Yep pretty much how I feel, Ronaldo and Messi are miles better than anything else that has become before.
I legit aswell just watched the 1986 documentary and the defending and general all round play back in the day was really sub standard comparable to today. Also they all had chicken legs in 1986 and shows the difference in sport science from them and now.
Bigger muscles = more explosive movements and higher speed. the game is just show much more evolved nowadays.