Well yea obviously the people on here that argue that there has ever been a player anywhere near the quality of a Ronaldo or Messi are by far the most delusional crowd on this forum.
like a modern Messi wouldn't have scored thousands of goals in an era when players had never heard of a fitness regiment and teams played with five forwards.
And a bunch of 5'5, chubby smokers are going to physically bully Ronaldo out of a game?
like a modern Messi wouldn't have scored thousands of goals in an era when players had never heard of a fitness regiment and teams played with five forwards.
And a bunch of 5'5, chubby smokers are going to physically bully Ronaldo out of a game?

Messi wouldn't even be a pro footballer in the past, because the HGH treatments he received which allowed him to be over 4'10 tall are a modern thing and never would have happened in the past. CR7 wouldn't have the physique and fitness he has in the past, because the sport science and training wasn't there, nor was it valued enough.
Transport any of those players of the past into the modern era and they also have access to modern physical fitness training, diets, supplementation. Transport CR7 or Messi or any other modern player to the past and they lose all the advantages of modern training methods and sport science.
The best players of each era would be amongst the best players of any era, given access to the advantages/disadvantages of each era.
