Arkansasgerstill
Well-Known Member
Old timers will always claim these old punters were the best. But just watch highlights from Pele’s era, the standard is a joke, it’s embarrassing to be perfectly honest.
And none of these guys had to perform in the modern age where a footballers every move is heavily scrutinised both on and off the pitch.
Far more pressure on players now days than when floppy cock and el junkie were plying their trade.
Usually your posts are passionate and intelligent, you let yourself down on this one.
Messi is genius as is Ronaldo, I love them both but they have had it easy. Everything about modern football is easier than 50 years ago. I would love to see how those two would have coped with the man’s game of the 1960’s, and the equipment they played with. What I am certain of is that any of the greats given the same pampered status of light boots & shirts, balls that swerve like a drunk, no contact, sports science, good diets, modern defending and teams built around the best players strengths, would have still been the best players today. Let’s see in 30 years if people are still talking about the way Ronaldo or Messi changed the game. I don’t think we will because they haven’t. I can’t think of one thing either of them does that didn’t exist before their career started. Cruyff, Beckenbauer & Pele actually did, and 40-60 years down the track players are still doing what they introduced.