messi11 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Messi10 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sne Posted December 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2022 Different eras, different circumstances. All greats. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted December 14, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2022 Difficult to choose, but picked Pele based on the fact he, at that time of era, he changed how football can be play. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Paul McGrath 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Messi for me. In the modern era of super athletes and he makes them all look like amateurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Messi for me Simple reason is because I've seen more of him, you can watch his every game with TV how it is now Add to that he's a statistical monster Then add even more to that he's a goalscorer, he's a right winger, left winger, a 10, an 8, he has the passing range and vision of any great central midfielder - what seperates him from Ronaldo also seperates him from everyone else too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 22 minutes ago, osmark86 said: Messi for me. In the modern era of super athletes and he makes them all look like amateurs. Could also argue Messi played in the most protected era of football with not many quality defenders. Pele was kicked out of a World Cup and Maradona had his leg proudly broken by a Bilbao player that he framed the boot he wore Messi and players now are so protected 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I'd probably say Maradona if I'd watched him tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Keyblade said: I'd probably say Maradona if I'd watched him tbh. Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 16 minutes ago, messi11 said: Huh? I can't really say with confidence that he's the goat cuz I never watched him, but given what I've seen of him through clips and documentaries and what he's achieved he'd probably be my choice if I was there when it happened. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Puskas poll is deeply flawed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 For me its flawed anyway in attackers favour. Xavi, Modric and Iniesta contributed as much as all 3 but didnt score millions of goals Then Manuel Neuer who has won nearly everything and changed how goalkeeping is actually played. Also Paolo Maldini the greatest defender ever. Was a few touches away from winning the World Cup and Euros to go with his 4/5 /European Cup/Champions Leagues 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regular_john Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Greatest attacking player? Messi. By a distance. He's one of the best goalscorers we've ever seen, probably the best dribbler we've ever seen, and has one of the best ranges of passing we've ever seen. He is absolutely streets ahead of everyone else. Not sure he'd be much good in goal though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Keyblade said: I can't really say with confidence that he's the goat cuz I never watched him, but given what I've seen of him through clips and documentaries and what he's achieved he'd probably be my choice if I was there when it happened. That's where I am too I can't say a guy that I watched about 3 times when I was 10 years old is the greatest ever because I honestly just didn't watch enough of him for it to be anything other than a lie Mcgrath is the same for villa, I barely watched him, never saw him in the flesh either, there's every danger I actually saw him play more times for ROI than villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I think Zidane is the best ever all around outfield player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I can't compare, the other two greats were before my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupinthe5th Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Zatman said: For me its flawed anyway in attackers favour. Xavi, Modric and Iniesta contributed as much as all 3 but didnt score millions of goals Then Manuel Neuer who has won nearly everything and changed how goalkeeping is actually played. Also Paolo Maldini the greatest defender ever. Was a few touches away from winning the World Cup and Euros to go with his 4/5 /European Cup/Champions Leagues Are you saying Xaxi, Modric, Iniesta, Maldini and Neuer are better footballers than Messi, Pele and Maradona? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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momo Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Messi barely runs now. Don't understand the plaudits. Argentina has a good collective now. Maradona won Argentina the 1986 world cup. That team wouldn't have achieved anything without Maradona. Maradona is the real GOAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 27 minutes ago, Lupinthe5th said: Are you saying Xaxi, Modric, Iniesta, Maldini and Neuer are better footballers than Messi, Pele and Maradona? They are as good as. Why would they not be better? They have different skills on the pitch but because they dont score doesnt mean they cant be called greatest either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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