Maybe not for skill though.......IMHO the standard of keeping the ball under control has decreased.....more so this season for some reason, but I realise the modern player has to control a balloon compared to the older balls of twenty#thirty years ago!
Just watched the vid of our 2-0 cup win over Liverpool ( yes I was there too) and our wingers then crossed the ball and beat BETTER players far more than our present crop of wingers. But we seem to idolise the present day far more...why?