The game has changed so much that it's a really hard one to compare old and new. I wasn't old enough to remember Pele playing but remember the 86 WC and Maradona and he was pretty special. But then you look at what Messi and the lady boy can do today at a much higher pace it makes you think.
think we have to take into consideration Msradonns played in an era where tackling was allowed, imagine how good he would be if he played in today's game considering how Messi and Ronaldo are protected, he would be unstoppable...
Yep. But then the game is much faster now and more physically demanding. What todays players do at the speed they do it is pretty special.
But like I say, it's a really hard one to compare as the game was so different then. As you say they could get tackled, the balls would've been heavier, pitches not so manicured etc. so makes what he could do also pretty special.
