And Garrincha, never won without Pele before; and Brazil did not win for 16 years after Pele..
Yep.
And Garrincha, never won without Pele before; and Brazil did not win for 16 years after Pele..
He's not senile he's just a "hater" ( I hate that world). Him and Maradona still fight it out over the media about who is the goat... shit comes up in the brazilian media at least one a month.
Shit.. he even said Neymar was better than Messi.... He says that shit because he really think that no one is even close to being the player he was...So he's like Rooney or Neymar are better than Messi (and you know neither of them is fucking with Pele)... he does that to diminish the position of Messi.. he doesn't really beleive that shit.. he aint senile.. he's just arrogant as fuck![]()
Messi can take that Barca team anywhere on this planet and embarass teams as well. And does.
I understand full well what you're saying, but by that accord, Garrincha won a World Cup without Pele as well.
Might not have been in mass quantities like Pele, but it was shown that that Brazil squad was strong enough to do the business without him which then goes back to the question of supporting cast, and ensemble.
Just for the record, i'm not taking anything away from Pele here. He was a beast in his own right, and deserves all the praise football can give him, no matter how senile he is now. (he once said Rooney was more complete than MessiOK....
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I'm simply questioning whether or not the difficulty level of the World Cup in today's footballing climate, is a tough as it was 30, 40, 50 years ago.
If it isn't, (which by all accounts today, doesn't look so) than what is?
Because Barca is a team made up of some of the world's best players. It's damn near the world cup team.
Pele took a Santos team around the world and whooped ass and he was the only real star. THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE. You completely missed the point. Pele was dominating teams by himself. Messi hasn't done that.... and it shows his limitations because he always comes up short in the world cup. The Argentinian team could do the same shit without him out there because he doesn't produce.
If Messi doesn't do shit in 2014, it's pointless to even bring him up in the GOAT talks.... do something when you need to carry your team.
He's not senile he's just a "hater" ( I hate that world). Him and Maradona still fight it out over the media about who is the goat... shit comes up in the brazilian media at least one a month.
Shit.. he even said Neymar was better than Messi.... He says that shit because he really think that no one is even close to being the player he was...So he's like Rooney or Neymar are better than Messi (and you know neither of them is fucking with Pele)... he does that to diminish the position of Messi.. he doesn't really beleive that shit.. he aint senile.. he's just arrogant as fuck![]()
I get what you're saying.
I dunno man, some of the stuff he comes up with is... whew.
Like really fam?? Let the mic go. Just stick to the football.
But I get the argument. I have a strong feeling this is more a generational argument than anything else. Younger folks will agree that Messi dominates on all fronts on the club level, whilst the older folks will side that the World Cup is the toughest competition ever.
Either way, the kid is one trophy away from settling this argument.
I get what you're saying.
I dunno man, some of the stuff he comes up with is... whew.
Like really fam?? Let the mic go. Just stick to the football.
But I get the argument. I have a strong feeling this is more a generational argument than anything else. Younger folks will agree that Messi dominates on all fronts on the club level, whilst the older folks will side that the World Cup is the toughest competition ever.
Either way, the kid is one trophy away from settling this argument.
okaightThe best ever, no doubt...he won his 4th Ballon d'Or even if Iniesta should have won it...nigga's a beast!
He was a beast in his own right, and deserves all the praise football can give him, no matter how senile he is now. (he once said Rooney was more complete than MessiOK....
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if you have messi on lockdown he cant do shit. he cant jump and isnt headstrong. you have to play a certain way if you play with messi. and when you have the solution to that he basically is harmless.
yep.and that's what always happens in the world cup
As a side note.........how the hell he grew up in south america.....and got addicted to coke in Italy. ridiculous
Is the International stage today as great as it was 50 years ago though?
I'd beg to differ.
Club football spots millionaires in every position today. Making the first team for the Ivory Coast isn't the same thing as making the first team at Chelsea or Real Madrid. 99% of people wouldn't be able to name the RB for Serbia or Japan, but will easily name the starting 11 for Arsenal or Man U.
While history has dictated that greatness equals World Cup trophies, i'd argue that the paradigm has shifted, and that Messi is dominating all in front of him.
well i think Maradonna over Pele as well.......
If Diego wasnt such a cokehead his legacy would have been even so much better
As a side note.........how the hell he grew up in south america.....and got addicted to coke in Italy. ridiculous
C/S
That's how I feel too, club football has superseded international football, I don't see how this can be argued
Neymar will be better than all of them
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Eh, until he comes to Europe lets bin that one for now and with the recent track record of Brazilians in Europe........don't be too confident, wan't Pato mean to be better than Messi![]()
In football, the apex is the World Cup. That can't even be argued.
Also, don't you think it's a bit ironic that Messi doesn't do shit in the cup? And Argentina has major talent. Messi, as great as he is, is a system player. The Barca team is perfectly built for him to shine. But the greatest players are great regardless of who they are playing with. Ronalda was the best player on the field whether he was in brazil, europe, or in the cup.... didn't matter who you put around him.... get him the ball in scoring position and he was putting it in the net..
Messi has not shown that he is ALWAYS the best player on the pitch.... he bests on Barca but doesn't do shit with his national team during the cup.![]()
Shaddy just talking shit. Naw..Pato never got props like that.
Neymar is the truth but he's too damn frail for Europe right now. He's rail thin.
It's just Pele being Pele man. I guess I'm used to it now.
I'm not even holding Messi to that high of a standard (winning the cup). I just want him to at least make an impression at the world cup. He's done nothing so far....been a complete non-factor. That is a huge strike against him.
Sometime sI thnk peopel confuse skill with accomplishments.
Zidane dominated a World Cup, single handedly
That shit is where legends are made...... not club football else Ian Rush would be a household name
This is Zidane vs brazil 1998
Messi needs to dominate on the World Stage.
Not win a World Cup...... dominate on the way to winning.
Should be easy for him to do right since national teams are not made up of high paid players in La Liga
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Zidane dominated a World Cup, single handedly
That shit is where legends are made...... not club football else Ian Rush would be a household name
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Zidane dominated the world cup even though Ronaldo was voted the best player ok![]()
How much of that is down to him? recent Argentina coaches don't seem to have a clue on how to construct teams, I know Maradona did not![]()
You clearly weren't watching homie.
Zidane put on a fucking show. he won the Golden Ball that year....he was showing his ass in 06
How much of that is down to him? recent Argentina coaches don't seem to have a clue on how to construct teams, I know Maradona did not![]()
Zidane dominated the world cup even though Ronaldo was voted the best player ok![]()
He said Zidane single handed dominated a world cup and threw up a clip of world cup 98, if that is what he is talking about how did he do that with 2 goals and no assists????
Yes.
Where is the contradiction?
Ronaldo disappeared during the finals when it mattered most.
Up till that point, he was the best player.
Zidane controlled that entire game, he got every other touch and scored 2 headers to dismantle Brazil.
This man orchestrated the defeat of brazil in a match brazil was supposed to win.
I was backing Brazil and my youngest brother was backing france as he was already a Zidane fanatic and i was a Ronaldo fanatic.
Go look at it again.
Go look at it again.
He scored two goals in the final homie!!! in 98 too
that's dominant
He's raped two great brazilian teams in the cup... one to win the cup and the other in the semi - final....
You need to make your point clearer, first you said Zidane dominated the world cup competition, now you are saying he only dominated the final, which is it as I am confused.