I gauge players by what I’ve seen of them on the pitch, either live or on tv :shrug:
I did see Pele play in a few games and I personally wouldn’t put him in the same league as Maradona. He played in top teams when the quality of the opposition was generally at a much lower level. There is a...
Time to let it go and not use one cheating incident to decide he wasn’t all that. Most top international strikers/midfielders/ defenders cheat, this was just a high profile one that MIGHT have screwed England over. No guarantee we were winning that game.
Please don’t tell me that you are a big...
Funny how many Argentinians seem to think Maradona was better than Messi then.
Different training, diets, pitches, ref protection etc certainly favour Messi but I can’t see him coping with the way football was played when Maradona was at his peak. Just look at some of the attempted tackles on...
Well, was he the greatest footballer ever?
Ignore all the obvious “yes buts” this is just a question about his footballing skills.
For me neither Ronaldo or Messi come close :shrug:
Not Pele or Cruyff either
Some of these dribbles, twist, turns and nutmegs defy belief and some serious...