Quote Originally Posted by Marc Overmars View Post
I would agree with that. Owen came up in an era where the best players in the world were all supremely gifted and athleticism wasn’t the be all and end all. Today’s game is more of a spectacle because of how fast it is but I don’t think the level of skill involved is the same.
I don’t think it’s that technicality is lacking. Martinelli, Saka, Odegaard are all very good technically but the pace of the game doesn’t always give you the time to show off that technical skill