Players Who Would And Would Not Have Made It In Modern Game?
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:58 pm
Arguments are always going that this and that player would and wouldn't have been stars in modern game because of this and that reason. But which of the STAR players do you think would've been equally great if not even better in modern game and which do you think would have been flops.
One fact that needs to be pointed here is that in average players run whopping four times more in English top flight these days compared to 80's.
Some players I think would've still been stars:
Pele - Always thought to epitomise Brazilian dribbling but in reality he was (from what I've gathered from old videos) classic centerforward who had it all. Skill in abundance but also pace and strength. Equally good in air as with ball on his feet.
Colin Bell - Again, from what I've gathered from videos and reading about him, a true all around midfielder who could run, shoot, pass and take care of himself as well.
Marco van Basten - Player with great strength, speed of thought and technical skill. He was one of the best around at the time but in modern era in faster game I feel he would've been second to none
Some players I think wouldn't have made it to VERY top:
Maradona - Fantistally talented with great vision and passing skills to die for. But I doubt he would've coped with the pace of the game and athletic nature of modern game. Would've been professional but not world star
Gazza - Pretty much same as Maradona. Gazza was stronger but those who remember him in prime and not just youtube collections know that he had bad tendency to go missing in games and basically just walk around the pitch when he wasn't up for it, for whatever reason.
Duncan Ferguson - Epitomises to world gone by and was last of his breed. Scared the shit out of defenders (for a good reason as well) and was good targetman in his prime. But modern game would simply pass him by and he was already struggling in the final years of his career.
I've got millions more to both category but wht do you people think?
One fact that needs to be pointed here is that in average players run whopping four times more in English top flight these days compared to 80's.
Some players I think would've still been stars:
Pele - Always thought to epitomise Brazilian dribbling but in reality he was (from what I've gathered from old videos) classic centerforward who had it all. Skill in abundance but also pace and strength. Equally good in air as with ball on his feet.
Colin Bell - Again, from what I've gathered from videos and reading about him, a true all around midfielder who could run, shoot, pass and take care of himself as well.
Marco van Basten - Player with great strength, speed of thought and technical skill. He was one of the best around at the time but in modern era in faster game I feel he would've been second to none
Some players I think wouldn't have made it to VERY top:
Maradona - Fantistally talented with great vision and passing skills to die for. But I doubt he would've coped with the pace of the game and athletic nature of modern game. Would've been professional but not world star
Gazza - Pretty much same as Maradona. Gazza was stronger but those who remember him in prime and not just youtube collections know that he had bad tendency to go missing in games and basically just walk around the pitch when he wasn't up for it, for whatever reason.
Duncan Ferguson - Epitomises to world gone by and was last of his breed. Scared the shit out of defenders (for a good reason as well) and was good targetman in his prime. But modern game would simply pass him by and he was already struggling in the final years of his career.
I've got millions more to both category but wht do you people think?