About the Messi vs DP argument...
IMO in the thing that Messi is better than DP and the thing that makes Messi the effective monster he is.... is that Messi KNOWS how to score with unreal consistency. I think he has even memorized imaginary paths he uses in games to make the same runs and the same goals with such effectiveness. His dribbling consist if quick burst of speed and fast direction turns and has a godly aim. This is why he is so lethal after the 3/4 of the field.
Him and Cristiano Ronaldo are monsters on their own in this regard. Even against so called inferior defenders... they just score from anywhere.
But DP and Zidane, even when they were not the scoring machines Messi and Cronaldo are..... they were geniuses on their own league. The most pure genius you can get in football.
They practically made art with their feet. I saw Del Piero and Zidane improvise soooooo much shid and being effective as fuck. They were masters of football. Geniuses.
I dont know how to express this with words, but their genius was somethign else. Cronaldo and Messi are fast as light, and experts in what they do. But in terms of sheer talent an improvisation...DP and Zidane are unmatched.
Let me conclude it like this
Messi and Ronaldo are perfection against modern pathetic poor defences, but would be "decent" in the era of excellent defenders.
ZIdane and Del Piero arent as monsterous scoring machines against such defences, however they would make a huge diffrence against excellent defensive units.
Ronaldo de lima navario luiz would be a monster against weak defences, and still unstoppable against excellent defences.
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Del Piero is a joy to watch, zidane was as well. I never had that entertainment with messi or even Ronaldo. They are amazing players but they lack that magic, that art.
If you watch compilations of ale, zidane, ronaldo... The art they create with their feet is beyond amazing. The genius moves. How they could break a defence wide open with a single move, i so severely miss this in modern footballl.
Long shots from ronaldo, and pro evolution soccer dribbeling from messi. It just isnt the same
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if you were watching football before 2000, you knew that this very image, would bring horrific dreams to the most legendary defenders, and put admirors of football in pure extacey