Sorry but they really wouldn't. Look back at some of that old footage, the defending was HILARIOUSLY AWFUL. None of Chopper Harris etc would've gotten anywhere near Messi, he'd be lightyears ahead of them.
It's a different sport now, as evidenced by the fact you will see MEDIOCRE Prem players...
This. Would've been great at the time, but would be a painful standard to watch now. Watch any clip of football from 60s or earlier and if you watch more than 10 seconds I can GUARANTEE something HILARIOUS will happen. Plenty of it in 70s and 80s too to be fair.
Insane how far it's come. You...
Probably Hungary. Hard to say though, can't compare players of different eras. Football is an entirely different sport now to then, as it's played by actual athletes nowadays.