fan, this man had my utmost respect. Absolute baller.

One of the greatest technicians the premiership has ever seen

My fave player ever. I was privileged enough to watch him for Spurs week in week out - the guy was colossal with the ball. The most press resistant player ive seen for us and just loved him so much.

I loved Dembele at Spurs. One of the absolute best players I have ever seen,. I was in Turin when we were down and out after ten minutes, only for Moussa to run the show and show the wordls how exceptional he was.

He was the most interesting player to watch in a team that had gareth bale in it. His dribbling and movement was so smooth and yet defenders would bounce off him when they tackled. He’ll always be a legend

I’m a Man Utd fan and I was desperate for us to sign him. He was and still is one of my favourite players to watch ever. So strong yet so skilful. An unbelievably gifted player.

Incredible player with a unique ability, brilliantly presented

my favourite baller. unique talent who Spurs have never been able to replace

Thank you for the documentary. He was a joy to watch. He had some crazy dribbling stats, at one point he had more dribble per 90 than some proper wingers... the street won't forget him.

As a Spurs fan, I have only praise for Dembele. One of my absolute favourites and, I've always believed a few more goal involvements would have put him more in the spot light for top clubs and top awards

I'm a Arsenal fan but even i knew if spurs had dembele in their starting line up we was in for a long day 😅😅 but i will say what a player he was 🔥🔥

One of the most underrated midfielders of my generation. The guy was immense

Spurs fan..the best player spurs had,didn't score many goals for spurs but was key to any match.never lost the ball even with 5 players trying to get the ball he would keep the ball and make a pass forward.ridiculous skill,very underrated.was gutted to see him leave spurs

I’m an Arsenal fan and Dembele is as my biggest football inspiration growing up. He was simply incredible to watch, you can see a lot of similarities in Bellinghams style. Never understood why nobody took notice of him at an Elite level

Although I don’t like Tottenham (arsenal fan) I always loved watching dembele he was a class player and I’d always be nervous when he had the ball

EA FC R1 dribbling in reality. But seriously as a Spurs supporter for many years he is one of my favourite players to have played for us. His power carrying the ball accompanied with his strength to hold opponents off meant that few could take the ball from him. I’m only gutted that he didn’t win the success that he deserved to have won whilst playing for us. He deserved to be recognised so much more than he was by neutrals. Incredible player and one that was oft singled out by team mates as being the best footballer at the club or someone they would choose for the perfect five a side team and yes he would have been the perfect player for that. Oooohhh moouuusaaa dembele

Great video! We miss him every day in our midfield. Best player I've ever seen play live by a mile

Wow thank you for this video, my all time favorite player !!!! ❤

Manutd fan here yes moussa was pure class!

Great video, he was unstoppable for a few seasons, he was magnificent. Honoured that he blessed us with his majesty.

One of my favorites Happy for all his praise 👏🏻

phenomenal video🔥🔥

Man I'm so happy to see this video dedicated to this man. He really deserves it

One of the best players I've ever had the privilege to watch live. ⭐

fantastic vid, you got my sub. he is one of my fav players of all time and iv been watching footy since the early 80s. he was just so unique i simply cant compare him to anyone else, the closes i can think of is Brazilian Ronaldo if he was a mid, physique and ball carry wise, super strong and calm on the balls. just a joy to watch.

I don’t like or comment on many videos, but for a spurs club legend ❤ he deserves more people to recognise how special he was. Thank you for a wonderful video showcasing his career

Always loved Dembele. Such a criminally underrated player. I used to watch spurs just to watch him play, unreal.

Newcastle fan here - Dembele's peak was not a great time for my club - but watching him was always a pleasure, he was honestly a midfielder like very few others - a really very well balanced mix of fine technique, soft feet, strength and athleticism. He could break up play, break the lines and keep the ball. He won MANY midfield battles against players with bigger reputations. It's a great video about a great player TheRetroRoute - though I am not having the analogy about the vacuum cleaner/hoover near the end..... no domestic cleaning product had distribution like Dembele lol.

This channel is really one the best of the best

Always a pleasure to watch. Silk mixed with steel. Style and guile. Incredible player!!

Quality doc. Befitting tribute of Dembélé’s talent.

Thank you for recognizing this unique talent with such a fantastic personality. Moussa was the purest artistry of football you can ever watch.

Absoytop class player, loved watching him glide gracefully with the ball through midfield, opponents unable to get near him. Thank you Moussa 💙

Wonderful video and great background music.

Love this! Thank you

My friends use to say I played similar to Dembele. At the time I felt offended cause he was a spurs player lol, but now it is honestly one of the best compliments I have received in my life.

He was one of my favorite player and I wished Liverpool had signed him. Absolute beast of a player! He could have walked into any top club first eleven and be the best player on the team.

Im an arsenal fan but I always rated dembele, easily one of the most underated players in premier league history

An absolute gem of a player. Pure joy to watch. Him running with the ball, using body feints, dummies and the technique of his feet to drop opponents is still jaw dropping to see.

Such an incredible player and he was so important to what Spurs did with Pochettino. Perhaps we could have gone on to win the CL or Premier League, or at least a cup if he had less injuries. So pleased you made this video as it is very well deserved.

Thanks a lot for this vid. I'm 54 and Mousa is my all-time favourite Spurs player 💙💙💙 Football is my passion since I'm a kid and Mousa will ALWAYS be the one. He was dancing on the pitch and he was such a joy to watch. Ohhhh Mousa Dembélé 💙💙💙

Great video! I loved him as a spurs fan. It went down hill for us after he left, I was Absolutely gutted.

I'm a spurs fan and watched them week in week out. I can tell you for a fact, once he left our team that's when the problem started. Anyone understands that to be a top team you need a player like this. Hopefully bissouma can eventually fill his boots.

I am an Arsenal fan. I remember him playing against Arsenal whilst he was at Tottenham and every time he got hold of the ball, my heart would sink.

"Unloading the ball at the perfect time, like a vacuum cleaner"

Spurs fan checking in, my favorite mid-fielder of the last 10 years. Amazing, no one could take the ball from him, so smooth, so much strength and determination.

I constantly go checking for his highlights. His game had everything, an absolute baller. Injuries capped his high, but the streets will always remember! Rn, Bellingham reminds me of him, but I don't think he has reached his level of using his body to block people out.

A really good Doc, shed a tear on his last injury man

We love you Moussa! Thank you for your commitment and magical presence! Happy retirement King ❤

I had the pleasure of seeing just one high level professional game in person in my life so far. It was Tottenham vs PSG in the pre season tour of the US back in 2017. One could just about imagine the star studded lineups both these teams had at the time. One guy really stood out for me amongst all the others on that day though. Dembele! He was just moving through midfield so effortlessly and some of the spins he pulled off to avoid tackles and maintain possession were simply spectacular. I recall Eriksen and Alderweireld scored some beauties that night, but for overall play I will always remember Dembele the most.

i'm so glad you're giving him his flowers man, the streets certainly won't forget

"relaxes everyone when in possession", that line sums up this brilliant Technician. Speaking as an Arsenal fan he's the only spurs player alone with Van der Vaart i enjoyed watching.

One of the most underrated player in that spurs peak era. And you know better what you have lost after years of failure of finding his replacement. The perfect match with technical and physical attributes as well as his professionalism and passion. Hope there will be a better farewell for him. Such a pity he is not in the European championship final.

One of the most underrated player till yet ... Love u moussa

This guy deserved this video. Hopefully more people see now what a worldclass player he was. Still say with him we would have won the cl titel... unfortunately we had another guy with his talent and nearly the same name. Ndombele. But his mindset yeah.... Still and will ever miss you Moussa. It was a pleasure for me to watch you live in the stadium when I had the chance to fly from Switzerland to England (11 times exactly). Also it was always great how you bossed and had your greatest games against gooners 😁

One of the best dribblers I have seen in my life. Considering he was a mildfielder, that made him unique. So special and spectacular player.

Good video bro he's one of my fave YIDO

Look everyone TheRetroRoute is back!!!

In Many Football fan's eyes, he was not anything special, especially who Never played the game seriously. But for me & ones who play regularly week in week out realize how Vital footballer he was. It is Rare to have a guy with his Abilities, he Ticks Every Box for the role. Block the pass, challenge the ball, bully the midfield battle, resist the pressure, get the ball back, drive the ball forward, set up the attack & long range thumping, He was Second to None at his Peak. Imagine if he was playing for Barca or Madrid, He would've won Countless Trophies. The Lad was literally the World Best CM for Years but not many people felt that way. He Really was the Teammates & Manager Dream. Thank you Moussa for Everything u've done on the pitch, It was a Super Joy to watch, indeed.

Dembele is my favourite spurs player !! What a player !!! Simply amazing !! Dominant in midfield, press resistant, dribbles like a Brazilian mixed with the heart of a champion. Beast !!

Even as a gooner I must bow to this midfield maestro. One of the most underrated ever.

I remember this player he was very good , underrated, slipped under the radar at times, just by looking at his quality in belgium and the dutch league , in this video i could tell he was very complete, because he had recovery of the ball, he had positional awareness, he had build up , and a monster in dribbling too, which makes him almost never loose the ball, and come out nicely. The best players for me are always very technical, and have good handling. Technique always beats muscle, and brute force, in futbol and in general. And he had this. Its always nice to express the beautiful game with a lot of quality. Feel for the ball. Dribbling skills going forward that translate in spaces created , and danger for the rival, and have that technique and quality, be translated , to an authentic expression of my game, and also in goal scoring chances, and assits, thats what makes a person, the difference between a showboater, and some one that has mastery of the ball, and can translate that into being unstopabble, efficient, deadly, effective. Playing well is not bad, in the grassroots level youll have clueless managers telling you to just pass it , but the player who can dribble , and has polished technical ability, and can transform that in to goal scoring chances, spaces, and builld up and intentionality of play for your team, like the best in the world, should be allowed to express there game, and shine who they are, their game , and their technical ability because its what proves the hardest to defend for the rival teams. Technique always win, over brute force when theres work ethich that goes along with it, and theres nothing preventing a good technical player from working hard too, although if your good on the ball you need to run less because your so good no one can take it from you, and you can open up spaces and be direct and win games and be unstopabble. Technique , really does win in football, and its how the game is really played, in the parks, and everywhere, its an authentic expression of the game. Cheers , lads, its good to watch quality players, and keep that inner child inside, safe and playing and having fun, were worth it. :)

I was just a Nigerian teenager so i was surrounded with people my age who only saw the strikers and dribblers in big teams. But not me. I really loved football that i was ready to sit and watch any team in any country or division or gender play, and every part of the game caught my eye, even defense, even goal keeping. And more significantly, I behaved like a scout and a coach and a true football fanatic because I had a habit of looking out for exceptional players in small teams and who weren't popular and i admired them and would watch them closely and tell my friends about them. But of course, my friends were only interested in Messi and Ronaldo and Neymar. Well, that's actually how I discovered Mousa Dembele. I noticed him and got enough glimpse of his talent to be convinced he was a real talent, but I never was able to convince my friends to look his way . Now after about 6 years since I last heard of him, I finally came across this video today which further proves my claim that Dembele was an impressive and underrated talent!! Im happy

For sure one of the best I ever seen.

One of my favourite player of all time. Moussa was a beast; a treat to watch

One of the best in his position. Amazing at AZ where I noticed him since Ive followed the Eredivisie for multiple decades. One of the few guys who made the move from there to the Prem and managed to adjust. Like Suarez, Eriksen, Vertonghen. Always found it weird how un-hyped he was compared to some of the others.

What an absolute machine of a player!

Great vid. He was a CDM Maradona in terms of balance and body movement. One of those insane talents that is 100% natural and Spurs were lucky to have him.

I absolutely fell in love with his style of play just watching him play. It was really sad that he didn't have a long career at the top flight.

It really was a pleasure seeing Dembele play for us. Absolute baller! #coys

Dembele was on another level and only injuries stopped him from collecting more trophies that his career deserved. We sorely missed him due to injury in our Champions League final. Mousa is in the top 5 players of all time for me to have put on the spurs shirt. Legend.

dembele was a real hero for us at az and also for the spurs he was so good to watch even as a kid in the stadium i was amazed

*Underrated KZfaqr*

he was always my fav Spurs player ...so safe in DM it was a dream! thnx Moussa

thank you for giving him his MUCH DESERVED credit

Wow happy to see this atlast ...He was one of my favorites

among all of the good Dembeles. He's the first elite. Him and Lamela were very underrated

Incredible player😊 i always watch Tottenham matches because of this man , a magician in midfield . You will stay in my mind for your Magic football ✨

Jeez thank you, you reminded me of a fantastic footballer

Absolute magic. Sublime. No body did it better.

I feel sad for Belgium 2018 WC run. It really was a dream team! The likes of Hazard, KDB, Dembele, Courtois, Carrasco, Lukaku, Witsel and many more. They were pure ballers.