I saw Maradona in the 90s, and I grew up with boomers telling me that Pelé was the greatest of all time. Then the internet came along and I could confirm it, but after that, I waited for my Maradona, my Pelé, and he arrived in 2005 with Messi. At first, I was frustrated that he overshadowed Ronaldinho, who, in my opinion, was going to be the next big thing after Ronaldo couldn't quite pull it off. But he captivated me more and more until that 4-0 win against Arsenal in 2010. That's when I realized that the new Maradona, the new Pelé, had arrived and could surpass them. And that's exactly what happened. I thank life for letting me witness the greatest football player in history.Thanks to Maradona, I began to appreciate Messi, and thanks to Messi, I also began to appreciate Pelé, who seemed overrated to me after seeing how he played. But I eventually also noticed that his playing style was so similar to Messi's that I had to place them very close together in the ranking of the three greatest players in history, with Maradona relegated to third place.
>better than Pele&Maradona btw
>>154442083post the ronaldo wc statyou know which one
>el Chileno
imagine what Pele and Maradona would have accomplished if each one got +5 penalties in big tournaments
Not this guy lmaoSouth American players are genuinely overrated
>>154442180how many japanese has won the ucl? A BIG FAT ZEROKWAB
>>154441782German players are better>Muller owned Messi in 2014>Matthaus owned Maradona in 1990>Pele was alive and conscious to see 7-1
>Naples, 11-09-2003Calcio according to Corrado Ferlaino. In a lengthy interview to Il Mattino, the former president of Napoli from the Maradona era, now retired from the football's world, indulges in revelations destined to cause turmoil at a time when the credibility of Italian football is at an all-time low. And he recalls, "I saved Maradona dozens of times. From anti-doping agencies above all.""Maradona," Ferlaino explains, "from Sunday night to Wednesday like everybody else in Naples was free to do what he wanted, but on Thursday he had to be clean. After all," Ferlaino continued, "it is enough not to take cocaine for a certain period of time for it not to show up in the post-game doping tests. But if Maradona was at risk, a club's figure was given a pump containing the urine of one of his teammates: the person concerned hid it in his tracksuit pants, and when he entered the anti-doping room he poured the 'clean' urine of Maradona's teammate into the analysis container to be tested later.""I saved him a lot of times from the antidoping officials. But Diego was found positive that day in 1991. He had told the club's football director that he was fit to play. Unfortunately, cocaine addicts lie to themselves."
>triggered the entire poonaldo idf with one postRare Chile W.
Ronaldinho is the greatest footballer of all time. His 3-4 peak seasons were the best I've ever seen. Too bad he was more interested in partying and trannies than committing himself to football.
>>154442083All those teams played trying to control Messi and he played along to let his teammates score
>>154446364Messi at his best was better than Ronaldinho, but Ronaldinho was more fun to watch cause he tried to do different things every match
>>154442083Retard
>>154441782I'd definitely rank Ronaldo among them for the simple fact of keeping up with Messi and being a goal scoring machine unlike any other, even if he wasn't as skilled or as fun to watch.
I knew the flag before even clicking on the thread
>>154441782>That's when I realized that the new Maradona, the new Pelé, had arrived and could surpass them
>>154446463>All those teams played trying to control Messi and he played along to let his teammates score
>>154441782Ronaldo Phenomenon suppressed Maradona.Maradona being a definite GOAT candidate next to Messi and Pele is a travesty perpetuated by communist journos.
>>154446364That's how Ronaldinho was his entire career.>Ronaldinho’s time at PSG (2001–2003) was defined by a mix of magical on-field performances and a high-profile, intense partying lifestyle.>Ronaldinho frequently went out at night, often until dawn. His teammate Jerome Leroy claimed Ronaldinho often wouldn't train during the week, showing up only on Fridays for weekend matches.>greatest footballer of all timeI love Ronaldinho but Messi and R9 are way above him.
No one is above Pele
>>154462881he didn't even play much in his second world cup win
>>154462940He played enough to have 1 goal and 1 assist... more than some "super stars" who played an entire campaign without registering any of those
>>154441782Ronaldinho, Messi and R9 were the best to watch.Maradona was brilliant and had that God-like aura on and off the pitch. Unmatchable.Pele and Penaldo are overated.
>>154461726this is not a place to be reasonable anon. penaldo isnt even in top 50 all time
I love these threads about all time players lately. >Messi>Maradona>Pele>Huenaldo>Penaldo>RonaldinhoWho else makes up the top 10?Maybe Cruyff, Zidane, Beckenbauer, Muller?
>>154465599>Maybe Cruyff, Zidane, Beckenbauer, Mullersudacas hate them because they are europeans
>>154441782>2010 Arsenal squad...>Pele close to MessiHe's as good as peak Lukaku
>>154465599Marco van Basten deserves a mention.
>>154465599Melvin Platje
people don't really understand how good maradona was, it was how he made everyone around him look like pub league players.it was like if you took a world class player from 2020 and sent them back to the 1980s.
>>154474172I watched Maradona's final years and grew up with him and in his world. Later, with the internet, I was able to create a database of all his matches, including the date, opponent, result, whether he received a yellow card, missed penalties, the minute it happened, whether he scored a free kick, etc. Every single one of his matches, and to do this, I had to watch absolutely every single one, whether full matches or highlights. Absolutely all the Wikipedia data regarding his statistics was provided by me and my database. Therefore, I know Maradona's entire career and, consequently, I know that Messi is superior, because I also created a database of Messi using the same criteria. In this way, you realize how inefficient Maradona was as a goalscorer and even inferior to Messi in terms of playmaking. You also begin to notice that the true comparison should always have been with Pelé because of their playing styles (Messi and the Brazilian). Messi is a missing link, a mix between Pelé and Maradona, but leaning much more towards the Brazilian.
>>154462216What is a romania?
>>154442180Neuer has 1 World Cup knockout assist (vs England in 2010 at the R16), Ronaldo has 0 goals and 0 assists in World Cup knockouts. also what a hell of an assist that was https://youtu.be/3KVzz5tr8Eo?si=ITjmoGLvcoavFJq1
>>154441782Maradona was the biggest cheat in world cup history>1986 - Cheated England out of a second world cup with a blatant handball1990 - Told Argentina trainers to poison Branco with tranquilisers90/94 - Introduced a new era of play acting with unsportsmanlike dives1991 - Banned for cocaine use 1994 - Was kicked out of the world cup because he used ephedrine to cut weight and improve stamina when it was a banned substance
>>154441782Hugo Chávez era mejor que todos esos inútiles. Y quitan ese vpn, desgraciado
Okay but the coked up pissed off midget Argie is way more exciting to watch than the roided autistic midget Argie
