joemcdokes
Striker
Who would you drop him for would be the question and no manager in any era would, unless he played for us in my opinion.
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Flash Gordon
Striker
He's currently on course to beat that this year.
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Jimmy Salami
Guest
Messi is full 2.5 years younger and has a better goal per game record. Both are incredible 1.47 games for goal for Ronaldo and 1.25 games for Messi. Messi has more assists than Ronaldo and while big part of Ronaldo's game is on pace and counter attack which will decline in a few years due to age, Messi does it from a set up and when defense is back. Ronaldo will have one more WC and it's a safe bet they will do well to make it to the final 8, with DiMaria and other young guns coming up, Messi will have 2 more chances to win the WC which is why Pele and Maradona were always ranked higher than Best. Messi just shades it for me.
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The Omega Man
Guest
What a load of shit. You must be about 22 and have watched football for 5 or 6 years. I bet you play FIFA.
Maximus
Striker
Portuguese plodder who's scared to put a foot in. A poor man's Cattermole for me
Mr.Thunders
Striker
Best player I've seen play live.
Father Jack Hackett
Striker
Pele won 3 World Cups, scored 1000 goals and 'invented' many of the skills used today by flair players
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Dilligaf60
Guest
Still can't work out why no one hoyed a leg out and tried to bring him down when he went on that run against England though
Buzzcock
Striker
Terry Fenwick smashed his elbow into his earlier on in the game , Maradona didn't go crying to the ref he just scored two goals . Both controversial for different reasons .Still can't work out why no one hoyed a leg out and tried to bring him down when he went on that run against England though
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Dilligaf60
Guest
Agreed.
WalkerSAFC
Midfield
Easily
BNM
Striker
Still behind Cruyff for me, but he's damn close!
It was all too easy for him (and RM) last night.
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Fabulous Falcao
Guest
He isn't as high up the field as Messi, and yet still scores more
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Completely disagree, Maradona was kicked all over the park every game.
He (and others eg Best) would have had a field day running at defences with the current rules.
The pace and strength of Ronaldo with the dribbling and guile of Messi, no-one could have stopped him.
Would be hilarious to watch Ronaldo try his step overs in an early eighties game!
dangermows
Striker
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the streaker
Guest
Both to be honest...........not huge margins in it though......
Terry Fenwick the last defender he went past would have but he had already been booked.......Still can't work out why no one hoyed a leg out and tried to bring him down when he went on that run against England though
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Mainze
Striker
Entitled mate.
The game was full of half fit pissheads in those days, with little idea of fitness and nutrition, the game is far faster and harder now tactically. Not dismissing Maradona one bit, a wonderful player, but I think he would struggle more in today's game than if vice versa. Always difficult to compare genres in football, but let's face it both would stroll into an all time 11.
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