Paulo Dybala (137 Viewers)

Legend or Rookie? ***non-official poll***


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CrimsonianKing

Count Mbangula
Jan 16, 2013
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To compare a footballer from Pele's age to Messi's (our current) brings many difficulties. The sport has changed a lot. Tactically and physically.

But nevertheless, a great player is a great player. If you would time travel Messi to Pele's age, he obviously would dominate, if not even more, just the same as he has done in our time.

The same with Pele: if he grew up around our time and got the same disciplined training, media coverage,physical benefits etc, he would surely succeed to be one of the greats too.

A truly legendary player comes around very rarely, and when he does, we all take notice.

no matter if it's 50 years ago or now.
Pretty much this. But I'd like to add that one the reasons, one that many people mistakenly use to say Messi is the best of a time, is the lack of any violence in modern football. It's made it so easier for strikers to flourish without having to deal with tough and reckless defenders. You look at football from any other time, including in its amateurish beginning and you won't find people scoring that many goals. So while Messi/Ronaldo are the best of their generation I don't really think their goal records tell the whole story.
 

X Æ A-12

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Sep 4, 2006
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Pretty much this. But I'd like to add that one the reasons, one that many people mistakenly use to say Messi is the best of a time, is the lack of any violence in modern football. It's made it so easier for strikers to flourish without having to deal with tough and reckless defenders. You look at football from any other time, including in its amateurish beginning and you won't find people scoring that many goals. So while Messi/Ronaldo are the best of their generation I don't really think their goal records tell the whole story.
I was waiting for you to show up with this :p


That Dybala tho

The golden god hath rained down upon Atalanta like the hammer of Thor. They have been struck by the gust of a thousands winds!
 

JCK

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JCK
May 11, 2004
125,388
Amazing goal, the assist to Mandzukic goal was breathtaking. It's good to see some more creativity up front and his linking with Pjanic was really promising.
 
May 26, 2016
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If we let this guy go to those filthy snakes in Madrid we can literally go Fu#$ ourselves. Give him everyhing he wants, a car, a spaceship , a theme park and the rest of the the cosmos. If thats not enough we should clone him and keep the real one as a hostage held up in a basement in Vinovo. Hire Gattusso as the guard.
 

Hydde

Minimiliano Tristelli
Mar 6, 2003
38,987
If we let this guy go to those filthy snakes in Madrid we can literally go Fu#$ ourselves. Give him everyhing he wants, a car, a spaceship , a theme park and the rest of the the cosmos. If thats not enough we should clone him and keep the real one as a hostage held up in a basement in Vinovo. Hire Gattusso as the guard.
If we sell him to madrid, is over. We will hace to accept our place as second fiddle.

I hope this doesnt happen.
 

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