Originally Posted by Master Splinter
Maradona otherwise though. He genuinely had it all, and has as been stated, plied his trade at the top of his game in three different countries - could have been four if Sheffield United had taken the plunge back in '78.
Ol' Edson wasn't even linked with anybody - and links did exist back then (we at the Villa were supposedly after Rodney bleedin' Marsh for a long time in the last 60s) - and I doubt there would have been much of a release clause from dear old Santos. Jairzinho was better anyway...
Eboue
You used to be everything to me
Now you're tired of fighting
That´s the obvious answer.
We were talking about lesser players, far behind the football paradise that Eboue represents, in all his grandeur.
Tbf to Pele, from what I read, the Brazilian league was very competitive and around the 60s, teams won by a point or so most of the time. Pele was a great player in a great team for Santos and Brazil, much like Messi is. Maradona seems to have been a great player in average teams.
Pele and by quite some distance
Care to elaborate?
Pele - won more, scored more, a team player, didnt need drugs to be a great footballer
Maradona - His legacy is on the back of a handball goal and running past Peter Reid and Terry Fenwick. Need i say more?
Pretty much.
He's also fat.
Also, he's a dwarf half-breed of the Messi ilk.
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