CR7 is probably on the LW listNo Eusebio?
Also OP, according to you, what position does Cristiano Ronaldo register as? He’s not on your winger list, nor is he on this one.
My bad. I was thinking the previous poll was all wingers for some reason.CR7 is probably on the LW list
1. Damn, I knew it I forgot something. Eusebio is great choice.No Eusebio?
Also OP, according to you, what position does Cristiano Ronaldo register as? He’s not on your winger list, nor is he on this one.
Before "Black Panther" was a (stupid) movie, there was 'The Black Panther of Mozambique,' Eusébio.No Eusebio?
Van Basten had 3 Ballon D'ors by the age of 28 on busted up ankles.Nobody was better than Pele.
Some votes here I don't understand (as usual).
In a top 5 league, Van Basten had ONE 20 goal season.
Henry never won a Ballon d'Or.
Ronaldo had something like a 2 year peak.
Sure, Pele never played in Europe against the toughest competition. But when he did (WC), he dominated.
His peers said he was not human. He was always targeted by opposing defenses with refs failing to protect him.
Yet he came through. He's the only player to win 3 WC. He's still top 5 in WC goals even though he missed a lot of games because of injuries.
Since it's the measuring stick for Pele yes.Won the best player at only one WC and wasn't the highest scorer at any of them. Most Brazilians who watched them both play claim that Garrincha was the better player. Pele's mysticism is built around the thousands of goals he says he scored, but he failed to mention that hundreds of them were scored against amateurs. And just watch the defending from that era, it's a joke.
Peak Van Basten is my GOAT. Unfortunately, it didn't last long because of his ankles. Three Ballon D'ors by the age of 28 is insane. Who knows how many more he would have won if he had even been remotely healthy.
Also, are we really going to go down this path of factoring in National team success? Because people do that with Messi and it's ridiculous.
I wouldn't call his NT career a failure. Top scorer and player of the tournament in Euro 1988 (including one of the greatest goals of all time in the final), and named in the team of the tournament at Euro 1992.Since it's the measuring stick for Pele yes.
I love VB but he's no Pele. He's not even Ronaldo as I said.
You can choose to dismiss Pele's NT career but then you can't ignore VB's failures.
Your comparison with Messi also fails since VB had a great generation with him.
There's absolutely no way VB is more then 3rd all time.