Yes, I am serious. I would agree that Maradona was very probably better, but it's arguable. And not a few pundits would rate Pele as at least his equal.BIG DONKEY said:Frank H said:Abattoir Blue has given a reasonable list, although I wouldn't agree with him on all of them.strongbowholic said:Sorry Frank; who would you put in the same bracket then? Cheers.
Pele certainly. And I'm sorry to have to agree about George Best. I once saw him virtually single-handedly turn a 0-1 loss (at Hillsborough vs Wednesday) into a 3-1 victory in the course of 15 minutes, in which he was almost impossible for the opposition to play against. But he was a man who in the end almost criminally wasted his God given talent.
Pele are you serious? He is nowhere near Maradonna or Messi...not even close
It is at best a matter of opinion, not a proven scientific fact.
I'm afraid your attitude is symptomatic of the sort of Messi- and (to a lesser degree) Maradona-olatry, which I come across so often, in this and other football fan forums.
These were/are two very great players - perhaps the two greatest there have ever been. But to think of them as in another league/on another planet to all the rest is IMHO ridiculous.