Oh please.
Pele embarrassed WC defenseman.
Can't remember who said "I thought before the game he was made of flesh and bone, I was wrong".
Ronaldo had a two or three year peak.
Nope.
This is wrong. Garrincha nickname was joy the people and was the crowd favourite but Pele is considered the greatest brazilian player. Basically almost every football dribble was "invented" by him. Invented = used in a game situation. Pele is the answer here.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.
This is wrong. Garrincha nickname was joy the people and was the crowd favourite but Pele is considered the greatest brazilian player. Basically almost every football dribble was "invented" by him. Invented = used in a game situation. Pele is the answer here.
The clear and obvious answer is Van Nistelrooy.
In a top 5 league, Van Basten had ONE 20 goal season.
I didn't forget it, I said it. Though there were more goals in the late 80s early 90s than in the mid 80s.Dont forget he played in Italy. By far the best league to that time. Stronger as the PL nowdays.
Another factor is that the game was very defensive minded in Italy.