Happy birthday to the greatest number 10 of all time

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  1. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

    Jan 11, 2016
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    @Isaías Silva Serafim @babaorum @SayWhatIWant @Wiliam Felipe Gracek @PDG1978 @Sexy Beast @Frank73 @Gregoire @markcarrick



    In this video I’ve included nearly every goal, assist, pre assist, and even pre-pre assist from Michel Platini’s European Cup career with Juventus along with his most beautiful dribbles, great touches, tackles,attempts on goal and moments of playmaking brilliance.


    After finishing this mini project, I can comfortably say Michel Platini is a top 5 player I’ve ever watched and without question the best playmaker I’ve ever seen.




    Platini played only 30 games in the European Cup and not the 100+ appearances some others have had yet his impact in that short span was absolutely extraordinary.


    If Michel Platini had even a tenth of the fanbase that players like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr or even Lamine Yamal enjoy today, his legend would be spoken of with far greater reverence and his name would echo in every debate about football’s greatest exactly where it belongs.
     
  2. ffff15

    ffff15 Member

    Argentina
    Sep 29, 2021
    1. Messi
    2. Pele
    3. Cruyff
    4. Maradona
    5. Di Stefano
    6. CR7
    7. Platini
    8. Puskas
    9. Zidane
    10. Eusebio
    11. Zico
    12. Beckenbauer
    Only 6 players are better than him
     
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  3. SayWhatIWant

    SayWhatIWant Member+

    Jan 10, 2015
    Wow man! This must be one of the greatest footballing projects on the net. Perhaps the greatest. I am not mincing words.
    I will watch when I get the chance.
    In the meantime looking forward to the portugal ireland game
     
  4. SayWhatIWant

    SayWhatIWant Member+

    Jan 10, 2015
    The cruyff placement is beyond comical and messi is not better than pele. And cruyff ahead of cristiano is insulting. But nothing new from the messi fangirls
     
  5. SayWhatIWant

    SayWhatIWant Member+

    Jan 10, 2015
    The issue with Platini is he neither had the dribbling nor first spectacular first touch of some of these players - which for many who don't know football, may lead them to undersell his other qualities
     
  6. ffff15

    ffff15 Member

    Argentina
    Sep 29, 2021
    Don't reply to me please
    You're sexist
     
  7. SayWhatIWant

    SayWhatIWant Member+

    Jan 10, 2015
    I'm sexist? how dare you, ou bottom barrel scumbag. Pathetic
     
  8. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

    ....

    —The five greatest footballers of all time, according to V. Boskov Greater Sampdoria's Head-coach Of all time ?


    "I'm not sure which is the greatest. Either Di Stefano, or Pelé, or Johann Cruijff. It doesn't matter how you stack them. Then add Ferenc Puskas and Michel Platini drawned ."




    You're discovering right now.

    What I discovered exactly 20 years ago, more or less...it in that age ... i guess 2003 ..

    I have the PlacarMagazine DVD...'s of the Football

    about Michel Platini

    I bought this 20 years ago...

    So...

    V. ..Boskov...

    speaks completely emotional and crying with love...on

    about Michel's extremely velvety touch.



    Boskov ... saw alive and live ... Ferenc Puskas playing ..at Olympic Games in 1952 ..

    against him-self ... "!



    — I cinque calciatori più grandi di tutti i tempi, secondo Boskov?
    «Ho un dubbio sul più grande. O Di Stefano, o Pelé o Johann Cruijff. Non importa come li metti. Poi aggiungi Puskas e Platini».

    https://storiedicalcio.altervista.org/blog/vujadin-boskov-intervista-marzo-1991.html
     
  9. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

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  10. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024







    touches with kid gloves

    so subtle, precise and spiritual
     
  11. babaorum

    babaorum Member+

    Aug 20, 2005
    Marseille
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Platini was like the Alain Prost of football: both produced the minimum effort for reaching the maximum effect. Naturally, people tend to underrate them for that.
     
  12. Frank73

    Frank73 Member

    Inter Milan
    Brazil
    Mar 22, 2025
    Italy
    It is generally true for all the greats of his generation. No fake show off Ronaldinho or Neymar style. Less is more. Economy of gestures as a form of beauty. And the outcome was bigger. A bit like with actors: the measured performance of, say, an Alec Guinness versus the overacting of a Tom Cruise.
     
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  13. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024


    ....
    ..

    yes ...

    Platini always tried to do the right thing tactically

    with a natural tactical intelligence awareness ., Off the Ball, Anticipating pretty well always ... "!



    .....

    i'm doing one video.......on dribbling skills ...of Michel Platini ...

    until 1979 ..at Nancy ... Platini dribbles alot yes ..

    always tried so many many sombreros, nutmegs, Lob dribble , zig zag dribbles ...etc,,.



    later Platini broken one the right ankle ... ...in 1979 ..

    and after ... some injuries .... Saint Etienne ....


    changed his style a bit




    He became more economical in dribbling skills

    ...
    But he became

    a total master
    of passing skills and vision.



    in Italian football he was a true team player
    and ...

    began to intensify the defensive part of the game


    became a Master on this as well ..at defensive whole job .. "!
     
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  14. Prasenjit

    Prasenjit Member

    Barcelona
    Argentina
    Aug 25, 2025
    Sir Alf Ramsey,no introduction needed,said about maradona: this boy is amazing.i saw pele,he had almost everything,maradona has everything.he works harder,does more, gives his all in the field.
     
  15. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

    the Topic is on Michel Platini not Diego . !
     
  16. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

    Jan 11, 2016
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    #41 carlito86, Oct 12, 2025
    Last edited: Oct 12, 2025
    @babaorum @PDG1978 @Isaías Silva Serafim @Wiliam Felipe Gracek @ffff15 @Betrayed@Krondor @SayWhatIWant @Frank73 @Bin1250


    Michel Platini’s Complete European Cup Highlights




    My first attempt at a Michel Platini European Cup compilation was a good start but it wasn’t structured, and some of the clips were low quality.

    This one is different. This is the definitive Michel Platini EC compilation and one that I’m pleased with


    I’ve included:

    • Every single goal

    • Every assist, every pre-assist, and every pre-pre assist

    • His best passing, shooting, dribbling, and tackling moments


    To make it feel more authentic, I used a soundtrack from the same era.

    It’s meant to capture that 1980s atmosphere whether you were lucky enough to see him live or just appreciate the magic of that era.



    No clip is replayed twice or slowed down except one(it seems they weren’t do a whole lot of replays back then even for genuinely great moments)


    Overall, I’ve managed to squeeze over 10 minutes of footage from 28 games. Now that this project has finally come to an end, I can honestly say it’s been a highly pleasurable and educational experience studying this small but special part of Michel Platini’s career.

    I hope everyone enjoys it and feel free to share your feedback (and criticism if you must, lol).




    Stats
    17
    goals
    12 assists
    3 pre assists
    2 pre-pre assists
    28 European cup games for Juventus
    1.21 goal involvements per game




    Timestamps

    Goals
    0:00 to 2:22


    Assists
    2:23 to 4:16


    Pre assists
    4:17 to 4:49


    Pre pre assists
    4:50 to 5:15


    Passing and chance creation
    5:16 to 8:55


    Attempts on goal/dribbling
    8:40 to 10:33



    Soundtrack

    Part time lover by Stevie wonder(1985)


    Easy Lover by Phil Collins(1985)


    Teardrops by Womack & Womack(1988)
     
  17. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

    Michel Platini .. vs ... Johan Cruyff for you ???


    Congratulations...man ..


    great videos yes .. "!
     
  18. Tropeiro

    Tropeiro Member+

    Jun 1, 2018

    1- Pelé [most offensively complete player, most individually dominant prime and peak, best big game player, best prodigy]
    2- Messi [best carrer total performance, best carrer consistency]
    3- Cruyff [best team impact in his prime and peak]
    4- Maradona
    5- Di Stefano
    6- Beckenbauer
    7- Cristiano Ronaldo (could be as high as 4 and as low as 10)
    8- Puskas
    9/10- Platini, Eusebio
    11- Ronaldo
    12- Zidane

    The only missing player from your list here is Zico who is in the TOP15-25 range.
     
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  19. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024


    1 - Edson Arantes Pelé



    Abism












    2- Messi Lionel









    3 - Gerd Muller the God's Top_Goalscorer Of all time




    4- Franz Beckenbauer Le Kaiser




    5- Don Alfredo Di Stefano



    6- Ferenc Puskas the major King of the Football


    7- Cristiano Ronaldo the super machine





    8- Michel Platini ...........Le Roi

    9 - JOhan Cruyff Hendrix............ the greatest revolutionary

    10 - G . Meazza ....................... the Italian Pelé



    11 - O. Varela ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;,....... the super Captain....

    12 - José Nasazzi.................... the first super Captain ...



    13- Diego Armando Maradona



    14 - Romário

    15 - Ronaldo Nazario de Lima the El gordito da Orla ....do Rio ...rsrsrs !

    16-......José Manuel Moreno .... ARG ...40's


    17 - Didi Folha Seca

    18 - Zico

    19- Ruud Gullit




    20- Zinedine Zidane

    21 - Sir Bobby Charlton the english Total Footballer

    22- Eusebio the black panther

    23 - Sandor Kocsis the golden Header



    24 - Lothar Matthaus

    25 - Dino Zoff
     
  20. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

    Jan 11, 2016
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    @Wiliam Felipe Gracek
    @babaorum


    Confirm this for me please

    At minute 1:31 on this video


    Was that Paolo Rossi or Michel Platini who made the dribbling run past 4 players?
    I can barely see the shirt number but it looks like a 10
     
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  21. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

    yes was Michel Platini ...


    i already saw this amazing Plays ...Of Michel Platini ...


    Platini... have others like this from this Form style Of play .. "!
     
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  22. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

    La croqueta dribble zig zag with the ball into the feet .. "!

    is pretty cool man . "!
     
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  23. carlito86

    carlito86 Member+

    Jan 11, 2016
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Ridiculous player
     
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  24. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

    Really ???


    if it is good or bad for you ????



    Ridiculous player is good or bad for you ???
     
  25. Wiliam Felipe Gracek

    Santos FC
    France
    Feb 3, 2024

    ...
    But
    amazing job Carlito 86 .. !
     

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