KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum What makes a player World Class?

players never really moved continents back then, the only time we were aware of South Americans was in the world cups. I am going to make another bold statement here, I think Messi has been the best player on the planet for a number of years now with only Ronaldo in the last 2, for me Messi will never be regarded as a player on the same level as Maradonna or Zinedine Zidane unless he succeeds in another country like all the true greats did. Like I say nobody has come close to Messi but for me, to cement his legacy he needs to test himself in another league...

Seriously??? So Pele is in the same bracket then presumably?

or eusebio. neve won a world cup. won alot of titles in the portuguese league though....319 goals in 313 games before moving to america in his latter years. never really played on other stages....

how do we rate him? world class or not? this whole moving clubs thing is a misnomer for me. it means nothing.

joe, if messi said he was going to sign for us in january, you'd f**king cream yourself (we all would i'm sure) cos he's a great player

The term world class is to say the least, subjective as it is defined nowhere. For me personally, being world class in any given season, is when a player is selected in the FIFA team of the year, including the subs. If a player is selected continuously, then it is not a one season performance, it's a truely world class player. But nobody can be world class for ever.