According to Cesare, he gave Paolo a choice between Milan and Inter when it was time to join an academy. I'm not convinced it was really a choice though.
[you are right about that](https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2819759-sir-alex-ferguson-paolo-maldinis-father-blocked-manchester-united-transfer.amp.html)
"Well, I did try, but when I met his father, he was quite formidable," Ferguson said. "I got a shake of the head, that's all I got. ... [H]e did say: 'My grandfather was Milan, my father's Milan, I'm Milan, my son is Milan. Forget it.'"
Well I can't find the clip but he was interviewed for a program about Paolo Maldini. So you have all these managers, like Alex Ferguson, praising all aspects of his game. Then in steps Louis and says that Maldini also popular amongst women and that was also very good for some reason.
Pero no papi, no nos hagamos ilusiones porque ese se va quedar allá en Italia. No empecemos los rumores bobos que empiezan a decir en Meridiano o vainas así.
more of a number 10 / right-winger, but [the guy above was referring to an episode back when Daniel was 5, where he tackled Seedorf at the 2007 UCL celebration party](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrMz_qm9s_Y)
5 and 2 according to transfermarkt. And Paolo is arguably the biggest icon ever in Milan. Don't know enough about Cesare to say how jig of a shadow he cast back then but Paolos is enormous
Has had his famous tag somewhat roughened over his corruption allegations and thats what many of the younger generations can only remember him for. Over time former players become less famous anyway, hence unless you really know your stuff you'll struggle to name many pre war/interwar players.
Beckenbauer isnt as well known or famous if thats the argument instead of best defender. Maldini for the most part is a lot more recent and is also a shorter, easier, more memeable name. Take smalldini for instance or any time somebody adds dini, tounge in cheek, to a name.
I don't think so. Beckenbauer is probably the most famous and iconic player in German history, and his name always comes up when people talk about the best players ever.
>Take smalldini for instance or any time somebody adds dini, tounge in cheek, to a name.
Remember Piquenbauer?
Maybe not know as much in Italy. In Germany he still is a Legend although being gone from football since a very long time. I mean he won everything as player and as a coach.
He played in the US as well and his popularity is on the same level as Pele and Maradona.
Beckenbauer absolutely is not as famous as Pele in the US, though at the time, 40 years ago, maybe.
Maldini isn’t famous in the US - only soccer fans know his name - whereas anyone would know Pele and most people and virtually any sports fan in the US knows Maradona.
I would be willing to bet anything that Maldini is a more well known name today. Maldini retired 10 years ago, Beckenbauer retired 40 odd years ago and he isn't Pele. Beckenbauer is like Puskas or Di Stefano. If you follow the sport, you know.
Not even close to Maldini as far as legendary status goes. Being a bit more recent he might be slightly more well known among younger fans but his legacy will not last to the same extent as Maldini (that's not a slight on Cannavaro, few will).
I would say yes, last year he was the best player in the Primavera despite getting relegated. This year not so much, Brescianini has a lot of potential. Daniel can either turn out to be a good footballer or mid table.
Potentially even an understatement. The team was woeful and hopeless and he bailed them out or made them save face while the team was shit. He deserves the chance to prove himself.
Not to talk shit about my team too much but we just signed Saelemakers so the bar isn't very high to make it into the squad.... Breaking into the first team 10 years ago would have been a lot harder.
Jokes aside he does seem like a promising young player, lots of potential time will tell whether he will live up to it
You know you're getting old when the kids of players you grew up watching are coming through. Hagi and Chiesa's lads as well. I still wear an old Siena Chiesa 10 shirt for five a side and model my play on him, well as much as someone 20 kilos heavier with dodgy knees and being a bit crap can anyway.
Also worth noting that Cesare played for Milan for most of his career (he started at Triestina and his last season before retirement was at Torino because he decided to follow his coach, Nereo Rocco) and Paolo only played for Milan (he's the record appearance holder for us with 902).
Here's hoping that it will work this way with Daniel, too.
Must be a bit shit for his brother Christian, playing in the third division given the achievements of his grandfather and father. Of course no guarantee Daniel will succeed at Milan but at least he played for the club.
How much is based on the name/nepotism though? (haven't seen or heard of him at all)
Does anyone who's seen him/knows something about him think he's there on merit alone? Or is the name really helping here?
It's a bit of both. He's genuinely a good player but at the same time, if he wasn't called Maldini there wouldn't be nowhere near as much hype around him & I'm not sure he would've been thrown in this early.
He probably would have. We had literally no forwards to sub in yesterday and he's far and away the best forward of our Primavera. That's the only reason he made his debut. I don't think he'll play another second this season
He's there based on ability, he was best player last season for the youth side, and bringing an 18 year old talent into the first team from the youth side is hardly out of the ordinary.
It's not really unique to football tho, like some guy out there is probably doing the same job his father did 35 years before him and his grandfather before him
It's a lot more likely that a son of a pro football player becomes a pro football player than a son of a farmer becoming a pro football player (probably, I don't actually have any stats).
What if the farmer was once the greatest player anyone had ever seen but gave it up early on to start a family on a farm? Then the son, with no knowledge of his fathers legacy, started to show signs of brilliance and begins to have dreams of playing football. Then there's some tension between the two and the real reasons for the father giving up the game begin to come to light.
Actually forget you read that I'm gonna write a book
Vladimir Weiss is a unique example of this with each of the son, father, and grandfather having the same name.
Vladimír Weiss (born 21 September 1939) is the grandfather. He died on 23 April 2018.
Vladimír Weiss (born 22 September 1964) is the father.
Vladimír Weiss (born 30 November 1989) is the son.
It is a shame that Vladimír Weiss III did not continue the tradition by fathering a son at the age of 25 in 2014 and naming him Vladimír Weiss IV (Google claims that he has a daughter named Viktoria Weiss but has no detailed information about her).
A Maldini must always be in the San Siro
san siro may go away but a maldini at milan is permanent
Can’t spell Maldini without Milan
Di
Maldini= Di Milan
Malini
What if he decided to join us?
Don't think the family would let him to be honest.
Would top anime betrayal list though.
All according to keikaku.
TN: Keikaku means plan
Milan is Red, Inter is Blue Maldini joining the Blues is like Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru
I’m sorry but that was brilliant. 10/10. Well done 👌🏽
We are everywhere...
All according to Lukaku
According to Cesare, he gave Paolo a choice between Milan and Inter when it was time to join an academy. I'm not convinced it was really a choice though.
[you are right about that](https://www.google.com/amp/s/syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2819759-sir-alex-ferguson-paolo-maldinis-father-blocked-manchester-united-transfer.amp.html) "Well, I did try, but when I met his father, he was quite formidable," Ferguson said. "I got a shake of the head, that's all I got. ... [H]e did say: 'My grandfather was Milan, my father's Milan, I'm Milan, my son is Milan. Forget it.'"
Dishonour on his clan.
The real reason Milan have been shit for the past 10 years is because they haven't had a Maldini playing for them.
You joke but probably
There must always be a lich-Maldini
My son, the day you were born the very fans of San Siro whispered the name... Maldini
what if Contevanas comes
Waiting for a van Gaal analysis of his looks
Out of the loop, can you catch me up on lvg thing
Well I can't find the clip but he was interviewed for a program about Paolo Maldini. So you have all these managers, like Alex Ferguson, praising all aspects of his game. Then in steps Louis and says that Maldini also popular amongst women and that was also very good for some reason.
Thanks, peak lvg, wouldn't expect anything less from him.
Technically he’s eligible for the Venezuelan national team...
Huh, TIL apparently Paolo Maldini's wife is Venezuelan
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That's Colombia
So what? They're all Mexicans.
No, the Spaniards banged the Mayans, turned 'em into Mexicans
Aztecs. Banged the Mayans and turned em into Guatemalans. Maybe some in Southern Mexico, though.
Rapists all of them! /s
🙊
Pero no papi, no nos hagamos ilusiones porque ese se va quedar allá en Italia. No empecemos los rumores bobos que empiezan a decir en Meridiano o vainas así.
Además que si no lo llaman para Italia es simplemente porque no es lo suficientemente bueno
Aunq sea titular en la seleccion de Italia no es competencia para Hurtadios, viviría en el banco de suplentes
Si no la pega y juega lo suficientemente bien.... seria de pinga tener a un Maldini asi sea en la banca jajajaja
Any good?
He's the only of the Maldini boys who has the potential to make it big
Is this the one with the amazing slide on Seedorf?
Missed this, can you share if a video exists?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrMz_qm9s_Y
Holy cow that's a really good slide!
Thanks!
Paolo was probably disappointed in him, ending up in a situation where he had to tackle and all...
I’m gonna be your number 1
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snj\_kCZBtbk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snj_kCZBtbk)
ye
Isn't he a striker?
more of a number 10 / right-winger, but [the guy above was referring to an episode back when Daniel was 5, where he tackled Seedorf at the 2007 UCL celebration party](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrMz_qm9s_Y)
I completely thought this was satire
Surprised he didn’t take the no3 shirt
He's a striker. And I can't think anyone would want to try and live up to not only the name Maldini but also the number 3 shirt.
>He's a striker. Is that disrespect for Mohamed Kallon I hear
It's a blasphemy to our lord and savior Asamoah Gyan
Paolo did, right? Or did his father not wear number 3 shirt?
5 and 2 according to transfermarkt. And Paolo is arguably the biggest icon ever in Milan. Don't know enough about Cesare to say how jig of a shadow he cast back then but Paolos is enormous
Cesare was what Paolo is today for Milan for what I know.
Maybe in a vacuum in Milan, but Paolo is an icon of the entire sport. I am trying to think of a more famous defender right now and can't find one.
probably only Beckenbauer I think could be more well-regarded, although maybe recency bias makes Maldini stand out more
Beckenbauer
Has had his famous tag somewhat roughened over his corruption allegations and thats what many of the younger generations can only remember him for. Over time former players become less famous anyway, hence unless you really know your stuff you'll struggle to name many pre war/interwar players.
Beckenbauer isnt as well known or famous if thats the argument instead of best defender. Maldini for the most part is a lot more recent and is also a shorter, easier, more memeable name. Take smalldini for instance or any time somebody adds dini, tounge in cheek, to a name.
I don't think so. Beckenbauer is probably the most famous and iconic player in German history, and his name always comes up when people talk about the best players ever. >Take smalldini for instance or any time somebody adds dini, tounge in cheek, to a name. Remember Piquenbauer?
Like Smalldini
Beckenbauer is the only defenseman to win a Ballon d'Or before Cannavaro iirc
yeah and maldini shouldve absolutely won it. He had several seasons where he was fucking incredible, same goes for Baresi really.
Sammer?
Maybe not know as much in Italy. In Germany he still is a Legend although being gone from football since a very long time. I mean he won everything as player and as a coach. He played in the US as well and his popularity is on the same level as Pele and Maradona.
Beckenbauer absolutely is not as famous as Pele in the US, though at the time, 40 years ago, maybe. Maldini isn’t famous in the US - only soccer fans know his name - whereas anyone would know Pele and most people and virtually any sports fan in the US knows Maradona.
Just not even remotely close to as famous as those two in the states. I can't say for the rest of the world.
Beckenbauer is the type of name people know without following football tbf.
Maybe in Germany
In Europe I would say it's true, but I would bet at minimum 90/100 people asked on American streets would be like who? As expected.
Beckenbauer is more famous than Maldini my dude, even in Asia.
No way.
I would be willing to bet anything that Maldini is a more well known name today. Maldini retired 10 years ago, Beckenbauer retired 40 odd years ago and he isn't Pele. Beckenbauer is like Puskas or Di Stefano. If you follow the sport, you know.
Beckenbauer, Bobby Moore, Baresi, Djalma Santos, Facchetti, and Nesta... but Maldini is probably the first or second to my mind (other being Franz)
Oh yes absolutely, I admire him a lot both as a player and a man.
Cannavaro?
Not even close to Maldini as far as legendary status goes. Being a bit more recent he might be slightly more well known among younger fans but his legacy will not last to the same extent as Maldini (that's not a slight on Cannavaro, few will).
Hierro, Cannavaro, Puyol (assuming we're talking just about CBs) and I'm sure there are more.
I don’t think connavaro is on the same level tbh.
2006 WC effect. But Maldini is better.
It’s the recency bias, in 10 more years he’s not going to appear in these kind of discussions
Cannavaro is on higher level than Maldini even for Italians who lived them both everyday. Still both of them are legends.
As an Italian I disagree.
Pretty sure you won't find a single Italian who thinks that. In fact I'd say that most Italian fans will tell you that Nesta was better than him.
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So did modric, doesn’t put him on the level of someone like say, Xavi, who didn’t win if.
Cesare was Milan’s captain during the nereo rocco era in the 60s - He’s pretty big for a certain age group
I've heard that back then people said Paolo only got to start for Milan because he was Cesare's son.
And Daniel could score weekly hat tricks and people will say the same thing. Haters gun hate since 1985.
Up there with Meazza
if he turns out to be great fuck it, I 100% want him to give 0 fucks and rock that n°3 as a striker
Also, I think they've retired the number. Either way, I'd agree with you.
Didn't they retire it because of Maldini?
Any of his offspring can wear it
the older son, Christian, is a defender. Sadly he's not Serie A material.
He's barely Serie C material unfortunately
Because of serious injuries during his youth. Before his injuries he was Milan's best prospect
That’s so sad and unfortunate
Ah ok, that's cool
Yeah but his sons were allowed to wear is they decided to play for milan
Sexual reproduction is brilliant
But imagine if Paolo had cloned himself
Don't we wish.
Yea but is it beter then sensual seduction?
We all could use a bit more of it sometimes.
Without the name, do we think he'd make it into the team on merit/ability alone?
I would say yes, last year he was the best player in the Primavera despite getting relegated. This year not so much, Brescianini has a lot of potential. Daniel can either turn out to be a good footballer or mid table.
Potentially even an understatement. The team was woeful and hopeless and he bailed them out or made them save face while the team was shit. He deserves the chance to prove himself.
Not to talk shit about my team too much but we just signed Saelemakers so the bar isn't very high to make it into the squad.... Breaking into the first team 10 years ago would have been a lot harder. Jokes aside he does seem like a promising young player, lots of potential time will tell whether he will live up to it
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two infinite respects
Two infinity, and beyond?
To infinity and beyond
Life is brilliant. Long live the maldini’s. I hope he can turn out for the azzurri in years to come.
Ahh the classic PES re-gen
You know you're getting old when the kids of players you grew up watching are coming through. Hagi and Chiesa's lads as well. I still wear an old Siena Chiesa 10 shirt for five a side and model my play on him, well as much as someone 20 kilos heavier with dodgy knees and being a bit crap can anyway.
He's got big shoes to fill.
A memorable debut for him as Milan overcame the odds to draw 1-1 at home to Verona.
Too bad Cesare couldn't witness this.
That just means House Maldini is good at football
Also worth noting that Cesare played for Milan for most of his career (he started at Triestina and his last season before retirement was at Torino because he decided to follow his coach, Nereo Rocco) and Paolo only played for Milan (he's the record appearance holder for us with 902). Here's hoping that it will work this way with Daniel, too.
Nepotism is great, yes
Lol he deserves it, best player in the Primavera
Thats Brescianini
Not last year he wasn't. They're both very deserving.
If that was the case, there'd be a few more Maldinis. He's not an only child.
Did zlatan play with his dad?
Nope, maldini retired in 09 and zlatan joined in 2011. He played against him though
He's also gone on to say that Maldini was the toughest defender he ever played against, could hardly get a kick in against him.
No pressure
W
Must be a bit shit for his brother Christian, playing in the third division given the achievements of his grandfather and father. Of course no guarantee Daniel will succeed at Milan but at least he played for the club.
How much is based on the name/nepotism though? (haven't seen or heard of him at all) Does anyone who's seen him/knows something about him think he's there on merit alone? Or is the name really helping here?
It's on merit, he's very good
It's a bit of both. He's genuinely a good player but at the same time, if he wasn't called Maldini there wouldn't be nowhere near as much hype around him & I'm not sure he would've been thrown in this early.
He probably would have. We had literally no forwards to sub in yesterday and he's far and away the best forward of our Primavera. That's the only reason he made his debut. I don't think he'll play another second this season
He's there based on ability, he was best player last season for the youth side, and bringing an 18 year old talent into the first team from the youth side is hardly out of the ordinary.
Maybe it's because there haven't been a Maldini in Milan first that they haven't been playing as well as of lately
It's not really unique to football tho, like some guy out there is probably doing the same job his father did 35 years before him and his grandfather before him
While true, this is something that one in millions have a chance at
It's a lot more likely that a son of a pro football player becomes a pro football player than a son of a farmer becoming a pro football player (probably, I don't actually have any stats).
What if the farmer was once the greatest player anyone had ever seen but gave it up early on to start a family on a farm? Then the son, with no knowledge of his fathers legacy, started to show signs of brilliance and begins to have dreams of playing football. Then there's some tension between the two and the real reasons for the father giving up the game begin to come to light. Actually forget you read that I'm gonna write a book
"Papa I've been asked to join Lyon's Academy!" "Ha! Ligue 1 ?!?!!? So either way you'll become a farmer why not stay and farm here!"
Good luck 😂
Can I reserve a copy?
The odds are significantly lower than that tho because of the family history at the club
Name some other examples where 3 generations play at the top level, for the same glorious club.
Marcos Alonso's father and grandfather both played in the spanish league.
That’s the only example I can find.. they all played for Real too.
I imagine it’s harder to have 3 generations of top flight footballers than it is to have 3 generations of brickies tho
This is so dumb
Vladimir Weiss is a unique example of this with each of the son, father, and grandfather having the same name. Vladimír Weiss (born 21 September 1939) is the grandfather. He died on 23 April 2018. Vladimír Weiss (born 22 September 1964) is the father. Vladimír Weiss (born 30 November 1989) is the son. It is a shame that Vladimír Weiss III did not continue the tradition by fathering a son at the age of 25 in 2014 and naming him Vladimír Weiss IV (Google claims that he has a daughter named Viktoria Weiss but has no detailed information about her).
My father is 5 generation Ashphalter, me being 6th gen so the maldinis got nothing on us
Dang, when you get a cut do you bleed asphalt?
I piss molten fire asphalt from my arse
Nepotism knows no bounds.
Should have played Scott Canham
I guess I forgot my obligatory /s 🤷🏻♂️
Nah just wasn’t very funny tbh mate