Is Messi Now Officially the Greatest Footballer in History?

[Kippax Street 1880]

Pele says hello, as does Eusebio, and Puskás, and (OK he was a Man Utd player) George Best.

No idea how you judge players from different times though? How can anyone be called the best when they played under differernt rules? Just enjoy the greats.

Anyways, back in the day, Fat Tommy from my Sunday league team would get well sloshed on a Saturday, but still drag all 20 stone of his hangover self on to a pitch and nobody got past him. He was magic, scared the crap out of people, but bloomin magic. Brings a tear to my eye does that memory.

Messi was better than all of them. George Best? Should be fucking banned for that.

Ronaldo isn't on the same planet. Only player close is Maradona but Messi did it for much longer and wasn't a cheating cokehead.

 

[He’stheleftbackremember]

For me the greatest is Maradona. He did win the World Cup virtually on his own in 1986. His skill, acceleration, shooting and dribbling were better than Messi in my opinion, but he had a flawed character and Messi is the consummate professional. If I had to pick one in their prime for a game it would be Maradona.

 

[Toffeedude]

I saw Best play and thought nothing of him, yes he was a good player but there were others who were just as good or better. No matter who we are we are susceptible to this shit marketing even in to 50's they made sure certain players got the good end of the fatty cake.

Personally I have never subscribed to the best in the world theory just decent players in good sides.

Here's a great player.

349 goals in 399 appearances :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_Dean

It was a different game in Dixie's day. He had a fractured skull from a motorcycle accident in 1926 and carried on scoring headers. He also lost a testicle after a tackle while playing for Tranmere. I can't imagine any of today's lot doing that.

 

[Toffeedude]

Messi was better than all of them. George Best? Should be fucking banned for that.

Ronaldo isn't on the same planet. Only player close is Maradona but Messi did it for much longer and wasn't a cheating cokehead.

Never mentioned Ronaldo. But again, the beauty of this topic is so many have opinions.

 

[jimharri]

Mangala must be raging at the nerve of suggesting that anyone was better than him.

 

[mexico1970]

It was a different game in Dixie's day. He had a fractured skull from a motorcycle accident in 1926 and carried on scoring headers. He also lost a testicle after a tackle while playing for Tranmere. I can't imagine any of today's lot doing that.

I remember watching this fella thinking what a machine, he'd put the fear of god into Savinho.

Look away the faint hearted let me introduce Dave Mackay.